Independent Reading Assignments - directions (to be used as reference)

Directions: Identify and present passages from your independent reading book that illustrate the qualities listed below. Limit passages to one page of text. To present them, you may type them or photocopy and paste them.


After each passage, write a brief but specific explanation of hot the passage exemplifies the quality stated (three to five sentences). Remember to provide the page number of each passage.

• passage that reveals an important quality about the main character (protagonist)
• passage that shows an important part of setting
• passage that suggest the complexity of the protagonist's conflict(s)
• passages that suggest the complexity of the protagonist's conflict(s)
• passage in which the author uses language in a particularly effective way
• passage in which the author uses language in a particularly effective way
• passage that shows teh symbolic importance of something or a passage that suggests why the book has the title it has
• passage that shows the protagonist's situation at the end
• passage that suggests and important idea, theme, or insight the book conveys
• passage that shows what you liked about the book