2^nd Quarter:  Your novel of choice

Summarize your novel, building from the inciting incident up through the climax, including  at least four developments, and all the way to the closing of the story.  (Don't worry about ruining the story for us, we want you to show us specific details from the story, so we can see that you actually did read the novel!)  Next, explain how the inciting incident affected the main character through the development of the story:  Was his or her life changed?  How?  What happened?  Did it change his/her relationship with other characters?  Discuss all of this in detail.

Use your plot summary chart, as you need to discuss ALL of the components, including the characters, theme, etc.  Still this should be done in written form, not in a chart.  Ultimately, you should have two well-developed and detailed paragraphs.  Your work must be typed. 

Part 1 example...

In the novel, The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, the story begins by introducing us to Kino, Juana, and their baby, Coyotito.  The family lives a simple life in a small fishing village.  The inciting incident really gets the story going when Kino discovers a pearl.  This is no ordinary pearl, but "the pearl of the world".  This will change everything for Kino's family.  The story continues as Kino must decide how he will spend his newly discovered wealth....

Part 2 example...

Finding the pearl changed everything for Kino.  He was eager to use the pearl to make a new life for his little family.  He quickly made plans; he and Juana would be married, Coyotito would go to school and learn to read.  Kino believed that the pearl would not only bring happiness, but knowledge, power, and a new place in society....