Week 1

What is the style/tone of the

novel? Formal or Informal?
Upbeat or doomed?
Week 1

How does the setting impact

the story? Explain.

Week 1

How does the point of view

affect the story? Explain.
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FIND one example of powerful

language and explain its effect on
the reader.
Week 1

FIND one example of a literary

device and explain its effect on the
reader.

Week 1

SELECT one quote from your reading

so far and discuss what it might
mean with your partner.
Week 1

So far, how would you rate your book

on a scale of 1-10? Explain.

Week 1

Which character is the most likeable? Why

do you think the author developed the
character in this way?

Week 1

Which character is the least likeable? Why

do you think the author developed the
character in this way?
Week 1

What is an example of satire,

sarcasm, or irony? How does this
help develop the story?
Week 1

You were asked to select and rewrite 2

paragraphs? What was one of them?
How did your changes impact the tone?

Week 1

What were the words you were

unfamiliar with? Did their meaning
change in the context of the text?
What is one theme? How does
the author develop it?

Which character changes the most

throughout the text? Why do you think the
author developed the character in this way?

What is the significance of the

title? Explain.
Think about one conflict in the story.
How does this develop the theme
and/or author’s purpose?

Examine the cover. What does it

reveal about the text as a whole?

Think of an alternate ending. How

would this affect the theme and/or
author’s purpose?
Think about the structure of the text.
Why did the author structure the text
in this way?

Think of two different themes. How

do they work together to develop
the author’s purpose?

Think of one symbol and one theme.

How do they work together to
develop the author’s purpose?
 Think of two different characters.
How do their interactions develop
the plot and/or theme?

Think of something the author leaves

open for interpretation. Discuss
possible interpretations.

What was your favorite part of the

book? What did the author do to
create this effect?
 If you had to summarize this book in
a tweet, with #hashtags, what would
it be?

If you were convincing someone else

to read this book, how would you
“sell it” with persuasive language?

If you had to pick a song that

thematically connects to this book,
what would it be? Why?
How does this book connect to real
life today? Explain.

What did you learn from reading this

book? Explain.

On a scale of 1-10, how would you

rate this book? Explain your rating.
Why do you think the author ended
the book the way they did? Explain.

ADD YOUR OWN QUESTION HERE

ADD YOUR OWN QUESTION HERE

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Record your peer/question before each discussion date. Then, jot down notes that
highlight the most intriguing part of the discussion. It could be insight from your
partner, a “lightbulb” moment you experienced, an interesting question that was
raised, etc. Write down what will help you better understand the novel & what
highlights you might want to bring to whole-class discussion.

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What discussion would you pick for a “second date” to discuss more/with the
class? Describe why this discussion was intriguing & any questions you still have.
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