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7 Grade Book Report: Quarter One

RL.7.3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact.

RL.7.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text
RL.7.5: Analyze the structure of texts
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Instructions:
Look at your 6 traits rubric for each of the following traits and give it a total score (from 1-5). Rate each
trait, then choose one of the bullet points underneath the score you gave. Write down the bullet point
then write down one example from the novel that illustrates or proves the description of the bullet point
(dont forget to cite where you found your example)
Example: Ideas:
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Bullet Point: My details go beyond the obvious. I make you see it.
1. Example from book: It was late afternoon, gray and gleaming, but it was only dirty colored light that was permitted
entrance into the room. It was all the fabric curtains allowed. If youre optimistic, think of it as bronze. (The Book
Thief, 206)
Explain how this example illustrates the bullet point from the rubric:
When reading this paragraph, I could really picture what the light looked like in this room with the dark and dingy curtains,
almost as if the light was being filtered through water. The writer made me see the room through the words.

Ideas:
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Organization:
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Voice:
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Word Choice:
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Explain how this example illustrates the bullet point from the rubric:
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Sentence Fluency:
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Explain how this example illustrates the bullet point from the rubric:
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Conventions:
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Figurative Language:
Using the novel you read, write down three examples of figurative language (similes and metaphors)
from the text that the author has used.
Sentence
Type of Figurative Language
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(Underline the Figurative Language)
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Example: The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring.
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Personal Opinion and Analysis of Novel:

In this section, write down an explanation of your opinion of the novel. This explanation must be
at least five complete sentences.
(example: what did you really like about the novel? What didnt you lie? How was it written? Was
the story easy to read? Why did you choose to read this book? What would you rate this book on a scale of
1-10?)
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