Documentos de Académico
Documentos de Profesional
Documentos de Cultura
Strongreadersgrowbyconstantlycreatingnewgoalsandworkingtoward
achievingthem.
Character
Whatarethecharacterstraitsandhowdotheymakethecharacter
complicated?
Motivations(WHYthecharacterisdoing/actinginacertainway)
Change(Howisthecharacterchanging?WHYhe/sheischanging)
Relationships(Whatarethedynamics?Howdoestherelationship
changeordevelopthroughoutthestory?WHYisthisrelationship
important?)
Minorcharacters:Whataretherolesoftheothercharactersinthestory?
Whatpurposedotheyplay?
Conflict
Whatproblems(internalandexternal)istheprotagonistgoingthrough?
Howisthecharacterreactingtoorattemptingtoresolvetheconflict?
Whatdoesthisrevealabouthim/her?
Howistheconflictbuildingorbecomingmorecomplicated?
Howistheconflictresolvedandhowdoesthewayitsresolvedconnectto
alargerthemeorissue?
Setting
Howdocertainsettingsaffectorinfluencethecharacters?(Howdoesit
causethemtoactdifferently?Howisitcausingtheconflictforthe
character?)
Whatisthemoodoremotionalsettingandhowisitestablished?How
doesitmatch(ornot)withthephysicalsetting?
Theme
Howdoestheauthorshow/developthethemeorthemesinthestory?
Whataresomelessonsthatthecharacterand/orreaderlearnsattheend
ofthestory?Howdoesthecharacterand/orreaderlearnthem?
WorkHabits/SelfMonitoringGoals
IwillgobackandrereadwhenIdontunderstandwhatIhaveread.
Iwillstoptojotafterapproximately_____pages.
Iwillreadapproximately________perday(inclass+athome).
Iwilltrytoreadandexploredifferentgenrestostretchmyselfasareader.
Iwillchoosebooksthatwillhelpmegrowasareaderbynotchoosing
booksthataretooeasyortoohard.
AuthorsCraft
Howdoestheauthorsuseoflanguageandwordchoiceinfluencetheway
ideasarecommunicated?
Whatistheroleofthenarrator?Howdoesthenarratorsperspective
influencethereadersunderstanding?(Doreadersknowmorethanthe
characters?Canreaderstrustwhatthenarratorissaying?Whyorwhy
not?Howdoestheperspectiveinfluenceyourexperienceasareader?)
Whatsymbolsdoyouseetheauthorusingandhowaretheyused?What
dotheyrepresent?
Whatnarrativetechniquesdoyouseetheauthorusing?(Innerthinking,
flashback,dialogue,description,dialogue,etc.)Whatpurposedoesit
serve?Whatdoesitreveal?
Signposts
ContrastsandContradictions(C&C):
Whentheauthorshowsus
somethingthatdoesntfitwithwhatweexpect.
AnchorQuestion:Whywouldthecharacteractthisway?
AhaMoment(Aha):
Whenacharactersuddenlyrealizes,understands,or
finallyfiguressomethingout,andthatrealizationwillprobablychangehis
orheractionsinsomeway
AnchorQuestion:Howmightthischangethings?
ToughQuestions(TQ):
Whenthemaincharacteraskshimorherselfa
hardquestionthatdoesnthaveaneasyanswer
AnchorQuestion:Whatdoesthismakemewonder?
WordsoftheWiser(WW):
Whenanolder,wiser,andtrustedcharacter
givesadvicetothemaincharacter
AnchorQuestion:Whatsthelifelessonandhowmightitaffectthe
character?
AgainandAgain(A&A):
Whenyouseeaword,phrase,orsituation
repeatagainandagain.
AnchorQuestion:Whydoesthiskeepshowingupagainand
again?
MemoryMoment(MM):
Whentheauthorinterruptstheactiontoshow
readersamemory(flashback).
AnchorQuestion:Whymightthismemorybeimportant?