Answer these following questions thoroughly: Item 1: A short written reflection of why you chose

Answer these following questions thoroughly: 
Item 1: A short written reflection of why you chose your novel. 

Item 2: Notes about Character Development 
What have you learned about the main character(s) from the first third of the novel? 

How have the main character(s) changed, grown, or revealed themselves in the second third? 

How have the main character(s) changed, grown, or revealed themselves in the final third? 

Item 3: Explanation of your novel’s biographical and historical context based on your research on 
The life of the author 

The time in which the author was writing 

The novel’s setting/time period 

Item 4: Notes on resilience in response to the following questions 
How do the characters demonstrate resilience? 

How is the concept of resilience linked to themes in the novel? 

What is the author saying about the role of resilience in people’s lives? 

Item 5: Analysis of the novel using literary lenses 

Item 6: Notes on text-to-text connections 

Item 7: Has the book helped you in any way? 

Item 8: If you could be related to a character, who would it be and why? 

Item 9: Some other possible titles for the novel might be (minimum 5) 

Item 10: What questions in the book would you like answered?