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Group 1The Catcher in the Rye

Important Characters:o Make a list of important characters, and a brief description for each. This will be helpful in the matching

section of your final.

Important Themes & Quotations:

o Make a list of important themes addressed in The Catcher in the Rye(think of these as the authorsTHESIS). Provide a quotation for each theme, and explain why this theme is important to our study ofthe book. These ideas and explanations will be helpful for the written portion of your final.

o Provide any other quotations that we discussed in class, that appeared on reading quizzes, or that areimportant to the development of the story.

Important Symbols/Motifso Make a list of important symbols in the novel, and give a brief description of each ones significance.Connections to Your Own Lives:o How does this story and our discussions of its themes connect to your life as a sophomore at SI? What

have you personally learned from these characters, and how will you apply this knowledge to your ownlife? This section will help with your writing prompt for your final essay.

Group 2A Clockwork Orange

Important Characters:o Make a list of important characters, and a brief description for each. This will be helpful in the matching

section of your final.

Important Themes & Quotations:o Make a list of important themes addressed inA Clockwork Orange(think of these as the authors

THESIS). Provide a quotation for each theme, and explain why this theme is important to our study ofthe book. These ideas and explanations will be helpful for the written portion of your final.

o Provide any other quotations that we discussed in class, that appeared on reading quizzes, or that areimportant to the development of the story.

Important Symbols/Motifso Make a list of important symbols in the novel, and give a brief description of each ones significance.Connections to Your Own Lives:o How does this story and our discussions of its themes connect to your life as a sophomore at SI? What

have you personally learned from these characters, and how will you apply this knowledge to your ownlife? This section will help with your writing prompt for your final essay.

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Group 3Speak

Important Characters:o Make a list of important characters, and a brief description for each. This will be helpful in the matching

section of your final.

Important Themes & Quotations:

o Make a list of important themes addressed in Speak (think of these as the authors THESIS). Provide aquotation for each theme, and explain why this theme is important to our study of the book. These ideasand explanations will be helpful for the written portion of your final.

o Provide any other quotations that we discussed in class, that appeared on reading quizzes, or that areimportant to the development of the story.

Important Symbols/Motifso Make a list of important symbols in the novel, and give a brief description of each ones significance.Connections to Your Own Lives:o How does this story and our discussions of its themes connect to your life as a sophomore at SI? What

have you personally learned from these characters, and how will you apply this knowledge to your ownlife? This section will help with your writing prompt for your final essay.

Group 4

Lord of the Flies

Important Characters:o Make a list of important characters, and a brief description for each. This will be helpful in the matching

section of your final.

Important Themes & Quotations:o Make a list of important themes addressed in Lord of the Flies(think of these as the authors THESIS).

Provide a quotation for each theme, and explain why this theme is important to our study of the book.These ideas and explanations will be helpful for the written portion of your final.

o Provide any other quotations that we discussed in class, that appeared on reading quizzes, or that areimportant to the development of the story.

Important Symbols/Motifso Make a list of important symbols in the novel, and give a brief description of each ones significance.Connections to Your Own Lives:o How does this story and our discussions of its themes connect to your life as a sophomore at SI? What

have you personally learned from these characters, and how will you apply this knowledge to your ownlife? This section will help with your writing prompt for your final essay.

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Group 5Poems: The Lamb; The Tyger; The Unknown Citizen

Important Themes & Quotations:o Make a list of important themes addressed in each poem(think of these as the authors THESIS).

Provide a quotation for each theme, and explain why this theme is important to our study of the book.These ideas and explanations will be helpful for the written portion of your final.

o Provide any other quotations that we discussed in class, that appeared on reading quizzes, or that areimportant to the development of the story.

Important Symbols/Motifso Make a list of important symbols in each poem, and give a brief description of each ones significance.Tone:o Provide a definition of tone. What is the tone of each poem? Give 1-2 lines from each to prove your

choice is true.

Connections to Your Own Lives:o How do our discussion of the Blake poems and Audens The Unknown Citizen connect to your life

as a sophomore at SI? What have you personally learned from one or both of these themes, and howwill you apply this knowledge to your own life? This section will help with your writing prompt for yourfinal essay.

Group 6Child by Tiger

Important Characters:o Make a list of important characters, and a brief description for each. This will be helpful in the matching

section of your final.

Important Themes & Quotations:o Make a list of important themes addressed in Child by Tiger(think of these as the authors THESIS).

Provide a quotation for each theme, and explain why this theme is important to our study of the book.These ideas and explanations will be helpful for the written portion of your final.

o Provide any other quotations that we discussed in class, that appeared on reading quizzes, or that areimportant to the development of the story.

Important Symbols/Motifso Make a list of important symbols in the story, and give a brief description of each ones significance.Connections to Your Own Lives:o How does this story and our discussions of its themes connect to your life as a sophomore at SI? What

have you personally learned from these characters, and how will you apply this knowledge to your ownlife? This section will help with your writing prompt for your final essay.

Define: epigraph, theme

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Group 7Once Upon a Time

Important Characters:o Make a list of important characters, and a brief description for each. This will be helpful in the matching

section of your final.

Important Themes & Quotations:

o Make a list of important themes addressed in Once Upon a Time(think of these as the authorsTHESIS). Provide a quotation for each theme, and explain why this theme is important to our study ofthe book. These ideas and explanations will be helpful for the written portion of your final.

o Provide any other quotations that we discussed in class, that appeared on reading quizzes, or that areimportant to the development of the story.

Important Symbols/Motifso Make a list of important symbols in the story, and give a brief description of each ones significance.Connections to Your Own Lives:o How does this story and our discussions of its themes connect to your life as a sophomore at SI? What

have you personally learned from these characters, and how will you apply this knowledge to your ownlife? This section will help with your writing prompt for your final essay.

Define: frame story, parody, symbolism, allegory, irony

Group 8

A Jury of Her Peers

Important Characters:o Make a list of important characters, and a brief description for each. This will be helpful in the matching

section of your final.

Important Themes & Quotations:o Make a list of important themes addressed in A Jury of Her Peers(think of these as the authors

THESIS). Provide a quotation for each theme, and explain why this theme is important to our study ofthe book. These ideas and explanations will be helpful for the written portion of your final.

o Provide any other quotations that we discussed in class, that appeared on reading quizzes, or that areimportant to the development of the story.

Important Symbols/Motifso Make a list of important symbols in the story, and give a brief description of each ones significance.Connections to Your Own Lives:o How does this story and our discussions of its themes connect to your life as a sophomore at SI? What

have you personally learned from these characters, and how will you apply this knowledge to your ownlife? This section will help with your writing prompt for your final essay.