Second Booklist Book Checkpoint (1/2Th Way Done) (Fiction)Name: ______

Second Booklist Book Checkpoint (1/2th Way Done) (Fiction)Name: ______

Due: Wednesday, October 4

Progress Check

1. My book is written by ______and is entitled ______.

My book has_____ pages in it. At the time I am completing this worksheet, I am to page ______.

Comprehension Question

2. On a scale of 1 to 10, how well do you understand what is happening in the book so far?

Explain why you chose the number you did using specifics from the book.

Character Section

3. Fictional characters are often described as “dynamic” or static”. Characters who change throughout a story are referred to as “dynamic” while characters who stay the same are said to be “static”.

a. Which character in your book might be called a dynamic character? Why?

b. Which character in your book might be called a static character? Why?

4. The conflict is a struggle between two opposing forces in a piece of literature. A conflict may be between different characters, between a character and society or nature, or within a character himself. Specifically identify the main conflict in the book. Specifically and thoroughly explain what in the book led you to that conclusion?

Plot Section

1. Traditional plot structure is often described as having five parts, often illustrated with the image of a “plot pyramid.”

______: The beginning section of a story that gives background information on such things as character and setting.

______: The section of a story in which a series of complications develop the conflict.

______: The point of a story in which the main conflict is finally solved.

______: The section of a story in which the consequences of the main conflict being solved begin to become clear.

______:The final section of a story in which all the complications are finally unraveled.

5. What stage of the story do you think you are in at the halfway point? Why would you say so?