Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Chapter 1 EXAMPLE

Indentify People:
  • Mrs. Reed
  • Eliza Reed
  • John Reed
  • Georgiana Reed
  • Bessie
  • Abbot


  • How does the main character, Jane, relate to these people?
Consider Places:
  • Inside -- Drawing room
  • Inside -- Breakfast room/window seat
  • Why does the scene in the drawing room exclude Jane?
  • Why does she seek the window seat in the breakfast room?
  • Outside -- Describe the scene outdoors
Review Events:
  • Summarize the storyline or main action in three to four sentences
Personal Reaction:
  • How do you feel about the characters and events in this chapter?
  • React especially to the last paragraph of chapter 1: "Take her away..." What questions immediately come to mind?
Vocabulary:
  • Write a sentence from the book that includes any unfamiliar words
  • EXAMPLE: "I don't like cavillers or questioners"
  • Write the correct definition of the word
  • EXAMPLE: cavillers means...

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