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Due at End of First Reading Day
Title of novel Running Loose
Author Chris Crutcher
What clues did you get about the novel from the cover design and the blurbs on the book jacket? The story starts off as a happy book and something happens and a big conflict comes up and the main character, Louie Banks, runs into something and his dreams and ideas die off.
Write a detailed summary of the first 30 pages introducing the main character, setting, and plot. The first main character in this book is Louie Banks, Carter, Boomer, and Becky. The setting is in a small town in Idaho called Trout. The story is about a boy who is a football player who thinks he doesn't have a chance with a beautiful cheerleader.
Due At End of Second Reading Day
Write a page character analysis of an interesting character you have met so far. It doesn’t have to be the main character although it may be. What is the character like and how does the author reveal the characterization to you? One of the characters I think is interesting so far is Becky. Becky is a tall and smart cheerleader liked by everyone. She has a lot of enthusiasm and she is very mysterious.
Due at end of Third Reading Day
Choose two significant quotations from what you have read so far. Write the quote below along with the page number and explain in a well-developed paragraph the importance of the quotation.
Quote 1
"Once it's okay to do it, it's okay not to." pg. 130
Explanatory paragraph
I think this quote is important because Louie was nervous about diving in and having sex with Becky and she explained to him that he shouldn't be nervous, and that it's okay for them to try again another time. I think it means she really loves and cares for Louie if she tells him that it's okay to be scared and nervous instead of telling him he was a chicken or getting mad at him.
Quote 2
Explanatory paragraph
Due At End of Fourth Reading Day
Choose any scene from the novel and take on the point of view of another character in the scene and rewrite the scene from that character’s point of view.
Due At End of Fifth Reading Day
By now you should have a good idea about the novel’s conflict. Explain the conflict giving enough details so I can get it. Then make a prediction about what you think will happen in the novel.
Due at the End of the Sixth Reading Day
Choose any character you have encountered in the novel so far. Choose five objects that this character would put in his or her pocket, purse, bag, or suitcase. In other words, these are objects that help define the character. For example, if someone were to write about me, he would probably list a bottle of water as an object that helped define me and then would go on to explain that I was never without a bottle of water and that it was necessary for me to drink lots of water because of my kidney and so on…Whatever you choose explain why these objects are appropriate for the selected character. Then if the person were to carry a bag, what kind of bag would it be? Describe it and explain why.
For this reading day I chose Becky because she is a very spontaneous and outgoing person.
Due at the End of the Seventh Reading Day
Write a quick book review following the 5 W format. As you work through your response you can label each paragraph with the journalist’s question that it explores.
Paragraph 1: WHO is the main character of the novel? How does the character change over the course of the story? How would you describe this character’s personality?
The main character of this novel is Louie Banks. He changes over the course of the book because he used to be in football and when Becky died he quit the team. This is a change because he was very happy and care free and when she died he was very uptight and sad. His personality is
Paragraph 2: WHAT is the novel about?
Paragraph 3: WHERE does the story take place? What is the setting(s) and how does it add to the novel. How does the location relate to the characters and theme? What time period or era? How can you tell? If the novel involves more than one setting, choose the most important one and explain why.
Paragraph 4: WHEN does the climax of the novel occur? Tell me about