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Chapter 5 

The story of people:

Reading through History with the Novel 

 

A novel is the book of a person in certain time. It started at the 18th century, and it is amazing how it reflects the importance of the individual.



Conventions: Expectations the readers has on the book .



1st Level of inquiry 

How to read a Novel:



  • What are these people?
  • What happens to them?
  • How are they different afterward?

--Gives the book your own tittles and subtitles.



1. Who is the central character in this book.

2. What is the book most important event.



2nd Level of inquiry 



Write an answer directly to the novel in order to support your answer. 



Novel ---- Fable  or   ----    realistic with fantastic elements.

            Chronicle ----      irrealistic world.



Questions:



Who is telling the story?

Which point of view does the author choose to use?

Where is the story set?

If the writer use formal or informal language?

 











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