Independent Novel Project

You can use this project guide with any novel!

What's inside this project plan:

• 4 thoughtful activities (one for each quarter of the book)
• 2-part final project
• Tips for critical reading and annotating
• PLUS: 35 non-classic novel recommendations 🙂

Placement recommendation: This is a high school level unit, designed for students who are already familiar with the basic elements of literature (plot, character, theme, setting, etc.) and who are comfortable applying those skills to texts. Like most high school level curricula, it includes works that could be rated M for Mature. If mature content is a concern for you with your student, I encourage you to preview texts to asses your personal comfort level. (I read these texts with my own high school student and teach them in high school classes, but comfort levels can be very personal things.) This is a completely secular program.

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