• Author and title of work (hidden meaning in the title?)

• Date of composition / Date of publication / Place / Background information

• Genre

• Purpose / intent of the book
and
• Intended public

• Characters

• Story line / summary

• Opening scene + your favorite scene (oral presentations)

• Theme(s)

• Style

• Salient points (and why are they salient – to you or the reader in general).  Your personal interpretations.

• SOURCES:  ALWAYS indicate your sources of information (web site, encyclopedia, title of essay, etc…)

• Share with us what type of source was useful and which ones were useless.

• Personal comments.  Do not rely only on sources!  Do the research, but think critically about the texts and the critical data you read. Think for yourselves!