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Summer Reading Book Talk- DUE: THURSDAY, 9/
A book talk is an easy way to share your thoughts on a book with someone. Your book talk should include a basic summary, and some information about plot, character, conflict,, theme, and setting.
Summary
When did the book hook you/draw your attention? Describe it.
How was the pacing of the book? Were there parts that got boring? Describe them.
Plot
Characters:- What characters did you find most interesting or likable? Why?
Setting- What is your book time period and location?
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Summer Reading Book Talk
Point-of-View- From what point of view is the book told? (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Characters, Part 2- Describe your favorite moments with the main characters in the book. Which characters did you find most and least believable?
What was the main conflict of the novel? What was its resolution? Did it make you happy? Explain.
What other interesting or important conflicts occurred in the story?
Book Review
Explain your rating… What did you like/dislike about the book?
Rate your book by shading in the stars!
Theme- What lesson can the reader learn from reading this book? Explain how it is seen in the book.
Summer Reading Book Talk
Point-of-View - From what point of view is the book told? (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
The point-of-view of Resistance is told from first person point-of-view. Throughout the book, the reader gets the events and details as told from Chaya’s perspective.
Characters, Part 2- Describe your favorite moments with the main characters in the book. Which characters did you find most and least believable?
One of my favorite moments of Resistance is when Chaya first hears Yitzchack’s voice for the first time after losing him for so long. After she lost her sister to a concentration camp and the sanity of her parents was deteriorating in the ghetto, there was such a sense of relief when she got to see her brother again.
Another enjoyable moment was when Chaya risked her life to enter into the place where Esther was being held. She knew she could be caught and arrested or killed, and chose to rescue her anyway. That really shows the type of relationship Chaya and Esther had grown throughout the book.
What was the main conflict of the novel? What was its resolution? Did it make you happy? Explain.
The main conflict of Resistance is Chaya trying to survive as a member of the resistance in Nazi-occupied Poland. As a result of this conflict, Chaya fights throughout the entire novel, and is ultimately successful in her fight. Though she did not solve the conflict in its entirety, she was successful in many of her own personal goals for her role in the resistance.
What other interesting or important conflicts occurred in the story?
-When Esther gets captures, she must endure harsh torture without revealing any information about the resistance. -Yitzchak, Chaya’s brother, has gone missing and nobody knows where he has gone. -Chaya must smuggle food (canned) into a ghetto without being caught by the soldiers or attacked by starving prisoners of the ghetto.
Book Review
Explain your rating… What did you like/dislike about the book?
The reason I rated this book 4 stars is because something interesting happened every single page. Personally, I cannot read a book unless there is constant action occurring. In this book, it happens. I also, think Jennifer Nielsen did an amazing job with providing the reading with background information about the time period. I completely understood what was going on during the Holocaust. However, there were many characters entering and leaving the story which got confusing at times. A character would be in a certain chapter, then not return for several other chapters and I would forget about them.
Rate your book by shading in the stars!
Theme - What lesson can the reader learn from reading this book? Explain how it is seen in the book.
A theme see in Resistance is “Resilience allows anyone to overcome even the most difficult of obstacles.” This is seen through both Chaya and Esther. These two characters show extreme resilience. For example, when Esther gets taken by the Nazis, she could have easily just given up and accepted the consequences. However, she chose to keep fighting to overcome her situation. Likewise, Chaya could have simply abandoned Esther and left her to be killed. However, she fought to save Esther, risking her own life.
