Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Making the Connection

Your reading is closely connected to your writing. The more you read, the better your understanding of how to write. When students write compositions in my classes, I often have them write a TPAPT or a RAFT for each piece prior to writing. The TPAPT is an acronym for a basic roadmap to writing consisting of: Topic, Purpose, Audience, Point of View, and Tone. RAFT is the same thing, just a different acronym (Role, Audience, Format, Topic). Connect this concept to your reading by doing a TPAPT or RAFT for the book you are currently reading (if you are far enough into it), or for the last book you have completed if you are not far enough into your current book. Be sure to include your book's title and author.

48 comments:

  1. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

    T- The Hunger Games
    P- To keep the districts from overpopulating
    A- Teen/Adult readers
    P- 3rd person
    T- Serious/humorous

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  2. Gone For Good by Harlan Coben

    Topic-Sheila Rogers murder and where Will's brother is, so they can know the truth about Jessica Miller.
    Purpose-To solve to the two mysteries at hand and find Will's brother to see if he murder Jessica.
    Audience-Will's family and anyone reading the book.
    Point of View-second person
    Tone-Strong and getting to point.

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  3. Saving Private Ryan
    Max Allan Collins
    Topic: Getting private Ryan out of the war
    Purpose: Tell the true story of a soldier
    Audience: People who are interested in the army
    Point of View: 1st person
    Tone: Serious

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  4. I am reading Liar, Liar.

    This book relate to TPAPT because with out that this book wouldn't have been created. You need the topic of the book to have something to write about, the purpose to say what if for, audience to see who you are writing this for, point of view to see what perspective you want to write in, and tone to set the way the reader read the book.

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  5. Silverfin
    Charlie Higson
    Topic: The younger James Bond and his life.
    Purpose: To talk about James Bond
    Audience: Everyone that likes James Bond
    POV: 3rd person
    Tone: Normal just talking about his life to all the people he meets and what he has done so far in life.

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  6. Crash by Jerry Spinelli
    Topic: This book is about young middle school boys.
    Purpose: To entertain the reader.
    Audience: Younger kids at middle school age.
    Point of View: 1st person and 2nd person
    Tone: Laid back, humorous.

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  7. The Assist by Neil Swidey

    T-The books topic is basketball and a high school basketball coach named Jack O'Brian.
    P-The books purpose is about making your life worth something because thats what head coach Jack O'Brian tries to do for the players on his basketball squad.
    A-The audience of the book are the people who are reading the book.
    P-The point of view is from the writer Neil Swidey who is talking about Jack O'Brian and the powerhouse basketball team he has built.
    T-Autobiography

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  8. My book is Timeline by Michael Crichton.
    Topic: a company with that is funding an excavation site has shady connections to a death.
    Purpose: to entertain the reader
    Audience: young adults/high school kids
    Point of view: 3rd person
    Tone: Serious and dramatic.

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  9. After by Amy Efaw

    T: The topic is attempted murder done by a 15 year old girl throwing her baby away.
    P: Entertainment
    A: Young Adult
    P: 3rd person
    T: Serious

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  10. Shadow Kiss
    By: Richelle Mead
    Ashley Gentz

    Topic- the topic of this book is vampires that live in dorm, can't go out during the day and have very messed up powers. In the book Rose loves Dimirti, but he is years older than her, and is her teacher. She is turning 18 in 31 days, and she also has alot to do. Her one love has been killed by the group against them. called the strgioti.
    Purpose- to show how vampires act normal and for people to unstand how their life so confined.
    Audience- Teens and young adults
    Point of View- 3rd person
    Tone-miscues

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  11. I am reading The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood.
    Topic: The topic of this book is death. Everything in this book surrounds death, including Charlie's job and the reason that he stayed in Waterside.
    Purpose: I am only about halfway through this book, but I think the purpose is to show that if you really love something, you have to let other things go.
    Audience: The audience for this book is teens or young adults. It's a romantic story which many teens like reading about.
    Point of View: The point of view is 3rd person omniscient. The reader gets to know the thoughts of both of the main characters, Charlie and Tess.
    Tone: There is a more serious tone to this book since it is dealing with how Charlie copes with the death of his brother, but there are a few humerous parts that the author put in.

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  12. Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets By: J.K. Rowling

    Topic: The topic is Harry, himself, who is a young wizard who faces a few different challenges and tries to figure out mysteries at the Hogwarts school of wizarding and witchcraft.
    Purpose: Entertainment
    Audience: Anyone interested in fantasy books, more on the high school reading level.
    Point of view: 3rd person
    Tone: Calm and the narrator just goes on with the story in a casual tone.

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  13. The Realms of the Gods
    Tamora Pierce

    The topic of this book is the war against Chaos and Ozorne. The purpose is that Daine has been dealing with the emperor of Carthak in the first three books and now she can finally get her revenge. The audience would be anyone who enjoys fantasy books. The P.O.V is third person but is focused on Daine. The Tone is suspense and the final book has a bit of romance to it as well.

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  14. Topic: The topic of the House of the Scorpion is Matt is a clone of El PatrĂ³n and everyone beside him sees Matt as an animal. So now Matt as to live his life knowing many people hate him.
    Purpose: The purpose is to explain to us that getting to know someone is important rather than judging them without knowing them.
    Audience: Teens and Young adults.
    Point of View: 3rd person.
    Tone: Serious and dramatic

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  15. Cloaked
    By: Alex Flinn

    Topic- The topic of Cloaked is following the life of a boy Johnny who is trying to find a princesses brother who is in the form of a frog. Its retelling the classic fairy tale “Princess and the Frog” with a modern day twist.
    Purpose- The purpose of Cloaked if for entertainment.
    Audience- The audience Alex Flinn is probably writing for is middle school or high school age people.
    POV- The point of view is first person.
    Tone- The tone of the story is mostly intense or suspenseful, and sometimes humorous.

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  16. Gym Candy
    Carl Deuker

    Topic: Football.
    Purpose: To entertain.
    Audience: High schoolers and up.
    Point of view: A junior high football player.
    Tone: Very happy to sad.

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  17. The blessing way byTony Hillerman

    T- the topic is about a man named leaphorn that is trying to figure out a mister.
    P- the purposed is when leaphorn is trying to put peace to a family that is a good friend.
    A- the Audience is the people that he is telling the story too.
    P-is when the writer is try to tell what is going on in the book and what the person is going to do next.
    T- the tone is anger and frustration.

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  18. A Season On The Mat- Nolan Zavoral
    TPAPT
    Topic- The topic is all about wrestling, and how Dan Gable coaches. It goes through one season, and it follows all around the U.S., in all of the different states they wrestle in.
    Purpose- The purpose of the writing is to tell the reader what a season on the mat would be like. I am trying to show the reader what it would be like, i'm trying to make the reader feel like they are on the mat too.
    Audience- I am writing for wrestling fanatics, and anyone who would be interested in Dan Gable or wrestling.
    P.O.V.- I am writing in 3rd person so i can tell the reader what all of the other people are talking about, and the reader can be at multiple places at one time.
    Tone- The tone just depends on the time in the book. At times it was very serious, but at other times it was funny and playful, and if a wrestler lost a match, the tone was more sad and quiet.

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  19. among the enemy by margreat petterson
    t- the topic was a kid try to get out of a camp
    p- the purpose was to get help to help free his friends in this camp that he was trying to escape
    a- the audience was for kids my age to read the book
    p- this story was written in 1st point of view
    t- the tone was realistic

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  20. I’m reading Divergent by Veronica Roth. The topic of this book is a girl changing herself to fit into her new surroundings. The book describes what happens to Beatrice on her long and hard journey to reinvent herself. The purpose of this book is to show how all-good character traits are related to each other. For example, it is impossible to be selfless without being brave. Another purpose is to entertain the audience. This book was written for young adults and adult age group. It would be harder to understand the hidden concepts as a younger student. The author intended the book for an older audience. Veronica Roth uses 3rd person point of view to tell the events happening in Beatrice’s life. The tone of this book is very serious and dreary. The book talks a lot about the hardships in the character’s life, but has a sense of hope for the future.

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  21. Grand Avenue by Joy Fielding
    Topic-The lives and problems of four married women.
    Purpose-To entertain the reader.
    Audience-Women, probably married and older more than teenagers
    Point of View- 3rd person

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  22. No Second Chance
    by: Harlan Coben

    Topic- After Marc's wife is murdered, his daughter, Tara, is kidnapped, and he is shot Marc tries to find answers to his wife's murder and find Tara.
    Purpose- To entertain
    Audience- High school and up
    Point of View- 1st person
    Tone- The tone of this book is mysterious and at times heart wrenching.

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  23. A Dance for Three
    Louise Plummer

    Topic: The topic is the life of a fifteen year old girl who got pregnant. She is in a mental hospital because of her behavior and her boyfriend hits her.
    Purpose: Entertainment, and understanding the effects of teen pregnancy.
    Audience: Mostly teenagers.
    Point of View: First person
    Tone: Serious and suspenseful

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  24. Killer: A Pretty Little Liars Novel by Sara Shepard

    T: The topic of this book is the mystery of who "A" is in four girls' secretive lives.
    P: The purpose is to entertain the reader.
    A: The audience of this book would contain teenagers up to young adults.
    P: The point of view is first person.
    T: The tone is mysterious mixed with a number of dramatic girl feelings/problems.

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  25. Extras by Scott Westerfeld

    Topic: The topic is the life of one 15 year old girl being an "extra" in the future.
    Purpose: The purpose is to entertain the reader.
    Audience: I think the audience would be middle and high school students, probably girls more than boys.
    POV: The point of view is third person.
    Tone: The tone is intense most of the time. It is also sometimes humerus.

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  26. Hatchet By: Gary Paulsen

    T-How to survive in the wild.
    P- How to get around in the wild with no resources
    A-There is no audience
    P-Point of view is from Brian alone in the woods
    T-Very discret has no one to talk to.

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  27. 127 Hours by Aron Ralston

    Topic: The topic of this book is that Aron is hiking and he gets his arm stuck between a wall and a boulder. The book is about his experience being stuck.
    Purpose: To entertain the reader and also inform people of his experience.
    Audience: The audience could be anyone. It might be better if you know about hiking and mountain climbing, but I don't know about that and I am reading it.
    Point of view: 1st person
    Tone: The tone changes at times, but it is mostly serious, because his arm is stuck by a boulder.

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  28. I Am The Messenger
    By: Markus Zusak

    T: The topic of this book is Ed Kennedy's mysterious journey to make the world a better place.
    P: I think the purpose is to show how hard it is to put others before yourself, and show people how much you care.
    A: This book was written for young adults to adults.
    P: This book was written in the 1st point of view.
    T: The tone is usually serious and suspenseful. Ed's quest is life or death at times, but the author still finds ways to insert humor every once in a while.

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  29. Crash By Jerry Spinelli

    Topic: The topic is about a kid who is great at football and everyone loves him, his nickname is crash.
    Purpose: The purpose of this writing is to show that someone shouldn't get so full of themselves because it can end up badly.
    Audience: The audience is mostly Jr. High to High School students because it talks about school and how football is in high school and Jr. High
    Point of View: Point of View is 1st person because he is talking about the present and what is happening to him now.
    Tone: The tone of this book is mostly serious but there are a lot of funny remarks throughout the book.

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  30. The Pact by Jodi Picoult

    Topic- what 2 teenagers won't do because they love each other.
    Purpose- to entertain the reader, to explain that there are certain things that people shouldn't do for love.
    Audience- teenagers, anyone who likes reading romance novels.
    Point of View- 3rd person point of view. The reader learns how each characters feelings and emotions toward certain things.
    Tone-suspensful, the reader wonders what lead each of the characters to do what they did.

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  31. Card Turner
    by Louis Sachar

    T- teenager over summer playing bridge with rich uncle to make money for family
    P- to entertain the reader
    A- mostly teen to young adults and people interested in bridge.
    P- This was written in First person
    T- Mostly relaxed and humorous with the author occasionally adding a serious side to the story

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  32. The Sacred Acre by Mark Tabb

    T- In memory of Ed Thomas, the Aplington-Parkersburg coach that was shot.
    P- To tell everyone the real story from when Ed was born to death. Anything in between also.
    A- Pretty much anyone who knew about Ed or anyone who wants to read the book.
    P- 1st person
    T- It is serious but yet has some joking to it. It isn't a joking matter but the author can still get that across in a good way.

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  33. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris

    Topic- Sookies boyfriend has gone missing and know one has any idea why or where.
    Purpose- To entertain the reader.
    Audience- Teens and adults. No children, probably women.
    Point of View- First Person.
    Tone- Intense, suspenseful, and humorous.

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  34. Change of Heart by: Jodi Picoult

    The topic of this book is Shay Bourne is a death row prisoner and he wants to be allowed to donate his organs after his death. The purpose is to inform readers about life in prison and should prisoners be allowed to donate their organs after death. The audience is more adults then teenagers. The point of view is first person from many different speakers. The tone is serious.

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  35. The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs

    TPAPT of: The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

    T: Tarzan's son Jack sneaks away to the jungles of Africa where he lives the life of a savage beast.
    P: To entertain
    A: People who enjoy adventure novels and read for fun
    P: 3rd person omniscient
    T: Serious, but exciting. Not both at the same time, but kind of in between

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  36. Woods Runner: Gary Paulson
    Topic: Revolutionary War, and how kids survived the war being orphans.
    Purpose: To inform readers about the hard life of kids in the revolutionary war.
    Audience:Teens
    Point of View:3rd person omniscient the author lets you in the mind of Sam sometimes but is not written from his point of view.
    Tone:The tone is realistic and serious.

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  37. Brian's Hunt: Gary Paulson

    Topic- Brian needs to track down a bear that has killed close friends of his.
    Purpose- Entertaining
    Audience- Young adults
    P.O.V.- 3rd Person
    Tone-serious

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  38. Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen
    Topic-Brian's life in the wilderness of the North after a plane crash.
    Purpose-To inform the reader of the struggles of a boy stuck in the North alone.
    Audience-Middle school/High school.
    Point of view-3rd person.
    Tone-Serious.

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  39. After Ever After
    By: Jordan Sonnenblick

    Topic-THe topic of the book is about cancer and how to overcome it.Theres a boy names Jeffrey who has survived cancer. HIs best friend Tad also had cancer. Jeffrey doesn't do very well in school especially in math. The two boys made a deal that Tad will tutor Jeff in math and Jeff with help Tad to walk again so he can walk across the stage at 9th grade graduation. The two boys help each other out through everything.
    Purpose- People can overcome and survive cancer
    Audience- High schoolers
    Point of View- First person
    Tone- Sometimes serious others funny

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  40. Heat By: Mike Lupica

    Topic: The topic is about baseball and Mike moves to a new city and the New York Yankee's stadium is by where he lives.
    Purpose: The purpose of Heat is to give the read more information about baseball.
    Audience: The audience for this book is teens or adults that like sports.
    POV: Is first person
    Tone: Tone is excited and happy.

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  41. Fallout by: Ellen Hopkins

    Topic - The topic of this book is about the lives of three different teenagers who are suffering the consequences of their meth-addicted mother, Kristina Snow.

    Purpose - The purpose of this book is to entertain and present a situation that could happen today.

    Audience - The audience of this book would be more so for teenagers or young adults.

    Point of View - This book is told from 1st person. It switches between each of the three main characters, and each character tells their story.

    Tone - The tone of this book is serious because it talks about all the different problems they experience in their lives.

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  42. PIRATE LATITUDES By: Michael Crichton
    Topic- English privateer named Hunter, mision is to find and retrive a spanish treasure.
    Purpose- Gives a reader an idea, of what life and piracy was like in the Caribbean.
    Audience-people who like reading about adventures, fiction, and thrills.
    Point of View- Third person
    Tone- Humerious and serious

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  43. The Summer of Skinny Dipping
    By: Amanda Howells

    Topic: The topic is the life of a young girl during the summer after a break up with her ex-boyfriend Jake.
    Purpose: The purpose would be to entertain the reader with adventure and suspense.
    Audience: The audience of this book would be for young adults and teenagers. It is easy to relate to for a teenager.
    Point of View: 1st person
    Tone: The tone would be mostly suspense and sometime witty.

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  44. Armageddon Summer By: Jane Yolen and Bruce Coville

    T:The main topic of my book is Reverned Beelson, a priest, has found out that the world is coming to end and he needs to save the people of his church parish.
    P:To explain to the reader peoples views of our world, and to entertain and lead on the reader.
    A: Anyone interested in the worlds future, mainly scientist.
    P: The story is told through two different teenagers views of the upcoming Armageddon. It is first person.
    T: The tone is very serious and strict.

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  45. The Lab by Jack Heath
    Topic- A government take over of everything and then the people trying to destroy the government.
    Purpose- to entertain.
    Audience- Teens to young adults.
    Point of view- 3rd.
    Tone-Mystery.

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  46. Blazer Drive
    Sigmund Brower
    Topic: Star hockey players prize bull goes missing
    purpose: To entertain
    Audience: Sports fans, cowboys, mystery seekers
    Point of view 3rd
    Tone: Mystery

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  47. Revelation by Drew (I don't remember the last name)
    Topic- A soldier is in hiding after sneaking out of a base that is blown up.
    Purpose- To entertain the reader.
    Audience- Teens to young adults.
    Point of View- 3rd person
    Tone- Suspense

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  48. Brians Hunt- Gary Paulson
    T- hunting a bear that killed his friends family
    P-lets the reader know what brian is dealing with
    A-teens
    P-1st
    T-suspense

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