Spanish Class Book Report

You will be required to read one of the following novels and complete a book report on it. You will find a copy of the book report format below. This assignment will be due no later than the due dates posted online under book report due dates.

Point System will be based on the number of pages read and how well you complete the book report itself. You will need to type your book report (12pt times new roman/double spaced) and answer the questions provided in the book report format. If needed you may email your report to . Please remember to do own work! Plagiarism will receive a zero, this means do not copy and paste from Wikipedia and other sites! I will find out!

Scoring for total possible points: Pages: 0-100 (50pts) 101-201 (75pts) 202+ (100pts)

Title / Author
Daughter of Fortune / Isabel Allende
Zorro / Isabel Allende
Kingdom of the Golden Dragon / Isabel Allende
Paula / Isabel Allende
The House of the Spirits / Isabel Allende
Of Love and Shadows / Isabel Allende
Forest of the Pygmies / Isabel Allende
The Sum of Our Days / Isabel Allende
In the Time of the Butterflies / Julia Alvarez
In the Name of Salome’ / Julia Alvarez
Finding Miracles / Julia Alvarez
Saving the World / Julia Alvarez
¡Yo! / Julia Alvarez
*Before We Were Free / Julia Alvarez
Bless Me Ultima / Rudolfo Anaya
Don Quixote / Miguel Cervantes
Caramelo / Sandra Cisneros
*The House on Mango Street / Sandra Cisneros
Woman Hollering Creek / Sandra Cisneros
Look for Me By Moonlight / Mary Downing Hahn
Nilda / Nicholasa Mohr
The Labyrinth of Solitude / Octavio Paz
*I, Juan De Pareja / Elizabeth Borton de Treviño
Burro Genius / Victor Villaseñor
A Single Light / Maia Wojciechoska

Book report questions to answer. I want at least a 2 page summary for full credit answering these questions. Answer all questions below in paragraph format.

Include: Your name, Book Title, Author.

1.  What is the setting of the story? Where does it take place? Do you like it?

2.  List the characters and give a brief description of each one. This will be physical and mental traits. In other words, What kind of person are they? Why are they important to the story?

3.  The story begins with what?

4.  List the main events in the story and include details.

5.  What was the main conflict?

6.  Is there any symbolism or historical significance in this story? What is it?

7.  How did the story end?

8.  What was your opinion about this story? Can you relate to any of the characters? Did you like/dislike the book? Why?