Setting secret window 10. describe the setting (time and place) for your book. could the story take place in a different setting? why or why not? 11. tell in your own words how the setting of the story made it more interesting. 12. what changes would have to be made if the book occurred 200 years ago? 13. if part of your story happened in a foreign land, compare/contrast that land to the united states. 14. if your story occurred long ago, compare that time with today. if it was a modern story, compare it with a long time ago and tell what would be different. connections 15. tell about a time something similar to what happened in the story happened to you or to someone you know. 16. what new ideas about yourself have you learned from the book? 17. imagine that you are the author of the book. explain why you chose to write this book, who you wanted to read it, and what inspired you. 18. select a quote from the book - something a character or the narrator said that had an impact on you. explain why you connected to that quote. 19. what lesson did you learn (are you learning) from the story? 20. what emotions do you feel about your reading? describe what is going on in the reading that makes you feel that way. 21. what event could have happened in real life? what would be similar in real life? what would be different in real life? conflict 22. if you were in a problem situation like one in the book, how would you have acted? be sure to tell what the situation is. 23. identify one problem in the book and give an alternate solution that was not given by the author. 24. describe the major conflict and predict how you think the problem will be solved and why. 25. list at least three problems the characters faced. which was the most life changing? explain.