Thinking about Anya's Ghost

Make a copy of this document and place it in your personal English folder. Complete the following activities.

Activity 1 - PLOT
● Key skill: summarizing
● Key understanding: plot

What was the story of this graphic novel? Summarize of the story. Alternatively, complete a plot summary (using a diagram) in your notebook
(e.g. Freytag’s pyramid).

Orientation
(characters, plot, goal and
setting are introduced)
 Anya Borzatovskaya.
 Mrs. Borzatovskaya.
 Sasha Borzakovsky.
 Emily Reilly.
 Siobhan.
 Elizabeth.
 Sean.
 Preston.

Plot: In the novel, unpopular Anya befriends the ghost of Emily, a girl around Anya's age who died
90 years earlier. After failing to make Anya popular and happy, Emily becomes manipulative and
controlling, leading Anya to discover the truth about Emily's death.

The setting is modern times, set in a small town in the united states, it is a small town with a
population whom all know each other. The color palate of the artist mostly using purple we can see
a ordinary regular design but with a touch of boring in the design of the comic
 Complication / rising The complication begins to
action
(we find out more about
the characters, the
protagonist attempts to
solve the problem, events
occur, problems happen)

Climax
(The most tense, exciting
part of the story where the
character tries to resolve
any problems for the final
time)

Resolution

Activity 2 - CHARACTER
● Key skill: describing a character and recalling significant details
● Key understanding: characterisation

What sort of character was the protagonist of this story? Complete an indirect characterisation map for Anya in the following table. Alternatively,
use a concept map in your notebook. Vocabulary in this resource might be helpful in describing the character.
Description Evidence (page and quote)

Speech

Thoughts

Effect on others
 Actions

Looks

Activity 3 - CONFLICT
● Key skill: identity prevailing types of conflict in a narrative
● Key understanding: literary conflict

Conflict is an integral part of any story. There are various types of literary conflict, including ‘human vs. human’, ‘human vs. environment or
society’ and ‘human vs. self’. What types are used in Anya’s Ghost? Can you provide some specific examples?

Activity 4 - THEME
● Key skill: crafting a thematic statement
● Key understanding: theme

What do you think is the major theme of this story? What is it really about? Craft a statement of theme.

Activity 5 - SETTING
● Key skill: describing a narrative setting and explaining its function
 ● Key understanding: setting

How does setting play a part in this story? Name at least three different settings and describe the effect that the setting has on the reader.
Setting Role it plays in the story Describe how it is ‘shown’ to the reader