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PROJECT READ5% of your Project grade.Choose a book from the list on my website (the list is also available in the classroom). The book must be at least 250 pages. You can read several books by the same author or on the same topic to meet this requirement. If you want to read a book that is not on the list, you must seek my permission – make an appointment, bring the book with you. You have until January 23 to choose your book and submit the title to me. No one can read the same book, so choose with care and choose quickly. You must consider a back-up book in case yours has been chosen.You must do three things after you read the book:Write a 100 word summaryPick one choice from the A List. Pick one choice from the B List. Turn it in on the due date. You choose the due date by signing up – first come, first serve. The sign-up sheet is located on a clipboard in the classroom next to the book list. You must sign up for a due date by January 23. WORD SUMMARYWrite a 100 word summary of your book. E-mail the submission with the summary attached to my school email. The Word document should be titled by your first name initial, last name, and “summary”, i.e. nbrimsummary. This should also appear at the beginning of the documentTHE A LISTTitle Crostic. Take a sheet of construction paper and write the title of the book down the side of the paper. For each letter in the title, construct a sentence that begins with that letter and that tells something significant about the story. Submit by turning in the hard copy. Word Collage. Write the title of the book in the center of a sheet of paper. Then look through magazines for phrases, words and sentences that illustrate or tell something about your book. As you look, think in terms of theme, setting, plot line, as well as characters. Work to get at least 25 words, phrases, or sentences so the whole sheet of paper will be covered. The visual impact of the collage should tell a potential reader a lot about the book. Submit by turning in the hard copy. The Title Choice. Type a 50 word explanation on the meaning of the title of the book. E-mail submission only.Photos or Magazine Pictures. Find three photos or magazine pictures that would have special significance to your character. Mount them on a sheet of paper and type an explanation of why they would be important to your book’s theme or main character. Submit by turning in the hard copy or in an email submission.Make up a Word Test. Think of fifteen words that are essential to the understanding of the book. Explain why you picked the words and how you would define them in terms of the book. E-mail submission only.Answering Machine Message. Answering machines have gotten more and more creative over the years, reflecting the interests and idiosyncrasies of the owner. Select two characters from the book you read and create an answering machine message for each. Pay particular attention to diction and tone. E-mail submission – powerpoint with audio imbedded.THE B LISTCollege application. Create the application that a character you have just read about could write and submit to college. Use all the information you know about the character and infer and create the rest. On the application include Name, Academic rank in Class, High School Courses Taken and Grades, Extracurricular Activities, Personal Activities, Work Experience. Chose one of the following questions to answer in a two-page essay from the character’s point of view: What experience, event, or person has had a significant impact on your life? OR Discuss a situation where you have made a difference. OR Describe your areas of interest, your personality, and how they relate to why you could like to attend college. Submit by turning in the typed hard copy. Talk Show Invitation. Select a character, think about his or her involvements and experiences, then figure out which talk show would most want your character on as a guest. What would they want the character to talk about? Who else would they invite on the show to address the issues the character is involved in? Write up the correspondence between the talk show host and the character in which the hosts explains what the character should focus on while on the show. After the show, have them exchange one more letter mentioning how they felt about what happened. Submit by turning in the typed hard copy. Create a Facebook-like page. Select a character from your book or issue related to your book and design a Facebook page for it (either an individual page or a fan page). Put together a photo, status information, list of friends, at least 20 posts of the character and friends. For a fan page, there should be twenty fan posts in addition to the other information. Submit by turning in the hard copy. Cartoon Squares. Create a series of eight drawings in eight squares that shows a significant event in the book. Under each square, write a few lines of explanation. Submit by turning in the hard copy. Scrap Book. Think about all the kinds of mementos you would put in a scrap book if you had one. Then create a scrap book for your character, cutting out pictures from magazines or draw the mementos a character in your book would have in a scrap book. There should be at least 15 entries with a few lines of explanation for each if it the selection is not crystal clear. Submit by turning in the hard copy. Current Events. Select five current news or feature stories from television or news magazines that you think your book’s character would be interested in. Explain how your character would respond to each of the stories and the opinions your character would have. OR Select five current news or feature stories from television or news magazines that you think your book’s issue is further discussed in – either well or poorly. Then explain how they relate to your book’s issue. Submit by turning in the typed hard copy or e-mail submission.The Pamphlet. Think of an issue that is very important to a character in your novel or to the theme of your book. Then create a three or more fold pamphlet aimed at persuading others of the importance of the issue. Include information, testimonials, pictures, graphics, etc. Submit by turning in the typed hard copy. New Acquaintances. Think about your book. Select four people, living or dead, that you would like your main character to meet. Write how you selected these new acquaintances and what you would like the character to learn from the people you introduce him or her to. OR if your book is about a particular theme, select four living people that would be considered important to your theme (they cannot be mentioned in your book). Write how you selected these people and what you think they could add to the theme. Submit by turning in the typed hard copy or e-mail submission. ................
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