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Novel Resource Project: As you finish your novel, you will be completing a project portfolio. In this portfolio, you will be completing a series of assignments that total 250 points. To earn your points you will be selecting from the following list of items to complete for the project. The list is divided into several sections. These sections will tell you which parts are compulsory (meaning you have to do the assignment) and which are optional (or allow you to choose). The goal of your project is to respond to the novel you have been reading in multiple ways, as well as give you a lot of different opportunities to show what you know about your novel and what you have learned through your reading and analysis. This project is designed to work as a replacement for a formal essay. Meaning, instead of writing a straight out essay where you write about the novel, I am giving you the opportunity to complete a series of different activities that range from analytical, to knowledge based, to creative.It is essential for you to read and finish the novel and prepare your assignments based on this reading. I am here to help with questions and issues you might be having, but this is also an independent project that you need to work on in and out of class!Scoring Guide: 250-225 pts = A224-200 pts = B199-175 = C174-150 = D149 or below = FSection 1 25 pts: Title acrostic. 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.25 pts: Awards. Create an award for each of the main characters based on their actions in the novel. One might be awarded “most courageous” for fighting peer pressure, another might be awarded “wisest” for the guidance he or she gave other characters. For each award, write a paragraph that explains why. 25 pts: Yearbook entries. Imagine what three or four characters from your novel were like in high school. Cut out a picture of a person from a magazine to represent each character. Mount one picture per page and under each picture place the following information which you will create: nickname of character; activities, clubs, sports they were in and what years; class mock award such as “class clown”; quotation that shows something about the person and what is important to him or her; favorites such as colors and foods; a book that has had a great impact on him or her; voted “most-likely-to-what”?; plans after high school.25 pts: Word collage. Write the title of the book in the center of a sheet of paper. Then look through magazines for words, phrases, and sentences that illustrate or tell something about your book. As you look, think in terms of the theme, setting, plot line, as well as characters. Work to get fifty such 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.Section 2: 25 pts: Character astrology signs: After reading brief descriptions of the astrology or sun signs, figure out which signs you think three of the main characters from your book were born under. Write an explanation of why you think they fit the sign, drawing on their actions, attitudes, and thoughts from the book.25 pts: Heroes and superheroes: Select two or three people your character would think of as a hero or superhero. Describe the characteristics of the hero and why those characteristics would be important to your character. Also describe which characteristics your character would most want for himself/herself that the hero or superhero possesses.25 pts: Create a childhood for a character. If your main character is an adult, try to figure out what he or she would have been like as a child. Write the story of his or her childhood in such a way that shows why he or she is the way he or she is in the novel.25 pts: 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 host 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.Section 350 pts: Critique from the point of view of a specific organization. Select an organization that might have a lot to say about the actions or portrayals of characters in the novel you read, and write a critique of the book from its point of view50 pts: Social worker’s report. If the events in the novel merit it, write up a report as a social worker would on the conditions in the home and whether or not it’s a good environment for a child. 50 pts: College or Job application. Create the application that a character you have just read about could write and submit to a college. Use all the information you know about the character and infer and create the rest of it. On the application include Name, Academic Rank in Class, High School Courses Taken and Grades, Extracurricular Activities and Personal Activities, and Work experience. 50 pts: School counselor’s recommendation letter. Write a summary appraisal from the school counselor’s point of view that assesses the character’s academic and personal qualities and promise for study in college. The college is particularly interested in evidence about character, relative maturity, integrity, independence, values, special interest, and any noteworthy talents or qualities. Why do you feel this student would be well-suited to attend college?50 pts: Letter exchange. Create a letter exchange between a character and the author or write a series of self-reflective letters from several characters on what the character learned about himself, others, and life.Section 4: 100 pts Write a 300-500 word essay response to one of the following prompts. This essay needs to be typed or carefully hand-written and must be presented with a full brainstorm, a rough draft with evidence of revision and a final draft.Prep:Many people believe Prep feels like an autobiography rather than a novel. Why do you think it comes across this way?Lee and other characters in the novel often make choices that are frustrating and hard to watch. What is a choice one of the characters made that bothered you? How does the author justify or validate that choice? Even if the choice isn’t likeable, is it honest and realistic?Slaughterhouse 5:The argument that the message of Slaughterhouse-Five is to withdraw from the world has occasionally been predicated on the assumption that Vonnegut believes man is essentially evil. What view does Slaughterhouse-Five take of the nature of man—that we are good, evil, or amoral? How does the firebombing of Dresden fit in to your conclusion?Vonnegut’s characters have been described as flat. Accepting the hypothesis that this is an authorial decision designed to emphasize the ideas of the text, delineate the symbolic roles of three of the lesser characters of Slaughterhouse-FiveThe Lovely Bones:Discuss the unique role that Franny plays in the text. What are the benefits of having her within the novel? What are the challenges?Beginning fairly early in the novel, several characters claim to see Susie's ghost. Name two of these characters; discuss the circumstances of when, how, and where they see Susie; and describe how these early "sightings" can be interpreted as foreshadowing Susie's reappearance at?The Secret Life of Bees:In what ways does Lily’s mother, Deborah, actually serve as Lily’s guardian angel? How does Deborah manage to help, teach, and love Lily, even though she died when Lily was small? Project into the future. Does Lily ever see her father again? Does she become a beekeeper? A writer? What happens to Rosaleen? What happens to Lily and Zach? Who would Zach be today?The Things they Carried:As shown in this novel, which is more effective in dealing with psychological trauma, fact “truth” or story “truth”? Limit your discussion to the events in the text. Explore the theme of change in The Things They Carried. Choose two characters to analyze and discuss how/why one changes for the better and one changes for the worse. The House on Mango Street:Esperanza’s negative view of herself slowly changes as she begins to focus on her larger community and her place within it. Through this, Cisneros shows that knowing and accepting where we have come from is an important part of growing up and determining who we are. Esperanza has a variety of female role models in her life. Many are trapped in abusive relationships, waiting for others to change their lives. Some are actively trying to change things on their own. Through these women and Esperanza’s reactions to them, Cisneros’ shows not only the hardships women face, but also explores their power to overcome them. Other Topics: These topics may be considered for any of the novels for this projectChildhood:Childhood is a universal experience that we each go through in our own way. Choose a character from your novel. Discuss how their childhood experiences do shape or will shape them in the future. Suggest what they learn and who they might be when they are older.Violence:Violence is a common theme in novels. Sometimes this means physical violence, but violence can also be emotional. Choose a scene of violence from your novel. How does this scene within the larger narrative of the novel? How do the characters react to it and how does it shape how we see them?Family:Tolstoy says in his famous novel Anna Karenina “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” How does this idea play out in your novel? Are the families in your novel happy or unhappy? How does this happiness or unhappiness shape the narrative?Friendships:Friendships are vital relationships in our lives. How does a friendship in your novel shape the characters and the larger narrative? How does the fate of that friendship connect with the fate of the characters in the story?Justice:Justice means people get what they deserve, for good or bad. Where is there justice in your novel or, where is there injustice? Show how the justice or injustice your describe shapes the novel and our understanding of its themes and narrative. ................
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