April 21, 2009 - Bone response projects
You are to choose one of these projects. Your final project will be presented on May 21-22. These are not group projects. You will be given some SSR for reading the books, but the projects are to be completed at home.
On April 27, I will collect a one-paragraph description of the project you have chosen. This paragraph needs to indicate what materials you will use, what scene is included, and any other ideas you have about the project. It MUST be more than “I’m doing a sculpture”, for example. You must include details that indicate that you have thought this project out.
These are possible projects:
Project 1: Sculpture
Create a sculpture of a character in the story. Use any combination of soap, wood, clay, sticks, wire, stones, old toy pieces, or any other object you chose. An explanation of how this character fits into the book should accompany the sculpture.
This project will be graded as follows:
50pts- Sculpture of one of the characters in the story.
25pts- Explanation of how this character fits into the story in correct paragraph form.
25pts- Presentation must include the title of the story, the author, characters setting, and explanation of sculpture.
Project 2: Character Description
Write a description of three of the characters in the book. Each description should be three paragraphs long and contain information on both the physical appearances of the character and an emotional description. Draw a colored portrait of each character to accompany each description.
This project will be graded as follows:
50pts- Description of characters in three complete paragraphs each.
25pts- Colored portraits drew of each of the characters.
25pts- Presentation must include the title of the story, the author, the setting, and description of the three characters.
Project 3: Newspaper
Create a newspaper for your book. Summarize the plot in one article, cover the weather in another, do a featured story on one of the more important characters in another. Include an editorial, at least four ads that would be pertinent to the story, and one picture about the story.
This project will be graded as follows:
15pts- Write an article summarizing the plot of the story using correct paragraph form.
15pts- Write an article covering what the weather is like in the setting of the story using correct paragraph form.
15pts- Write a featured story on one of the important characters in correct paragraph form.
15pts- Write an editorial giving your opinion of the story in correct paragraph form.
15pts- Write 4 ads which would be pertinent to the story.
5pts- Drawing of one picture about the story.
20pts- Presentation must include the title of the story, the author, characters setting, and explanation of newspaper.
Project 4: Mobile
Create a mobile about the story. The mobile must include the title of the story, the name of the author, setting, and characters of the story. The mobile must have at least 5 moving parts and each part must have a paragraph explanation of each part in correct form.
This project will be graded as follows:
25pts- Mobile with at least 5 moving part.
25pts- Must include the author, title, setting, and characters of the story.
25pts- Explanation of each part in complete paragraph form.
25pts- Presentation must include the title of the story, the author, characters setting, and explanation of mobile.
Project 5: Song or Poem
Write and perform an original song that tells the story of this book. The song must include the title of the story, the name of the author, setting, and characters of the story.
This project will be graded as follows:
50pts- Writing of the song/poem must include the title of the story, the author, the setting, and characters.
50pts- Performance of the song/poem
As well, we will have a literature circle to discuss the story. All students are expected to participate in the discussion. I will ask questions based on the big ideas of the story. This discussion will be held May 20 during class time. Be prepared!
Finally, prepare 1 question that you would like to have us ask Jeff Smith in an e-mail. This is due April 30.
TIMELINE:
April 27 – summary paragraph
April 30 – question for Jeff Smith
May 20 – literature circle discussion
May 21-22 – class presentations of projects
