DIRECTIONS: the Following NOVEL Game Can Be Completed the Same Way As a BINGO Board
DIRECTIONS: The following NOVEL game can be completed the same way as a BINGO board. You must spell “NOVEL” with the selections of projects you choose to complete. You may use the “FREE SPACE” to complete a project of your own choice or you may leave it blank. Please be aware that in order to be eligible for an “A” on this assignment, FIVE presentation pieces must be completed. Your final projects will be displayed using a tri-fold board and laptop computer if applicable.
/ N / O / V / E / LN / Identify a social studies related person, place or thing from the novel. Compose three research questions that you would like to answer on the topic. Answer your research questions in complete paragraphs. / Present a scene from your book. You may do so in a comic strip, script, or video. This should be done using a significant event from the novel. / Identify 10 interesting or new vocabulary words from the novel. Record the sentence in which they were used, identify the part of speech and record the definition. / Write a song/poem about your novel. You may sing/write about the main character(s), the plot, an event, theme or anything else which represents the novel. / Write a plot summary of your book. This will include the main characters and setting, as well as the exposition (introduces the conflict), rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.
O / Identify 10 interesting or new vocabulary words from the novel. Record the sentence in which they were used, identify the part of speech and record the definition. / Create a piece of art that represents a character, place or theme in the book. Compose a short paragraph explaining how your artwork represents the novel. / Write a plot summary of your book. This will include the main characters and setting, as well as the exposition (introduces the conflict), rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. / Identify a social studies related person, place or thing from the novel. Compose three research questions that you would like to answer on the topic. Answer your research questions in complete paragraphs. / Create a travel brochure/presentation to illustrate the people and places in the novel. Consider what people would see or do in the setting of the novel. This may be done on paper or PowerPoint presentation.
V / Write a plot summary of your book. This will include the main characters and setting, as well as the exposition (introduces the conflict), rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. / Identify a social studies related person, place or thing from the novel. Compose three research questions that you would like to answer on the topic. Answer your research questions in complete paragraphs. / FREE
SPACE / Identify 10 interesting or new vocabulary words from the novel. Record the sentence in which they were used, identify the part of speech and record the definition. / Create a commercial for your novel. Advertise what the reader will experience or “get” from the novel. This may be done on video or through a comic strip or other artwork.
E / Select a minimum of 3 quotes or excerpts from the novel and explain how each helps the reader better understand the main idea, a character, or the theme of the novel. / Identify 10 interesting or new vocabulary words from the novel. Record the sentence in which they were used, identify the part of speech and record the definition. / Conduct and record an interview with one of the main characters of your novel. Consider what he or she would say based on the events of the novel. You may write up the interview and responses, create an audio recording, or videotape the interview. / Write a plot summary of your book. This will include the main characters and setting, as well as the exposition (introduces the conflict), rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. / Identify a social studies related person, place or thing from the novel. Compose three research questions that you would like to answer on the topic. Answer your research questions in complete paragraphs.
L / Create a movie poster for your novel. Be sure to include a sentence that sums up the main point of the novel (movie). Based on their personalities, be sure to include which actors you would choose to play the main characters. / Write a plot summary of your book. This will include the main characters and setting, as well as the exposition (introduces the conflict), rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. / Identify a social studies related person, place or thing from the novel. Compose three research questions that you would like to answer on the topic. Answer your research questions in complete paragraphs. / Create a suitcase for one of the main characters. There should be a minimum of 3 items in the suitcase with an explanation of why you included each item. You may draw/paint a picture or construct the actual “suitcase” with real/constructed items. / Identify 10 interesting or new vocabulary words from the novel. Record the sentence in which they were used, identify the part of speech and record the definition.