Pizza Box Diorama Project: Lord of the Flies
OUTSIDE OF BOX
THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX MUST BE COVERED
· TOP OF THE BOX:
o Title of book,
o Author of book,
o Your first and last name,
o Here, you will introduce the title of the book. This is where you can get creative and have fun with the title, slogan, lettering, illustrations, etc. Among the creative things you can do is highlight a few of the most important facts about the book. (Slogans: such as The Best Pizza in Town! - - often seen on pizza boxes, or Hand-Tossed by... in the spot where you can write your name and the author’s name.
o One sentence that describes how suspense is used in the story.
· EDGES/SIDES OF THE BOX:
o Choose from the following (Must cover all sides):
§ Your opinion of the book,
§ Description of the book’s setting,
§ Images or symbols that were significant in the book,
§ A couple of sentences describing the “best” part of the story,
§ Favorite quote from the text.
· BOTTOM OF THE BOX:
o ABC’s of the character using their name. Example:
§ GOLDILOCKS:
· G-Got caught eating porridge
· O-Only thought of herself
· L-Left the house screaming
· D-Destroyed a chair…….
INSIDE OF BOX
THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX MUST BE COVERED
· TOP OF BOX:
o Character Wheel
§ Choose one character from the story and complete the following:
· 1. Physical description,
· 2. “If and Then” statement (Ex.: “If Jack had ______, then ______”)
· 3. Personality traits (list 2-3),
· 4. Leadership qualities this character had (3-5),
· 5. “If this character were real….”
o Choose a real life scenario and discuss what the answer would be for your character. Examples:
§ What would be their favorite song on the radio today?
§ Their latest SnapChat post would be ______.
§ A current picture on their phone would be of ______.
§ What would be their favorite book?
§ Be creative! Give them a personality and life outside of what we know from the novel.
· BOTTOM:
o Diorama of an important scene in the story.
o Should open and close easily, and cover the entire bottom and inside sides of the box.
10 / 8 / 6 / 4 / 2Outside of box, top / Title of book, author of book, student name, picture, slogan, and sentence are all clear and present. Student is creative in presentation of all elements. / One or more of the required elements are unclear or missing. Student shows some creativity in presentation of elements. / Two or more of the required elements are unclear or missing. Student shows creativity in presentation of elements. / Two or more of the required elements are unclear or missing. Student shows little or no creativity in presentation of elements. / Three or more of the required elements are unclear or missing.
Outside of box, sides / All four sides are covered. Student uses a great deal of creativity and presents varied information on all sides. / All four sides are covered. Student uses some creativity to present information. / All four sides are covered. Student uses little creativity to present information. / At least three sides are covered. / Less than three sides are covered.
Outside of box, bottom / Character ABC’s are well developed and thoughtful. Student uses creative lettering and presentation to enhance the information. / Character ABC’s are completed. Student uses creative lettering and presentation to enhance the information. / Character ABC’s are completed. Student uses some creativity. / Character ABC’s are incomplete, but what is present is creative. / Character ABC’s are missing.
Inside of box, top / Character wheel contains all five elements. Information presented is clear and accurate. Student uses creativity to enhance the presentation of the wheel. It is colorful and organized. / Character wheel contains all five elements. Most information presented is clear and accurate. Student uses some creativity. It contains some color. / Character wheel contains all five elements. Some information presented is clear and accurate. Student uses limited creativity. It contains some color. / Character wheel contains all five elements. Little information presented is clear and accurate. Student does not use much creativity or color. / Character wheel contains less than five elements.
Inside of box, bottom / Scene that is chosen is important to the story. The scene is accurately portrayed. The entire area is covered. / Scene that is chosen is somewhat important to the story. The scene is mostly accurate in its portrayal. The entire area is covered. / Scene that is chosen is not important to the story. The scene is mostly or fully accurate as portrayed. The entire area, or most of it is covered. / Scene is not important to the story, but it may be accurately portrayed. Most of the area is covered. / Scene is missing, or is not an important scene. The area is not fully covered.
Additional markdowns:
Box is not fully covered (-5 pts.)
There are five or more spelling/grammar errors (-5 pts.)
Elements are coming off or do not work properly (-5 pts.)
Total: ______/100