Quarterly Book Projects and Grading Requirements - 2017-2018

*All projects are worth 100 points. All written information should meet formal English standards.

*All work should reflect creativity, thought, and effort.

*Printing should be done at home in advance. If assistance is needed with printing, IT MUST BE DONE

BEFORE THE DUE DATE! Points will be deducted for last-minute help!

*Be very careful of plagiarism.

NO INFORMATION SHOULD BE COPIED FROM A BOOK OR INTERNET SOURCE. ALL work must be

originally the student’s. Plagiarism could result in a grade of 0/100.

*Each project may be done only once. Keep this document in the front of your binder.

*Write Q-1, Q-2, Q-3, or Q-4 on the line indicating the quarter you completed each one chosen.

*No project work should be completed on notebook paper or in pencil.

*Due dates to be announced each quarter, but will generally fall the 7th week of the quarter.

______News Reporter—Create a news report, recording yourself in front of a green screen. Then convert it into an iMovie. Prepare a script and role-play a TV reporter, creating an on-the-scene news clip of a scene in the book as if it is happening "live". This should be prerecorded and played during class. It will be shown after you introduce and briefly summarize your book. Be sure your audio is loud and clear. Rerecord if it isn’t! Create setting scenery (or film on location), use appropriate props, and dress as “a reporter on the scene” for a TV news report. Have appropriate visual/sound effects for both. If you are interviewing a character in the story, have someone play the part. Prepare the speaking part for them to read/act out (give it to them ahead of time for rehearsal), or play both roles yourself! This will take some practice, acting, and editing skills!

______Diorama—

Part I - Project should be 3-dimensional, and neatly and solidly constructed in a large shoe box. (All parts should be attached to the box.) It should include specific details of the scene or event from the story that it models including people, structures, plants, animals, or other key elements needed to look realistic and accurate. Details, details, details!! A higher score can be earned for student-created items (showing problem-solving and creativity) rather than only purchasing store-made items. Utilize the entire space inside the box. (80 points)

Part 2 - Type and print a description of your model, explaining what the scene is supposed to be portraying, and why it is significant to the story’s plot or subject of your book. Report should NOT be a summary of the story. It should be no longer than one page. Turn in with your model. (20 points)

______(Travel) Tri-Fold Brochure—Student should effectively utilize all six sides of a tri-fold brochure to “advertise” the book’s setting, an important place in the book, or a specific important event in your book. Include descriptive details and other related information to entice others to want to go there. Computer programs should be utilized. All written information should be typed. Color should be incorporated in the design and can be added by hand or printed in color. Cardstock paper would be preferred.

THIS PROJECT SHOULD NOT INCLUDE STORY DETAILS! It is solely about a place or event from the story.

______Newspaper—Students should create a newspaper using a template on the computers. The front page should include the newspaper’s name, and the headline story should be a summary of the book. Include the book’s title and author in the article. Additional articles about characters, story events, weather, photos, sports, advertising, comics, and other newspaper characteristics should be incorporated as appropriate for your book. Newspaper should be 2 pages front and back (4 printed pages) and should be bound. Projects turn out best if created on your computer. Computer templates for newspapers may be used. Utilize all areas of the paper.

______Comic Book—Recreate your story, in summary form, as a graphic novel. Include the main plot details in comic book style with frames, voice bubbles, narration, thought bubbles, and so forth. It should be at least 5 bound pages with a cover, designed to reflect the story and including the book title and author in addition to the student’s name. All art should be in color or a combination of color and sketches. A computer program can be utilized to create your comic. This cannot be printed at school.

______Scrapbook—Pretend you are the subject of your book (nonfiction) OR you are the main character (fiction). Put together a scrapbook of keepsakes and mementos. Write first-person notations about each entry providing specific story details related to the object’s significance. Items included should be reminders of important events, friends, relationships, places, and details in the life of that person. Items can be printed, handmade, or real, and should be neatly affixed to the paper. *Ten page minimum. Pages should be bound and placed into a handmade or hand-decorated cover. Notations can be handwritten, or typed—whichever is more appropriate for the person and setting. (If the story takes place before the mid-1900’s, information would have been handwritten.)

______”ABC Book” Children’s Book—In 26 sentences, retell the story! Include facts and details about conflicts, setting, characters, main idea, theme, and plot. Each sentence should begin using the letters of the alphabet in order. Create your statements retelling the story and organize them into a book format like a child’s book: one sentence and illustration per page, in alphabetical order. Create a book cover including your name, the book’s title, and the author, and design an appropriate illustration in color. The book’s pages and cover should be bound in some way. Be creative! The project can be created on the computer. Design the starting letters creatively on each page so they stand out.

*For the difficult letters X and Z, you may incorporate them within the lines of the sentence and not at the beginning.

______“How To” Slide Show– If you choose an informational book that teaches “how to,” you may create a slide presentation. This presentation should use photographs in sequence of you demonstrating something you learned to do from your book. The first slide may be the cover of your book or you may bring the book for presentation. The second slide should introduce the subject matter of your learning. The third slide should include a list of supplies needed to complete your how to. You should have 10-15 instructional slides plus a cover slide and a credits’ slide at the end to share names of anyone who assisted. Video segments may be used as well if they are needed to enhance our understanding of the instructions or process. Be sure images are easy to see and understand, and videos can be easily heard if sound is used. Oral presentation should be done using the slide show as a visual aide as you explain what you learned to do and the process followed.

Presentations / Grading

·  All presentations should include a short summary of the book, followed by the sharing of your project. Show it to the audience and explain what you created. Point out some important elements or details you included. Demonstrate that you READ the book you are sharing!

Showed book / shared title / shared author / 5 pts

Brief summary (shared knowledge of the book) / 5 pts.

Presented project – Show and Tell!

Reporter / Brochure / Scrapbook / Newspaper

Diorama / Children’s Book / Comic Book / Slide Show / 5 pts

Maintained eye contact with audience (did not read) / 5 pts

Spoke loudly and clearly; easily understood / 5 pts

Rehearsed; prepared; organized / 10 pts

Total Points Earned ______/ 35