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Directions: Below is a choice board with activities and assignments related to The Monsters are Due on Maple Street.. Choose 3 activities to complete. These will be due Thursday by the end of class.

Artist
Draw an original cartoon strip (minimum 10 panels) with a storyline that teaches the same theme as The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street. / Investigative Reporter
You have to write a crime scene report on what’s happened on Maple Street. This will appear on the evening news. / Inventor
Invent a product (something you would want people to buy/use) that relates to the story. The relation must be obvious.
Musician
Choose a total of 5 songs that could be played during the Twilight Zone episode of The Monsters are Due on Maple Street. Include the lyrics (handwritten or typed/printed). Write an explanation for why the song would be appropriate. / Diarist
Write a three paragraph journal entry from the point of view of any of the characters. Make sure that you tell us what the character is thinking/feeling. / Creator
Create a character mobile of one character from the story. Using a plastic hanger and other materials, create the character. Place quotes and adjectives that describe the character on the front or back.
Gamer
Create a simple game that can be played with cards, paper, dice, or anything else. The game should relate to the plot complications of the story. / Architect
Create a maze that begins with the setting of the story and ends with the resolution. Events must be in order: setting, characters, conflict, complications, climax, resolution. / Historian
Research McCarthyism. Explain how and why McCarthyism influenced history. Explain the relevance to this teleplay.

Rubric - Follow the scoring guide below while you create your project. Each project is a worth a maximum of 30 points. Turning in this sheet with your choice board assignments automatically gives you 10 points.

Spectacular / Pretty Good / Fair / Not so good
Content / The student completed all aspects of the task (30) / The students explained the topic they picked but nothing spectacular. (25) / The student explained most of the topic. They missed a point or two. (20) / The student did not explain the topic. It’s not clear what project he/she picked! (15)
Accuracy / All the information
presented in the product is
accurate. / Most of the information
presented in the product is
accurate. / Some of the information presented is accurate / Little of the information presented is accurate
Creativity/Effort / Spectacular creativity and effort / Pretty good creativity and effort / Creativity and effort are fair / Little creativity and/or effort
Spectacular / Pretty Good / Okay / Not so good
Content / The student completed all aspects of the task (30) / The students explained the topic they picked but nothing spectacular. (25) / The student explained most of the topic. They missed a point or two. (20) / The student did not explain the topic. It’s not clear what project he/she picked! (15)
Accuracy / All the information
presented in the product is
accurate. / Most of the information
presented in the product is
accurate. / Some of the information presented is accurate / Little of the information presented is accurate
Creativity/Effort / Spectacular creativity and effort / Pretty good creativity and effort / Creativity and effort are fair / Little creativity and/or effort
Spectacular / Pretty Good / Okay / Not so good
Content / The student completed all aspects of the task (30) / The students explained the topic they picked but nothing spectacular. (25) / The student explained most of the topic. They missed a point or two. (20) / The student did not explain the topic. It’s not clear what project he/she picked! (15)
Accuracy / All the information
presented in the product is
accurate. / Most of the information
presented in the product is
accurate. / Some of the information presented is accurate / Little of the information presented is accurate
Creativity/Effort / Spectacular creativity and effort / Pretty good creativity and effort / Creativity and effort are fair / Little creativity and/or effort