Book Project

Book Commercials!!

Project Due Date:2/9

Presentation Grade: (Students will be presenting during the week from 2/9 until 2/12

  • Students will choose a section of the book that was exciting or important.
  • Students will read that section to the class.
  • Student will explainrelevance of section to class.

A / B / C / D
Volume / Everyone was able to hear the section being read / Everyone was able to hear most of the section being read / It was difficult to hear most of the section being read / It was difficult to hear the section being read
Fluency / The excerpt was read fluently with 0-1 errors / The excerpt was read fluently with 2-4 errors / The excerpt was read fluently with 5-7 errors / The excerpt was read fluently with 8+ errors
Tone and inflection / The excerpt was read with inflection and tone appropriate to the text / The majority of the excerpt was read with inflection and tone appropriate to the text / The excerpt was read without inflection or tone appropriate to the text / Much of the excerpt was read without inflection and tone appropriate to the text
Excerpt / The student can explain why this excerpt is important or exciting.
The section read is at least 1 page / The student struggles to explain why this excerpt is important or exciting or does not give strong reasons. The section read is 1 page / The student did not explain why this excerpt is important or exciting. OR The section read was not a full page. / The student did not explain why this excerpt is important or exciting. The section read was not a full page.

Project Grade:

Students will choose one project off of the list of project ideas. Students will complete the project on their book.
Late work will lose 7 points every day it is late.

Rubric

100-93Complete, Accurate, Neat, Superior effort, On time, visual appeal- this means I would be able to display the work

92-85Complete, Accurate, Neat, Good effort, On time

84-77Complete, Neat, Just enough effort, On time

76-70Missing elements, sloppy, little effort, On time

69-0No zero policy means that students will have three choices

  1. Complete missing work before school
  2. Complete missing work during silent lunch
  3. Complete missing work after school

Projects Ideas:

  1. Research Report:Student selects a concept or a topic from the book. The student then writes a one-page (typed) or two pages (hand written) report that shares information about the topic. The paper MUST make connections between the book and your research.
    Example: Read The Boy Who Dared, write a two page report about the holocaust or WWII. Then draw connections between the events of the story and historical events.
  2. "Dear Diary"Student creates a diary or journal and writes at least five entries that might have been written by a character in a book just read. The entries should share details about the story that will prove the student read the book. Each entry should be a minimum of 100 words.
  3. Setting: Create a mock up, map, model or diorama of your story’s setting.
    Write a minimum of 200 words about the importance of setting to the story.
    Example: Forks is the setting of Twilight it is important because vampires cannot be seen in the sunlight but get tired of night. Forks is located in a part of the country that is often overcast and hardly ever sunny.
  1. What Did You Learn?Each student writes a minimum 350 word explanation of the themes or lessons they were able to find throughout the book; what he or she learned from the book. The themesmust include textual support and factual informationfrom their text which explains the theme or lesson. Themes can include but are not limited to: something learned about people in general, or something the student learned about himself or herself.
  2. Interview with a character: 2 Students may choose to work together. Each would read their book. Next they would each write out a script. The script would be questions they want their “host” to ask and their appropriate, in character answers. The students would dress up as their main character. Each student has made their own script. They would take turns interviewing one another. Example: One student reads Swindled they write a script that has student B act as “host” to interview their character. Why did they make those choices... how did they feel when… We clap… Then they switch roles and the person who read Swindled is the “host” interviewing the main character from the second book that student B read.
  3. SCRAPBOOK OR A MEMORY BOX: Choose one of the major characters in your book, and, as that person, put together a scrapbook or memory box of special memories and mementoes. Be true to your character. Include a Written Explanation that describes what each element is and why they are important. Minimum 7 important elements.
  1. Poem:Write a poem about a main character, a lesson learned, or a moving part of the book. Final product should be visually appealing, and the paper should be in the shape of something important to the book, or have a symbol/ picture or image that is important to the book. If there are multiple major characters, they should each have a poem. You must also include a minimum of two paragraphs that explains how your poem is appropriate and why you chose to write the poem about that element of the book.
  1. Prezi.com Make a Prezi about your book.
    Summarize what happened.
    Focus in on 3 pivotal parts, such as the conflict being set up, the conflict being dealt with and the consequences of the resolution. What lesson can we learn from your character’s experience? Was your character dynamic? Why or why not? Also, explain why other people should read this book.
    Think of this project as a little commercial for your book.
  2. Glogster.com Make a Glog about your book.
    Summarize what happened.
    Focus in on 3 pivotal parts, such as the conflict being set up, the conflict being dealt with and the consequences of the resolution. What lesson can we learn from your character’s experience? Was your character dynamic? Why or why not? Also, explain why other people should read this book.
    Think of this project as a little commercial for your book.
  3. PowerPoint Make a PowerPoint about your book.
    Summarize what happened.
    Focus in on 3 pivotal parts, such as the conflict being set up, the conflict being dealt with and the consequences of the resolution. What lesson can we learn from your character’s experience? Was your character dynamic? Why or why not? Also, explain why other people should read this book.
    Think of this project as a little commercial for your book.