Second Quarter Literature Project

Pumpkin Character

Due date: October 31, 2008

Theme: Decorate a pumpkin to look like a storybook character.

Choose a pumpkin of any size or shape. (The pumpkin can be a real pumpkin or plastic. Just remember you have to get it to school and back home!) Choose a fiction or non-fiction book and read it. If you choose a fiction book your pumpkin should be decorated like the main character of your book. If you choose a non-fiction book the pumpkin can be decorated in the theme of the book (such as an ocean, bat, etc.). You may use anything you wish to make your pumpkin come to life. The book should be an appropriate one to bring to school. Let’s stay away from cartoon, TV or horror movie characters.

Student will be graded on these components:

·  10pts Pumpkin is on time and decorated appropriately for the book.

·  10 pts Knows book title and author.

·  10 pts. Completes story map (fiction book) or fact sheet (non fiction book)

·  20 pts .Fiction Book:

Can retell the story including setting, characters, sequence of events beginning with the problem and ending with the solution.

or

·  20 pts. Non-Fiction books:

can retell the main idea as well as five facts (details) about the book.

·  10 pts. Presentation:

Can tell about the book by heart

Can hear the speaker

Eye Contact

·  10 pts. Audience Member

Listens to speaker

Eyes on speaker

Body does not distract self or others (call outs, playing, out of seat)

70 Points total

Non-Fiction Fact Sheet

Name: ______

Title: ______

Author: ______

Main Idea

This book is about: ______

Facts

Fact one: ______

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Fact two: ______

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Fact three: ______

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Fact four: ______

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Fact five: ______

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Fiction Fact Sheet

Name: ______

Title: ______

Author: ______

Setting: ______

Characters: ______

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Sequence of Events

First, ______
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Then, ______

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The problem was ______

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The solution was ______

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The story ended like this: ______

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