Final Project Assignment_ Honors
- 1. Your final projectforthisunitwill be amulti-genre writingproject.Youare encouragedtobe as creative as possible while showingme whatyouknowandlearnedduringthisunit.Youwill be creatingawritingprojectfor eachof the 5 storiesthatwe have studiedduringthe unit. Belowyouare givena listof possible projectsforyoutomatch withthe storiesyouchose tofocuson. You can only create one projectfor a story andyou can onlydoeach type of projectonce.For example,if youcreate aplayli stfor “The Necklace”youcannotcreate a playlistforanyotherstory,nor couldyou write areflectionfor“The Necklace” because youhave alreadyusedthe storyforanotherproject. All writingswillbe typedinclassandsubmitteddigitally.Yourwritingprojectswill all be typedinMicrosoftwordand turnedintoyourclass folder(directionstocome later).Youwill be givensometime inclasstoworkon draftsof your projects,butyouwill mostlikelyneedtowrite athome inorderto be preparedtomake the mostof our 3 dayswith computers.Youwill onlybe given3days totype and submityourproject,if yourequire more time totype thenwe can make arrangementsforworkingafterschool. Match anyof the followingprojectswiththe storiesyou chose.Rememberthatonce youuse a projector story,you cannot use itagain! Potential Projects: 1) “IfI were…” Character Reflection: Choose one of the characters from the short storieswe have read to“be” and write whatyouwould doif you were thatcharacter. Your reflectionmustbe ahalf page typedandsingle spaced.Be sure to explainwhatyouwoulddoandwhy;remembertobe consistentwiththe time periodand constraintsof the story (forexample,thisisnotanacceptable response:If Iwere Rainsford,Iwouldjustuse my cell phone tocall the FBIor CIA so thattheycouldcome getme and lock thiscrazy Zaroff up!) 2) Poem/Rap: Write a poemor rap songthat summarizes one of the shortstoriesorfocusesonone particular character fromone of the stories.Yourrap or poemmust be at least10 lineslongbutnomore than20. You are not requiredtorhyme,butyoumustkeepyouwordchoice school appropriate. 3) Ode to a Character: Write an Ode to a character or objectfrom one of the stories. An“Ode” isa poem dedicatedtothatpersonor object. You couldfocuson theiractionsordialogue fromjustone pointinthe story, or theircharacterizationasa whole. Theyare usuallytitled“Ode toa _________” or “Ode for_____.” Ode to Tom Robinson Seventeenshotsringout As he ran toward the wall Didthe birdsstartle at the suddenbooms? Didtheyflyoff withhissoul to safety? DidMayellafeel anysatisfaction? Will herpapa continue toabuse? DidHelenfeel hishopelessness? Did hisbabieshearhiscry? Seventeenshotsringout the day justice turnedandsighed.
- 2. 4) Playlist:If thisshortstory hada playlist(orsoundtrack),whichsongswouldbe includedandwhy? ORcreate a playlistforacharacter by selectingsongsyou thinktheywouldenjoybasedontheircharacterization. Put togethera soundtrackor iTunesplaylistmade upof a minimumof 3 songs. Make sure to have an explanationfor whyeach songwas included(thisiswhereyouwill earnthe majorityof yourpointsforthisproject). Ex: The HungerGames:Haymitch“Blame it on the Alcohol”byJamie Foxx I thinkHaymitchwouldlike Jamie Foxx’ssong“Blame itonthe Alcohol”because he isconstantly drunkthroughoutthe beginningof the novel.He isrude and abrasive toKatnissandPeetaandis blatantlyunhelpful.EventhoughHaymitchismeantohisTributes,he doesseemlikeaprettyfunnyguy. He likestoenjoyhimself andthe luxuriesthatthe Capitol provideshimasawinnerof the Hunger Games.I thinkhe would find“Blame itonthe Alcohol”to be a funnysongand one that remindshimof himself duringhisruderdrunkenmoments. 5) Horoscope: Make a horoscope forthe maincharacter explaininghis/hersignandhis/herfuture.Be sure touse the characters traitsto helpyouguesswhattheirhoroscope wouldbe andthenuse yourcharacter description to helpyouexplainwhythe signfitsyourcharacter. 6) The prequel:Tell whatyouthinkhappenedbefore the storybegan.Youcanactuallywrite a prequel orjusta half page- full page typedexplanationof whathappenedbefore the storywe readbegan. 7) Create a Test: Developyourowntest overthe bookfora classmate. Include multiple choice,true/false, matching,short-answeressay,fill-in-the-blank. Yourtestmusthave a minimumof 13 questionsputnomore than 25. Make sure to include the answerkey! 8) Text Message Activity:Create a textmessage historyfora character that wouldhave happenedduringthe story. Who wouldtextthe character& whatwouldtheysay?How wouldthe characterrespond?Yourtext historymusthave a minimumof 10 messages.Youmustalsoinclude aparagraphlongexplanationof the text conversationdetailingwhenthe conversationwouldhave takenplace inthe storyandwhythe two characters wouldbe havingthisconversation. Project Due: Friday Nov. 14th (This is the Friday before First Trimester Exams) GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!