Character Dress-Up Day!
On October 30th, we are going to become our favorite
book characters, and share our characters’ lives with
the class!
What is my assignment?
PART 1: CREATE A SUITCASE OF ITEMS
You are going to pretend that your character is visiting Discovery for a day.
Your character is allowed to bring one small suitcase with items that
represent him/herself to share with the class.
You will need to use a cereal box, shoe box, or other small box, to create a
suitcase for your character. Think of the characteristics of a suitcase
(handle, luggage tag, possibly wheels, etc.) Make sure you add some of
these characteristics to your box to make it look like a suitcase. You must
decorate the outside of the suitcase with pictures and/or stickers that
represent your character. You must write your character’s name on the
suitcase and the title of the book they are in.
Inside the suitcase you need to put the following items:
1. Either the book your character came from, or a picture of the book.
2. A self-portrait that your character would have made.
3. A 5 sentence paragraph that describes why people should read the book
that your character is in. Remember, YOU are the character, so your
writing should use words like “I” and “me”.
4. 3 items of your choosing that show us some facts about your character.
PART 2: CHARACTER DRESS UP
You will dress up as your character on October 30th. Your costume should
not be worn to school, but brought in a bag so you can change into it. Your
costume should show us something about the looks of your character. If you
want, you can bring a prop or two to help.
PART 3: ORAL REPORT
Part of your grade will be how you present your information to the class.
You will need to prepare a 1-2 minute report to give to the class. You
should tell us your name, what story you’ve come from, and an interesting
thing that happened to you from your story. You are trying to convince all
of us that your book is the best in the world and that we definitely need to
read it! It is very important to practice your speech a little each night so you
will be prepared to share it with the class.
How will I be graded?
Suitcase Expectations:
4
3
2
1
0
Outside is
appropriately
decorated.
Character name
and book title
are included.
An effort has
been made to
make it look
like a suitcase.
Outside is
appropriately
decorated.
Character name
and book title
are included.
An effort has
been made to
make it look
like a suitcase.
Outside has not
been decorated.
It does not look
like a suitcase.
Character name
and/or book
title are
missing.
Suitcase not
completed.
Contains all
four items
listed above.
Contains 3
items listed
above.
Outside has
been partially
decorated.
Character name
and/or book
title may be
missing. It may
not look as
though you
tried to turn the
box into a
suitcase.
Contains 2
items listed
above.
Contains 1 item
listed above.
Contains 0
items.
There is
evidence of
much thought
and effort.
Your suitcase is
creative and
looks as though
you have
worked very
hard on it. It is
very neat.
There is
evidence that
you worked
hard on your
suitcase. There
is some
creativity. It is
fairly neat.
You have done
an average job.
Your suitcase is
done, but it
does not show
your very best
effort. It may
be sloppy and
does not show
creativity.
You turned in a
suitcase, but it
is definitely not
your best work.
It looks rushed,
thrown
together, and
sloppy. It does
not appear that
you put a lot of
effort into your
project.
Suitcase is not
completed.
Oral Report: Oral Communications Grade
A
B
C
You talk
clearly. You
pretend to be
your character.
You show
enthusiasm.
Your speech
sounds
prepared. You
do not rely on a
written speech.
You talk
clearly. You
pretend to be
your character.
You have some
enthusiasm.
Your speech
has been
practiced, but
you still use a
written speech.
You are
sometimes hard
to understand.
You don’t
pretend to be
your character.
You sound
bored. Your
speech has not
been practiced.
You rely on
reading your
whole speech.
D
You mumble
and the
audience can’t
hear you. You
don’t pretend to
be your
character. You
have not
practiced your
speech at all,
and stumble
while reading
the paper your
speech is on.
You are dressed You are dressed You are dressed You are not
up. Your
up. Your
up. Your
dressed up.
costume looks
costume looks
costume looks
as though you
as though you
as though you
put a lot of
put some
put little
thought into it. thought into it. thought into it.
F
You did not
prepare a
speech.
You are not
dressed up.
When is my project due?
Suitcases due: Monday, October 27th
Costumes due: Thursday, October 30th
Oral Presentation: Monday, October 27th
*You will not dress up for your oral presentation.
**At 1:30, we will have a grade level living library outside
to share our books and characters. (weather permitting)
Parents are welcome to come!