Global Literature Scrapbook
Required Components:
Front Cover: Title of the book, Author, Your Name. Include three elements from
the book (exs: a picture of the setting, a statement of the book’s central theme, etc.)
Page 1: Include a map of the region about which you read. What are 3-5 specific
things that you learned from the author about this region? What 1-3 questions do
you still have about the country or region?
Page 2: Using your four-square reading notes for help, write a concise summary of
the book that you read. One page, typed, double spaced.
Page 3: Who is the protagonist in the book that you read? Describe him or her.
Who is the main antagonist in the book? Describe him or her. In a few sentences,
explain the central conflict in the book and explain the type of conflict it is (ex:
human vs. human). Please use the following terminology in your explanation
(antagonist, protagonist, central conflict). You will write this page with words but
can add
visuals if you would like.
Page 4: Choose the most important page from your book and thoroughly annotate
the text.
Page 5: What is beautiful about the country about which you read? What is
beautiful/unique/special about the human beings? Think about various aspects of
culture and landscape: traditions, family dynamics, food, art, school, work, religion,
and the physical and emotional landscape, etc. Use specific details from the book.
One page, minimum.
Page 6: Include a powerful newspaper or magazine article that addresses a current
issue in the country or region in which your book is set. Paragraph: What did you
learn about the culture? Paragraph: Are the ideas in the article similar or different
from what you read in the book? Make your explanation thorough using evidence
from both the article and the book. Minimum = two well-developed paragraphs
(double spaced, 12 point font)
Page 7: What artifact or souvenir would best symbolize the main character’s
personality? Include the artifact (and/or a picture of it) and an explanation on your
scrapbook page. This should be one page (with the picture taking up less than half
of the page).
Page 8: Creative Writing. Examples: Write a letter or a diary entry from a
character, expand or rewrite the ending, write your own piece based on an idea in
the book. One page, minimum.
Page 9: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a document that the United
Nations adopted after World War II as an expression of the rights to which all
human beings are entitled. Here are some links to access the Universal Declaration:
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/edumat/hreduseries/TB3/appendices/kidsversi
on.htm
http://www.eycb.coe.int/compasito/chapter_6/pdf/1.pdf
http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/what-are-human-rights/universaldeclaration-of-human-rights/articles-1-15.html
And here is the original version: http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
Using the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a lens, think about human rights
in your book.
a. How did this book help you to understand in what ways human rights are
violated and/or upheld?
b. What do you see as your role in the global community? If you could give a gift
to the country about which you are reading, what gift(s) would you give? What
does the country need? In what ways could we help?
You should write this page as either a letter to someone in the country or a letter to
Ban Ki-moon of South Korea, who is the secretary-general (head) of the United
Nations. At least one page, minimum.
---------------------------------Choice Pages!
Choose at least two of the following as additional pages in your scrapbook.
These will be placed after page nine.
Challenge/Enrichment: Choose more than two and/or select at least one with
**.
1) Find another article on either your country or an issue that occurs in your book.
Write about it, following the directions for Page 6.
**2) Of the four major themes of social studies (economics, government, religion,
geography), consider two. Here are some questions to consider:
Economics
● Does the movement of goods, people and ideas play a role in your story?
● How does Maslow's Hierarchy or class divisions play a role in your story?
● How are the resources distributed and is this a significant piece of the events of
the story?
Government
● What is the political structure that exists in the story that you read? Does the
form of government play a significant role? If so, how?
Religion
● For your country, research and write about the predominant, religious
institutions or influences.
● Is religion a part of the story? If so, how? For example, in your country, what
percentage of the population in the country practices X religion?
Geography
● How does the landscape and/or climate impact the people in your book?
● How does the movement of goods, people, and ideas play a role in your story?
● How are goods, ideas, and people moved into and out of the country/region of
your book?
**3) Looking at the six major topics in Humanity and the Environment (disease, food
security, population, water, climate change, deforestation), what connections can
you make between the ideas in your book and that project? For example, does food
insecurity play a role in your book? If so, how?
4) Write a response in which you make connections to what you have learned in
another class (other than social studies).
5) Draw three pivotal scenes in the book. Include a short explanation with the scene.
**6) Become a global activist: interview someone involved in an issue from your
book, read blogs or websites hosted by people who are making a difference with an
issue in your book, and/or research an activist, present or past, who made a
difference in that country. Record what you learn. You might also write a plan for
what YOU will do to become a global activist.
**7) What is the most important philosophical question that the book addresses?
Write a letter to the author about this question, as it plays out in the book, in your
life experiences, and in our world.
8) Create a book trailer. What is your book about? What issues are contained
wherein? Should we read it? 2-3 minutes, maximum
9) Create a Google Lit Trip. See Ms. Fogarty in the library to set up an appointment
for help.
**10) Write a response in which you make connections to Of Mice and Men.
**11) If you read more than one book, find connections between your books and
create a written and/or visual display of those connections.
12) Research and attach at least two recipes that are native to your culture. Then,
cook one of them for our literary salon. No peanuts or tree nuts.
13) Choose a section of your book to rewrite in graphic novel form.
14) Consider the following questions: From whose point of view do we experience the
story? How does the point of view affect our response to or our understanding of the
story? Rewrite a section of the text from an alternate point of view.
**15) Think of your own idea for a scrapbook page and get approval from your
literacy teacher.
You will be sharing your Global Literature Scrapbook at our Global Literature
Salon / Tea Party.