***Character Cut-Out Book Project***
**Award Winner**
Due Date__________________________
Genre: Award Winning Fiction Novel. Examples of book awards are
Newbery Medal, Newbery Honor Book, Coretta Scott-King Award, Pura
Belpre Award. **There are many other children’s book awards. The
book you choose doesn’t have to be from the awards mentioned
above. Just make sure that the book you choose for your project
is an award winner.
Materials Needed: 1-piece of white tag board (22 x 28) I WILL GIVE
YOU THE PIECE OF TAG BOARD!! Other materials~ fabric, buttons,
paint, crayon, yarn, felt, ribbon, glitter, sequins, jewels. Anything that
you want to add to your cut-out to make it look as authentic as
possible.
Directions:
#1- Choose an award winning novel to read. Start reading ASAP.
Choose a main character form the story to focus on. Take notes as you
read about that character: appearance, actions, changes….etc.
#2- From the tag board make a “cut out” figure of the character that
you have chosen. (like a paper doll) Make sure your cut out is the size
of the tag board. *Dress your cut out to make it look as authentic as
possible*. Use some of the above listed materials. **If you don’t have
anything at home to use I will help you gather some items.**
#3- Make a medal to display somewhere on your character. On the
medal show the name of the award that your book won and the
year that the award was presented.
#4-You are going to choose three character traits that describe your
character.(Examples of personal qualities: courageous, loving, selfish,
greedy, friendly, proud, polite, intelligent etc.) Don’t write about
what they look like, I want to know about their personality.
**Write one paragraph for each character trait that you have
chosen. Make sure the traits you chose describe different qualities
that your character possess. Make sure you support your qualities
with facts, examples & details. Paragraphs need to be at least 5
sentences each.*
**3 Paragraphs Total**