the five people you meet in heaven
project based inquiry
each character in the five people you meet in heaven has had an important
interaction with eddie at ruby pier. using the text, create a booklet
including each of the five people he meets. make sure you include a
picture, their “story,” how they impacted eddie’s life and their rank of
importance in eddie’s life. this will be like a mini-scrapbook.
if you were in eddie’s position and were going to meet five people in heaven,
who would the five people be? create a display of the five people with
photos/pictures and at least half a page description as to 1) why you
would be meeting them, 2) their rank, 3) their “story”, 4) how they impacted
your life and 5) what their part of heaven would be like.
eddie had a lot if impacting people in his life and developed a lot of memories
in his time spent on earth. create a display of memorabilia from eddie’s
life. you must include at least eight items that are representative of his life.
with each item, please include an index card with a description of the piece of
memorabilia and its relevance to eddie’s life.
“this is not your heaven, it’s mine.” each of the five people eddie meets says
this to him upon hearing their stories. many believe heaven is in the eye of
the beholder and varies based on the individual. if you were to imagine your
own heaven, what would it look like? create a visual of your heaven
(picture, model, powerpoint tour, etc.) and describe the different aspects
of it, explaining the significance of each of the traits of your heaven.
the ruby pier was the “hot spot” during eddie’s youth. the author of the five
people you meet in heaven gives vivid descriptions of the ruby pier,
discussing each of the rides there, the location, the smells, the sights. create a
model of the ruby pier based on the description from the novel. the
model should be 3-D and accurate to the text.
write a series of letters from eddie to each of the five people he meets in
heaven. each letter must be at least a page typed (single spaced, no bigger
than 12 font). there should be a letter to the blue man, the captain,
marguerite, ruby and tala. each letter should include information and
dialogue pertinent to the novel.
write a book review of the novel for the hoof print newspaper. include a
summary section, your personal reaction to the novel, testimonials from
others and at least two photos/pictures. the review should be at least two
pages long, double spaced, times new roman font in size 12.
interview an elder of yours, discussing the following five lessons from
the novel. in your interview, make sure you document the responses just as
the speaker states them. using the information derived from the interview,
write a paper/essay on the findings. you may do this in paper format,
powerpoint, brochure, etc. as long as it is organized, neat and on topic. make
sure to include the interviewee’s name, position/job, relation to you, date
and time of the interview and a contact e-mail or phone number. make sure
you quote the interviewee properly; switching around their statements is
plagiarism!
1. “your voice will come. we all go through the same thing. you
cannot talk when you first arrive. It helps you listen.”
2. “people often belittle the place where they were born. but
heaven can be found in the most unlikely corners and heaven
itself has many steps.”
3. “that there are random acts. that we are all connected. that you
can no more separate one life from another than you can
separate a breeze from the wind.”
4. “SACRIFICE. you made one. i made one. we all make them. but
you were angry over yours. you kept thinking about what you
lost. sacrifice is a part of life. it’s supposed to be. it’s not
something to regret. it’s something to aspire to.”
5. “holding anger is a poison. it east you from inside. we think
that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us
but hatred is a curved blade and the harm we do, we do to
ourselves.”
any other project per the novel that you have in mind you may do after
you have the idea approved by me first!
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