Ms. Dunham
English 12
*Choose ONE of the following projects to be completed by August 21, 2013.
*Your project must be completely finished and turned in at the beginning of your class period on August 21, 2013.
(must be recorded and put on DVD; make sure it is a good quality DVD and the volume is acceptable as well)
*Create a commercial that promotes the novel
 Include hints on characterization, setting, plot, and theme

Give a “pitch” for reading this book
 Must be at least 3 minutes long
*Do an interview with a character from the book

Write at least 15 questions you would ask one character from the novel
 Find someone to “play” the character while you ask the questions (or someone to interview you as the character)
*First person plot retelling
 Dress up as a main character and retell the plot from a first person point-ofview
 Must be at least 3 minutes long
*Develop a newscast of at least two climactic events in the novel.

Dress as a newscaster and use your best “television voice.”

Must be at least 3 minutes long
*Newspaper
 Include at least 5 news stories, 3 letters to the editor, 6 sales ads, and 4 classified ads about the characters from the novel
*Journal
 From the perspective of one of the main characters
 Include at least twenty journal entries

*Postcards
 Create a series of at least 10 postcards written by one or more of the main characters.

On one side draw and color a picture of a scene from the novel.

You need to use poster board or cardstock to make these postcards.
 Size needs to be o Rectangular o At least 3-1/2 inches high x 5 inches long o No more than 4-1/4 inches high x 6 inches long
 On the other side, write a short note from one character to another o Make sure to address the card and sign it
*Board game

Create a board game based on the novel o Include clearly written rules and all materials needed to play o This game must be functional and it has to be demonstrated to the teacher and class.
*Scrapbook
•Create a scrapbook as if you were any one of the main characters
•Draw or photograph people and events that show you understand the novel
•Include at least 10 pages
*Comic Strip
•Create a comic strip that summarizes the novel
•Include at least 10 different strips