English 5,6h
Book Project
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Summer Choice Book
American Classic Novel
American Classic Novel
Literature Circle Choice Book
Due
Due
Due
Due
Monday, October 15th
Monday, December 10th
Monday, February 25th
Monday, May 6th
Book reports consist of a combination of the projects below that totals 200 points.
Choose a combination that equals 100 or more points. 100x=200
1. DRAW – Sketch and color or paint a picture of one of the significant settings or
happenings in your book. Explain the situation depicted with at least nine (9) sentences. You
may NOT use notebook paper. (20 points)
2. OBITUARY - Write an obituary for a character in your book. Don’t forget to include the
date and place of birth, date of death, a recap of a person's education and
accomplishments, a list of his/her survivors, and notice of services to be held. Check the
newspaper for examples. Obituaries must be typed. (10 points)
3. BOOK COVER - Make a book cover related to your novel. You must include inside and
outside flaps. In your own words, write a summary of the book on the flaps. (20 points)
4. ONLINE REVIEW - Write an online review for your book for Amazon.com or
BarnesandNoble.com. Your review must be a minimum of two paragraphs and should include a
brief summary of the book without giving away the ending and your reaction to the book.
Please read the online rules for writing a review. After you write your review online, you will
be asked to preview the review. Print the preview page to hand in for your book report. You
should decide whether you wish to submit the review. If you submit the review, and it is
published on the book's web page, you may print that page instead of the preview page to
submit for the report. (20 points)
5. TIMELINE - Make a timeline of events in the book. A timeline must include TIME and a
LINE. Time can be noted by dates, months, seasons or years. Include at least 10 events
from the story. (10 points)
6. BROWN BAG SPEECH – Bring a brown bag with various items in it that represent your
book in some way. Choose items that symbolize all of the following in the story: (50 pts)
1. main character
2. secondary character(s)
3. setting
4. main conflict
5. climax
6. resolution
7. theme
8. a major event
7. TIME CAPSULE - Imagine that a character or group of characters were to create a
time capsule of significant items representing the events of the book or their lives in
general. Make a list of the 10 items and explain why each was chosen. List must be typed.
(20 points)
8. DEFINITIONS - Pick 15 words from your book that are unfamiliar to you. Write their
definitions AND use each one in a sentence. Make sure that you are using the same part of
speech in both the definition and the related sentence. (30 points)
9. MOVIES - MGM has decided to make a movie of your book! Cast it with well-known actors
and actresses. Design a movie poster that shows a scene from the book, lists the actors,
and gives a brief description of the plot. The poster should be at least one half of a
standard size poster board. (30 points)
10. LETTER TO AUTHOR - Using correct friendly letter form, write a letter to the author
of your book explaining your reaction, expressing your opinions and/or asking questions
about the book. Use specific examples from the book. Letters must be typed. Three
paragraphs. (20 points)
11. COMIC STRIP -Draw a comic strip depicting events from your book. Color it and make
sure each cell has a descriptive sentence. (25 points)
12. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE - Find 15 examples of figurative language (similes, metaphors,
personification, etc.) in your book. Write out the sentence containing the figure of speech,
give its page number, and identify the type of figurative language demonstrated. Page of
examples must be typed. (30 points)
13. JOB APPLICATION - Choose a job for which a character from your book would be
qualified. Write a business letter (see me for help if needed) applying for the job as if you
were the character. You may want to include information on the character’s education, job
experience, and any other details about the character’s life experiences that make him/her
a good candidate for the job. Letters must be typed. Three paragraphs.
(20 points)
14. LETTER TO THE EDITOR - Write a business letter to the editor of the Herald and
Review or The News-Gazette giving your opinion of an important issue raised in your book.
See the Opinion page of the paper for examples and for information on how to submit a
letter to the editor. Letter must be typed. Three paragraphs. (20 points)
15. ART - Make a collage, mobile, clay figures, mask, diorama etc. to represent your book
AND type a paragraph to explain the work. THIS IS NOT A DRAWING (30 points)
16. CHARACTER JOURNAL - Imagine that you are a character in your book. Write three
journal/diary entries as that character. Entries must be dated appropriately and relate to
situations in your book. Make sure the entries help to reveal the character’s thoughts and
feelings and to explain the plot. Each entry should be at least one paragraph and must be
typed. (20 points)
17. BIOGRAPHY - Write a biography of one of the characters. Information can include
details about the character’s family, childhood, upbringing, personality, influences,
important experiences that have affected him/her in some way, friends, education, jobs,
and anything else that will help the reader to understand the character better. Biographies
must be typed. Four paragraphs. (25 points)
18. TRAVEL BROCHURE - Create a pamphlet for people interested in 'visiting' the setting
of your book. The brochure should be folded into thirds and include pictures and written
descriptions. Flaps and the inside of the brochure should have pictures and descriptions.
Describe some of the people that the travelers are likely to meet, activities in which they
can participate, how they should dress, and any other information they will need when
visiting. 10 sentences. (40 points)
19. NEWS STORY - Write a front-page news story about an important incident from your
book. You must include details about the incident and quotations from appropriate
individuals. Quotations should be contained within paragraphs. Stories must be typed. Five
paragraphs. (25 points)
20. REWRITE A SCENE - Choose a scene from the book and rewrite it in a different
setting, from a different character’s point of view, or change the outcome. At the top of
the page give the page number of the book on which the scene begins and write one or two
sentences describing the scene in the book AND how you have changed it. All of the writing
must be your original work. DO NOT copy paragraphs from the book. Scenes must be typed.
Five paragraphs. (30 points)
21. SEQUEL - Write an additional 'chapter' for the book showing what happens to the main
characters after the book ends. At the top of the page write one or two sentences
describing how the book actually ends. All of the writing must be your original work. DO
NOT copy paragraphs from the book. Sequels must be typed. Seven paragraphs. (40 points)
22. NEW ENDING - Write a different ending for the book. At the top of the page write
one or two sentences describing how your ending differs from the author's ending. All of
the writing must be your original work. DO NOT copy paragraphs from the book. Endings
must be typed. Seven paragraphs. (40 points)
23. DRESS LIKE A CHARACTER – Dress up as one of the characters in your book and tell
the story from that character’s point of view. Do not give away the ending! Also, give the
class a brief autobiography – tell us about your family, where you live, etc. Your dress must
reflect your character’s age, the time period in which he/she lived, social status, etc. (40
points)
24. FOOD PREPARATION – Prepare a food dish from the region or time period of the
story. Write a minimum of a one paragraph written explanation of how the dish you prepared
goes with the story with internal citation from your book (share this info with the class and
give a written copy to me) and bring in the recipe you used. You must also have
cups/plates/utensils if they are needed for your dish (50 points).
25. CHILDREN’S BOOK – Rewrite the story as a picture book or children’s book. Use simple
vocabulary and pictures so that it may be enjoyed by younger students. Be prepared to
read/share your book with the class. (50 points)
Other Rules
1) You have to reach 100 points; however, you may go over 100 points. You can go over up to
20 points for extra credit.
2) Speeches/oral report grades will be based on the following criteria: knowledge of the
book, number of important details given, preparations and overall presentation.
3) The above descriptions are just ideas. If you have other suggestions for projects, please
discuss them with me.
4) Make sure you have the proper heading, the title of your assignment, and the title
of the book you read on all of your work.
Tim McGraw
Ms. Luttman
Period 3
September 12, 2012
Main St. – Children’s Book
5. Absolutely, no late assignments will be accepted.