Summer Reading 2012-2013

Summer Reading Assignment Presentations begin this Friday, August 31st You will be required to present the assignment you have completed to the entire class for 15% of your summer reading grade that will be factored into your 1st MP grade. Requirements for presentation: Speak clearly with good volume and exhibit a clear understanding of both your novel and the assignment that you completed. If you received a book from the school district, you will need to turn that book in on the day of your presentation.

Your project needs to reflect your understanding of the novel… THE MAIN IDEA: Your project needs to reflect your understanding of the novel…

Options: Assignment #1- Personal Narrative Essay Assignment #2- Chapter, Prologue, or Epilogue Assignment #3- Diorama, Mobile, Scrapbook or Game Assignment #4- Promotional Piece Assignment #5- Newspaper

Book Choices: 1. Grapes of Wrath- John Steinbeck 2. Dracula- Bram Stoker 3. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America- by Barbara Ehrenreich 4. A Prayer for Owen Meany- John Irving 5. The Joy Luck Club- Amy Tan 6. The Kite Runner- Khaled Hosseini

Movie Poster (promotional piece) Artistic/Creative/Neat Poster Size (not handout) Should include most of the following: Tagline Actors/Director Rating Review

Diorama Artistic/Creative Neat MUST BE IN 3D May be a scene from the book or an overall depiction

Mobile Must have movement Neat/Organized May Include: Literary Elements/Term and the Examples Pictures

Other choices: Personal Narrative- Theme of novel and how it relates to your life--- must be 3 pages; MLA format; typed New chapter/prologue/epilogue- must be 3 pages typed; MLA format Scrapbook- Artistic/Creative /Neat/Organized; Must have pictures! Game- Functional/Neat/Clear– Must have directions and game pieces Newspaper- Front page with 3 articles; typed; neat/organized

Recap… How can you show me that you read the novel through a creative project?