Final Project Walk Two Moons

Story Behind Your Name On page 7, Salamanca explains that she was supposed to be named “Seneca” which “was the name of the Indian tribe to which [her] great-greatgrandmother belonged,” but her parents mistakenly named her “Salamanca.” • What is the story behind your name? Are you named after a relative, a friend, or a film or music star? You might ask your parents how they chose your name. • What does your name mean? Consult a book of baby names or the Internet to discover the meaning behind your name and the language from which it originates. • Record your name’s story in your journal. Must be a page in length and include some personal narrative.

Vocabulary Choose 5 “chunks” Choose words you don’t already know Each vocabulary word should have the page number, definition according to the context in the book and part of speech 5 double journal entries should be filled out for each chunk, because they are in close chapters in the novel

Chapters 1-3: chisel (3), extensively (9), defiance (15) Chapters 4-6: remarkable (22), cadaver (22), museli (30) Chapters 7-10: precisely (37), mussed (43), shrapnel (54) Chapters 11-12: lunatic (65), agenda (70), peace pipe (73) Chapters 13-17: manna (81), rhododendron (84), cantankerous (98) Chapters 18-20: alternator (108), Prometheus (117), flinch (125) Chapters 21-24: duplicate (130), cardigan (132), ornery (141) Chapters 25-28: whomping (158), cholesterol (159), thumpingly (169) Chapters 29-31: adhesive (186), Braille (191), peculible (198) Chapters 32-35: mule (205), nonchalantly (205), grating (224) Chapters 36-39: percolating (234), extensively (240), noble (249) Chapters 40-42: mischievous (253), peculiable (254), stillborn (257) Chapters 43-44: despairing (270), evolved (276), wielding (277)

Quotes What Does It Mean? The saying "Do not judge your neighbor until you have walked two moons in their moccasins" is an old Cheyenne proverb that had significant meaning in the story. The Native Americans came up with many such sayings and proverbs. Research 8 Native American proverbs. Put them in a list and include the following information: The actual quote The person who said it or tribe it originated from What the saying means in your own words Notice that many of the proverbs use language and symbols that are similar to things found in Native American culture (hunting, nature, animals, ect.) Create 4 of your own proverbs using language and symbols that are familiar to your daily life/ culture. Be sure to make it short (no more than a sentence or two) and school appropriate. One of the four sayings can be your own version of the "walking two moons in one's moccasins" proverb. Beneath each saying, write a paragraph explaining how this saying can benefit your life as well as the culture you live in. Naturalist, Intrapersonal and Existential Intelligences

Journals Don't Read My..... Sal's teacher Mr. Birkway has her entire class create journals to reflect their thoughts. While we hear some excerpt of things that are said in the book, we do not actually know what the full entries are. Based off of some of the excerpts that are in the book and what you know about the characters, create a full journal entry that is at least 1 page in length. This requires you to write from the point of view of that character, so consider their emotional state, feelings about the other characters, motives and what they know. Choose at least 2 characters to create entries for. You can insert the parts of the journal entries actually present in the book. Alternative option: Create one of your journal entries for a character that does not have a journal excerpt. This can include adult characters. Pick an event from the book to write the entry about and write it from their point of view. Verbal and Interpersonal Intelligences

Reality TV There are many dramatic scenes full of emotion that are found in Walk Two Moons. In groups of 5 or less, create a video or perform a skit of one dramatic scene described in the book. (Examples: Mrs. Winterbottom introducing her first son, the journals being read aloud, ect.) Perform the excerpt using dialogue as found in the book, but fill in the spaces with your own dialogue. The skit should be in the style of a reality television show (aka Survivor, Big Brother) meaning that at different points throughout the skit, stop the action and have a character provide commentary on the situation. Each participating character must provide commentary at some point during the skit at least once. Feel free to make the commentary serious or humorous. Skits should last at least 5 minutes, no more than 7. Kinesthetic and Interpersonal Intelligences

Theme Song Tune Time A movie producer wants to take "Walk Two Moons" and make it the next Hollywood hit. You are a songwriter and must create the main song for the movie. Using the symbols in the book, create a song from Sal's point of view that can encompass the entire book. See me if you have an alternative idea that I can approve. The song should have at the least 4 verses plus chorus or have 10 four-or-more stanzas of freeverse. Post your song lyrics on a poster with pictures of your symbols used or create a presentation of the lyrics and graphics. You will present the lyrics to the class and may put them to music if you want. After the lyrics are presented, you must provide artist's commentary as to why you used certain words/ symbols and answer your fans' questions about the song. Musical, Linguistic and Visual Intelligences

Jeopardy Game Design a jeopardy game based on the events of Walk Two Moons You need to have 4-5 different categories with five questions in each category. Be sure to write your questions in proper Jeopardy format, where the answer is in the form of a question. Create the game on giant posterboard for display.

There’s an App for that…. Design an ipod touch or phone with ten “apps” that would have been useful in Walk Two Moons. You will need to write a few sentences for each application explaining what it is, how it works, and how it would relate to the W2M story. Get a sheet from me so that you can design the app using graphics like real apps use.

Travel Brochure Create a travel brochure for one of the places that Sal and her grandparents visited in the novel. You will need to research the place and include 4 to 6 pictures of it for the brochure. Brochures should be created on the computer.

Choosing from the menu Choose three menu items. Jeopardy Quotes (w) Name story Song Reality TV Vocabulary Travel Brochure Apps Journal Entries Choose three menu items. Choose horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. All items except Song, Jeopardy, and Reality TV are individual projects. Items with (w) are writing intensive.

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