Fiction Movie Ad Project

Fiction Choice Follow-up--Movie Ad Objective: Using PowerPoint, create an ad formatted like a movie ad promoting your fiction book. Check out examples in the newspaper for ideas on layout. Criteria: Title/Author (10 pts) 3 Sentence Summary (15 points) draft using flow map—beginning/middle/end no run-ons! Reviews (50 pts) minimum of 3 original…that means you make them up! credited multiple sentences content/literary element focus…theme, characterization, climax, figurative language/imagery descriptive/connotative language MLA Citation (10 pts) Overall Appeal (15 pts) spatial arrangement*graphics/backgroundcolor/font choices *all required info is on one page/slide

The Three Sentence Summary: Create a flow map summarizing each part of your novel first and write that in the appropriate box. Then combine the important information from the box into one sentence. Do this for each box. Put the sentence in order. When finished, you have a 3 sentence summary. beginningend middle 3 sentence summary

edit/revise Summary –Is it three sentences only? Are the sentences run-ons? –Is everything clear to you, the reader? Do you have any questions that were unanswered? –Is it interesting? Does it make you want to read the book? Reviews –Can you tell which aspect they are reviewing? (plot, characters, etc.) –Do they use descriptive words that give you clues as to what kind of book this is? –Are the reviews positive? –Is it written in complete sentences? (4-7 each) –Each review should start differently, do they?

Bradbury’s classic story “All Summer in a Day” illustrates the challenges of adapting to new environments and the dangers of not understanding and accepting those dealing with such challenges. The reader shares Margot’s pain when it’s realized her one chance to see the sun has been taken from her by her jealous peers. ~Ima Reader Books Galore Ray Bradbury’s Though shunned by her peers, new arrival Margot looks forward with her classmates to the sun finally shining on perpetually rainy Venus. Having tired of her reminisces of the sun’s warmth and glory, the students’ harassment goes too far when they lock her in closet, forgetting about her until she has missed the sun. Bradbury, Ray. “All Summer in a Day.” PH Literature. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc., Print. J. Boyle-Spears