1. BOOK OF LIFE
You are to create a book of your past and present. You will also be asked to speculate on your future. This book will include:
A biography(body of book)
Table of contents
Family tree
Timeline of events
Pictures, photos, and/or illustrations And more

2. Basic & Format Instructions
Book of Life is DUE Monday. March 20th Worth 25% of your grade.
Books should be typed, double spaced, in Times New Roman, font size 12-14, (Exception: chapter headings)
Pages of the book must be bound & covered
Pages may not be stapled.
Books must be titled & covers decorated.

3. Additional Requirements
If you complete all minimum assigned work on this project you will earn an %.
To get a higher grade you must do more
Add to assigned work; extras effort/work; creativity
WOW factor- how your book stands out from others.
REMEMBER MORE IS GOOD! Less is bad.

4. TIMELINE
You need to make a timeline of your life with at least 10 significant events on it.
Then pick 5 of the 10 events from the timeline and explain them and their significance on your life. 1 Paragraph each.
Include at least two pictures, photos, or illustrations

5. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Every section of the book should be assigned page number or numbers.
All section page number or numbers must be included in the table of contents
Every page in the book should be assigned a number

6. FAMILY TREE or CHART Your family tree or chart needs to include:
1. you; 2. your parents or guardians; 3. siblings; 4. grandparents both maternal & paternal;
5. great grandparents on both sides (if possible).
Each family member entry should include:
Date of birth & place of birth (city, state)
Templates or models of trees or charts are available from Mrs. Harman.
Or create your own tree or chart.

7. Create a crest that includes:
Values Crest
Values Crest
NO FAMILY
CRESTS!
Create a crest that includes:
Values you hold
Beliefs you live by
Characteristics you hope others see in you.
use symbols, icons, color, etc. (one word per value, belief, or characteristic)

8. (Remember more is good! Less is bad.)
CHAPTERS/SECTIONS
Chapter/section in this book needs to include
past chapter
present chapter
future chapter
(Then, Now, & Later) or any title you want to give them.
Chapters content will be a series of sentence starters which you will complete. (Minimum)
For higher grade expand sentence to paragraphs.
(Remember more is good! Less is bad.)

9. PAST SECTION Sentence starters
My favorite teacher in elementary school was… the reasons are…
My favorite teacher in middle school was… the reasons are…
A memory before I was 10…
The scariest moment in my early life…
Something I used to believe but no longer do…
Something I might change if I could…

10. PAST Sentence starters con’t
My favorite family memory from my early year is…
My best friend in elementary was…
The time when I was embarrassed, but now I laugh about it was…
The person I want to grow up and be like is… because…
Must include at least 2 pictures, photos, or illustrations

11. Present sentence starters
Physical description
Some of my favorite phrases today are…
What was or will your 15th birthday be like…
3 things I like very much…3 things I don’t like…
An average day in my life consists of… (describe a typical day)
I get angry when…
Fears I have…

12. Present starters con’t
My favorite hobbies or free time activities are…
My friends today are… (give 1st & last name)
School is…
Things I want to accomplish…
I wish I could spend more time…
My favorite place is…because…
My favorite T.V. show or movie is…

13. Present starters con’t
The holiday I enjoy the most is…because…
My favorite food is…The food I dislike eating…
The type of clothes I like to wear are
The things I value most are…
My favorite personality is(singer, actor, sports)
My favorite song is…because…
The motto I live by is…
Include at least 2 pictures, photos, or illustrations

14. FUTURE sentence starters
Dreams I have and hope to realize…
My plans after I graduate from BHS are…
The profession or job I want…
The place I’d like to live…
Places I would like to travel and see are…
Hobbies or free time activities I want to do as an adult…

15. FUTURE starters con’t Marriage is… The family I’d like to have is…
Goals I would like to achieve as an adult are…
The kind of world I hope will exist is…
At least one illustration
REMEMBER MORE IS GOOD! Less is bad.

16. Book of Life Evaluation
The following are the criteria on which the Book of Life will be graded. This should be used as a check list when putting your book together.
COVER- reflects the contents, bound, pictures on the cover (3%)
TITLE PAGE- author’s name, copyright date, dedication (2%)
TABLE OF CONTENTS- list page #s of contents of book (5%)
INTRODUCTION- describe steps you took to put your book together (5%)
FAMILY TREE- a tree or chart showing your heritage. (10%)
TIMELINE- a timeline with at least 10 events (5%)
FIVE EVENTS- 5 events from timeline explained in 1/more paragraphs (5%)
BIOGRAPHY/BODY OF THE BOOK- This includes the sentence starters, should be paragraph or more. Also, Value/Family crest and photos(current photo must be included) & , pictures, and illustrations. (50%)
OVERALL PERFORMACE- extra effort, creativity, exceeding the requirements, How you WOW me! (15%)