Novel Museum
Assignment
Expectations
You
will construct a 3D museum (mini) filled with artifacts relevant to your
novel. The museum will be a literary
‘tour’ of your novel: characters, key
events, setting, objects and items from the novel, etc. You will write a brief summary of your museum
and reasons for the artifacts inside.
It is expected that
your novel museum will be:
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3D – made out of a shoebox or a box of similar
size
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at least three walls
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a miniature representation
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filled with a variety of different kinds of
things, like mini-portraits, books, objects from your novel, a map of your
setting, exhibits and displays from your novel, etc.
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mostly handmade and constructed by you (in
other words – don’t buy little figurines from the dollar store and just glue
them in)
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fully decorated floor and walls
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colourful
Written Summary
Along
with your 3D museum, you will write a two page (or more) summary explaining
some of the best artifacts in your novel, why you chose them, and how they
relate specifically to the novel, characters, themes, etc. You need to use the summary to show off just
how much you know about your book and explain the logic for all of your choices
in constructing the museum.
How to Make the Outline
for this project
The
outline is worth 20 marks and is very important. Follow these instructions for your outline
and make sure you hand your outline in on time.
1.
Make a brainstorm web about all the possible
things you can put inside your museum.
You should have A LOT of ideas here!!
2.
Pick the best ideas on your brainstorm web and
write a short reason why you are using each of them.
3.
Make a list of things you have to make for your
museum and write an explanation beside each of how you are planning to make
them.
4.
Sketch a rough draft of what you are going to
put in your museum and where it will go.
Novel
Movie
Assignment
Expectations
You
will turn your novel into a movie. You
will write a proposal for the movie. You
will also select songs for the movie soundtrack and write a brief explanation
for your choices. Finally, you will
design the movie promotional poster.
Movie Proposal:
In
a typed two page (minimum) proposal you will suggest a plan to convert your
novel into a movie. Include a cover
page. Your proposal should be formatted
with the following headings:
Name of Movie: You can choose the same name as the
novel or a new movie name, but either way you will write three or four
sentences explaining why you choose this name and how it is ‘fitting’ for your
movie’s title.
Movie Genre: A few sentences explaining what genre of movie
this is and why you think so. (Horror,
Comedy, Drama, Documentary, Action, etc.)
Lead Actors: For each of your main characters, you will
pick an actor to play their role in the movie.
Give a brief paragraph summary of each of the main characters from the
novel, indicate which actor you want to play each character’s role, and give an
explanation of why you have picked each actor (how are they a good fit for the
character?)
Target Audience: In one paragraph, explain the target market
for the film. What is their age? gender? job?
income? interests?
lifestyle? Why will this group of
people find your movie appealing?
Setting: In one paragraph, explain the main setting
(time and place)for the movie, as well as any other locations the movie will
take place in. Is this movie set in the
present-day? past? future? What
locations? country? Explain how these
settings relate to the novel.
Plot: In two paragraphs, write a plot summary of
all the main/key events of the movie. You can make changes from the plot of the
novel, but if you do, be sure to explain how you changed the storyline from the
novel and explain why you did.
Movie Soundtrack: Make a list of at least five songs and the
song-artists who sing them for your movie soundtrack. These songs should have a clear connection to
the theme/moral message of your novel and appeal to your target audience. For each song, write one or two sentences
explaining why you chose it.
Promotional Poster:
You
will design the promotional poster for your movie. The poster should be on white paper or
construction paper, and include your movie’s name, the main actors names, a
slogan or catch-phrase to capture people’s interest in the movie, and an
image/drawing that is coloured.
How to Make the Outline
for this project
The
outline is worth 20 marks and is very important. Follow these instructions for your outline
and make sure you hand your outline in on time.
1.
Re-create this chart on a piece of lined paper
and fill it in with your brainstorming ideas.
Your chart should take up a full page and include a lot of draft written
ideas.
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Why
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2.
On a piece of blank paper, sketch the
promotional poster you want to make.
Graphic
Novel
Assignment
Expectations
You
will rewrite your novel with illustrations using the comic book format. Your graphic novel will tell the story from
beginning to end, using accurate information about key characters, events,
situations, conflicts and issues from the novel.
It is expected that
your graphic novel will have:
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a title page with the author and illustrator’s
names
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at least 5 full pages OR 25 text/illustration
boxes
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highly detailed, considerate, colourful
drawings
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typed or very
neatly written text
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text captions written underneath each drawing,
explaining the action in the drawing
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written in full complete sentences and adhere
to all spelling and grammar rules
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dialogue bubbles for the characters to speak,
where appropriate
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dream bubbles to represent the characters’
silent inner thoughts
It
is not necessary that you include every single event from your novel’s
storyline in your graphic novel. You
have to carefully pick and choose what events are most important in the novel
and convert them into the graphic novel format. To do this, you must consider what makes a
key event in a story:
1. Shows the
reader more info about a character
2. Moves the
storyline along
3. Creates or
resolves conflict
4. Reveals
theme
How to Make the Outline
for this project
The
outline is worth 20 marks and is very important. Follow these instructions for your outline
and make sure you hand your outline in on time.
1.
Make list of as many events from the story as
you can (25+), in chronological order
2.
From those, pick the 10-15 most important of
those events and edit your list
3.
Re-create the following table onto your own
paper and brainstorm to fill in it for ALL 10-15 key events from the novel:
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Event
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Why
it is important
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How
to represent it in the graphic novel format
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Novel
Board Game
Assignment
Expectations
You
will design and create a board game about your novel. Your board game will have a printed list of
clear instructions (“how to play”) and feature questions and content
specifically related to the novel.
It is expected that
your novel board game will have:
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a game name that is appropriate
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suggested players’ ages
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a large game board that is well designed and
decorated and visually appealing
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capacity for 2-6 players
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at minimum 20 game cards with trivia questions
from the novel, in their own container
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trivia questions in assorted formats
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board game pieces and designs that directly
connect to the novel
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typed or very
neatly written text on the trivia questions and anywhere else you have text
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a list of typed printed instructions for how to
play the game, one page
Printed Instructions
The
instructions should very clearly, step by step, explain how to play the
game. The instructions should be
numerated in order of each step and written in full complete sentences. The instructions should be printed on white
paper.
How to Make the Outline
for this project
The
outline is worth 20 marks and is very important. Follow these instructions for your outline
and make sure you hand your outline in on time.
1.
Brainstorm a list of draft 20 questions and
answers for the trivia questions
2.
Outline the draft playing rules and
instructions
3.
Sketch the game board design and layout
Novel
Guide
Assignment
Expectations
You
will write the student’s study guide to accompany the novel. Your guide will help struggling student
readers to better understand what is happening in the novel. Your novel guide should be typed, or very neatly printed!
It is expected that
your novel guide will have the following, each on their own page:
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a creative title page
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one-two pages all about the main characters
(summarize at least three characters in one or two paragraphs each: their age, gender, physical characteristics,
likes/dislikes, values, personality traits, interests, etc.)
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one plot diagram outlining all the key
events from the novel, in chronological order (and the plot diagram is properly
labeled)
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one or two paragraphs describing the setting
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a list of key vocabulary words that may be
unclear or too difficult for readers.
You should have at least 10 words from the novel, the chapter or page
number where they are found, and the definitions
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10 short answer discussion questions (and
suggested answers) to test readers and make sure they understand what is
important in the novel. Your questions
should center on:
§ the
characters and changes the characters go through
§ reasons why
characters do what they do and conflicts they have
§ the setting
and how it is important for the story
§ what happens
in the plot and what is important
§ the theme or
moral lessons in the novel
(questions should not
have “yes” or “no” answers)
How to Make the Outline
for this project
The
outline is worth 20 marks and is very important. Follow these instructions for your outline
and make sure you hand your outline in on time.
1.
Make a brainstorm web about each of your main
characters in order to create the character profiles. List as many words and ideas as you can to
describe each character.
2.
Make a draft list of all the key events from
your story and then create a large plot diagram to place the events on
3.
Look up several words from your novel that you
could use as vocabulary words and make a list
4.
Draft your discussion questions. Pretend you are writing a test about the
novel and you want to make sure your readers both read the novel and understood
what they read. What kind of questions
will you ask to make sure they understand?
