Crap
I have not started working on any of my summer reading assignments. Not at all.
School resumes the 19th of August, and I have not even put a dent in The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley. I actually don't even have a copy of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, while I'm being very honest. I've finally secured a copy of the assignment list, though, and in case my computer crashes and I lose it, I am transcribing it here, because it took me way too long to find it.
Essay - Required for one of the two selections
Content Requirements
- 2-3 paragraphs*: Summary of plot including in-depth description of setting, theme, and lessons
- 2-3 paragraphs: Pick 2 characters and describe them in detail. These descriptions should include, but are not limited to, appearance, ideas, general outlook on life, and how they either fit in the novel or help with the plot. Cite specific page number where you arrived at these conclusions for each character.
- 1-2 paragraphs: Explain why you believe that this book was chosen for a course on American literature.
- Author's real purpose for writing this book. (Not a guess. Research and cite sources.)
- 1-2 paragraphs: Looking at the copyright of the Novel, what was going on in American history during the time of it’s writing?
- 1 paragraph: Who would(n't) you recommend this book to? Why?
- Minimum 3 pages
- 12 pt. Times New Roman font
- Double-spaced
- 1" margins all around
- Cover sheet: Your name, book title, ISBN # (0-345-37671-4), date
- The above information should not appear anywhere else in your essay (i.e. cannot be used for space-filler/fluff)
- Black ink, white paper
Summer Reading Project - Required for the second selection
Project options
1) The map
- Using a very large poster board, create a map of the settings of the novel. Plot the characters' movements through the setting, and post specific quotes from the novel where significant actions took place. You must plot at least 7 characters, and at least 10 scenes from the novel. On the back, attach a typed detailed paragraph (6-8 sentences) explanation for each scene.
2) The fairy tale
- Pick 4 specific characters, and write a “Once upon a time” fairy tale for each character. Using the personality and actions that happen in the book, must be portrayed in this fairy tale. Full color pictures (drawn, not computer generated) must accompany every page of all fairy tales. A fairy tale is just not a fairy tale if it doesn’t have the pictures to explain what is going on. Each fairy tale must be at least 2 pages typed, Times New Roman, size 12 font, double spaced, so each fairy tale will be a minimum of 4 pages (2 or more pages are the story, 2 or more pages are pictures)
3) The script
- Because directors are allowed to have a certain amount of creative license with novels, this is a very creative choice. Write a movie/TV script with 90% of the characters left in it (Remember, a TV show is 30 minutes long or about 15 pages) It has to be in script format where each person says a line(see Shakespearean plays) and the setting is explained. At the end explain why you changed the items the way you did.
4) The drawings
- Pick 5 scenes and depict them as drawings on a poster board. The drawings must be as detailed as possible and there can be no white left on the poster board. On the back attach a typed explanation of each of the scenes and an explanation of the scene's significance in the book (6-8 sentences per scene).
5) The test
- You are the teacher. Create and take a test on the book. There must be 40 multiple choice(a, b, c, d) questions, 10 true false questions, 10 fill in the blank questions, 20 short answer questions, and 2 essay questions. No question can be asked about the same topic. The questions (and your answers to the questions, including the essays) must be typed.
6) The poem
- Create a 100 line poem with a specific rhyme scheme that describes 5 of the main characters, one of the themes in the book, and 2-3 scenes.
