| Book Cover!
· Summary—include at least two quotes. · About the Author · Review—why should someone read this book, what can we learn from it? · Blurbs · Appropriate Front and Back Graphics |
A-Z Book!
· 26 sentences—A-Z—that "capture" the book and its characters, themes, plot, lessons to be learned, ??! · Illustrated! · Bonus for good use of vocabulary words. |
| Add another Chapter!
· Use Mr. Yep's style / Moon Shadow as a narrator · Dialogue—modeled on the real thing. · 800+ words · Believable |
Poem "Cycle"
· 4-5 poems (with drafting, etc.) · 3-4 poems that really "capture" each character and one about the novel as whole and what we can learn from it. · Illustrations · 500 words (or thereabouts). |
| Newspaper, ca. 1903-1909!--Use These Ideas for
Starters!
· Stories and headlines from the novel · Interviews with characters · Stories that may have appeared at that time · Puzzles (using vocab. words) · Advice Columns from the era? · Earthquake reports? · ?????? |
Rubric for Grading--65 points
· Shows understanding of book, characters, themes, etc.[1-25] · Quality of work—correctness, neatness, etc. [1-25] · Creativity [1-15] |