Reading and Writing Workshop Project Lists

For this course, you will read five books in four different genres, and you will produce five projects/papers, one for each book. The projects have been divided into six different categories based on the Multiple Intelligences. ou will co!plete no !ore than two projects fro! any one of the Multiple Intelligence project lists.

"erbal/ #inguistic 'on( fiction Fiction

#ogical/ Mathe!atical

"isual/ $patial

%odily/ &inesthetic

Musical

'aturalist

)lternativ e *enres +lays

+oetry ,hoice( The!e

Please remember that, in the grading of all creative projects, I will be looking at the quality of the creative project and the quality of the paper that goes with the project. Quality Counts !ou may also do your own idea, provided you receive teacher approval.

Verbal/Linguistic Projects
%e a fa!ous author- .rite a scene fro! your book incorporating dialogue. our scene !ay be one that already occurs within the text but isn/t shared with us, or it !ay be a scene that doesn/t occur but could have happened. our scene !ust co!ply with what we know about the characters already. ou !ight incorporate notes on the setting and/or subtext of the characters. )fter you have written the scene, explain how it would have changed the outco!e of the text or our interpretation of one of the characters. 01(2 pages, typed3 ,reate our %ook4 The ,hildren/s %ook. This book should re(tell your story with age(appropriate adventures and language. %e sure to include illustrations for each !ajor action and plot point. ou will hand in both the children/s picture book and a brief paper e"plaining some of the choices that you made 05(1 typed pages3. .rite a talk show transcript- I!agine the characters of your book on a well(known talk show, and create the transcript of what happens. 6ecide what the the!e of your show will be4 forgive and forget7 $etting the record straight7 8eview the the!es and conflicts we/ve read about. our host !ust also end the show with a final co!!entary that offers us, your audience, so!e piece of insightful wisdo! that should be gained fro! your episode. 01(2 pages, typed3 .rite a short story that tells the tale of another character going through a si!ilar situation as the character in your text. 9ow are their situations si!ilar7 9ow are they different7 6o you place your new character in the sa!e setting as your book, or do you change things7 .hy7 0$hort $tory 1(2 pages, typed3 .rite a series of newspaper articles 0:(5;3 fro! the point of view of a secondary character or culture in your text. 0<(= pages, typed3 .rite journal entries 0:(5;3 for one of the characters appearing in your text including incidents before and after the ti!eline in the book. 0<(= pages, typed3

Logical/Mathematical Projects
,onstruct a detailed ti!eline of the plot points of your text on posterboard. In a brief paper, describe each event , and why it was a significant event that warranted inclusion on the ti!eline. 05(1 pages, typed3 Is your !ain character a good person7 +ut hi!/her on trial. >utline the argu!ents for the prosecution and the defense. >rgani?e your argu!ents and counter argu!ents in a logical !anner, one that you !ight use if you were in court. )lso, create a list of witnesses for each side and describe what you hope each will reveal to the jury. 01(2 pages, typed3. %eco!e Milton %radley- ou are the creator of our %ook4 The %oardga!e- ,reate pieces sy!bolically representing all of your characters 0at least five3. ,reate a ga!e in which you apply specific the!es fro! the novel. )cco!pany your ga!e with a set of rules and a written e"planation defending your choices. 05(1 pages, typed3

Musical Projects
,reate a soundtrack for your text. .ith your soundtrack 05;(5< songs3, you should also hand in a paper that e"plains 53 which scene in the book will each song appear over, <3 why you chose the songs that you chose and 13 why those songs are appropriate to those certain scenes. 01(2 pages typed3 .rite and perfor! an original song inspired by your text. The song should be at least < @ !inutes, and it should reflect the plot, the!e or characters fro! your text. .rite and perfor! an original rap inspired by your text. The song should be at least < @ !inutes, and it should reflect the plot, the!e or characters fro! your text.

6esign an advertising ca!paign to pro!ote the sale of our %ook4 The Movie- Include each of the following in your ca!paign4 an advertising jingle, a radio co!!ercial transcript, a !aga?ine or newspaper ad, and a bu!per sticker. %riefly e"plain how each product attracts your targeted audience and explain your choices 0colors, catchphrases, etc.3. 05(1 pages, typed3

Visual/Spatial Projects
6esign an advertising ca!paign to pro!ote the sale of our %ook4 The Movie- Include each of the following in your ca!paign4 a poster, a radio co!!ercial transcript, a !aga?ine or newspaper ad, and a bu!per sticker. %riefly explain how each product attracts your targeted audience and explain your choices 0colors, catchphrases, etc.3. 05(1 pages, typed3 ,reate a new jacket for the book, co!plete with illustrations and Auotes fro! reviewers. )cco!pany your jacket with a paper that explains the choices that you !ade. 05(1 pages, typed3 +retend you are staging a production of Your Book: The Play and you have been hired as the costu!er. ,reate drawings for six of the !ain characters. Make sure that costu!es are authentic for the ti!e period. )cco!pany your sketches with a paper that e"plains the choices that you !ade. 0<(= pages, typed3 ,reate a poster(si?e collage that illustrates one of the themes in the text. )cco!pany your collage with a written explanation of your choices. 05(1 pages, typed3 +retend you are staging a production of Your Book: The Play and you have been hired as the set designer. ,reate a drawing or !odel of the set. Include a budget that you will sub!it to the direct showing how !uch it will cost to build and dress the set. )cco!pany your sketch or !odel with a paper that e"plains the choices that you !ade. 0<(= pages, typed3 ,reate a !ini!u! of = 0BC553 sketches of scenes fro! your text. Include a brief e"planation of the scenes that you drew, why you chose those scenes as opposed to others, and the choices that you !ade in your drawings. 05(1 pages, typed3

Bodily/Kinesthetic Projects
,reate and present a sy!bolic character box- ) character box !ay be any type of container filled with carefully chosen everyday ite!s that represent a particular character in the play. The box !ust contain D(B ite!s that specifically represent your chosen characterEtheir personality, actions, thoughts, appearance, conflict, decisions, a!bitions, changes, etc. 'o photosEite!s only. )n e"planation must be included to justify the selection of each ite!. Finally, include a the!e song for your character. +rint out the lyrics and explain the connection of the !essage in the song to your character. 0<(= pages, typed3 .rite, !e!ori?e and deliver a <(!inute !onologue fro! one of your !ain characters. our !onologue should be accurate to the character and should include a brief description of the plot of your text. +lease provide a written copy. 6esign an advertising ca!paign to pro!ote the sale of our %ook4 The Movie- Include each of the following in your ca!paign4 a poster, a radio co!!ercial transcript, and a television co!!ercial. ou will perfor! both your radio co!!ercial and your television co!!ercial for the class. In a short paper, briefly explain how each product attracts your targeted audience and explain your choices 0colors, catchphrases, etc.3. 05(1 pages, typed3 Me!ori?e and dramatically narrate a poe!/portion of text fro! the book to the class. 05(< !inutes3

Naturalist Projects
%e a travel agent for your setting- ,reate a brochure advertising your setting as a new travel destination. +age 5E,hoose 1 characters fro! the book to act as tour guides. For each one, find or create a picture and give a brief description of each character and the special insights s/he !ay offer a tourist. +age <E,hoose three events fro! the book to depict as !ain attractions to experience during a week in this setting. )gain, for each event, create or find a picture 0or sy!bolic representation3 for the event and briefly describe the excite!ent or cultural value in Fliving the experience.G +age 1E,hoose three settings in which tourists !ight stay for the nights of their visit. ,onsider odd locations, too- +rovide a visual representation for each lodging option and briefly highlight the benefits 0or pitfalls3 of each. +retend you are staging an outdoor production of Your Book: The Play and you have been hired as the set designer. ,reate a drawing or !odel of the set. Include lists and descriptions of the different plants and ani!als that will be needed to !ake your production truly authentic. )cco!pany your sketch or !odel with a paper that explains the choices that you !ade. 0<(= pages, typed3 ,reate a !ini!u! of = 0BC553 sketches of natural settings fro! your text. Include a brief e"planation of the scenes that you drew, why you chose those scenes as opposed to others, and the choices that you !ade in your drawings. 05(1 pages, typed3

#very project must be accompanied by a one$page summary of the book and the self$selected vocabulary. %he vocabulary consists of five parts& definition 'w( part of speech), original sentence, synonym, antonym, visual representation. Please include the page number where you found the word.