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seven! One of our first responsibilities for this new school
year is to share our summer reading selections. You were asked to
read a minimum of THREE books over
the summer vacation. You could have selected your novels from the
Milford Schools Summer Reading List or from any other source that contained
interesting titles or your favorite authors. If you are still searching
for that favorite book, try these links.
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/spring00/kaplan.html http://www.ala.org/booklist/v96/005.html http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/bestofbest2000.html You were asked to keep track
of the characters, plots and settings of your books. Please use this essential
information to construct your final projects. To help you plan your
presentations, several suggestions are offered to you. You may use
these suggestions or invent your own presentation using the critical information
from your novel. Please be sure to keep plot twists and surprise
endings a surprise!
Suggestion
#1
SUMMARY
Fill in this graphic organizer, or any organizer
of your choice with essential information
All of your projects should include a recommendation. Should others
read this book? Please explain why or why not. Don't forget
to give yourself credit. Your name and date should appear on each
project.
Suggestion #2
NEWSPAPER
Create a newspaper using the essential information from your book. Summarize the plot of your story as a newspaper article. Describe the weather in another section. Write a feature story about one of the main characters. Include a drawing of that character. Write an editorial about a conflict within the novel. Add two or three advertisements that are important to the story. Advertise the novel! Good luck! Suggestion #3 POSTER Make a poster depicting a literary scene from your novel. Give thought to all the important information in your book. Please place the title and author in a prominent location on the posterboard. Illlustrate the scene by including clues that describe the setting (time and place), the characters (characteristics and personality), and a hint about the plot. Include a caption that explains your scene. Be creative! Decorate with color and artistic materials. Posters will be displayed in our hallways. Have fun! Suggestion #4
POTTER POETRY (Harry Haiku)
Using essential information from your novel, create original poetry. Your poem may be from a character's point of view, autobiographical , or it may be a Personification Poem . You might choose to do an Acrostic Poem , a Cinquain, Diamonte, or a Haiku http://www.berkeleyprep.org/lower/fourth/writing/old_favorites.htm. You might even consider your own creation. Illustrations
are encouraged. Be creative!
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