I am reading the great gatsby and there is a assignment with it
The Hero Literature Circle Projects www.bn.com Novel Options 1984 by George Orwell Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain The Crucible by Arthur Miller Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Purpose In order to demonstrate your understanding of the chosen novel, you will complete a series of activities. Literature Circle Roles Discussion Leader- Develop a list of questions for each chapter that you think your group should discuss. Create thought provoking, literal, interpretive, and universal questions. You will be in charge of leading the discussion that day. Literature Circle Roles Diction Detective- Carefully examine the diction (word choice) in each chapter. Search for words, phrases, and passages that are especially descriptive, powerful, funny, thought-provoking, surprising, or even confusing. You will also be looking for literary devices, such as figurative language, author’s purpose, tone, mood, etc. Literature Circle Roles Bridge Builder- Build bridges (make connections: text to text, text to world, text to self) between the events of the book and other people, places, or events in school, the community, or your own life. Make predictions about what might happen based on what has already happened. Look for character’s internal and external conflicts and the way these conflicts influence their actions. Literature Circle Roles Reporter- Identify and report on the key points of the assigned chapters. Make list or write a summary that describes how the writer develops the setting, plot, and characters in each chapter of the book. Share your report at the beginning of the group meeting to help your group focus on the key ideas presented in the reading. Think of yourself as a newspaper reporter, you must be concise. Literature Circle Roles Artist- Create an illustration related to each chapter. It can be a sketch, cartoon, diagram, flow chart, or other depiction. You can choose to illustrate a scene, an idea, a symbol, or a character. Consider how to use color in illustration for effect. Write a reflection that explains your graphic, symbolic connections, or connections between images and literature. Show illustration to group without explanation. Ask them to respond with comment or questions then you can explain your illustration. Group Assignments: Period 1 find the group that matches your color The Crucible The Great GatsbyHuckleberry Finn1984 Melissa Ana Jose Alicia Kiara Jaylen Morena Steven N. Stephen RNicholasSiria Mai Lei Mirna Paul AndrewJoshua Aaron Diana Group Assignments: Period 2 find the group that matches your color The Great Gatsby The Crucible1984Group 4 Ciana Maricruz Armida Zaria HillaryOmar Christina Gemini John SandraAlexis Guadalupe Tommy KarlaDuy Luis Gabriel Group Assignments: Period 5 find the group that matches your color 4511984The Crucible The Great Gatsby Their EyesHuck Finn Jocelyn Regina Tia Devy Maria Ulisies Paula Viet Juan Ismail Seth Erick Thi Jose Micah Adrian Ryan Daniel Rosalinda Teresa Nhat Alex Esabella Johnny Britney Edward Process You will choose different activities from the project list provided later in this PowerPoint. You will choose at least one activity from each of the three categories. Please note that if you only choose one activity per category, the highest grade you can earn is an 80. You will need to choose other activities in order for your score to add up to 100. You may choose to complete enough activities to earn up to a 120. You cannot choose more than three activities from any category. Also, be aware that the point value assigned to each activity does not guarantee that you will receive that number of points; you can receive up to that number of points per activity. Activities On the following slides, you will find lists of the various activities. If you click on the name of the activity, it will take you to the instructions for that activity. Due Dates 10 Point Activities Map Novel Novelties Dear Diary Tattoo Design Advertisement Character Poem Book Cover and Bookmark 20 Point Activities Series of illustrated Haiku and Tanka poems Movie Poster Rap Found Poem Music Videos The ABCs of the Novel Tanka is a 31 syllable Japanese poem 16 50 Point Activities Puppet Show Children’s Book Soundtrack Book Trailer and commercial (Animoto) Piece of Art Birthday Catalogue Survey Room Design Fashion Design 17 Map You are to create a detailed map of the journey protagonist takes. (Think of what a Google map looks like when you are getting directions.) You must have at least seven labeled places/landmarks. It needs to be in color. It needs to be at least half a white poster board in size. It needs to have geographical features on it (forests, mountains, beaches … etc.) It needs to have the path of the journey clearly marked. Back Novel Novelties You are to create a REAL food item. (Yes! We should be able to eat it.) It must represent some part of the novel – a character, a symbol, an event, a theme …etc. You will write 150 – 200 words explaining how the cooked food relates to the novel. You CANNOT buy a pre-decorated food item. Back Dear Diary You are to take on the persona of one of the minor characters in the novel. You are to write one diary entry about a major event in the novel. You need to: make sure your diary entry is at least 150 words long. make sure that you write from the point-of-view or the character you have chosen. make sure that you don’t merely summarize the event. You need to give your take on it, make predictions, etc. make sure to sign the character’s name make sure to illustrate the journal entry Back Tattoo Design Some of the characters in the novel are looking to get a tattoo but are unsure of what to get. You are to help them out. Choose one character from the novel to help. You need to do the following for that character: identify the character design a tattoo. (You must create an image of it.) write 75 – 100 words explaining the significance of the tattoo (its meaning, the significance of the colors, etc.) Back Advertisement Imagine that the publishers of the novel have asked you to make a commercial to advertise the novel. You need to: Video the commercial Give hints about events in the novel without totally giving away the ending Remember to use some of the persuasive techniques that we discussed Back Book Cover and Bookmark You are to design a bookmark advertising the novel. You need to include the following information: Title and author Drawings/Pictures of Four symbolic objects in the novel A catch phrase Five-sentence blurb (summary) about the novel Other titles by the author You are to design a Book Cover for your novel. It cannot mimic or even look remotely close to the actual cover of the novel (British, American, or any translation.) Back Character Poem Your favorite character in the novel is probably the character you learned the most about. You know his/her feelings, likes and dislikes, dreams and disappointments … everything about his/her personality. For this activity, you will put yourself in your character’s shoes and write an “I AM” poem as if the character were writing it about himself or herself. You will find the format of the poem on the next slide. This must be made into a PowerPoint, Photostory, or Movie Maker movie with each stanza illustrated. Pictures MUST be clearly seen. DO NOT cover pictures with text. Continued on the next slide Character Poem (continued) I AM Poem, by (character’s name) FIRST STANZA I am (two special characteristics character has) I wonder (something character might be curious about) I hear (an imaginary sound) I see (an imaginary sight) I want (an actual desire) I am (the first line of the poem repeated) SECOND STANZA I pretend (something your character actually pretended to do) I feel (a feeling about something imaginary) I touch (an imaginary touch) I worry (something that would bother your character) I cry (something that would make your character very sad) I am (the first line of the poem repeated) THIRD STANZA I understand (something your character knows is true) I say (something your character believes in) I dream (something your character would dream about) I try (something your character would make an effort about) I hope (something your character hopes for) I am (the first line of the poem repeated) Continued on the next slide I AM, by Antigone I am the outspoken girl who will not quit I wonder what my life would have been like without “The Prophecy” I hear the people’s silent support I see what Creon is blind to I want my brother’s burial—dignity and honor I am an outspoken girl who will not quit I pretend to embrace my death as I would Haemon I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders I touch the souls of brave women through the ages I worry about the gods’ displeasure I cry for my brother, for my father, for myself I am an outspoken girl who will not quit I understand the frustration of being the proud rebel I say that divine law rules supreme I dream Creon will become a real uncle I try to be the role model my sister needs I hope for a happily ever after I am an outspoken girl who will not quit Back Series of Haiku and Tanka Imagine you are a character in the novel. You are trying to express your feelings about someone or something, so you decide to compose three Haiku and two Tanka. These must be done on a PowerPoint, Photostory, or Movie Maker movie. Each poem must be illustrated. Back Movie Poster You are to create a Movie poster for the novel. Make sure your poster includes: the novel title at least two theme statements pictures of the main characters with their names representation of the setting four important quotations a catch phrase MUST BE ORIGINAL. NO COPY OF AN EXISTING the novel POSTER CAN BE USED. Back Rap You are a musician, and you’ve got a great idea for a song. Your idea is to make the plot of the novel into a rap or song. You are to: Write out the lyrics. Make sure to cover the entire plot of the novel, not just one part. Use at least fifteen vocabulary words used correctly (highlight each word) Turn in a recording of it. Back Found Poem You are to create a found poem about your the novel novel. It can be about either a theme or a character in the novel. You are to: Compile a list of at least thirty significant quotations relating to your