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Lebron James biography
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Book on makes me holler : a young black man in America. Independent Reading Project 100 Points
Due Date: January 17
For the rest of this semester, you will read one autobiography, biography, or memoir of your choice as part of an Independent Reading Project.
For this project, you must:
– Chose an autobiography, biography, or memoir
– Complete the book report, as well as ONE numbered and ONE lettered activity (total of three activities)
Important Dates:
Book and Project Selection: Due Friday, November 30 In-Class Work Days: Friday, November 30 (both mods) Wednesday, December 12 (1 mod)
Monday, January 14 (both mods) ProjectDue:T hursday,January17
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Book Report Instructions and Rubric (REQUIRED) 40 Points
Directions: For the first part of your project, you must write a 3-4 page, MLA formatted book report. The book report must have the following:
– Author, Title, Genre, and a synopsis of major characters
– Description of all major conflicts (include direct quotations)
– What you liked and disliked from the book WITH examples (include direct quotations)
– A recommendation for a specific audience with details
Category
Excellent
(8 points)
Satisfactory
(5 points)
Fair
(3 points)
Unacceptable
(0 points)
Author, Title, Genre, Characters
All required elements
3 required elements
2 required elements
1 or less required elements
Description of Conflicts
Includes ALL major plot details
Includes MOST major plot details
Includes SOME major plot details
Includes NO major plot details
Likes/Dislikes
Provides DETAILED examples of both
Provides examples in both areas, lack detail
Provides examples in one area
Provides NO examples in either area
Audience Recommendation
Specific audience with details
Specific audience with few details
General audience with few details
No audience
Grammar/ Mechanics
0-2 errors
3-5 errors
5-8 errors
Over 9 errors
Numbered Projects (CHOOSE ONE) 30 Points
1. Write a letter to the author of the book. Tell him/her how you identified with the characters in the book and what impact it had on you. Letter must be at least 1 page long and in the proper format for a letter (if you don’t know what a proper letter looks like- Google it).
2. Write a resume for the main character in your autobiography, biography, or memoir. Imagine that the character is applying for a job (appropriate to his/her role in the story). Include objective, prior experience, education/schooling/degrees, vital statistics, hobbies, and references. Make the document look official. Type it!
3. Imagine you were to go through the trash of one of the characters. Explain what you might find and why. Base your “finds” on the story and character actions. Please describe at least ten items. This could either be in list or paragraph form.
4. Write an ad for a dating service for your main character. Include details such as a physical description, hobbies, interests, education, job, likes/dislikes, favorites, and what he/she is looking for in a potential date. You should use information you learned about this character from the story, but you can also use your imagination to fill out the ad. This could be as creative as you want it to be- it could look like a Tinder profile if you want it to be!
5. Find the top 10 web sites a character in your book would most frequently visit. List the title and web address for each choice. Include 2-3 sentences for each on why your character might like each of the sites. (Be sure the web addresses are accurately recorded, as they will be verified.)
Lettered Projects (Choose ONE) 40 Points
A. Create a comic strip or a storyboard for the events in the story. Be sure that the illustrations explain the story clearly. Do not include every detail– only those that are necessary to understand the actions (at least 15). You will not be judged on your artistic talent, only on your apparent effort. However, please use good judgment.
B. Design a website or construct a powerpoint presentation about the book. Include a short story map of important elements like characters, settings, themes, or other information that you feel would be useful.
C. Make a scrapbook about the story or pretend a character had made it about his/her life. This should look like a real scrapbook, with at least 12 pages to commemorate different major events in the character’s life. Include the book title or the character’s name on the book. Each page should have at least one direct quotation on it.
D. Createabookjacketdescriptionforthestory.Pretendyouaretryingto“hook”readers’interestinthestory by explaining its contents on the back of the book. How would you tell people what the book is about and persuade them to pick it up and read it? The front cover is up to your artistic interpretation!
E. Design a CD cover (front, back, and insides) that is 8″ x 8″. The back cover should list the soundtrack for the novel (title and artist) that includes at least 10 REAL songs. On the inside, write at least 2-3 sentences (per song) explaining how it relates to the story events or character(s). The look of the front cover is up to you!
Due Date: January 17
For the rest of this semester, you will read one autobiography, biography, or memoir of your choice as part of an Independent Reading Project.
For this project, you must:
– Chose an autobiography, biography, or memoir
– Complete the book report, as well as ONE numbered and ONE lettered activity (total of three activities)
Important Dates:
Book and Project Selection: Due Friday, November 30 In-Class Work Days: Friday, November 30 (both mods) Wednesday, December 12 (1 mod)
Monday, January 14 (both mods) ProjectDue:T hursday,January17
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Book Report Instructions and Rubric (REQUIRED) 40 Points
Directions: For the first part of your project, you must write a 3-4 page, MLA formatted book report. The book report must have the following:
– Author, Title, Genre, and a synopsis of major characters
– Description of all major conflicts (include direct quotations)
– What you liked and disliked from the book WITH examples (include direct quotations)
– A recommendation for a specific audience with details
Category
Excellent
(8 points)
Satisfactory
(5 points)
Fair
(3 points)
Unacceptable
(0 points)
Author, Title, Genre, Characters
All required elements
3 required elements
2 required elements
1 or less required elements
Description of Conflicts
Includes ALL major plot details
Includes MOST major plot details
Includes SOME major plot details
Includes NO major plot details
Likes/Dislikes
Provides DETAILED examples of both
Provides examples in both areas, lack detail
Provides examples in one area
Provides NO examples in either area
Audience Recommendation
Specific audience with details
Specific audience with few details
General audience with few details
No audience
Grammar/ Mechanics
0-2 errors
3-5 errors
5-8 errors
Over 9 errors
Numbered Projects (CHOOSE ONE) 30 Points
1. Write a letter to the author of the book. Tell him/her how you identified with the characters in the book and what impact it had on you. Letter must be at least 1 page long and in the proper format for a letter (if you don’t know what a proper letter looks like- Google it).
2. Write a resume for the main character in your autobiography, biography, or memoir. Imagine that the character is applying for a job (appropriate to his/her role in the story). Include objective, prior experience, education/schooling/degrees, vital statistics, hobbies, and references. Make the document look official. Type it!
3. Imagine you were to go through the trash of one of the characters. Explain what you might find and why. Base your “finds” on the story and character actions. Please describe at least ten items. This could either be in list or paragraph form.
4. Write an ad for a dating service for your main character. Include details such as a physical description, hobbies, interests, education, job, likes/dislikes, favorites, and what he/she is looking for in a potential date. You should use information you learned about this character from the story, but you can also use your imagination to fill out the ad. This could be as creative as you want it to be- it could look like a Tinder profile if you want it to be!
5. Find the top 10 web sites a character in your book would most frequently visit. List the title and web address for each choice. Include 2-3 sentences for each on why your character might like each of the sites. (Be sure the web addresses are accurately recorded, as they will be verified.)
Lettered Projects (Choose ONE) 40 Points
A. Create a comic strip or a storyboard for the events in the story. Be sure that the illustrations explain the story clearly. Do not include every detail– only those that are necessary to understand the actions (at least 15). You will not be judged on your artistic talent, only on your apparent effort. However, please use good judgment.
B. Design a website or construct a powerpoint presentation about the book. Include a short story map of important elements like characters, settings, themes, or other information that you feel would be useful.
C. Make a scrapbook about the story or pretend a character had made it about his/her life. This should look like a real scrapbook, with at least 12 pages to commemorate different major events in the character’s life. Include the book title or the character’s name on the book. Each page should have at least one direct quotation on it.
D. Createabookjacketdescriptionforthestory.Pretendyouaretryingto“hook”readers’interestinthestory by explaining its contents on the back of the book. How would you tell people what the book is about and persuade them to pick it up and read it? The front cover is up to your artistic interpretation!
E. Design a CD cover (front, back, and insides) that is 8″ x 8″. The back cover should list the soundtrack for the novel (title and artist) that includes at least 10 REAL songs. On the inside, write at least 2-3 sentences (per song) explaining how it relates to the story events or character(s). The look of the front cover is up to you!