Historical Fiction Book Projects
Book Projects
Twitter Feed - Log In Here with the username and password assigned to your group. This should be a daily occurrence, take turns with your group members! (Keep in mind you only have 140 characters in one tweet!)
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Instagram - Choose a daily picture with your group. With your group, determine what the caption should be, post the picture in the room. Have a few of your "Instaclass" friends #hashtag your picture!
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WeVideo - Create a WeVideo with your group at the end of your story. The WeVideo should explain the theme of your story using details from the text, including how the characters responded to challenges. Your video should also summarize your text!
Blood On The River & Dear America: I Walk in Dread
Book Projects
Fakebook - Create your Fakebook profile about a main character in your text here. Please do not create your profile until you have completed the text! Keep in mind you're going to want to have friends comment on your page, so think of a person in another group who will be able to help you create a "conversation".
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Common Craft Video - Your group will create a Common Craft Style video. The video should explain the theme of your story using details from the text, including how characters responded to challenges. Your video should also summarize your text! You'll need to work together as a group to create your video and remember to practice it a lot before filming! (Here's a great example of a Common Craft video.)
Dear America: A Journey to the New World
Book Projects
Fakebook - Create your Fakebook profile about a main character in your text here. Please do not create your profile until you have completed the text! Keep in mind you're going to want to have friends comment on your page, so think of a person in another group who will be able to help you create a "conversation".
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Reader's Theater - Your group needs to choose a section of your text that you think is one of the most important scenes/pieces of action and create a short Reader's Theater out of it. Make sure you have a narrator provide the background prior to the scene!