Choice Board

Project Description: 

Create a new cover for this book that you think best represents one or more of the major themes of the text and write a paragraph of analysis, explaining how the image connects to the book’s themes. 

Project Checklist:

• Create original book cover illustration (8.5x11 or bigger)

• Write analysis paragraph (at least 200 words, should include at least 2 quotes from the text)

Project Description: 

Write a poem response to one of the books you read, and write an artist’s statement, explaining the connection between the poem and the book. 

Project Checklist:

• Compose your poem  (at least 200 words, any style)

• Write an artist’s statement (at least 150 words, explaining poem’s connection to book)

Project Description:

Create an 8-10 song playlist or soundtrack for your book. Provide your rationale for each of your selections. 

Project Checklist:

• Choose 8-10 songs that pair with your book

• Include a rationale for connection between each song and the text (50 words each, could connect to theme, conflict, or character) 

  • At least 2 rationales should include specific quotes from the book!

Project Description: 

Act out one of the scenes in your book! With classmates or on your own, choose one of the scenes in the book and act it out, speaking and acting as the characters. Go for the Oscar-- sets and costumes encouraged! Film it.

Project Checklist: 

• Create and film your scene

• Write an artist’s statement (at least 150 words, explaining the choices you made in choosing and creating your movie)

Project Description:

Create a 5-minute video recording of yourself, introducing the plot of your book, reading and analyzing a key passage, analyzing character development/theme,and recommending it to another reader. Excellent public speaking required!

Project Checklist:

• Include the following parts in your video: 

  • 1) Introduce the plot (don’t spoil the end!)

  • 2) Read and analyze key passage

  • 3) Analyze overall character/theme development 

  • 4) Recommend to another reader

• • Include some kind of visual to engage the audience and should be written to be persuasive! 

Project Description:

Choose an important scene you identified with or you believe best represents a major theme of that text. Rewrite that scene so it is told from the perspective of a different character from the text in a way that demonstrates your understanding of that character’s personality and perspective.

Project Checklist:

• Include the original text of the scene

• Explain why you chose this scene (at least 100 words)

• Rewrite the scene (250- 500 words, can use same dialogue with new character’s perspective/thoughts)

Project Description:

As you read, take note of beautiful words: phrases, sentences, paragraphs, punctuation, dialogue-- anything! Create a running list. Which sentences grab your attention? Which sentences make you FEEL something? Then, create a visual representation of these words you love! 

Project Checklist:

• Create a list of 15-20 moments of beautiful language (phrases, sentences, paragraphs, dialogue) 

• Make a collage of all of these words (see examples), which correlates with the book’s message// setting 

• Attached to collage, write 200-word rationale: why you chose your beautiful words (pick ~2-3 of most significant ones).

Project Description:

Create an animation of your favorite scene from a book that you read this summer.  You can use Scratch or AppLab (Code.org) to design your animation.  Use the storyboard template to plan out the sequence of steps/events in your animation.

Project Checklist:

• Create a storyboard to plan your animation

• Used Scratch or AppLab to design an animation 

• Share your storyboard AND final animation with your teacher.