Memory Box
Scrapbook
Scrapbook
What is a memory box?
An account of the life and activities of an individual or family. It would include information about the person's name, place of residence, education, occupation, life and activities and other important details. Typical memorabilia include photographs, printed media, artwork, and other meaningful or symbolic objects. Feel free to include 3D objects as well.
What is a scrapbook?
A method of preserving, presenting and arranging personal and family history in the form of a book. Typical memorabilia include photographs, printed media, and artwork. Scrapbook albums are often decorated and frequently contain extensive journal entries or written descriptions.
Requirements:
How Odysseus is or is not a hero
How Penelope is the true hero of this epic
Odysseus’ best or worst trait
Choose items that would be near and dear to a character in The Odyssey. Include items from the book, as well as, items that you imagine the character would want to save.
Include a written explanation of the significance of each item and the rationale for including it. Make sure to include textual evidence with proper citations in the written explanation.
Explanation of why you chose it to prove or disprove heroism OR a character trait
At least 4 relevant, events quotes or paraphrases from the text(s) to support an analysis of a specific topic.
Evidence goes beyond what was explicitly taught in class.
All evidence (events, quotes and paraphrases) are accurately cited with page numbers
Memory box suggestions:
cardboard box
shoe box
wood box
plastic bins
physical items, hand drawn or printed items with explanations for why you chose to put them in the memory box
Suggestions for creating a scrapbook:
handwritten text and drawn images
combination of handwritten and printed text and images
Google Drawing
Canva.com
Adobe Spark
Piktochart.com
journal entries for each items you put in the scrapbook