Sunday, February 10, 2013

Instead of a Book Report-DUE February 28


Instead of a Book Report


Please choose ONE of the following to complete for your book chat.  This will be due on Thursday, February 28th.  I will not be taking late work.

1.  Heroes and superheroes.  Select two or three people your character would think of as a hero or superhero. Describe the characteristics of the hero and why those characteristics would be important to your character. Also describe which characteristics your character would most want for himself/herself that
the hero or superhero possesses. (This should be written in a two to three paragraph thought-out paper.  TYPED!)

2. Talk show invitation. Select a character, think about his or her involvements and experiences, then figure out which talk show would most want your character on as a guest. What would they want the character to talk about? Who else would they invite on the show to address the issues the character is involved in? Write up the correspondence between the talk show host and the character in which the host explains what the character should focus on while on the show. After the show, have them exchange one more letter mentioning how they felt about what happened. (This should be a well though-out process, and should be TYPED!)

3. Movie recommendations. From all the movies you’ve seen in the last couple of years, pick five you would recommend that your character see. Give a brief summary of each movie and explain why you think the character should see it. (TYPED!)

4.  Scrap book. Think about all the kinds of mementos you would put in a scrap book if you had one. Then create a scrap book for your character, cutting out pictures from magazines or drawing the mementos he or she would have in a scrap book. Think about Willie in The Crazy Horse Electric Game by Chris Crutcher. He would probably have something in his scrapbook to represent his baby sister, his love of baseball, his accident, his experiences in L.A., and so on.



No comments:

Post a Comment