Creative Product Choices
After reading brief descriptions of the astrology or sun signs, figure out which signs you think three of the main characters in the book were born under. For each character include:
- The character's name
- The astrological sign with an image
- A list of 3-4 character traits associated with the astrological sign
- A daily horoscope for the character based on the events in the novel.
- Write an explanation of why you think the character fits the sign, drawing on his or her actions, attitudes, and thoughts from the book.
Select an organization that might have a lot to say about the actions of portrayals of characters in the novel you read, and write a 250 word critique of the book from its point of view. For example the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals might have a lot to say about the treatment of animals in 101 Dalmatians. The critique should include an introduction, body paragraph, and conclusion and be written from the point of view of the organization. Refer to characters and events from the book in your critique.
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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. Use examples from the book you read and the movies to support your explanations. Present your recommendations in an essay form with an introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion.
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After reading the book, figure out how you would divide the book into 3-5 sections. Then select a piece of music that you think captures the feel or tone of each section. Using Movie Maker or PhotoStory, record the pieces over images that represent the sections of the book. Use either voice-overs or captions to explain what is happening during this section and why you felt this piece of music fits the section of the novel.
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Think about all the kinds of mementos you would put in a scrapbook. Then create a ten item scrap book for your character, cutting out pictures from magazines, printing out images, or drawing the mementos he or she would have in a scrapbook. Include a written caption under each item explaining its significance to the character and connecting it to an event or character in the book.. You may present your scrapbook pages on paper or electronically. Think about Katniss in The Hunger Games. She would probably have something in her scrapbook to represent her sister Prim, her friend Gale, District 12, Peeta, and the Arena. The websites Glogster or Mixbook could be helpful.
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Choose a character from the novel and create a ten song play list for his or her iPod. Identify each song and its artist. For each song explain why each song would be one the character would relate to in a 5-7 sentence paragraph. Use lyrics from the songs and textual evidence from the novel to justify your choices.
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Choose characters, events, symbols, and settings from the novel and create sentences based on the alphabet scheme (A-Z) that demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the character. For each letter include a representative image along with the sentence. Create a cover for your book. You may present your book on paper or electronically. Mixbook is a site to consider for an electronic book.
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Create a Facebook profile page for a character from the novel. Included on the profile page should be activities, interests, favorites – books, movies, quotations - character profile, employment, profile picture, albums, and The Wall posts – what would other characters from the novel post on your character’s Wall? You do not have to create the page online (try the website Fakebook), but can create the page as a paper copy.
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Select five current news or feature stories from online or print newspapers or news magazines that you think your character would be interested in. Provide a copy of the article with an explanation of how your character would respond to each of the stories and the opinions you character would have about what was happening in the story. Use evidence from the novel to support your character's responses.
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Create a week's worth (seven) of five-cell cartoon strips depicting the key events of the plot. Include actual dialogue from the novel in at least one of the cells in each strip. The cartoon strips should represent a key event(s) from each of the five plot stages - exposition, rising action (2), climax. falling action (2), and resolution. Your cartoons may be paper or digital. There are several digital storytelling tools you can use for example, Creaza Cartoonist, Make Beliefs Comix, and Pixton for Schools.
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