You Last BIG Assignment

I know that you are all anxious to be finished with the semester but there is still a month left and we have several things to do between now and then! Your last big assignment is to select a young adult novel to read and complete a portfolio on. This book cannot be anything that we have read so far in class! It may be a book by any of the same authors we have read over the course of the semester though! So if you truly enjoyed one of the books try finding a book by the same author. If you are unsure of what book to select come see me and we will find a book that will interset you. You may borrow a book from my personal stockpile (you know the procedure for this), check one out from the school or public library, or use one from home. I must approve your selection and you may not select the same book as another member of the class. All studnets must post the name and author of their book so that I can approve the book and keep track of which student is doing what book. I do not want presentations and assignments on the same book!

What you will do...
First, select a book and post the information and wait for approval. (If for any reason your selection is not approved I do not want to discouarge you from reading it at a later date. So just select another book for this assignment and read that one later!) After approval read your book! Your main project is a multigenre project! :-) These are so much fun and I know you will enjoy working on these! I will post a documnet in the document section with a grading rubric for the multigenre project as soon as I can.

What are the components of a multigenre project??

It belongs in a notebook.
It will include a "letter to the reader" explaining what your overall project idea is about.
It will include a table of contents page.
It will include at least 5 different genres! You must have at least 1 art genre and 2 writing genres. If you include a multimedia genre such as a powerpoint or cd I will only grade 1 multimedia entry for a grade. You may write a poem, draw a picture, do a powerpoint presentation, make a soundtrack for the book to be used in case it is ever turned into a movie, write one of the scenes in the form of a movie/play script, an interview script with the author, and anything else you want to do.
It must be creative and it must have a central theme.
The main part of this project will be the essay. This essay is NOT a summary of the novel. This is an essay of your reactions to the novel you read and needs to include information about the author.
A citation page (you will have to have at least 5 and they will mostly be used in your essay on author information!)
Be creative and have fun!!