World Literature Monthly Reading Projects

                                                                                                                

ELARC1:  The student reads a minimum of 25 grade-level appropriate books or book equivalents (1,000,000 words) per year from a variety of subject disciplines.  The student reads both informational and fictional texts in a variety of genres and modes of discourse, including technical texts related to various subject areas.

 

Book Requirements:

Book must be a minimum of 150 pages and must be grade-level appropriate. Book project must be school appropriate.

 

Choose one project to complete using your reading novel for the month.

1. Character astrology signs:  After reading brief descriptions of the astrology or sun signs, figure out which signs you think three of the main characters from you book were born under. Write an explanation of why you think they fit the sign, drawing on their actions, attitudes, and thoughts from the book (300-500 words).
2. 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 want for himself/herself that the hero or superhero possesses (300-500 words).
3. Create a childhood for a character:  If your main character is an adult, try to figure out what he or she would have been like as a child. Write the story of his or her childhood in such a way that shows why he or she is the way he or she is in the novel (300-500 words).
4. Theme Poster:  Create a theme poster.  Include the following:  Title, author, state the theme, two quotes related to the theme, picture, and short summary.
5. Critique from the point of view of a specific organization:  Select an organization that might have a lot to say about the actions or portrayals of characters in the novel you read, and write a 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 Lennie’s treatment of animals in Of Mice and Men (300-500 words).
6. Social worker’s report:  If the events in the novel merit it, write up a report as a social worker would on the conditions in the home and whether or not it’s a good environment for a child. For example, if a social worker went to the McNabs’ house in Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, how would she describe the home and parenting style of Mr. McNab? What would her recommendations be? (300-500 words).
7. College application:  Create the application that a character you have just read about could write and submit to a college. Use all the information you know about the character and infer and create the rest of it. On the application include name, academic rank in class, high school courses taken and grades, extracurricular activities and personal activities, and work experience. Choose one of the following questions to answer in a two-page essay from the character’s point of view: what experience, event or person has had a significant impact on your life? Discuss a situation where you have made a difference. Describe you areas of interest, your personality, and how they relate to why you would like to attend this college.
8. 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 (300-500 words).

 

 

 

Due Date:  First Friday of every Month.