ACTIVITIES


 * **Point value ** || **Activity ** || **//Directions: //** ||
 * 20 || **Comic Strip*** || Create a comic strip of at least 5 substative frames that either summarizes the book or illustrates a pivotal scene from the book. Use a comic strip creator website to do some of the work for you. ||
 * **15 ** || **Definition List **  || Create a **vocabulary** **list** of 15 words from the biography. **Define** each word and **include** the sentence from the biography or novel where the word was found. There must be a separate entry for each word.  ||
 * **10 ** || **Original Sentences ** || Students will also write 10 **original sentences** using the words they found and defined. The sentence must use the word the same way as the author used it.   ||
 * **10 ** || **Obituary* ** || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Students will write an **obituary*** for the subject of the __biography__ or the protagonist of the __novel__. The student must include the standard information found in obituaries. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">  ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">10 **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Character study* **
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(novel only) **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Students will complete a **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">character study *** of the protagonist. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">15 ** || **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Timeline ** || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Students will create a **timeline** which indicates 10 events in the biography or novel. Passage of time must be indicated by words or dates. ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">10 **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">Movie Proposal **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Students will write a **proposal** to a movie producer to make the biography or novel into a feature film. Who will star in the film, where would you film it, etc? You must explain your choices. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> To earn all the points, this must be in the form of a business letter.  ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">10 **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">Poster **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">  || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Students will create a digital **poster** to inspire others to read the biography or novel. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">  ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">15 ** || **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">Interview ** || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Students will **interview** the subject of the biography or the protagonist of the novel, asking and answering 15 interesting and pertinent questions <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">10 **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">Profile*  ****<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;"> (biography only) **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">  || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Students will complete a **profile*** of the subject of the biography. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> Refer to guideline for instructions.  ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">15 **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">News Article **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">  || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Students will write a **<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">news article **<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> about an event that happens in the __biography__ or the __novel__. Each article should answer the 5 essential questions (who, what, when, where, & how) in about 75 words. A photo (with caption) should accompany the article. For a sample, refer to your local newspaper's front page.  ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">15 **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Resume **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">  || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Students will write a **<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">resume **<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> for the subject of the __biography__ or a character in the __novel__. Students should use a template found in Word.  ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">25 **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Power Point Presentation* **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt;">Students will create a **power point presentation*** that through the use of graphics and images conveys the impact the subject of the __biography__ or the __novel__ had on society. (10 slides) ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">15 **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">Diary **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Students will write 5 **diary entries** in the persona of the subject of the __biography__ or the protagonist of the __novel__ based on a major conflict in his or her life. Each diary entry must be at least 75 words. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">  ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">10 **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">Map **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Students will draw a color **map** of a major setting of the __biography__ or the __novel__, labeling the major points of interest. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">  ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">5 **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">Registration ** || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Register an acceptable __biography__ or __novel__ with 150 – 249 pages. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">  ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">10 **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">Registration **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">  || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Register an acceptable __biography__ or __novel__ with 250 – 374 pages. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">  ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">15 **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;">Registration ** **<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt;">Register an acceptable __biography__ or __novel__ with more than 375 pages. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> ||