The Great Potato Disguise 3rd Nine weeks project Due Friday February 15th

The Great Potato The Great Potato DisguiseDisguise

3rd Nine weeks project3rd Nine weeks project

Due Friday February 15thDue Friday February 15th

MaterialsMaterials

1 regular baking potato 1 regular baking potato 1 Index card1 Index card Various art supplies/materialsVarious art supplies/materials Paper for writingPaper for writing Writing utensilWriting utensil

General InstructionsGeneral Instructions(same for all classes)(same for all classes)

Your project assignment is to Your project assignment is to disguise a potato. You may not cut or disguise a potato. You may not cut or poke holes in your potato to disguise poke holes in your potato to disguise it, but you need to somehow make it it, but you need to somehow make it appear to be something other than a appear to be something other than a potato.potato.

Give your potato a job and dress Give your potato a job and dress it to look like that job. it to look like that job. (Most jobs (Most jobs are acceptable: for ex. Clown, are acceptable: for ex. Clown, teacher, musician, etc.)teacher, musician, etc.)

General Instructions cont.General Instructions cont.

Dress it in a costume, add different Dress it in a costume, add different things to it, do whatever you like, but it things to it, do whatever you like, but it should should NOTNOT look like something you will look like something you will have for dinner when you are finished.have for dinner when you are finished.

Be sure to include an index card Be sure to include an index card telling us the name of your potato and its telling us the name of your potato and its

job (job (VERY IMPORTANT)VERY IMPORTANT)---After you have decided what your ---After you have decided what your

potato will be, then you must write potato will be, then you must write about it. about it.

Type of WritingType of Writing

Follow project handoutFollow project handout Type of writing is designated by your Type of writing is designated by your

class periodclass period If you lose you handout see me-do If you lose you handout see me-do

not get it from some in another class not get it from some in another class period—period—you will be completing you will be completing the WRONG projectthe WRONG project

Examples Examples

Baseball playerBaseball player

Beauty pageant winnerBeauty pageant winner

ClownClown

DoctorDoctor

Donovan McNabbDonovan McNabb

Football playerFootball player

Ice skaterIce skater

KnightKnight

LawyerLawyer

LifeguardLifeguard

Nanny (takes care of children)Nanny (takes care of children)

Record producerRecord producer

Santa ClausSanta Claus

SurgeonSurgeon

TeacherTeacher

Tracy McGradyTracy McGrady

The EndThe End

You have tough You have tough graders so work graders so work hard, have fun and hard, have fun and BE CREATIVE!!BE CREATIVE!!