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IndependentReadingSummativeAssignment*English11Bradley

Duedate:May29,2015Objectives:

Toshowknowledgeandunderstandingofanindependentlychosennovel. Toshowawarenessofthewaysinwhichtheproductionandreceptionoftexts

contributetotheirmeaning Toevaluateconflictingviewpointswithinandaboutparticularliterarytexts Toanalyzethestyle,registerandstructureofatext Touseelementsfromanoveltoproducenewmedia

TheProduct:PleasechooseoneofthesepossibleideasforaprojectwhichwillbecompletedonMay29,2015.Allessays,whenapplicable,willbebetween6001,000wordsinlength.

Creatingamovieproductionofyournovel.Thiswouldincludeamovietrailerandanessayinwhichyouchoosewhichactors/actresseswouldplaytherolesofthecharactersinyournovel.Thereshouldbeanessaywithanexplanationforwhyyouwouldcastaparticularactor/actressbasedonevidencefoundinthebook.Thisoptioncanbecollaborativewithoneotherstudent.

Creatingamovieproductionofyournovel#2.Choosetensongstosetamoviescoretoparticularscenesinthenovel.Pleasemakesuretoexplaininanessayhoweachofthesongsfitthatparticularscene.

Creatingagraphicnoveladaptationofyourindependentreading.Thisoptionwouldhavea20panelgraphicnovelcreatedthatwouldeithersummarizetheclimacticscenefromyournovelortheentirenovel.Thisprojectwillbegradednotonlyonthequalityofthedialogueanddescriptiveboxes,butalsotheartworkitself.Youmayusecomputergraphicdesigntoassistyouwiththisproject.

Completeanoriginalworkofart(dance,song,painting,etc)thathasbeeninspiredbythereadingofthisnovel.Inyouressay,explainhowthisnovelinspiredyouroriginalpieceofart.

UsingStorify,pleaseplacetenwebsitesthateachofyourmaincharacterswouldhavevisitediftheywerebrowsingtheweb.Inyouressay,explainwhytheywouldbelookingatthoseparticularwebsites.(Pleasemakesurethatthewebsitestheywouldvisitwouldfittheschoolstechnologystandards.)

Rewritingthestory.Youwillneedtowriteanessayexplaininghowyouwouldrewritethisnovelusingspecificscenesfromthenovelandgivingexplanationsastowhyyourrewritewouldimprovethisnovel.Thisessaywillneedtobe1,0001,500wordslong.

Turnthenovelyoureadintoachildren'sstorybyretellingtheplotinasimplewaywithvocabularyappropriateforyoungsters.Makesureyourcreationlookslikeachildren'sbook,completewithahardcover,anappealingbookjacketwiththetitleandauthor,andcolorfulillustrationsaboveandbelowyourwriting.DONOTuselinedpaper,andmakesureallwritingiseithertypedorwrittenneatlywithablackmarker.Yourchildren'sbookshouldbe1215pagesinlengthandcapturethekeyelementsofthenovel.

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SupposethemajorcharactersfromthenovelyoureadareguestsonaTVtalkshowlikeRickiLake,Oprah,orMontelWilliams,onlyyouarethehost.Developa"hot"topicwhichthesecharacterscanallrelateto(ex:forThePrincessBrideyoucoulduse,"Myhusbandtriedtokillme").Youmaywanttoevenincludetheauthorasoneofyourguestsorperhapsacounselorwhocangiveadvicetoeachcharacter.Gatheryourfriendstotakeontheserolesandtapetheshow"live"onvideo.Remembertoadviseyourfriendstostayinrole.Besuretohaveathemesongtogowithyourshowandmentionthetopicforyourprogram.Youwillalsoneedtointroduceeachcharacterandaskprobingquestionsthatrevealwhohe/sheis,howhe/sheisrelatedtotheothercharacter(s),his/herbeliefs,motivations(reasonsfordoingcertainactions),andanythingelseofimportancetoyourtopic.Besuretotakequestionsfromyouraudienceorcallers.Includeatleastonecommercialbreakinyourshow(allcommercial(s)mustsomehowrelatetothenovelyouread).Youarerequiredtowriteascriptandmakesureeachpersonwhoisinyourvideohasacopytostudy.Turnthescriptinwiththevideotape.57minutesinlength.Thisprojectcanbeacollaborationofuptofourstudents.

Othersuggestions?ApproachmeaboutasuggestionBEFOREyouwriteyourproposal.

Step1CompleteproposalformApril30,2015

Belowpleasewriteashortessayof200300wordstellingmewhichnovelyouareusingandtheauthor,thetypeofproductyouareproducing,andwhyyoufeelthisproductandnovelwillbesuccessfulforyou.

Step2CreatingtheRubricMay8,2015Certainaspectsofthisprojectwillbestandardforallstudents,whileotherswillhavetobetailoredbyyouforyourproject.PleasecompletethreestandardsyouwishtobeevaluatedonthataredifferentthantheonesIamalreadyusing. Step3Writethepaperandpresenttheproject.FormattingGuidelines:

UseMLAformatforyourwrittentask(seepage8ofthisassignmentsheet). Atthebeginningofyouressay,copythequestionyoureanswering. YourtaskmustbewritteninEnglish. Youmustacknowledgeallsourcesyouuse,includingthetextthatyouare

analyzing.Youreallyshouldntneedsecondarysources.*Note:Summativeassessmentreferstoassessmentthatsummarizeslearningattheendofaunit.Inotherwords,thisisourendofunitassessmentforIndependentReading.

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Step#1ProposalFormIndependentReadingSummativeAssignmentEnglish11Bradley

Question AnswerWhatisyourname?

AbigailCrandall

Whatisthetitleofthetext/authoryouareusingasthebasisofyourproject?

BadGirlsDon'tDiebyKatieAlender

Writethetypeofprojectyouaredoingandthenamesofyourcollaboratorsifyouaredoingthisinagroup.

Creatingamovieproductionofyournovel.Thiswouldincludeamovietrailerandanessayinwhichyouchoosewhichactors/actresseswouldplaytherolesofthecharactersinyournovel.Thereshouldbeanessaywithanexplanationforwhyyouwouldcastaparticularactor/actressbasedonevidencefoundinthebook.

Pleasewriteyouryourproposalhere.Makesureitincludes,whyyoufeelthisproductandnovelwillbesuccessfulforyou.

Thisbookisoneofmyfavorites.Ihavereadtwicethisyearandamveryfamiliarwithit.Ihavechosentocreateamovietrailerandwriteanessay,becauseitsomethingIdon'tnormallydo.IplanonusingsomeofmyownphotosthatIhavetakenfordifferentscenes.AlsoitwillbegoodexperiencewithtechnologythatIcanusenextyearformyseniorportfolio.ThisbookhasnotbeenmadeintoamovieasfarasIknow.Iplanontakingclipsfromothermoviesfromyoutubeandaddingotherstuffthatisneeded.Thetrailerwillbeashorterversionofthebook,butwillnotincludeasmuchdetail.Fortheessayportionoftheassignment,I'mnottoosurewhatactorsoractressesIplantouseforroles,butIhopetofigurethatoutwhilelookingatclipsforthetrailer.Thecharactersinthebookareallsortofweird,soIwillcastpeoplewhocantakeondifferentroles.FortheessayIalsoplanonusingexamplesfromthebooktoexplainwhyIchosethoseactorsoractresses.

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EssayRubricsCriteria Brillant Average NeedsImprovement

ProjectDescriptiontypedatthebeginningofyouressay

Yes,theprojectisretypedatthebeginningofyouressay.(5pts)

Thereisavaguereferencetotheprojectyoureanswering.(3pts)

Youdidnotincludetheprojectatthebeginningofyouressay.(0pts)

Understandingoftheproject

Clearlyunderstandstheprojectandaddressesallpartsofit.Responseisthorough,detailed,accurateandspecific.(10pts)

Someunderstandingoftheprojectaddressespartofit.Responseisontherighttrackbutsomewhatsuperficialorsometimesinaccurate.FeelslikeaSparkNotesjob.(6pts)

Lackofunderstandingoftheprojectdoesnotaddressprompt.Responseisvague,inaccurate,and/orextremelysuperficial.ClearlyaSparkNotesjob.(1pt)

Organization Strongintroduction,transitions,andconclusion.ThesisstatementfoundinthefirstparagraphConclusionsynthesizesideasanddoesnotintroducenewinformationLogicalsequenceofideaswithinandbetweenparagraphs.(5pts)

Adequateintroduction,transitions,andconclusion.Thesisstatementfoundlaterintheessay.Conclusionrestatesideasadequatesequenceofideas(3pts)

Missingorpoorintroduction,transitions,and/orconclusionnothesisstatementtobefoundEndsabruptlylackssenseofclosureideasareallovertheplacelacksfocusandsequence(1pt)

QuotationintegrationClickhereforavideotutorial!http://goo.gl/iA8BnI

Quotationsembeddedintoownsentencesextremelysmoothly.Quotationsdonotstandalone.Youneverrefertoquotationsasquotesorquotationsinyoursentences.(5pts)

Quotationsembeddedintopapersomewhatsmoothlystilltoomuchfillerlikeonpage35oryoucanseethisinthisquote.Yourefertoaquotationasaquoteorquotationonce.(3pts)

QuotationsplacedinpaperinaclunkymannerQuotationsstandaloneandarenotembeddedintoyourownsentencesYourefertoaquotationasaquoteorquotationmultipletimes.(1pt)(automaticzerointhiscategoryiftherearenoquotationsatall)

Sentencestructure/wordchoice/Conventions

Effectively uses variety of sentence types to create a smooth flow; Sentences are clear; Uses words correctly; effectively uses a varied, vivid vocabulary; finds the delicate balance between sounding sophisticated and purple prose (5 pts)

Overallsmoothwritingsomeissuew/sentencestructure,buttheydontnecessarilyinterferewithmeaningAttempts to use a sophisticated vocabulary; may misuse words from time to time (3 pts)

Issuesw/sentencestructureinterferewithmeaning Many words used incorrectly; vocabulary is bland OR too much purple prose; Limitedawarenessoforinconsistenttonemanygrammarerrorsthatdistractfromthecontentofthepaper(1 pt)

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Format(MLA)TimesNewRoman12DoublespacedMLAheadingHeaderw/page#Descriptivetitle(inadditiontothecopiedquestion)Margins(1or1.25inches)IntextcitationsWorkscitedpage

Zeroerrors(5pts)Seelastpageofthishandoutforsampleformat!

Twoerrors(3pts) Fourormoreerrors(1pt)

ProjectQualityandTimeonTask

Veryclearthatyouhaveputforthyourverybesteffortintheassignmentthroughyourpresentation.(10pts)

Clearthatyouspentsometimeonthisproject,butitwasnotapriorityoverotherthingsinyourlifelikesocialmedia.(6pts)

Looksandfeelslikearushjobtogetagradeinthegradebook.(1pt)

StudentRubric

Pleasefillinyourownrubricforcriteriayousetinthisassignment:

Criteria#1SceneSelection

(5pts)Sceneschosenarekeypointsinthebookandaremajorpartsoftheplot.

(3pts)Somescenesseemtoplayakeyrole,butothersareunnecessary.

(1pt)Scenesselectedhavelittletonoconnectiontothebook.

Criteria#2AbilitytoCapturetheAudience

(5pts)Audienceisintriguedbythetrailer,andtheyareinterestedinseeingthemovie.

(3pts)Audienceisinterested,buttrailordoesnothavetheirfullattention.

(1pt)Audiencehaslittletonointerestinthetrailer.

Criteria#3AudiofitstheScenes

(5pts)Thescenesgowiththeaudioormusicandhelpsgetthepointacross.Alsoitelaboratesthesettingorscene.

(3pts)Scenessomewhatfittheaudioandsomewhathelpwiththevisuals,butatsomepointsitseemstobeabitconfusing.

(1pt)Audiodoesn'tmatchthescenesatall,makesthingsmorecomplicatedratherthanhelping.

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IndependentReadingSummativeRubricConversion:

60=100 59=99 58=98 57=97 56=96 55=95

54=94 53=93 52=92 51=91 50=90 49=89

48=89 47=88 46=88 45=87 44=86 43=85

42=85 41=84 40=83 39=82 38=81 37=80

36=80 35=80 34=79 33=79 32=78 31=78

30=77 29=76 28=75 27=74 26=73 25=72

24=71 23=70 22=70 21=70 20=69 19=68

18=67 17=66 16=65 15=64 14=63 13=62

12=60 11=60 10=60 9=59 8=58 7=57

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AbigailCrandall

Mr.Bradley

English11

May7,2015

WriteYourDescriptiveTitleHere

Creatingamovieproductionofyournovel.Thiswouldincludeamovietrailerandan

essayinwhichyouchoosewhichactors/actresseswouldplaytherolesofthecharacters

inyournovel.Thereshouldbeanessaywithanexplanationforwhyyouwouldcasta

particularactor/actressbasedonevidencefoundinthebook.

IhavecombinedmultiplescenesfrommoviestocreateamovietrailerforKatie

AlendersBadGirlsDon'tDie.Althoughthebookhaveneverbeenmadeintomovie,it

isjustasgoodasothernovelsthathave.IbelievethatIhavecapturedthekeypoints

fromthebookandhavebroughtthemtolife.

Inthetheopeningsceneyouseeisagirlinadarkroomproducingfilm.The

audiointhebackgroundisofagirltalkingaboutherlifeasateen,beingignoredbyher

parents,havinganannoyinglittlesister,andbeinghatedbythepoplarsatschool

basicallyatipicalteenagerslife.Thenthelastthingyouseeisahandreachingforthe

girl.ThemusicinthebackgroundIputintomakethesceneseemlikeanormalscene.In

thebookitbeginswithAlexoutsidetakingpicturesofherhouse.Itriedtomatchupthe

scenesasbestasIcould.IthinkitshowedAlex'shobbyandittellsyoualittlebitabout

themaincharacter.

Inthenextsceneyouseeisapairoffeetwalking,thencomingtoastopjust

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beforeanecklace.Thepersonretrievestheheartshapednecklacefromthegroundand

continuestowalk.Whilethisishappeningyoucanhearfootstepsandeeriemusic

playinginthebackground.Thebackgroundmusicwasaddedtomakethissceneconnect

withtheonestofollow,alsoitbuildstheaudience'ssuspense.Thisscenewasaddedinto

thetrailerbecausethelocketplaysakeyroleinAlex'slifeafterfindingit,italsohelps

hersolveamystery.InthebookAlexfindsthelocketwhentheymovein,sheis

fascinatedbyit,soshekeepsit.

Thenextscreenyouseeisofagirlplayingwithadoll.Thenthenasthegirlis

talkingyouseethedollsheadslowlyturn.ThegirlisAlex'syoungersisterKasey.Kasey

hasaweirdobsessionwithdolls.Recentlyshehasaddedanewdolltohercollection.

Thisdollisdifferentfromtheotheritstandsoutitismoredirtierandbeatup.However,

thatdoesnotbotherKasey,sheisstillininfatuatedwithit.Alexisworriedforhersister,

sometimesshehearsKaseytalkingtothedoll.IthashercreepedoutandshetellsKasey

tostopplayingwiththedolls.However,Kaseydoesn'tlikewhathersisterthinksabout

thedollsandneitherdoeshernewdoll.Kaseyrefuseshersister'swishesandcontinuesto

playwiththedoll.

Asyoucontinuetoreadthebookmoreandmorethingsarehappening.Alexisin

fullinvestigationmode,shewondersifit'sjustthedollthatiscausingthesethingsto

happen.ShefiguresoutwhythedollispossessingKasey,thefirstownerwasmeetwith

anunexpecteddeath.Thisisthescenewiththegirlinthetree.Thegirlranupthetreeto

hidefrompeoplewhowereteasingherbutsheslipsandfalls,asseeninthescene.The

dollintheonlythingthatisleft.

Thefinalsceneyouseeisofabigoldhouseburning.IntheendAlexwithsome

helpfromsomefriendsfigureoutthattheonlywaytogettheghostsout,istoburnthe

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placedown.Inthebookthereisawholechapterthatgoesonabouttheirbrutalfightwith

theghost.However,Ithinkjusthavingthefinalsceneofthetrailerbetheburninghouse

theendingisnotgivenawayfully,youstillareleftwithmanyquestionsrunningthrough

yourhead.Withthosequestionsrunningthroughtheaudience'smind,theyshouldbe

intriguedandwanttofindoutmore.Thebackgroundmusicthatisusedisachildren's

tunewithchildren'slaughter.Themusicmixedwiththelaughtergivesyouabitofan

eerieanduneasyfeeling,butitalsoleavesyouwonderingandwantingtoknowmore.

IfIweretoactuallycreateacastforthismovieIwouldwanttoselectactorsand

actressesthatIknowcanplaytherolewell.

ForstartersthemaincharacterAlexwouldbeplayedbyaguy,yesitisabitodd

tochangesomethingasbigasthat,butitcaneasilybesmoothedout.Ibelievethat

MichaelCerawouldbeagreatfitfortherole.Inmostofthemovieshehasbeenin,Cera

playsanoutcastofsocietyorthatweirdkidthatkeepstothemselves.Alexisaquietgirl

whokeepstoherself,shedoesn'tmindbeingalone.ThatiswhyIthinkMichaelCera

wouldbetheperfectactortoplayAlex.

NextIwouldcastAbigailBreslinasKasey,buttheyoungerAbigailifpossible.

InthepastBreslinhasplayedmanylittlesisterroles.LikeherworkinMySister's

Keeper,sheplayedthestubbornlittlesisterthatalsocouldbesweet,butshecanalsoplay

astubbornannoyingrolejustaswell,likeinZombieland.Shewouldbeagoodactressto

castasKasey.

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WorksCited

GoodGirlsDon'tDie