Final Submission Checklist

This is what you will need to turn in. Make sure you

have them exactly in order.

Final Project- Due December 1 (15 days away!)

• A cover sheet (typed) C:\Documents and Settings

• The product (research paper, children’s story, biography chapter).

• Your works cited page with 5 references (typed) R:\Works Cited sample.docx

• Notes for your oral presentation. You can get this from my web page (Interview or Book Talk)

• A video/audiotape of book talk or interview

Book Talk3-5 minutes

Each student will assume the persona of the author studied. In the book talk you should: • Give title of book you are discussing• Briefly summarize the book’s plot• Tell important events that happened in history when this book

was written• Tell reasons why the author write the book • Describe hardships the author had while writing the book• Was the book popular when first released? Why or why not?• Read an excerpt (paragraph or two) and explain why the

selection is important to the book

Interview 3-5 minutes

• Each student will assume the persona of the author in an interview. • The interviewer questions the author as though it were a

contemporary talk show. • The student being interviewed will provide the interviewer with the

questions to be asked. • You must answer 15 questions from the interviewer. Basic questions

such as “where were you born” “how old are you” “how many books have you written” DO NOT COUNT.

• You may use your guiding questions.• Following the show or as part of it, you should be prepared to

answer questions from the audience.

OH and ONE MORE THING….

• You must DRESS UP as your author.• Even if your author is a BOY and you are a GIRL

or vice versa.• You must have a costume (clothes, wig, props,

etc)• You will have 1 min. to change before your

presentation.