Speak ProjectHow to survive

high school

Basic Guide• You may work with up to two other people. THE

WORK DOES NOT CHANGE BASED ON NUMBER OF GROUP MEMBERS!

• You will have several components that will need to be completed for credit.

• ALL members will be held accountable and graded equally for all work done.

• It is YOUR JOB to keep group members on task.• All parts of the project must be SCHOOL

APPROPRIATE!

Artwork

• Any artwork from the internet MUST BE CITED OR YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO FOR THAT PART OF THE PROJECT!!

• You may NOT use any images from the movie Speak!

• Anything not done on PowerPoint, Photostory or Moviemaker must be PRINTED! If it has color, you must have it printed or created in color.

How To Video• You will need to create a 4 minute HOW TO video

showing various hints and tips for surviving high school. You will need to demonstrate each HOW TO tip you give.

• For each HOW TO tip you give, you will need to create an opposite WHAT NOT TO DO. You will use specific parts and characters of the novel Speak to support your WHAT NOT TO DO.

• You may use live actors or clips from other movies (NOT the Speak movie) to create your video. If you use movie clips, I will need a list of each movie the clips came from.

Found Poem

• You will create a Found Poem about one of the following topics:

• Fitting in/ Not Fitting in• Being Alone• Sexual Assault• Being a victim• “Happy” High School • Finding a voice• Fakes and Phonies

Found Poem (con’t.)

• A found poem is a poem created using only words and phrases from the text (with the exception of articles)

• The words and phrases DO NOT have to be whole sentences or from related pages.

• Make sure to look at the examples on LMS of Found Poems

Found Poem (con’t)• The poem must be logical.• It must be a minimum of 20 lines• The poem can be done as a creative

Photostory OR on paper which has been decorated

• On the last slide or on the back of the paper, you must include the page numbers you got the words and phrases from IN THE ORDER YOU USED THEM IN THE POEM.

The Ten Truths of High School• You will create a list of the Ten Truths of High

School. • What are some of the “truths” of high school all

incoming freshman need to know in order to survive.

• These can be related to ANY aspect of high school.• You will need to illustrate all of these truths.• The images may be from clip art, websites or

custom artwork.

The Ten Truths of High School• For FIVE of the truths, you will need to explain in

two to three sentences why each is a truth using examples from your own high school experiences.

• For the each of the OTHER five, you will need to explain in two to three sentences why each is a truth and then you will use various pieces of textual evidence from Speak as support for each truth.

Your Choice

• For the final part of the project, you and your group will choose one of the following:– Create a piece of art that represents something

from the book (a theme, a character, a symbol, a scene, a place … etc.).• You can create a photo collage, a sculpture, a painting,

a scrapbook …etc. (Check with me if you are unsure.)• You must incorporate at least two quotes into the

piece.• NO PENCIL DRAWINGS!

Your Choice (con.)OR

– You will select two characters from the novel to describe. It CANNOT be Melinda.• For each character, you will compile a list of five nouns

and/or adjectives that relate to the character.– These must be insightful word choices. You CANNOT use

words such as mad, happy, sad, nice … etc. These are BORING and NONDESCRIPT.

– For each word, you will write one to two sentences explaining why you chose that word for that character.

– For each word, you will give a specific quote (with page number) that illustrates the description or describe a specific incident (with page number) that illustrates the description.

– For each word, you will select a symbolic image to illustrate the word.

Word ExampleMelinda

* Introverted* It is evident that Melinda is introverted because she keeps to herself and seldom speaks to anyone through most of the novel.* Melinda’s closet is an example of her being introverted. She finds an abandoned closet and she decides to use it to hide away from the rest of the world. (pages 25-26)

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Due Date

• Project Due October 18• Presentations done the week of October

18-20• Look carefully at the rubric

25 20 15 10How to Video

Extremely creative and original; excellent contrast between points; concise & clear examples from novel; meets or exceeds time limits; seamless and not choppy; planning very evident

Very creative and original; Good contrast between points; Good & clear examples from novel; meets or exceeds time limits; seamless and not choppy; organized

Somewhat creative; may not be completely original; contrast between points present; examples from novel used; meets time limits; may be choppy and or rough; somewhat organized

Not very creative or original; weak or no contrast between points; weak or no examples from novel; time limit is too short; choppy, rough and / or disorganized

Found Poem

Extremely creative & original; words & phrases are seamless and smooth; poem is on topic and insightful; meets or exceeds line limits; page numbers are included in order; very neat

Creative and original; words and phrases are fairly seamless and smooth; poem is on topic and tries to be insightful; meets or exceeds line limits; page numbers are included in order; it is neat

Somewhat creative and original; words and phrases may not be as smooth and seamless; choppy; poem is on topic; meets line limits; page numbers are included in order; neat

Not very creative or original; words & phrases are choppy & difficult to read as a poem; poem is barely on topic or strays of topic; meets or falls below line limits; page numbers included; not neat

Ten Truths Extremely creative & original; explanations are vivid & clear; examples are understandable & relatable; Speak textual evidence provides excellent support; visuals are creative and fit perfectly

Very creative & original; explanations are thorough; examples are understandable; Speak textual evidence provides good support; visuals are creative and fit well

Somewhat creative & original; explanations somewhat clear; examples are present; Speak textual evidence provides support; visuals are creative

Not very creative & original; explanations and examples are present but may be too short or confusing; Speak textual evidence present but not used well; visuals are present or barely used well

Your Choice

Extremely creative & original; fits very well with book themes and is insightful; quotes/examples are meaningful; extremely neat; all elements are present

Very creative & original; fits well with book themes and may provide some insight; quotes/examples are meaningful; neat; all elements are present

Somewhat creative & original; ties in with the book; quotes/examples are somewhat meaningful; somewhat neat; all elements are present

Not very creative & original; tries to tie in with book; quotes/examples not very insightful; may not be so neat; elements are present or may be missing parts