Mr. Craig's Corner

Personal Journal

poet145 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:39:14 +0000

Place yourself into the novel. What character would you play? What would be the roles you fulfilled daily? Do you have a family? Explain, in exceptional detail through a typed three page journal entry, how you exist in the village.

Essay

poet145 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:38:39 +0000

Type a three page comparison/contrast essay, in which you take the characters, events, and plot of both The Giver and Gathering Blue and you show the similarities and differences of/between the two novels. Pay close attention to character development, turning points, social attitudes and responsibilities, and daily life as a whole.

Counsel

poet145 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:38:15 +0000

Pretend you are a counselor, and it’s your job to come to the village and counsel certain characters about their daily lives and the problems they face. Type out the five pages of notes you would have taken on each of three subjects. You may select any of the major characters in the novel to interview.

Diary

poet145 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:33:56 +0000

Type three separate one page diary entries, as if they had been written after the novel had finished, as if you were Kira, Jameson, and Matt, assuming all three can read and write. Pay close attention to their dialects and character traits, as well as their roles within the novel.

Diorama

poet145 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:32:42 +0000

Take one integral scene from the story, like a major turning point or a revelation (an event that was absolutely necessary for the development of the plot,) and re-create it in a box.

For diorama help, see this site (http://www.stormthecastle.com/mainpages/dioramas/diorama_tutorial_chapter1_materials.htm) or do a google image search for the word diorama (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=diorama+projects&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2).

Also, a special student researched website from Bushra in room 405 is excellent. It can be found at (http://www.ehow.com/how_12761_make-diorama.html)

And Juana in 406 found (http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/reference_folder/school_project_folder/school_project.html) and it’s excellent. It even provides picture based instructions.

One Act

poet145 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:32:32 +0000

Select a single critical scene from the novel and develop it as a one act play. Create your props and costumes, and act it out, with the appropriate number of actor/actress for the scene. Bonus credit goes to the actors in the scene who also complete their own assignments.

You may use this website (http://kidsvid.altec.org/) as a resource for your scene since it will be filmed as well.

Mini Graphic Novel

poet145 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:32:07 +0000

Identify ten selected scenes from the story, that when illustrated in full color and with the accompanying dialogue, can tell the whole story. These scenes must be completed on single, unlined sheets of white, loose-leaf art paper. I’ll provide you with the proper paper. Minimal amounts of white space please.

Finger Weaving

poet145 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:30:56 +0000

Follow the directions found at http://www.northwestjournal.ca/sash.html and produce a small woven item in a similar fashion to the ones Kira was able to create in the story.

You may also use http://www.montessoriworld.org/handwork/weave/weaving3.html as another resource.

This last one is great also: http://members.aol.com/mrsspyboy/weaving1.htm

Pop Song

poet145 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:30:30 +0000

Take two popular songs from the radio. Change the lyrics to the songs and perform your songs as if they were for a video to be aired on television. You’ll be filmed and we’ll watch the video in class. I’ll provide you with instrumentals to just about any song you’ll choose.

You may use this website (http://kidsvid.altec.org/) as a resource for your scene since it will be filmed as well.

Nursery Rhymes

poet145 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:28:57 +0000

Take three nursery rhymes of at least three verses. Change the lyrics to fit three main characters from the novel. Record yourself singing your songs to the original tunes. I’ll provide the tunes for you.
You may use the following site as a resource for nursery rhymes: http://www.momsview.com/nursery.html