ALL RISING 7TH & 8TH GRADE STUDENTS
MUST READ THIS BOOK
AND
COMPLETE ONE OF THE PROJECTION OPTIONS BELOW
This summer, the whole junior high will be reading the book Posted, written by John David Anderson. Each student in both seventh and eighth grade will be responsible for carefully reading this book and then completing one of the following projects.
These projects, along with the Google form on each of the other three books you read,
will be due ORIENTATION DAY, Tuesday, August 14.
You should turn it in to your homebase teacher.
Here are the options from which you can choose:
1) Shoebox: Create a shoebox model that depicts the important dynamics of one scene from the second half of the book. You should create the physical location of the scene, include the characters that appear, have the two or three most important quotes from the scene, and somehow represent what is actually happening, both on and below the surface. Write a paragraph (at least 100 words) explaining your choices in depicting the scene.
2) Compare and Contrast: Write a paper (minimum of 300 words) comparing and contrasting Posted with another book you read this summer. Each paragraph should be about one similarity or difference with specific evidence and quotes as support. There should be at least three direct quotes from Posted included, at least two from the second half of the book.
3) Life Lessons: Pick two life lessons that the book teaches, one from each half of the book, and write 150 words on how the book teaches each of those lessons, citing specific scenes as well as at least two direct quotes to support each lesson (for a total of 300 words and 4 direct quotes).
4) ThingLink: Create a ThingLink (www.thinglink.com) about the book and include all of the following: 1) pictures of people who would work well for each of the main characters and why you chose each; 2) a picture and words that, separately, identify both the climax and the resolution of the book; 3) pictures and words that display the three most important quotes from the book (at least two from the second half) and 4) a written paragraph (at least 100 words) on why each is so important.
5) Five Quotes: Pick what you think are the five most important quotes from the book, at least three from the second half of the book, and after writing each quote, write a paragraph of at least 100 worlds on each quote that addresses some of the following questions: Why is this quote so important? To what themes of the book does it connect? What does it show about the character who said it or whom it’s about? How does this quote connect to other parts of the book?
6) Movie Pitch: Imagine that you are the author of the book you have just read. Write a letter to a movie producer and convince that person to make your book into a movie. Explain why the story, characters, conflicts, etc., would make a good film. Use specific scenes and at least three specific quotes (at least two from the second half of the book) as examples. Suggest a filming location and the actors to play the different roles. Explain how you envision one particularly important scene being filmed. The letter should be a minimum of 300 words.
7) Movie Poster: If this book were made into a movie, what would the poster look like to advertise it? Your job is to create that poster, as well as a written explanation. The poster should include: at least one direct quote from the second half of the book; a picture of the “stars” who are playing the main characters; a tag line that encapsulates what the book is about and makes people want to see it. The (separate) written explanation should include: a 100-word-minimum paragraph (or more) on why you chose each of the stars you did, a 100-word paragraph stating why the quote you chose is so important; and a 100-word paragraph explaining your tagline, using at least two other direct quotes from the text to explain/support its choice.
