Term+One+Reading+Assignments

toc =** Books: **=

August: //The Crucible// September: Your choice October: Horror/Supernatural genre

=** Requirements: **=

August
 * Crucible Project
 * Log book on Goodreads and write review
 * 5 Goodreads posts (2 original, 3 responses)

September and October
 * 3 response journal entries
 * 5 beyond basic reading posts (1 in each category)
 * Log book on Goodreads and write review

=**__ Reading Response Instructions __**=


 * Label the start of your entries with the book title and author’s name. Each time you start a new book, you need to label it in big letters.
 * EXAMPLE: __Switched__ by Amanda Hacking
 * Each entry needs to contain a date and pages you read that night
 * EXAMPLE: October 21st Pages 35-50
 * Need 3 journal entries each month
 * One journal entry= an entire 4, 3, 2, 1

**4, 3, 2, 1 Instructions **

4 sentences of summary.

Summarize the important aspects of the assigned reading in four sentences.

3 sentences in response to one of the literary element questions.

Label which question you are using and write a thoughtful response as it relates to this reading. See the questions listed below

2  sentences in response to a quote.

Write the quote out with the page numbers. (If it’s a huge quote, please use ellipses to shorten it to the parts you find important.) Add two sentences explaining why you picked the quote and why it matters. You can pick it because it revealed a character, revealed a theme, was funny, thought-provoking, inspiring, had great word choice etc….However, make sure you //analyze// the quote and give in-depth insight.

1  personal connection .

What parts of the reading make you think of something in your life  ? Write one sentence explaining how an incident/character/ /book relates to you.

(Example: //Character Y is ALWAYS asking questions. This is incredibly annoying and reminds me of my grandmother who feels like she can’t have silence. So she asks about mundane things like my favorite losing a tooth story.//


 * Literary Element Questions **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Futura,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Plot: What was the climax in today’s reading, and why was that the climax?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Futura,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Setting & Mood: What was the setting and what mood did that setting create? How did the mood affect the characters?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Futura,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Character: What are some personality traits of the character and how did you learn those traits?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Futura,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Conflict: What conflict occurred, what type of conflict was it, and how did it affect the characters?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Futura,serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Theme: What was the theme and what happened to teach you that theme?


 * Example **

4,3,2,1

Date: June 13th Chapters Read: 9-14

4: 4 sentence summary

3: Setting & Mood—3 sentence response to setting & mood question

2: “Quote from the book” page 102 2 sentences explaining why this quote matters, is significant to the plot, or why I liked it.

1: my personal connection (Example: Character Y is ALWAYS asking questions. This is incredibly annoying and reminds me of my grandmother who feels like she can’t have silence. So she asks about mundane things like my favorite losing a tooth story.)

= Crucible Project Options=

__** CHARACTER JOURNAL ENTRIES **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">For each conflict, write a paragraph answering the following questions:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Step 1: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> Identify the protagonists and antagonists in the story. Then identify the central conflict in the story—i.e., the conflict between protagonist and antagonist—and two additional conflicts. Yep, that's a grand total of three.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What is the relationship between these characters or forces?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What does the protagonist want? What is standing in the way?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What is the conflict? Is it internal or external? Both?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What role does each character play in the conflict?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">How is the conflict resolved?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Do the characters learn anything or change due to the resolution? (This would be a good place to talk about dynamic and static characters, too.)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Step 2: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> Write journal entries in the voice of one of the characters. But here's the catch: they have to address one of the conflicts from Step 1.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Here's the assignment: //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Pick a character from The Crucible. One you feel like you really get. Then choose one of the conflicts you analyzed and write three journal entries about the situation from the point of view of the character you've chosen. // //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Make sure to include direct references to the original text to add an authentic flavor to your journal entry. //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Consider their emotions, concerns, fears, hopes, and thoughts. Heavy, we know. //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Inject the most poignant personality traits of the character into it. Get creative! //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Think about what is motivating the character to work through the conflict. What is the reasoning for their actions? //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Decide who in the story is involved in the conflict and how. How is your character reacting to these others? //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Describe how the conflict is resolved. //

__**DEAR ABBY**__ What if the "Dear Abby" behind the famous advice column was Abigail Williams? Uh-huh. That Abigail. The treacherous, vindictive villain of The Crucible. It would definitely put a new spin on an old column, wouldn't it? Of course, the role of Abby could also be filled by someone more compassionate and rational, like, say, Rebecca Nurse. Her advice might be a bit more helpful than Abigail's ... not to mention far less likely to cause anyone to be burned at the stake or drowned. But what we really want to know, is which characters in The Crucible need advice? Um ... probably all of them, right? After all, Salem circa 1692 was kind of messed up. But what would their letters to Dear Abby look like? You're about to find out ... by writing those letters and answering them. All from the perspective of a character in The Crucible.


 * Step 1:** Pick a character from The Crucible. You will be writing your letter to an advice column in the voice of this character, but first, you'll need to do a little character analysis.


 * Step 2:** Create a bulleted list of your character's major traits and conflicts and find a quote from the play to support each item on your list.


 * Step 3:** Write a letter to an advice column seeking advice from your character's perspective. It's important that your letter reflects the voice of the character. The quotes you included in your analysis should help you get a feel for this. The most important thing is that your letter somehow shows your character's major characteristics and conflicts. Once again, your analysis will be your guide.


 * Step 4:** No advice column is complete without the advice, right? Pick a different character and respond to your advice letter in the voice of that character.


 * Step 5:** Now that all the questions and answers are complete, you'll have a chance to share yours with the class. Listen closely as your classmates present their letter exchanges. In fact, you may even want to take some notes. Why? Because in addition to being entertained by this portion of the program, you're also going to have to do a little more homework, and it will involve one of the letter exchanges.

__** FAKEBOOK PLOT PAGE **__
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Step 1: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> Write out a few sentences describing each point on the plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution). Find one quote to go with each section.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Step 2: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> Write a 2 paragraph analysis of the plot using the following thoughts as a guide
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Look at how character actions and motivations determine events and stages of the novel.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Analyze how each stage of the plot is connected or how the characters transition from one to the next.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Consider the changes in setting and characters at each point.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Make and then evaluate predictions upon reaching each step.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Step 3: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> The dirty work is done, and it's time to bring //The Crucible// into the 21st century. And what better means than Facebook? Make sure to include multiple characters who each post during every point on the plot line. Get creative!

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">You can either make a facebook page like this: //Hamlet// <span style="color: #0e2a9a; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-decoration: none;">(Facebook News Feed Edition) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">. Or use a mock facebook page template to make it look like this: <span style="color: #0e2a9a; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-decoration: none;">mock Facebook page <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Here is where you can access your own mock facebook template: [|fakebook page template]