PJHS Pre-AP Project

Term 2 - Banned Books Unit Menu

November 7, 2016 – December 9, 2016

Directions: You will select and read one of the pre-selected titles of banned books. You will use the

timeline to help pace you with finishing the book and completing the assignments. You must select 1

assignment from each level. The preference is that all entries are typed and able to be submitted

electronically. Your teacher will give directives about which platform to submit your assignments on.

Timeline

November 1 – November 4 November 7 – November 18 November 19 – December 8 December 9

Choose Book Read Book Work on Activities Level 3

Level One Due – 11.30.16 PROJECT DUE!!!!!

Level Two Due – 12.2.16

Book Activities

LEVEL 1 (Choose 1) 20 Points

LEVEL 2 (Choose 1) 30 Points

LEVEL 3 (Choose 1) 50 Points

Create a glossary of up to 50 words from the book. It would be a great

idea to complete it as you go. Accepted Forms:

Booklet/PPT/etc…….

Create a book cover that tells about the story.

(Directives Can Be Found Here)

Create a skit based on two chapters from the book.

Use what you know about drama to complete your skit.

(Directives Can Be Found Here)

Create a crossword puzzle using 30 unknown or challenging words from

the book. Create Online Puzzle

Write a letter to the author to be mailed to their fan club or to them

personally. (Directives Can Be Found Here)

Rewrite 1 chapter from a different point of view.

(Directives Can Be Found Here)

Create a 15 questions test about your book. You must have at least 2

questions per chapter.

Complete A Storyboard from 3 Chapters of the book.

(Directives Can Be Found Here) Other Resources:

Creating Storyboards Storyboard Template

Literary Plot Analysis Essay You must write an analysis of

each part of the plot. (Directives Can Be Found Here)

Write an “I AM” Poem about the main character.

(Directives Can Be Found Here)

Be Creative! Come Up w/Your Own Activity.

You must come up with a guideline and meet that guideline.

Literary Plot Analysis Presentation

Create a presentation about the plot and figurative

language. You can use any presentation

software. PPT/Slides (Directives Can Be Found Here)

I Am Poem Template

Create a Book Cover Components Points Actual Front Cover

Scene from a book

Title

Author

5

Inside Front

Character Analysis – Main Character

Appearance

Thoughts

Feelings

Actions

Conflict

Resolution/Ending

10

Inside Back (Top)

Summary of the Book

CPR/BME

5

Inside Back (Bottom)

Opinion

What was good about it?

What needs to be different?

5

Back Cover

Scene That Shows the Setting

Include Copyright

Include Publisher

5

Total 30

Letter to the Editor Component Points Actual

Letter Salutations

Greeting

Closing

5

Body

Purpose for Writing – Paragraph 1 (Introduction)

Are you writing to the author or their fan club?

5

Body

What you really liked about the book. – Paragraph 2

What you would have done differently – Paragraph 3

10

Conclusion

Do you plan to read any other of the author’s books? Do you hope there is a sequel? Did you enjoy the experience and hope to share with others. – Paragraph 4

5

Envelope (Addressed w/Stamp)

To author’s address

To author’s fan club

5

Total 30

Create a Skit Component Points Actual

Title Page

Name of Skit

Author (You)

Based on a Novel by….

5

Complete Cast of Characters

Just a list of everyone from all three scenes

5

Act I – Chapter 1

Blurb about the setting

Dialogue

Stage Directions (As Necessary)

Narrator when necessary

10

Act II – Chapter 2

Blurb about the setting and what is happening as we enter the scene.

Dialogue

Stage Directions (As Necessary)

Narrator when necessary

10

Resolution/Ending

Give a brief summary of what happens in the end.

10

Correct Spelling & Grammar 5

Stage Direction

Enough to help the flow of the movement through the Act.

5

Total 50

Rewrite a Chapter Components Points Actual

Story Plan

List of events from the B/M/E of the chapter.

Name the point of view you will be writing from. o (1st, 3rd limited, 3rd omniscient, or other.)

Why did you choose this point of view?

20

Chapter Rewrite

Include all the events.

Consistent point of view throughout the piece.

Actual Chapter

Make sure it is in the same format as the book.

20

Correct Grammar & Spelling 10

Total

Literary Analysis Essay Components Points Actual

Introduction

Title of Book

Author

Very briefly talk about the book and its story.

Very briefly talk about the theme. (You will go into more detail later.)

10

Body Paragraph 1

Plot o Exposition o Rising Action o Climax o Falling Action o Resolution/Ending

10

Body Paragraph 2

Theme o Choose one theme o Use text evidence to support the theme

10

Body Paragraph 2

Why does this story matter? o Lessons learned by the character o Lessons for us today

10

Conclusion

Opinion of the book

How has this book changed you?

5

Correct Spelling and Grammar 5

Total 50

Literary Analysis Presentation

Component Points Actual

Slide 1

Book/Author/Name/Period/Date 2.5

Slide 2

Introduction

Title & Author

A very little bit about the story & the theme.

5

Slide 3

Plot Title 5

Slide 4

Exposition 5

Slide 5

Rising Actions 5

Slide 6

Climax

Why is this the climax?

5

Slide 7

Falling Actions 5

Slide 8

Resolution/Ending 5

Slide 9

Theme

W/text Evidence

5

Slide 10

Figurative Language

Similes/Metaphors/Personification/Imagery/Idioms

5

Slide 11

Opinion

Recommendation

2.5

Total 50

Banned Book List

This term we thought we would make things interesting. We have sets of books that are

rusting away, but they have a rich history. At one time, they were once banned from use. Why were

they banned? What are their values for us today? What did the authors want you to learn and

understand? Why does it all matter?

Book Choices (You will choose your top three. Due on Edmodo. First come, first served!):

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines

o Do you like history? Imagine a story that spans the life and times of someone from

civil war to the civil rights movement. This is a riveting tale of a woman who

remembers the good and challenging times during this span of American History. A

must read if you love a good story.

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George

o Again, a piece of historical fiction! AND…..Changes, Accusations, Transitions and

Judgments. The Witch of Blackbird Pond is set in Connecticut in the late 1600s. It tells

the story of Kit Tyler, a 16-year-old girl who sails from Barbados to Connecticut after

her grandfather passes away. Connecticut was a Puritan community struggling for

independence from England and the culture shock is difficult for Kit, who grew up

affluent and independent. Kit's troubles get worse when she becomes friends with an

old Quaker woman people called the Witch of Blackbird Pond.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

o An adventure story. Kids will be kids. In this adventure story, set in a time long ago, a

tween orphan and his friends get into a lot of mishaps. Some of them very serious.

There are funny times and challenging times, but the adventures in this story makes

this a beloved and timeless tale. If you love to learn clever ways of entertaining

yourself as a tween, this book is for you!

Call of the Wild by Jack London

o How about an adventure involving a dog? Jack London, one of the many celebrated

authors of our time, writes his favorite type of tale; a tale in the wild. This is a gripping

tale of a heroic dog that, thrust into the brutal life of the Alaska Gold Rush, ultimately

faces a choice between living in man's world and returning to nature. If adventure is

your middle name, you will love this tale.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

o Do you like Hunger Games, The Maze Runner? Stories that make you think about life

and society. Then, you will love this story! Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where

television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, and firemen start fires

rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the

printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. This is a thought

provoking tale that has been hailed as the book of predictions about our present-day

world. Why don’t you see if what they are saying is true? I think you might find out

that it is? Or is it?

The Diary of Ann Frank by Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett (Drama)

o Diaries can be so juicy and entertaining. Reading someone’s thoughts about what is

going on in their life, from their point of view. Imagine reading the thoughts of a 13-

year-old during World War II, specifically the Holocaust. How did it feel to be someone

your age at that time? Anne begins her diary when she is 13 years of age and the Jews

are already wearing yellow stars in Amsterdam. Anne is your usual precocious girl,

flirting with boys and being impudent when she can get away with it. When, at last,

the time comes for the Franks to go into hiding (Margot Frank, Anne's sister, has been

issued an order for her removal) they do so with another family, the Van Daans. Over

the course of the diary we watch and listen through Anne's eyes as, for two years, the

people in the attic are put through terrible deprivations and trials. There are good

times and bad, but Anne is a singularly biased narrator and her observations must

usually be taken with a grain of salt. After a while you become so comfortable with

Anne's observations and voice that the final page of the narrative comes as a shock.

Don’t miss the suspense of this eternal voice.

Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

o What was it like growing up during the time of “Jim Crow Laws” and Segregation? This

book is a fun but eye-opening story about a girl and her family, who learn interesting

lessons about growing up in times that were not always so pleasant! There are good

times, but then there are challenging lessons to learn and certain realities that must

be faced. Don’t miss out on this journey back in time, in our very own region of the

U.S.A.