Summer Reading Tasks (Pick one.)
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Task #1 FOUND POEM (Example provided.)
Materials Needed: One summer reading book, paper, pencil, or word processor
Summary: Your goal with this project is to pick one idea about the book and create a found poem. A found poem is a type of poem where you use original words from the text but rearrange them to create a poem based on your own ideas. You can use only words (or forms) of words that appear in the original text. Found poem ideas can include summarizing your thoughts about a character, showing an important theme, or detailing the most critical scene in a book. When writing a found poem it is usually most effective when you choose one idea / character / theme etc.
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Task #2 THE ART OF LITERATURE (Example provided.)
Materials Needed: One summer reading book, pencil, poster size paper, and art tools
Summary: Your goal with this project is to pick one idea about the book and create a mural poster. This one idea can be a character, an important conflict, a critical image, a memorable symbol, an exciting event, or a thought provoking theme. Whatever you choose must sum up, overall, what the book means to you. Before you begin to draw, think about questions such as: What images come to mind when you look at your brainstormed list? What feelings? What shapes? What colors? What individual words? Remember that you can use a quote from the book as part of your poster or a few compelling / important words from the text. Sometimes a few words mixed with vivid imagery sends a powerful message.
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Task #3 GRAPHING A CHANGE (Example provided.)
Materials Needed: One summer reading book, pencil, graph paper, and ruler
Summary: Your goal with this project is to pick one idea about the book and show how it changes throughout the book. For example, you can graph how a character evolves into a hero during a story. Or how a real life event gets more and more dangerous. Or even the intensity of conflict (leading to the climax). Whatever you choose must show an important change throughout the book. You will show this by creating a line graph. The graph should include: 1) A title that defines the change. 2) Specific events, ideas, or facts from throughout the book that serve as examples of the change. 3) A key that clarifies information on the graph.
REMEMBER, YOU WILL COMPLETE THE TASK IN SCHOOL
ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12.
