I hope this evening finds you all well. As promised, here are the postings for the various projects that I have assigned. I am also moving the due dates for each project. My D block seventh graders will present on Monday and my G block 7th graders will begin presentations on Tuesday. You will have the whole week to work on your projects; I will not be teaching anything new. Also remember that you should bring in a final draft of your essay on the project's final due date.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Ms. Mathews
Project 1: After Tupac and D Foster (70 pts total)
Using one of the listed songs, choose a character who you think would identify with that song. Find the lyrics to the song and explain what they mean. Why do you think the character would identify with the song and why? Use the text to support your answer.
For each song you should also be able to answer the following:
Who is Tupac addressing?
What is the main idea of the work?
Are there any important person’s mentioned in the song? If so who are they and why are they important?
Dear Mama
Brenda’s Got a Baby
Keep Ya Head Up
Changes
Words of Wisdom
If My Homie Calls
Holla If you Hear Me
Note: If there is a different song that you want to use that is not on this list, YOU MUST get it approved by Ms. Mathews before proceeding.
Poster Display- Your poster display should include a biography of Tupac and an explanation of his importance in American culture as well as in the novel After Tupac and D Foster. It should incorporate a photograph/drawing of Tupac and of the character you have chosen that relates to the song.
Project 2: Walk Two Moons
Project Display
For your display for Walk Two Moons, you will be creating a poster display that will allow us to see the journey that Sal and her grandparents took in search of Sugar, Sal’s mother. You will also be creating the postcards that Sal’s mother sent as she went on her journey to Lewiston Idaho.
Display Requirements
United States Map
Destination Descriptions
Postcards from Sal’s Mother
United States Map 10 points
Using a map of the United States (you may draw it or use a regular map), track the route that Sal and her grandparents took to go find Sal’s mother. You should mark each place where they stopped that you know of on the route. For each place that they stopped, be sure to label it and write one interesting fact that you found out about the place according to your research.
Destination Descriptions 20 points
Sal and her grandparents visited several important landmarks in the United States, including the following:
- The Badlands
- The Black Hills
- Yellowstone National Park and Old Faithful
- Mount Rushmore
Gramps referred to these spots as “national treasures”. Thus, for each of these destinations, you should research and write two paragraphs for each site describing it and why it is important.
Postcards 5 points each
When Sal’s mother first took her trip, she sent several postcards to Sal. Using your imagination, create the postcards that Sal’s mother sent her on her way to Lewiston, Idaho. Be sure to include a message from her mother on each of the cards. Make sure that we are able to see both sides of the card (picture and postal address side).
Project 3: The Education of Little Tree
For this book, you have two options worth 70 points each:
1. 1. Relationship of Man to Nature- For this project, you will focus on the theme of nature throughout the book and man’s interaction with nature. Choosing at least five scenes from the book, you are to choose a piece of artwork that you think represents that scene well and include them on a display. You should also use words from the novel to show how the scene connects to the artwork that you chose. One of the images you represent should show man and his positive interaction with nature, and another scene should demonstrate man’s negative interaction with nature (conflict man vs. nature) . You should include Little Tree’s Secret place in your images. On your display you must answer the following questions: Who are the Cherokee? Why is nature so important to them? You will need to do outside research to answer this question.
2. 2. Describing the plotline-In class we have discussed each of the elements of plot (we can review each step if you need). With at least a 6 panel display, make a comic strip that depicts the plotline of the story. You must include each of the elements of plot with a definition, and demonstrate within your comic strip how that scene demonstrates the specified element of plot. You may draw the images by hand or you may use the computer to generate the images for your comic strip. You should include dialogue from the story.
