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Seventh and Eighth graders are currently working on their final project for unit 2 of literature. This final project is an author study of one of the authors in unit 2 of our literature books. Here are the instructions for the project.
This project is due on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013.
Seventh & Eighth Grade – Unit 2 Final
Project
Unit 2 final project has two components:
1.
Research
the life and work of one of the authors of the selections in Unit 2:
*All
of the items below must be posted on a presentation board
a.
Write a newspaper article about the
life and literary work of the author.
i.
Don’t
forget to include:
1. Where
was he/she born?
2. Where
was he/she educated?
3. What
were did he/she work? Was he/she
successful?
4. What
were his/her most powerful literary works?
b.
Include one poem/short story of the
author of your choice, and illustrate important imagery used in the poem/story
c.
Write a letter to the author:
i.
Telling him/her which of their poems/short
stories is your favorite, and why
ii.
Your favorite quotes/part of the
story/poem
iii.
How you identify to the poem/short story
d.
Pictures of the author, or book
covers
2. Oral Presentation:
a.
Organize an oral presentation of all of the above information
b.
Choose your favorite poem/short
story by your chosen author and analyze it:
i.
Explain the theme/main idea of the
poem/story
ii.
Explain symbolism or figurative language
used in the poem
iii.
Share key quotes from the selection
iv.
Describe why you chose this poem, and
how did you identify with it
**Don’t
forget to turn-in a bibliography of all the sources you used for your research.
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