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Using learning styles, students will present Act 1 of The Tempest using visual (masks and images), auditory (sound effects), and tactile (actions or movements) components to the presentations

Create your own sonnet using elements of Shakespearean sonnets

Write a well-developed essay. What is the moral of this memoir? What have you learned? Why did the Beah need to communicate this message to others? For this essay, you will need to delve into the character of Ishmael Beah. You can use information from your character maps (inspiration or popplet), video clips, notes over theme, etc. Also, you may want to conduct some research on UNICEF, etc. This formal essay needs to be five paragraphs.

Write a formal letter to Ishmael Beah, the author of A Long Way Gone. Additionally, these letters must be typed, and you must have at least five paragraphs to the letter. Spend one paragraph introducing yourself; two-three paragraphs regarding your look-back list and the events from the book; one paragraph asking Mr. Beah questions from the book or from his current life, etc.; and finally, one paragraph of encouragement, praise or criticism (appropriate—not personal criticism) for the author.

You will create either a keynote or a flow board presentation. You need to cite your sources and must have a minimum of ten slides (one being your introduction, name, etc. as well as one for your list of sources). You may include images, references from our text (which can be a source), video clips, interview excerpts, etc. Get creative!

Make a CD/Soundtrack with ten songs for a movie version of the book A Long Way Gone with an explanation for each song choice. Each explanation should also discuss how the song is related to literary elements of the book such as theme, character, or situations that the book explored.

Write a formal letter to Ishmael Beah, the author of A Long Way Gone. Additionally, these letters must be typed, and you must have at least five paragraphs to the letter. Spend one paragraph introducing yourself; two-three paragraphs regarding your look-back list and the events from the book; one paragraph asking Mr. Beah questions from the book or from his current life, etc.; and finally, one paragraph of encouragement, praise or criticism (appropriate—not personal criticism) for the author.

Create an interactive, multimedia poster that shows your understanding of the memoir, A Long Way Gone. It should represent characters, themes, and the setting. Please try to include the following information: title and author, a paragraph summary of the memoir, a MINIMUM of 10 images, 2 related videos or clips, 2 related websites, 5 important quotes from the book, and information from the beginning, middle, and end.