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Self directed project initiated by a group of students who are gifted. Students will create their own new culture in groups based on the general guidelines below.

Self directed project initiated by a group of students who are gifted. Students will create their own new culture in groups based on the general guidelines below.

Grab a brown bag or a gift bag. Choose one that is appropriate for your project. The outside of your bag should contain the title and author of the book, your name and class period, and an illustration of the setting as well as a summary of the story. Inside the bag, you should have, pictures of characters, two or three vocabulary words with definitions, and a book review/recommendation. You may also include 2-3 items that are representative of the main character, setting, story or theme. Remember, I do not grade whether or not you are a "good" artist. I look at your effort.

Create a board game that reflects aspects of the entire novel. Questions that show insight will earn higher marks than those that are simply recall questions. Your board game can be based on one that is already in existence such as Monopoly or Trivial Pursuit. The final project should include connections between the novel and other real world or fictional experiences, luminated plot points that show the plot progression, a list of vocabulary words from the novel and their definitions and character charts that reflect the major characters from the novel.

Students will construct a diorama of a scene from the novel studied in class, and write a detailed explanation of the scene.

This rubric will help studens to assess each other in discussing a story they have read. This assessment can be used to determine completion of an assignment, monitor comprehension of the story, and assess understanding.