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 * SSR 4 – This will not be a short assignment. Finish your SSR novel and manage your time well. **

 **SSR 4 check in due by 11:59p on Thursday, March 31, 2016 **  **SSR 4 Culminating Project Assignment due by 11:59p Sunday, May 1, 2016 **

**SSR 4 Check-in **

1. What page number are you on?

2. How many pages are there in your SSR?

3. Are you at least half-way done reading? If not, why not?

4. Don't slack. This project will take a lot of time to create after you finish reading the SSR.

5. Compare yourself to a main character. Point out your similarities and try to account for differences between you and the character. Considering what you have discovered, what is your reaction to this character? Why? How do you think the character would feel about you? (400 word minimum)

**Email by 11:59p on Thursday, March 31, 2016 **

**SSR 4 Culminating Project Assignment due by 11:59p Sunday, May 1, 2016 ****-** email Prezi link or video/video link if you upload it online somewhere. It is your responsibility to make sure the video format transfers properly. You may email the written part of turn in a hard copy on Monday in class.

SSR 4 Culminating Project Assignment

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Compile all of the following into a Prezi OR into a good video where you are analyzing your SSR novel. If you make a Prezi, plan on presenting it to the class. Also type the answers to all parts in a Word document and submit it as well via email or hard copy. Break it into parts. Do not write it in a long essay format.

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I. Summary:

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-Summarize the book in no more than two paragraphs, but be detailed in character names, plot events, and main conflict/resolution. Spoilers okay. Break paragraphs up on Prezi slides. Prezi slides that are crowded look sloppy and of poor quality. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"> <span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">II. Theme analysis:

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-What is the main theme of the book? Remember, a theme is a full sentence that can be argued.

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-Give at least three examples from the book that illustrate/prove the theme you indicate. Spoilers okay.

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">III. Text-to-text connection:

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-How does the book connect with any of our major texts that we’ve read as a class this year (plays, short stories) OR literary books that we've previously read in high school? (Note: The Count of Monte Cristo doesn't count. It's not literary enough. Pick books or plays you would expect to show up on an AP Exam test.) -Give at least three pairs of examples; make sure to explain why/how your book connects to the other text.

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">IV. Poetry connection:

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-Write THREE poems in response to the novel. The poems can be about the characters, setting, or the themes of the book.

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="background-color: transparent; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-One of these poems must be a Found Poem, taking a passage from the book that you feel has particularly powerful or interesting imagery and words and rearranging them in verse form.

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-One must be a sonnet. Italian or English--follow the correct formatting requirements for the sonnet you write.

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-Third poem format is student choice.

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="background-color: transparent; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-Use a variety of poetic devices well in the poems. Use a minimum of 10 poetic devices throughout all of the poems. Explain these in the <span class="SpellingError SCX118150029" style="background-color: inherit; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">the <span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="background-color: transparent; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Prezi or video and in the typed Word document accompanying your Prezi or video.

**<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-All three poems must have a combination of 45 lines minimum. **

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">V. AP Exam Connection:

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-Choose one of the past Open-Prompt Essay Questions which your book fits well. Explain how your book fits this prompt. Do the brainstorming/written planning and write the essay. Turn these in with your written, typed component. Include the full prompt in your Prezi or video. In your Prezi or video, creatively demonstrate in which eats your book fits the prompt. Be specific. Do include your written brainstorming/written planning in your Prezi or video. Don't include the essay in your Prezi or video, but rather an explanation of your essay's main points. Anything hand-written can be included by taking a photo and uploading it into the Prezi or video.

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">VI. List of References

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-Include a reference list citing the novel, any other sources consulted, and all images. Citing Google images is insufficient. Format citations according to MLA or APA requirements. Just be consistent.

<span class="TextRun SCX118150029" style="background-color: transparent; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-Reference list must be included in Prezi or video and along with the written, typed component.

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