SSR+2


 * Projects due January 6, 2016 - Presentations will be Jan 6-8. **


 * AP English Literature and Composition SSR #2 Project**
 * Mrs. Kimball, Saint Patrick School**

This project has two components, a 3-D project and a written component. For the 3-D project you are to creatively represent, demonstrate, and show aspects of the novel you read for your 2nd quarter SSR. Just a 2-D poster won't cut it. Be creative. Think outside the box. Make a product with a “Wow!” factor. Make something on which you are proud to put your name. You will be presenting your 3-D Creative Project Component to the class. Be prepared to present. Be prepared to explain and justify your decisions.


 * 3-D Project Component**


 * Cite all sources, including pictures, on the Works Cited page included with the Written Component. Citing Google Images is insufficient. Cite properly. Take the time to do it right.**
 * 1) Include what the book jacket or other source tells about the novel. Properly cite in MLA (even if the book jacket or within the book). ** Do not give away the ending or spoil major events. ** Suggested places to look: The publisher's website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble
 * 2) Demonstrate or represent the setting (time in history and location(s) and genre
 * 3) Reveal your ideas about the main character(s), what you like and dislike about him/her/them; this is not a character description, this is your assessment and evaluation with explanations; be careful not to give away the ending, plot twists, or any major spoilers
 * 4) Demonstrate/display/represent the significance of the title. Often titles are symbolic in some way. If this is true of your novel, demonstrate the symbolism.
 * 5) Choose one brief passage from the text and show why this passage embodies the theme of the story. Illustrate the theme (and the sentence you have chosen) using text (not complete sentences) and images that you feel bring the theme to life. Include the written passage, though you may not be able to talk about it too much during your presentation as not to give away too much.
 * 6) // This book is worth reading because.... // Demonstrate/show why this work makes a good choice for an AP level reading choice for another AP English Lit student. Again, no spoilers. Stay positive here. Choose words carefully to avoid being negative. //  Example: Saying a book is "boring" is negative. However, saying it makes you think, and even though it is a little hard to get into it is worth pushing yourself through the beginning to get to know the characters. This book is worth reading because....  //


 * Written Component**
 * **1st person acceptable, even required at times**
 * **A proper MLA Works Cited page for all works and sources used in this project**
 * **Organize and structure the written components into sections. Keep sections in the order given below. Make sure sections are clearly separated. For example, #2 should be its own page. Include a word count along with each section.**
 * **Include a cover page/title page including the title and author**
 * **Single space the written component, except for the MLA formatted Works Cited page**
 * **In the Written sections you should get specific and not worry about spoilers or giving away the ending.**


 * 1) Identify and show what caused a major change in the main character(s) and explain how the character(s) changed. These changes may have been a consequence of choice, a conflict, a display of some outstanding trait like courage, or even a result of events that occur during the novel. Now you can get more specific and not worry about spoilers or giving away the ending. This section should be approximately 750-1000 words.
 * 2) Choose a controversial issue from the text and take a stand on ONE SIDE of the issue. Write a 1-page single spaced formal letter to the character explaining and discussing your reasons for disagreeing or agreeing with the decision he or she made in the novel regarding this issue. This character does not have to be the protagonist or antagonist.
 * 3) List 3 truths about human nature and find 3 events from the text that relate to those truths. Explain and discuss why you have chosen these specific events as relating these human truths. Remember to properly cite the text and any other sources that you consult. This section should be approximately 750 words.
 * 4) Would you have changed any element of the story, such as plot, characters, setting, resolution, conflicts, point of view, etc.? Why or why not? Which? Explain specifically. This section should be approximately 500 words.
 * 5) **Again, you must include a proper MLA Works Cited page for __all__ works and sources used in __all__ components of this project. One WC page is expected for all sources used in the entire project.**