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independent novel study
Imagine that you are a visitor to the novel you have read. During your visit, you are an observer, and not an active participant. This means that you in no way affect the actions of the characters. You can, of course, interact with the characters, but nothing you do impacts the story. Keep in mind that you are a real bumbling visitor who enters rooms uninvited, eavesdrops on conversations, and so on. Of course, most of your spying goes unnoticed by the characters. As with most people on a holiday, you will write home telling what’s happening during your vacation. You may write to a family member, to a friend, to your teacher, or to someone imaginary.
Pack your bags… you are going on a holiday!
1. Write one letter home. It should: •be two-hundred and fifty to five-hundred words •be from somewhere during the first half of the novel •describe where you have been, who you have met, and what events you have heard and seen. Don’t just describe, but also give your reactions. Your letter must be accompanied by one to three photographs which you have ‘taken.’ Of course, you may have to make reasonable facsimiles of photographs. They could be of characters, places, and events in the story.
Assignment Expectations The Letter •Correct Letter Format •Clear and focused writing (coherent, unified, effective sentence structure) •Insightful description of setting, characters and plot •Personal voice strongly developed - sense of audience and purpose •Conventions – error free •Presentation – attractive presentation suited to purpose Photographs •Visuals are well-chosen, designed, and executed to convey meaning
2.When you’re traveling, there isn’t always time to write a letter, so people write postcards. On your journey through the story, you will also send one postcard home. You will ‘purchase’ it locally and so the pictures will be of a local scene from the novel. You will jot off a quick note on the back which will refer to the part of the story you were in when you sent it. If you are able to accurately date your correspondence, then do so. If not, use your imagination.
Assignment Expectations •Presentation Exceptional – attractive presentation suited to purpose Acceptable – neat and tidy Incomplete – sloppy and inappropriate •Visuals Exceptional – well-chosen, designed, and executed to convey meaning Acceptable – complete and conveys some meaning Incomplete – not done, or hastily thrown together •Attention to conventions Exceptional – almost error-free Acceptable – errors do not interfere greatly with understanding Incomplete – difficult to read or insufficient to gauge
You may choose to use Read Write Think’s postcard creator: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/postcard/ *Note that this does not create a front for your postcard.
