Scene Illustration/Movie Poster: "The Other Foot" by Ray Bradbury (due March 11, 2019)
Circumstance: Individual (This assignment must be completed individually by the student.)
Task: Create a project worthy illustration of a scene in Ray Bradbury's "The Other Foot." (Alternative: You may also create a cover illustration for the story or a movie poster for the story's film adaptation.) Your will work must be based upon textual evidence. (You will need to use the details infused throughout the story (The Illustrated Man) to produce an accurate work.) In order to receive credit, your picture must be high in quality, a final draft (little to no visible errors), a true representation of the story ("The Other Foot") as represented in the novel. Your must be produced on copy paper, a poster board, or a canvas.
Note: This assignment may not be for you. I try to provide my learners with a variety of extra credit opportunities that will allow them to showcase their unique skills, talents, and gifts. If you do not have artistic abilities, please take advantage of another extra credit task in the future. If you have any questions about the requirements for this assignment, please do not hesitate to speak with me before/after class or send me an email. This extra credit opportunity is due on September 23, 2019. I will not accept any late work.
Task: Create a project worthy illustration of a scene in Ray Bradbury's "The Other Foot." (Alternative: You may also create a cover illustration for the story or a movie poster for the story's film adaptation.) Your will work must be based upon textual evidence. (You will need to use the details infused throughout the story (The Illustrated Man) to produce an accurate work.) In order to receive credit, your picture must be high in quality, a final draft (little to no visible errors), a true representation of the story ("The Other Foot") as represented in the novel. Your must be produced on copy paper, a poster board, or a canvas.
Note: This assignment may not be for you. I try to provide my learners with a variety of extra credit opportunities that will allow them to showcase their unique skills, talents, and gifts. If you do not have artistic abilities, please take advantage of another extra credit task in the future. If you have any questions about the requirements for this assignment, please do not hesitate to speak with me before/after class or send me an email. This extra credit opportunity is due on September 23, 2019. I will not accept any late work.
Illustration: The Treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers (due March 11, 2019)
Circumstance: Individual (This assignment must be completed individually by the student.)
Task: Create a project worthy picture of Lemon Brown. Your will work must be based upon textual evidence. (You will need to use the details infused throughout the story (MLL pg. 170) to produce an accurate work.) In order to receive credit, your picture must be high in quality, a final draft (little to no visible errors), a true representation of the character Lemon Brown as described in the story, and your work must be produced on copy paper, a poster board, or a canvas. Note: This assignment may not be for you. I try to provide my learners with a variety of extra credit opportunities that will allow them to showcase their unique skills, talents, and gifts. If you do not have artistic abilities, please take advantage of another extra credit task in the future. If you have any questions about the requirements for this assignment, please do not hesitate to speak with me before/after class or send me an email. This extra credit opportunity is due on March 11, 2019. I will not accept any late work.
Task: Create a project worthy picture of Lemon Brown. Your will work must be based upon textual evidence. (You will need to use the details infused throughout the story (MLL pg. 170) to produce an accurate work.) In order to receive credit, your picture must be high in quality, a final draft (little to no visible errors), a true representation of the character Lemon Brown as described in the story, and your work must be produced on copy paper, a poster board, or a canvas. Note: This assignment may not be for you. I try to provide my learners with a variety of extra credit opportunities that will allow them to showcase their unique skills, talents, and gifts. If you do not have artistic abilities, please take advantage of another extra credit task in the future. If you have any questions about the requirements for this assignment, please do not hesitate to speak with me before/after class or send me an email. This extra credit opportunity is due on March 11, 2019. I will not accept any late work.
Newspaper Article: The Treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers (due March 11, 2019)
Circumstance: Individual (This assignment must be completed individually by the student.)
Task: Create what you imagine would be one of the newspaper articles/clippings that Lemon Brown gave his son, Jesse. Remember the articles were considered Lemon Brown's treasure in the story. He carried them around in a plastic bag. (They meant something to him and they were extremely valuable to his son.) Your article must typed, in the format of a newsletter/newspaper article, and based upon the textual evidence listed in the story ("The Treasure of Lemon Brown," MLL pg. 170-178). In order to successfully complete this task, you will need to expertly reread this story, search for information, details, in addition to background information, and then construct a story based upon your investigative reading. Your article must be high in quality, a final draft ( with little to no visible errors), an an accurate representation of something that may have been reported about Lemon Brown. You will need to have all of the components of a newspaper/newsletter contained in your work. I will not accept any handwritten work. You will need to have all of the components of a newspaper/newsletter in your work. Note: This assignment may not be for you. I try to provide my learners with a variety of extra credit opportunities that will allow them to showcase their unique skills, talents, and gifts. This assignment has been designed for my students who have strong reading comprehension skills and excellent writing abilities. I will only accept project worthy work. If you do not think you can complete this assignment with excellence, please take advantage of another extra credit task in the future. If you have any questions about the requirements for this task, please do not hesitate to speak with me before/after class or send me an email. This extra credit opportunity is due on March 11, 2019. I will not accept any late work.
Task: Create what you imagine would be one of the newspaper articles/clippings that Lemon Brown gave his son, Jesse. Remember the articles were considered Lemon Brown's treasure in the story. He carried them around in a plastic bag. (They meant something to him and they were extremely valuable to his son.) Your article must typed, in the format of a newsletter/newspaper article, and based upon the textual evidence listed in the story ("The Treasure of Lemon Brown," MLL pg. 170-178). In order to successfully complete this task, you will need to expertly reread this story, search for information, details, in addition to background information, and then construct a story based upon your investigative reading. Your article must be high in quality, a final draft ( with little to no visible errors), an an accurate representation of something that may have been reported about Lemon Brown. You will need to have all of the components of a newspaper/newsletter contained in your work. I will not accept any handwritten work. You will need to have all of the components of a newspaper/newsletter in your work. Note: This assignment may not be for you. I try to provide my learners with a variety of extra credit opportunities that will allow them to showcase their unique skills, talents, and gifts. This assignment has been designed for my students who have strong reading comprehension skills and excellent writing abilities. I will only accept project worthy work. If you do not think you can complete this assignment with excellence, please take advantage of another extra credit task in the future. If you have any questions about the requirements for this task, please do not hesitate to speak with me before/after class or send me an email. This extra credit opportunity is due on March 11, 2019. I will not accept any late work.
Movie Trailer: The Treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers (due March 15, 2019)
Circumstance: Individual, with a partner, or in a group. (This assignment can be completed individually, with a partner, or in a group.)
Task: Create a movie trailer for "The Treasure of Lemon Brown." Your film adaptation should be based upon the actual characters and events in the story. You must provide me with a copy of your project via USB, dvd, or as a file attachment. Note: This assignment may not be for you. I try to provide my learners with a variety of extra credit opportunities that will allow them to showcase their unique skills, talents, and gifts. This assignment has been designed for my students who have strong visual arts and production skills. I will only accept project worthy work. If you do not think you can complete this assignment with excellence, please take advantage of another extra credit task in the future. If you have any questions about the requirements for this task, please do not hesitate to speak with me before/after class or send me an email. This extra credit opportunity is due on March 15, 2019. I will not accept any late work.
Task: Create a movie trailer for "The Treasure of Lemon Brown." Your film adaptation should be based upon the actual characters and events in the story. You must provide me with a copy of your project via USB, dvd, or as a file attachment. Note: This assignment may not be for you. I try to provide my learners with a variety of extra credit opportunities that will allow them to showcase their unique skills, talents, and gifts. This assignment has been designed for my students who have strong visual arts and production skills. I will only accept project worthy work. If you do not think you can complete this assignment with excellence, please take advantage of another extra credit task in the future. If you have any questions about the requirements for this task, please do not hesitate to speak with me before/after class or send me an email. This extra credit opportunity is due on March 15, 2019. I will not accept any late work.