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Step 1: Select an author/work from the chosen Unit as the subject of your project.

Step 2: Determine which medium you would like to use to complete the presentation assignment. (See below)

Step 3: Complete the assignment making sure to meet all of the requirements for the chosen medium.

Step 4:The following questions should be answered in both a text submission in the Canvas assignment and answered in your presentation.

1. Why did the author/work/literary movement inspire you? How so? Explain
2. What did you create?
3. How does your presentation represent the author or work? Explain in 5-8 sentences.
4. Why did you select this medium/format?
5. Example: If you painted something, is it because you are an Art major and played to your strengths? What made you choose to paint, compose, write, animate, etc?
6. What materials did you use?
7. Do the colors, sounds, objects represent anything in particular?
8. Placement? Why did you place X in the center and Y to the right?
9. What did you want to capture? Did you accomplish this?
10. Are there any modern day examples represented in your project- examples that parallel the author/work/literary movement?
11. Did the author/work/literary movement hit home with you in any way?
12. For example, if you have Native American roots, does the horror of what we witness as far as the Natives strike a nerve?

Step 6: Submit the assignment on Canvas.

Option 2: Artistic Representation

1. Create an original piece of art which represents one of the authors or works from the unit.
2. This cannot simply be a reproduction of an image from google (i.e. no Nevermore ravens)
3. Provide a written explanation answering the questions

Option 3: Model/Diorama

1. Create an original model/diorama which represents one of the authors or works from the unit.
2. Provide a written explanation answering the questions and submit video documentation of the model/diorama.

Option 5: Infographic

1. If you are doing an infographic on one of the works.
2. Title
3. Author
4. Genre
5. Type of writing
6. Original language
7. Original publication date
8. Image(s) which represent the work (with sources documented)
9. Brief summary
10. Themes
11. Societal impact
12. Main characters with brief descriptions
13. Symbols
14. Quote(s) which are important to the work
15. IF YOU’RE DOING AN INFOGRAPHIC FOR THE AUTHOR
16. Authors name
17. Dates of birth – death
18. Where he/she lived
19. Top 5 works
20. Brief biographical facts
21. Family
22. Friends
23. Education
24. Profession
25. etc…
26. Key things happening in history during his/her life
27. Themes and how they reflect or dont reflect society at the time
28. What do others say about them? (5 minimum)
29. Important quotes
30. If you are doing an infographic on an author
31. Infographics on a work needs to include the following somewhere on the graphic
32. Infographics on an author needs to include the following somewhere on the graphic
33. This cannot simply be a reproduction of an infographic from google
34. Provide a written explanation answering the questions
35. Options of how to create this
36. Glogster (
37. )
38. Canva
39. If you can come up with a better way….

Option 6: Blog/Journal

Create a blog page and at least one post as though you are one of the characters.

Option 8: Movie Trailer

Create a movie trailer for the work.

Option 9: Map– This needs to be quality!

Create a detailed map of the primary location(s) of the story.

Option 10: Game

Develop a video/board game centered on the characters, plot, and setting.

Option 11: Rewrite

Rewrite the story ending/climax to change the events.

Option 12: Epilogue

Write an epilogue explaining what happened to the characters years later.

Option 15: Inanimate Perspective

Retell the story from the perspective of an inanimate object.