Each student will put together a scrapbook for the major project of this literature unit. This scrapbook will be comprised of three main parts: two to three pages dedicated to each character that represent a variety of aspects of the character’s life, an annotated bibliography for each book read, and a reflection sheet that explains what the student has learned during the unit.
To demonstrate their understandings of the characters’ lives, students will include ten items:
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- A picture
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- A map of his or her home state
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- Favorite foods
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- Clothing
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- Any special interests or talents
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- His or her role in the Civil War
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- Feelings about the war
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- Four words to describe the character
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- A significant quote from the text
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- A way in which the student would like to remember the character
These aspects of their characters’ lives may be represented in a variety of formats from hand drawings and lettering to computer images. Individual needs will be considered as I guide students to the formation of their pages.