Independent+Reading+Project


 * English IV Independent Reading Project **


 * __Purpose__**: While working on the Good and Evil unit texts in class, you will select a book of your choice to read outside of class. The only criterion for your selection is that you consider the essential questions for this unit and be able to discuss these questions in relation to the book you’ve chosen. Your goal is to glean insight about the message and the characters in relation to the main ideas of this unit:


 * //What is evil and why does it exist?//
 * //Is evil learned or innate?//
 * //What is the relationship between good and evil?//
 * //Can evil and good be universally defined?//
 * //Why do good people commit evil acts?//
 * //How are concepts of good and evil represented in the writings of our culture?//


 * __Process__**: While reading, please keep notes. I will check or collect them to see that you are interacting with the story as you read. You may choose to use sticky notes or jot down quotations. Either way, you will need details about integral scenes and be able to reference specific passages. You should be able to identify the main ideas, conflicts, characterization, craft structure, etc.


 * __Product__**: You will create 2 products for this project:

a) You will create a 1-2 minute movie trailer for this novel that shows the following criteria visually:
 * the connection of this work to an essential question
 * 3 major points of conflict from the story
 * 3 telling quotations from the story

Remember, this trailer should be used to “sell” your book, so you want to be visually persuasive. Ask yourself: what would make you want to see your book as a film?

b) A one page rationale of how the book you chose could serve as another text in the Good and Evil unit. You should be specific in your reasoning and use multiple details from the story. **__Choose your book wisely__**; you will have to defend your choice so be sure the book it clearly linked to these essential questions.


 * You can work independently or with 1-2 other partners (no more than 3 in a group!). Whether you work alone or in a group, everyone will write his/her own one page rationale. A group will still only produce one movie trailer, but the quality of the product should reflect the work of 2 or 3 people rather than one and will be graded accordingly.**

Also, if you work in a group it will be your responsibility to find multiple copies of a text.


 * Movie Trailer 50 points**
 * Written Rationale 25 points**