This document outlines a book project for students. Students will read a book, both independently and aloud in class. They will then choose from 10 smaller individual projects to demonstrate their understanding of elements like plot, character, and setting. Students will vote on one of three book options and the teacher will guide their work, with the goal of students analyzing themes, characters, and comprehending the text. The project allows for student choice and is designed to enhance learning through an interactive, project-based approach.

1. Book Project

2.  Essential Question
Why Read?
 Content Question
What is the plot of a book or story?
What is the climax and resolution of a story and
why are they important?
 Content Question
Describe a character from the book you read?
Describe one of the setting from the book and write
a short narrative description.

3. This project allows student to make choices. Each
student will be given a project packet that list 10
different option of smaller projects. The student
can chose how he or she want to earn their points.
The class will read a book both aloud in class as
well as at home. The small projects will be based
on the book chosen by the class, the class will get
a choice of three books they can read. The class
will take a vote and the book with the most votes
will be the book the entire class will read. One day
in class their will be a "book day", this is where the
class shows off their projects.

4. The teacher is there to guide the student. The
teacher is available to answer any and all
questions the students might have. However
this is an individual assignment and the
student is responsible for completing the work.

5. This assignment is done individually. The student
has choices to make throughout the project. The
first choice is which book the student want to read
for the project
- The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn
- Something Wicked This Way Comes
- Frankenstein
The student will also be responsible for choosing
the small projects that add up to the total points of
the project. A description can be found at
http://unitplanportfolio-
meggiehall.wikispaces.com/Home

6. To aid the student in the project. Help the
student to brainstorm ideas for the project.
The student will be given all the information
needed to complete the assignment and may
need help with the creative aspect. The student
should do the project, and not submit a project
done by the parent.

7. By giving students choices they will have an
opportunity to work and utilize interest with in
the project.

8.  Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details;
provide an objective summary of the text. [RL.9-10.2]
 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the
theme. [RL.9-10.3]
 By the end of Grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems,
at the high end of the Grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently. [RL.9-
10.10]
 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text,
including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective
summary of the text. [RI.9-10.2]
 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,
well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. [W.9-10.3]
 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are
defined in standards 21-23 above.) [W.9-10.4]
 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared
writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to
display information flexibly and dynamically. [W.9-10.6]
 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when
writing or speaking. [L.9-10.1]
 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to
make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or
listening. [L.9-10.3]

9. By the end of this lesson students will be able
to recognize and describe the setting, climax,
and resolution of a book or story with 80%
accuracy.

10. Project based learning is a interactive teaching
method, where students work in groups or
individually on projects to enhance learning. By
using projects the student gain a deeper
understanding of the content.

11.  Phone Number
205-478-8491
 Email
mjhall2@crimson.ua.edu
 Personal Web page
http://cat250mjhall.webs.com/