English 10H Creative Project (200 points) - Due December 15th (A) or 16th (B)

Ø Purposes: The purposes in designing and presenting a creative project are threefold: to demonstrate understanding about the course content, to use personal talents and creativity to express that understanding in a unique way, and to share learning with peers, and perhaps teach them something, each student will present a creative project to the class before the winter break. Failure to complete a creative project may result in an incomplete for your quarter grade.

Ø First, decide what you’d like to communicate to the class about your learning. Then decide what and how would be the best media with which to do it.

Ø Link your creative project directly to one or any combination of our readings this year or any selection from the Honors Reading List.

Ø Suggestions for Creative Projects:

v Create a Power Point Slide Show (approximately 6-8 slides).

v Create a website with links to author information, important quotations, and your analyses.

v Performance (please limit to no more than 7 minutes).

§ Dramatic interpretation of a scene from a play, novel, poem, story, etc.

§ Dramatic recitation (poetry, ballad, storytelling, or performance of an original song).

§ Newscast or Interview (mock interview with an author or a character from the readings).

v Adaptation of course content into another form (transmediation—play to short story, story into play, screenplay, or comic book, poems into narrative or set to original music, story into poem, history into historical fiction, short film of a novel, etc.)

v Drawing, painting, or other graphic representation (e.g. collage, poster, sculpture, diorama, pop-up book) of a character, scene, event, etc. from class content.

v Creative Writing: poetry, lyrics and music, an act or scene of a play, a short story, or a partial chapter of a potential novel (Please limit creative writing to a finely crafted 700 words which you will read to the class).

v Wildcard! Come up with something original! Please talk to me if you have questions.

Ø I expect enough effort to earn 200 points; haphazard or last-minute work will receive only partial, if any, credit. Expect to spend at least 4-5 hours on your creative project.

v You may work in groups provided that the effort and product reflect full participation.

v If you create a project that requires technology, please check with me to insure compatible formats; alternately, you bring your own laptop or other technology. Failures of technology will result in no credit for the project.