ELA8, CSS, Sferrazza

Consider again the questions posed at the beginning of this unit:

Forming meaningful connections is the cornerstone of society. 

How do people develop essential relationships with the people and world around them?

What effect do these connections have on the kind of person one will become?

For your reading project for this unit, choose ONE of the following choices and click on the related page in this book to get more details:

A. Create a poster size map of the town and area where the novel takes place- the setting of the novel. Include as many details and locations as possible based on the novel and your imagination and specific details from the book. List the important moments when a character demonstrated a connection to another person or object or to nature and began building a relationship and identify the location where it happened on the map.  Write 5 paragraphs that explain the significance of the events on the character.

B.  Create a character diary. Step into the mind of one of the main characters in your novel. Write 5 diary entries that describe a meaningful connection the character has made to another person, idea, or thing.  Put yourself "in their shoes" and imagine what they think about the relationship and how they feel about the relationship.  What effect has it had on the character? 

C. Create an illustrated family tree for one of the characters using the story as well as your imagination.  There should be at least 8 family members on your tree.  Include 5 well written paragraphs explaining the connection of 5 of the family members and identify their relationship as well as the impact on your character.

Evaluation will be based on organization, ideas, and conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation).

Click here for the rubric that will be used to grade your assignment.