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Group Project

Class 8 English Name:________________
The Giver, by Lois Lowry
Project: Your Perfect World DUE DATE:____________________

It is the year 2015.

The Earth has been destroyed. The last nuclear bomb has exploded.
When it was obvious to everyone that the war would come, a world famous scientist had filled a spacecraft with scientifically sleep-induced children. His name was Dr. Kafka.
The children ranged from pre-born embryos (in a kind of warm yellow gel) to 12-month-olds, from a wide variety of groups, from all over the world.
Years before the war, Dr. Kafka had found, orbiting a distant star, a planet that was a nearly perfect copy of Earth, the same atmosphere, plants, forests, islands, deserts, and animal life. . . except there were no people there. Dr. Kafka dreamed of saving the human race. With the end near, he planned to build a colony on that “sister planet” of earth. He wanted to start over from the beginning, fresh, with a generation raised in innocence, who had never heard of war, or hatred, or any of the problems on earth.
One of the children on that spaceship was my brother, Stephen, a three-month-old infant. I came aboard the ship secretly, and when the steel door slammed shut, I was taken by surprise, and trapped. The floor began to tremble. I was in a room surrounded by sleeping, dreaming young lives. The ship began to break the earth’s atmosphere just as the bombs began to fall...
I never found Stephen among the “nursing capsules” that survived take-off.
After a time, I found Dr. Kafka in another part of the ship. I was amazed; his experiments with radiation had left him sick and pale. He did not have long to live. Indeed, after four terrible months, Dr. Kafka was dead, leaving the project of designing a new way of life in my hands...

Your job is to describe the colony that Dr. Kafka dreamed of.
TEN GENERATIONS HAVE PASSED. Those children have grown up, and their children, and their children, etc. The population is in the 100’s of thousands. All your plans have succeeded! They are living in the world YOU designed, under the system YOU established.

RULE: You have access to any kind of technology that exists on our world (television, computers, etc.) BUT you DO NOT HAVE TO use it, and you CANNOT use any science fiction new technology that does not really exist.

What is the system you set up in the world that works so well? Describe:
• Your system of laws, rules, and punishments
• Your system of how people are educated
• Your system for finding and choosing leaders, and how the government runs
• Your social system & how people raise families, and find enjoyment
Those four things will be the biggest part of your planning. But you can also think of city plans, music, sports, and anything else you want to.


What will the final project look like? It has to include information about what your world works….
• The information will be posted on a poster board…typed
• Rules, regulations, etc will be: one page, typed, doubled spaced, Times New Roman, 12pt
• You must have a 3-D representation of your utopia



Project Grade:
1/3—Using time in class well when I give it to you for working (Individual Grades)
1/3—Thoughtfulness and seriousness of your ideas (Rubric: Completeness, Accuracy)
1/3—Creativity, neatness, and correctness in the English of the presentation (Rubric: Mechanics,

Appearance of Language includes your speaking during your presentation.


Individual Projects: Tic-Tac-Toe Four in a Row


Illustrate a scene from this book using detail. Please use 8’ x 11” white paper. Make sure it is neat and that you have used detail.

Design a game to be played that is based on this book. Be sure to include the directions and all the playing pieces necessary to play this game.

Construct a diorama (a three dimensional miniature scene usually made inside an empty shoe box) to represent a scene from this book.

Make a newspaper containing the characters, setting, and plot of your novel. The newspaper should be at least two pages long with some pictures.

Become a character from this book and be interviewed by a reporter of your choice. You must be in costume, and you must prepare the questions for the reporter. The
interview should be at least 15 minutes

Prepare a travel or tourism brochure on the make-believe world in which The Giver takes place. Include a map of the area, types of industry, climate, customs, religions,
foods, government, recreational activities, and places to go and see. Use unlined paper, and make it neat and colorful

Create a Memory Book. (at least 6 pgs long)

Draw and color a professional-looking comic strip representing a scene or the basic plot from your book.
Write dialogue for your characters. It must be on large, white paper
or poster board and must be Sunday length (6-8 squares).

Invent a diary which might be written by Jonas or the Giver in your book. Include thoughts and incidents that took place in the life of that character. Write a minimum of five days of entries. Design it to look like an actual diary.

Create an original “RAP,” “POEM” or “SONG” based on The Giver. Four to five minutes and must be performed.

Design a 18” by 22” poster for this book. Stamp (8x11)

Illustrate an important scene from the book. Try to show what is happening and how the characters feel about it

Design a postcard and bookmark to represent what your book is about. Use poster board or construction paper, so they are sturdy. The postcard should be about the size of
half piece of paper (4” x 5”). On the back of the postcard, write a note to me about the book and why you liked it. Address it to me here at school. Also, draw on a stamp.

Design the bookmark to look like a scene from your book. Be sure to include the title, author, and your name and section somewhere on both. Make sure they are colored,
neat, and creative. (4x11)

Create a David Letterman’s “Top Ten List” for your book. Possible topics: Top Ten Quotes from I
Giver and Why, Top Ten Reasons to Read The Giver, Top Ten Plot
Events from The Giver and Why, etc. This project must be formatted on a computer.

Recreate a scene from the book (at least 10 minutes long)

Or if you have another creative idea, let me know.




Book Reports
Due
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Autobiography Journal (ABJ)
Due: March 26th

1. Create a memorable journal about you and your life.

2. Project will be completed in steps.

3. Project will teach you things you may have never known about yourself.

4. There will be fifteen chapters- all about you!!!

5. Chapters include:

1. Who is________ Really?
2. Friends
3. A Memorable Day
4. Pets
5. Possesions I Treasure
6. A Place I Will Never Forget
7. My Dream for the Future
8. The Person I want to Be
9. The Thing I Want to Change
10. Disappointment
11. The Person I Most Admire
12. Things That Ruin a Life
13. My Family
14. Accomplishments
15. Goals






Basket Project

Due: Wed. Sept 14

We read the book, Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge. I was about a small child who helped his ninety-three year old friend rediscover her memory.

Students were given a project paper with guidelines.


Emily Dickinson Project
Due

Students choose groups of their peers to collaborate with about the poet Emily Dickinson. Students have to explore her life, career, family, poems (themes/style), and interesting facts about Emily.

Students will have to present their findings to the rest of the class through one of the following:
Power Point (at least twelve slides)
Brochure
Poster
Collage
Movie
Skit
Or any other idea they have had approved by the instructor.


Phantom Mask – Test Grade
Due on or before

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1. Create a mask out of items you have at home (suggestions: torn pieces of magazines or cereal boxes, leaves and sticks, etc) or you may get items from the store. You must begin with a blank colorless mask. PLEASE note you do not have to go to the store and purchase anything. I have glue sticks and a hot glue gun available for your use during tutorials. Your mask must be eye appealing!

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2. Typed neatly, describe the following in paragraph format. Points will be deducted for sloppy work, grammar errors, spelling mistakes, and unclear details. Also, please mount your written work on a piece of construction paper and decorate it to coordinate with the theme of your mask.
Title – Something catchy, followed by your name in smaller font.
Paragraph 1: What inspired your design? Give details.
Paragraphs 2 and 3: In paragraph format, walk us through the step-by-step process. What supplies were needed? How were your materials assembled? How long did it take you to create your mask? Etc.
Paragraph 4: Imagine you are attending a masquerade ball, and you are going to wear this mask. Describe the rest of your costume in written detail.

**If you have questions, please see me immediately!!!