Tuck+Everlasting+Project



"What we Tucks have, you can't call it living. We just... are. We're like rocks, stuck at the side of a stream." Angus Tuck __Click on the link below for a response board. __

[|Reading Response!]

  [|To watch a clip of the movie, click here.]

There will be a vocabulary test every Friday. Vocabulary Quiz on 3-29-13 Quiz on 4-05-13 Quiz on 4-12-13 Quiz on 4-19-13

Assignments Due Dates:


 * Post your response to the prompt for the book on Mondays  on the Wallwisher Reading Response wall (link is above).
 * Write your journal response draft for each of the Tuck family characters, Winnie and yourself. Due Tuesday, April 16th  (Tip: write one per day). Scroll down to Character Analysis in the next section for more details.
 * This should be done in a Pages file format typed, then you should place it in Mrs. Drivdahl's Turn In Folder (Reading). No handwritten papers accepted.

Due Thursday, April 11th- Inspiration 9 Character Trait Web

Due Monday, April 15th  - Fakebook Page Draft

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Due Thursday, April 19th - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> FAKEBOOK page with all the final edits completed. Make sure our spelling is correct and all your pictures finalized. Fakebook Pages Presentations- <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Friday, April 19th.

Due Thursday, April 19th- Instagrams and Final Project

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">CHARACTER ANALYSIS PROJECT Introduction: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">By examining each of these six main characters from Tuck Everlasting as well as their perspectives regarding the value of life and living forever, it opens up the book in a broader sense. As you begin to put yourself in the shoes of these characters, you begin to understand the book a little better and use it to examine these larger themes (life and how it is valued by different people) in your own lives.

TASK: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">Students are to write a journal entry answering the journal question for the following six characters from __Tuck Everlasting__ by Natalie Babbitt: Angus Tuck, Mae Tuck, Miles Tuck, Jesse Tuck, The Man in the Yellow Suit, and Winnie Foster. After you write from the point of view of the characters, you are to write a journal entry from your own point of view. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">Each journal entry should be written from the __//point of view of the character//__. It is important to keep in mind how the character speaks and what their beliefs are, according to the book. While you will be writing fiction in the voice of these characters, you need to use the novel as support for your journal entries. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">JOURNAL QUESTION: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">In your journals you are to answer the following question using each character's perspective: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #225d22; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">How valuable is life and how do you feel about the idea of living forever? Keep in mind this question has two parts: the value of life and everlasting life...

CONSIDER THESE QUESTIONS TO GET YOU INTO THE MINDSET OF THE CHARACTERS:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">1. How does the character talk? Do they talk a lot? Loudly? Softly? Properly? Use slang words?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">2. How old is the character?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">3. What are the character's interests/hobbies>

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">4. How do they view their life?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">5. What is the character often thinking about?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">6. What does the character dream about?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">7. What does the character wish for?

AFTER YOU HAVE WRITTEN YOUR FIRST DRAFT...REVISE:<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">- Reread each journal entry slowly and carefully. Ask yourself the following questions:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">-Does the journal entry flow well? Is it easy to read?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">-Does the journal entry answer the prompt questions?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">-Does the journal entry support the answers to the prompt questions from the novel and the internet?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">- Have I checked each journal entry for misspelled words?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">- Are all my sentences, singular I's, and proper nouns capitalized?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">- Do all my sentences have proper end punctuation?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">(Remember: Final copies are saved as a Pages document WITH YOUR NAME AND THE PROJECT'S NAME. The projects are to be placed in the Reading file in the Turn In folder.)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Inspiration 9 Character Traits Web

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px;">Using Inspiration 9, complete a character trait web. Use the Darth Vadar sample to help you. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px;">

FAKEBOOK PROJECT

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Create your own FAKEBOOK and Twitter page based on your favorite character in the book. Guide yourself with one of the journal entries you created for the character analysis project. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5;">you may to the next step.
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5;">Down load this file and get started with your draft - when these are approved by Mrs. Drivdahl

2. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5;">Your next step is to place your Fakebook profile in the Turn In folder (Reading).

Here is a sample of a Fakebook profile: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #099a09; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 17px;">.

Instagrams In this assignment, you will act as if you are a main character from __Tuck Everlasting,__ You will draw 6 pictures that your character has sent to his/her audience. In a description underneath your picture, include **__who__** is in the picture, __**where**__ and **__when__** it was taken, and __**what**__ he/she is doing. Be creative! (Mrs. Drivdahl will provide a copy if you can't print it.)

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FINAL PROJECT! =

How will you be graded? FINAL PROJECT RUBRIC
 * Teacher Name: L Drivdahl ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Student Name: |||| Date:___ ||  ||
 * CATEGORY || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 ||
 * Wallwisher Reponses || Responded to ALL prompts in a timely fashion and demonstrated a thorough understanding of the reading material. (Used higher level comprehension skills.) || Responded to 3 prompts in a timely fashion and/or demonstrated a good understanding of the reading material. || Responded to 2 prompts in a timely fashion and/or had some misunderstandings of the reading material. || Responded to 1 or less prompts in a timely fashion and/or did not complete the reading. ||
 * Fakebook Page || Completed the page completely. Answers are creative and accurate. No errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation. || Completed the page completely. Answers are accurate. 5 or fewer errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. || Completed most of the page. 10 or fewer errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. || Page not completed. More than 10 errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. ||
 * Character Analysis || Journal entries are completed for all six characters. The entries demonstrated a high level of understanding of the character and included a well written entry from each character\'s perspective. Included a lot of support from the text. || Journal entries are completed for all six characters. The entries demonstrated a god level of understanding of the characters and included a written entry from each character\'s perspective. Included some of support from the text. || Journal entries are completed for most characters. The entries demonstrated an understanding of the characters and included a written entry from each character\'s perspective. Included little support from the text. || Journal entries are completed for some characters. The entries demonstrated an understanding of the characters and included a written entry from each character\'s perspective. Included no support from the text. ||
 * Instagram || Instagrams are completed. The drawings are neat and colored. The descriptions are thorough and accurate. || 5-6 Instagrams are completed. Drawings are near. Most descriptions are thorough and accurate. || 4 Instagrams are completed and are neat. Some information is inaccuated in the descriptions. || Fewer than 4 Instagrams are completed. ||
 * Inspiration 9 Character Trait Web || Web is completed. Pictures were used. There are more than 3 examples of each category. || Web is completed. There are 2-3 examples of each category. Some pictures are used. || Web is partially completed. No pictures are used. There are minimal examples for each category. || Web is incomplete ||
 * Date Created: Mar 19, 2013 01:22 pm (CDT) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Character Analysis || Journal entries are completed for all six characters. The entries demonstrated a high level of understanding of the character and included a well written entry from each character\'s perspective. Included a lot of support from the text. || Journal entries are completed for all six characters. The entries demonstrated a god level of understanding of the characters and included a written entry from each character\'s perspective. Included some of support from the text. || Journal entries are completed for most characters. The entries demonstrated an understanding of the characters and included a written entry from each character\'s perspective. Included little support from the text. || Journal entries are completed for some characters. The entries demonstrated an understanding of the characters and included a written entry from each character\'s perspective. Included no support from the text. ||
 * Instagram || Instagrams are completed. The drawings are neat and colored. The descriptions are thorough and accurate. || 5-6 Instagrams are completed. Drawings are near. Most descriptions are thorough and accurate. || 4 Instagrams are completed and are neat. Some information is inaccuated in the descriptions. || Fewer than 4 Instagrams are completed. ||
 * Inspiration 9 Character Trait Web || Web is completed. Pictures were used. There are more than 3 examples of each category. || Web is completed. There are 2-3 examples of each category. Some pictures are used. || Web is partially completed. No pictures are used. There are minimal examples for each category. || Web is incomplete ||
 * Date Created: Mar 19, 2013 01:22 pm (CDT) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
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