Project Options for To Kill a Mockingbird
Projects will be due on ____________
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All projects should have a title that is not the title of the book.
Use a project heading on all project options (bottom right hand corner).
Do NOT use pictures from the movie or book covers in or on any of the project options!
These projects will also be graded on aesthetics and neatness.
You may not just print out pictures from the internet.
For each project option, consider the theme of the novel, the setting, the characters, the conflict, and the climax.
a) Create a video movie trailer for To Kill a Mockingbird. You may not simply recreate the original! The trailer must emphasize
what you consider to be the most important aspects and events of the book in a coherent way. A written explanation as to why
specific scenes were selected for the trailer must be included. This should explain why the scenes are essential. Make sure that
the trailer can be played on a PC. Should be no less than a minute and a half and no more than three.
b) Create a scrapbook of significant items, objects and/or events in To Kill a Mockingbird. There must be at least ten items
included. Devote one page to each item (which should contain more than just a picture of the item) and its significance. The
items should be symbolic in nature. Each item must have a detailed caption (at least a paragraph) explaining the significance of
the item in the story. You may not use the gifts from the knothole as individual items.
c) Create a self-help book. Select at least eight quotations from To Kill A Mockingbird which teach a life lesson. Devote one page
to each quote, explaining who said it, the context within the book, and the greater life lesson it is teaching. There must be quotes
by at least five different characters included. In your explanation, make sure to explain how this advice helps Scout as well as
how it could help a person in the world today.
d) Create a soundtrack for To Kill a Mockingbird. The soundtrack should include a cd cover and at least eight songs. You must
have at least three songs for each part of the book. For each song you should discuss why the song was selected in terms of how
it is related to the book. Each song choice explanation must be at least a paragraph. Burn the songs in order on a CD and create
liner notes with the paragraphs.
e) Conduct oral interviews with five different people of varying ages and backgrounds (peer, sibling, teacher, neighbor, etc.)
who have read this book. Design a series of interview questions to ask each of them (no questionnaires) which focus on what
the interviewees tend to remember about the book, why, and how themes of the book have impacted their lives. Interviews
must be videotaped. Turn in a list of the questions, a list of the interviewees with biographical information, and a one page
analysis of your own.
To Kill a Mockingbird Project Rubric
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Completeness
Creativity/
Complexity
All requirements for the
All requirements for the
specific task chosen have
task chosen have been
been met completely in a
met as described on the
well-developed manner.
assignment sheet.
Project ideas are creative Project ideas demonstrate
and complex. Student goes some creativity beyond
beyond the assignment
assignment parameters
parameters to create a
and are developed fully.
unique product.
Depth/Accuracy
A variety of accurate
details are used to
demonstrate an insightful,
in-depth interpretation of
the entire book.
Visual Appeal
Extra effort evident.
Project is neat and visually
appealing.
Writing is well-organized
and demonstrates thorough
command of all the
conventions of written
English. Clear evidence of
revision and proofreading.
Written
Expression
Comments:
Grade: _______
3
Accurate details are used
to demonstrate a
complete reading of the
book with some
interpretation beyond the
literal.
Project is neat and
visually appealing.
Writing is organized and
demonstrates a general
command of the
conventions of written
English.
2
1
Most requirements for the
task chosen have been
met. Minor elements are
incomplete or missing.
Product meets only the
surface design
requirements without any
additional creative
elements. Ideas
demonstrate limited
complexity.
Minor inaccuracies
indicate an incomplete or
solely literal reading of
the text. Limited details
used.
Important requirements
for the task chosen have
not been met. The task
is incomplete.
Product follows
assignment
requirements to the bare
minimum. Ideas are
simplistic, meeting the
bare minimum.
Project is adequate
without demonstrating
effort at visual appeal.
Writing indicates a
limited command of the
conventions of written
English. More revision
and proofreading needed.
Project appears sloppy
and rushed. Little effort
demonstrated.
Writing lacks
organization. Many
errors in spelling,
grammar, and
punctuation.
Many inaccuracies
indicate a partial
reading and inadequate
understanding of the
text. Lack of details.