Name: ______________________________________
Date: _________________________________
English Period: _____
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Section: IN CLASS WORK
“Lather and Nothing Else” Plot Project
Story by Hernando Téllez: Pages 491-496
Due dates:
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Plot rough draft – Due Thursday, January 15th
Project choice – Due Thursday, January 15th
FINAL PROJECT (Project AND ACER response with rubric) –
Due Tuesday, January 20th
NOTE:
o This project has TWO parts. You must do BOTH parts!
o We will be in Computer Lab 230 on Thursday, January 15th and Friday, January 16th to work on this project.
PART I: ACER Paragraph
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You will write an ACER paragraph for the following prompt:
o Based on the characterization of the barber, why did he choose NOT to kill the executioner?
 Cite one passage from the text to support your answer.
 Remember to include the AUTHOR and STORY TITLE in your response.
 DO NOT use any first person! Don’t talk to the reader either (no you/your).
This must be typed and DOUBLE-SPACED (Arial, Calibri, Cambria or Times New Roman font, 12 point type).
BOLD or underline your “C.”
Make sure this copy has your heading at the top:
Name
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Date
Period
“Lather and Nothing Else” ACER
PART II: Plot Project
In addition to the ACER, you must also complete one of the three plot projects below.
CHOICE 1: Make a plot mountain diagram for the story.
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Neatly type up each part of the plot. Make sure to proofread and write well!
Clearly label each part! (Exposition, Inciting incident, etc.)
Find a picture (hand drawn or computer generated) for each part of the plot.
Make sure your mountain includes a heading with:
o Your name, the date, your class period and student number
o Title: “Lather and Nothing Else” plot project
Be CREATIVE!
o It doesn’t have to be as small as a piece of paper. You can make it as large and as unique as you
want.
o If you can think of something else to demonstrate the “flow” of a plot other than a mountain, do it!
Don’t just copy the same mountain that Mrs. Pile has given you!
TO TURN IN:
o Print out a copy of your mountain to turn in with your rubric.
o Print out a copy of your ACER paragraph to turn in with your rubric.
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CHOICE 2: Make a PowerPoint presentation for your plot mountain.
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Create a slide for each part of the plot (one part of the plot per slide). Make sure to proofread and write
well!
Clearly label each part! (Exposition, Inciting incident, etc.)
Find a picture (hand drawn or computer generated) for each part of the plot. So, each slide should have at
least one picture!
BE CREATIVE!!!!!!!!!!
Make sure your PowerPoint includes a slide with:
o Your name, the date, your class period and student number
o Title: “Lather and Nothing Else” plot project
TO TURN IN:
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E-mail Mrs. Pile a copy of your PowerPoint ([email protected]) AND print out a copy of the slides
to turn in with your rubric.
CHOICE 3: Make a plot mountain booklet that includes each part of the plot.
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Neatly type up each part of the plot. Make sure to proofread and write well!
Put each part of the plot on a separate page of your booklet.
Clearly label each part! (Exposition, Inciting incident, etc.)
Find a picture (hand drawn or computer generated) for each part of the plot.
Make a cover page for your booklet that include:
o Your name, the date, your class period and student number
o Title: “Lather and Nothing Else” plot project
If you have a different idea about how you think that you can convey the same
required information, please ask me!
GET YOUR PROJECT CHOICE APPROVED BY THURSDAY, JAN. 15th!!!!!!
MY PROJECT CHOICE
I am choosing to complete (check off one)
 CHOICE 1: Make a plot mountain diagram for the story.
 CHOICE 2: Make a PowerPoint presentation for your plot mountain.
 CHOICE 3: Make a plot mountain booklet that includes each part of the plot.
I have chosen to do this project because: _____________________________________________________
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Mrs. Pile’s approval: _____________________
Comments:
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Name: ______________________________________
Date: _________________________________
English Period: _____
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Section: IN CLASS WORK
“Lather and Nothing Else” Plot Project Rough Draft
Part I: ACER Rough Draft
Question: Based on the characterization of the barber, why did he choose NOT to kill the executioner?
Reminder: DO NOT USE YOU OR YOUR – OR ANY FIRST PERSON!!!! (So, NO: me, my, I, we, our, you, your, etc.)
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-Re-state the
question
-Answer the
question
-Include TITLE and
author
-Include introductory
and joining elements
C
-Begin with a
transition
-Include a joining
element
-Include a quote in
quotation marks
E
-In at least two to
three sentences
explain the quote.
How/why does it
support the answer
to the question?
R
-Re-state the
question and answer
-Include TITLE and
author
-Include introductory
and joining elements
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Part II: MY PLOT ROUGH DRAFT:
Part of plot
Written ideas for pictures to include
Exposition:
Inciting Incident:
Conflict:
Rising Action:
Climax:
Falling Action:
Resolution:
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