NUMBER THE STARS Diary/Scrapbook Project The class has done a book study on the book NUMBER THE STARS by Lois Lowry. Each day the enjoys reading a chapter or two and then responds in a notebook from the perspective of one of the main characters (either Annemarie or Ellen). The response is done as a collection of letters that would be sent to someone, then bound into a booklet as a of events. “biography” Your child is writing the rough draft here at school. We will send the drafts home in THURSDAY folders. There will be a part 1 and a part 2. It is up to them to complete the project. We suggest they type a page each night. They will need to return: A completed scrapbook that includes: * Front and back cover using their own creativity to design (we have sent pictures of past covers as examples) * Bind the letters together into a scrapbook * Each letter must be typed (it is fun to type on day paper” making it look old and worn) “olden * Artifacts to some pages that help represent what took place on that day. * Photos/sketches also should be included (anything from the world war 2 period displaying events, locations and people that might fit the character traits/looks, setting etc.) the search for images during this time period can be disturbing…this should be done with an adult. THIS PROJECT IS DUE JANUARY 6th (you may send in early if you are finished). We would like to give the kids more of a purpose for typing. They can type the pages of the diary nightly as their nightly homework. This is the rubric that will be used to score these. (creative, attractive and neat) 4 3 2 1 Typed Diary Pages (mechanics) 4 3 2 1 Typed Diary Pages (content tells the story) 4 3 2 1 – Diary written as a true perspective from character 4 3 2 1 Artifacts attached to (1 minimum) 4 3 2 1 Photos included on pages (3 minimum) 4 3 2 1 Sketches included on pages (2 minimum) 4 3 2 1
NUMBER THE STARS Diary/Scrapbook Project The class has done a book study on the book NUMBER THE STARS by Lois Lowry. Each day the enjoys reading a chapter or two and then responds in a notebook from the perspective of one of the main characters (either Annemarie or Ellen). The response is done as a collection of letters that would be sent to someone, then bound into a booklet as a “biography” of events. Your child is writing the rough draft here at school. We will send the drafts home in THURSDAY folders. There will be a part 1 and a part 2. It is up to them to complete the project. We suggest they type a page each night. They will need to return: A completed scrapbook that includes: * Front and back cover using their own creativity to design (we have sent pictures of past covers as examples) * Bind the letters together into a scrapbook * Each letter must be typed (it is fun to type on “olden day paper” making it look old and worn) * Artifacts to some pages that help represent what took place on that day. * Photos/sketches also should be included (anything from the world war 2 period displaying events, locations and people that might fit the character traits/looks, setting etc.) the search for images during this time period can be disturbing…this should be done with an adult. THIS PROJECT IS DUE JANUARY 6th (you may send in early if you are finished). We would like to give the kids more of a purpose for typing. They can type the pages of the diary nightly as their nightly homework. This is the rubric that will be used to score these. (creative, attractive and neat) 4 3 2 1 Typed Diary Pages (mechanics) 4 3 2 1 Typed Diary Pages (content – tells the story) 4 3 2 1 Diary written as a true perspective from character 4 3 2 1 Artifacts attached to (1 minimum) 4 3 2 1 Photos included on pages (3 minimum) 4 3 2 1 Sketches included on pages (2 minimum) 4 3 2 1
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