Project+Options


 * __Procedure:

Option 1__

After finishing the novel //To Kill a Mockingbird//, students will read a varied selection of Holocaust and Civil War era short stories or novel excerpts. Additionally, students will read two versions of excerpts from the Holocaust novel //Milkweed// and discuss the differences and similarities of the the two excerpts. One version is from SCOPE magazine; the other selection is from a photocopy of the novel's first chapter.

After reading these excerpts, the students will read a teacher-created readers' theater script from Chapter 1 of //Milkweed,// so students can see how readers' theater scripts are created.

Students will then read aloud individual excerpts from both the dramatic and fiction versions of //Anne Frank and Me.// After reading these selections, students will discuss the difference between fiction and drama and create a "cast list bio" of the characters represented in each excerpt.

After completing these activities, students will examine books made available to them in the school library. The students wil also have had the option of reading a Holocaust or Civil War novel to receive extra credit Acclerated Reader points. For their projects, students will choose an excerpt from these novels and create an original readers' theater script of at least four pages. Students may work individually, with a partner, or in a group of no more than four people. NOTE: Additional members beyond a partnership will require more pages in the script--each additional person = two more pages. For the final page of the project, students will describe thematic comparisons between their particular novel excerpt and a portion of //To Kill a Mockingbird.//**

Students will then perform their scripts for their classmates; a member from another group will record his/her classmates performance.


 * __Thematic Comparisons to Describe __**


 * 1) Education/Knowledge vs. Ignorance
 * 2) Bravery vs. Cowardice
 * 3) Prejudice/Racism vs. Tolerance


 * __Option 2__

Students will follow the same procedure but instead of creating a script, students will create an CD "Thematic Soundtrack." This CD will have a 10 song minimum; students will provide explanations for their song choice; last, students will provide an original cover for this CD.

This will be an individual project only. Students will play the CD and offer their explanations for their song choices and cover art to their classmates.

Students may also have the option of creating a Power Point of their CD selections. Each slide will contain lyrics from the chosen song and an explanation of how the thematic elements apply.**

__Option 3__

Students will create an ABC's of **___________________________**, a Power Point presentation combining the time periods chosen for this project. The slides will have information about information from //To Kill a Mockingbird// and the Holocaust.