Literature Circle Culminating Activity: Multi-Genre Book Project
Directions: Pick three different genres (ways) to present your book and combine those three perspectives into a multi-genre project. Some ideas of different genres are listed below. However, please don’t limit yourself to this list if you have other genre ideas to represent the book you’re reading for Literature Circles. Be creative! The objective here is to showcase your novel in a way that entices others to want to read it while displaying what you have learned about its major characters, events, themes, etc... These projects will be presented on December 18 & 19. You will have to present your project to the class at this time.
· Journal/Diary Entries
· Personal Letter
· Greeting Card
· Schedule/Things to Do List
· Inner Monologue Representing Internal Conflicts
· Classified or Personal Ads
· Top Ten List
· Poetry
· Song Lyrics
· Contest Entry Application
· Business Letter or Correspondence
· Biographical Summary
· Historical Times Context Essay
· Lesson Plan
· Encyclopedia Article
· Short Scene from a Play with Notes for Stage Directions
· Short Scene from a Movie with Notes for Camera Shots
· Dialogue of a Conversation among Two or More People
· Short Story
· Magazine Article
· Ghost Story
· Myth, Tall Tale, or Fairy Tale
· Talk Show Interview or Panel
· Recipe
· Character Analysis
· Write about the Character from a Psychiatrist’s POV
· What a Character would tweet on Twitter.
· What a character would pin on Pinterest
· Picture book
· Chart or Diagram with Explanation and Analysis
· Brochure or Newsletter
· Timeline or Chain of Events
· Map with Explanation
· Magazine or TV Advertisement or Infomercial
· Restaurant Description and Menu
· Travel Brochure Description
· How-‐To or Directions Booklet
· Receipts, Applications, Deeds, Budgets
· Wedding, Graduation or Special Event Invitation
· Birth Certificate
· Local News Report
· Pop-‐Up book
· Review and Poster for a Movie, Book, or TV Program
· Board Game
· Comic Strip or Graphic Novel excerpt
· Future News Story
· Letter to the Editor
· Obituary, Eulogy or Tribute
· Tabloid Article
· Plan a Party for a Character
· Write from the Character’s Perspective
· Write an Alternate Ending
· E-‐mail Correspondence
· Blog Entries
· Facebook Page of one of the Characters
Directions: Pick three different genres (ways) to present your book and combine those three perspectives into a multi-genre project. Some ideas of different genres are listed below. However, please don’t limit yourself to this list if you have other genre ideas to represent the book you’re reading for Literature Circles. Be creative! The objective here is to showcase your novel in a way that entices others to want to read it while displaying what you have learned about its major characters, events, themes, etc... These projects will be presented on December 18 & 19. You will have to present your project to the class at this time.
· Journal/Diary Entries
· Personal Letter
· Greeting Card
· Schedule/Things to Do List
· Inner Monologue Representing Internal Conflicts
· Classified or Personal Ads
· Top Ten List
· Poetry
· Song Lyrics
· Contest Entry Application
· Business Letter or Correspondence
· Biographical Summary
· Historical Times Context Essay
· Lesson Plan
· Encyclopedia Article
· Short Scene from a Play with Notes for Stage Directions
· Short Scene from a Movie with Notes for Camera Shots
· Dialogue of a Conversation among Two or More People
· Short Story
· Magazine Article
· Ghost Story
· Myth, Tall Tale, or Fairy Tale
· Talk Show Interview or Panel
· Recipe
· Character Analysis
· Write about the Character from a Psychiatrist’s POV
· What a Character would tweet on Twitter.
· What a character would pin on Pinterest
· Picture book
· Chart or Diagram with Explanation and Analysis
· Brochure or Newsletter
· Timeline or Chain of Events
· Map with Explanation
· Magazine or TV Advertisement or Infomercial
· Restaurant Description and Menu
· Travel Brochure Description
· How-‐To or Directions Booklet
· Receipts, Applications, Deeds, Budgets
· Wedding, Graduation or Special Event Invitation
· Birth Certificate
· Local News Report
· Pop-‐Up book
· Review and Poster for a Movie, Book, or TV Program
· Board Game
· Comic Strip or Graphic Novel excerpt
· Future News Story
· Letter to the Editor
· Obituary, Eulogy or Tribute
· Tabloid Article
· Plan a Party for a Character
· Write from the Character’s Perspective
· Write an Alternate Ending
· E-‐mail Correspondence
· Blog Entries
· Facebook Page of one of the Characters
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