Humanities

Book Buffet

Here is a copy of the book buffet project. Please let me know if anyone has any questions about the project and if students need help choosing a book. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Important Dates

Novel Chosen By: April 29th

Book Buffet Viewing Day: June 11th*tentative date*

Reading Instructions

1. You will be choosing a novel which is more than a hundred pages but you are able to read within a month period. Make sure to choose a book that is interesting to you and that you have never read.
2. Each week you will be given time outside of joyful reading time to read your novel and create your project. Make sure you have your materials for these classes.
3. Make sure to take notes while reading to help complete your final project.

Final Project Instructions

1. You will choose any food you wish to use as your vehicle for your book buffet project. Think about which food you would like to create and how you will build it. Your food should be able to be broken into pieces (pizza, ice cream sundae, burger)
2. Each part of the book project must be included in its own section. Parts should not run together and should be clear and easy to read.
3. All pieces of the project should be clearly labeled with your  name and should somehow be attached together. The project can be made from any medicum you choose.
4. Make sure to proofread your final project for spelling, capitalization and punctuation.

Sections of Your Project

Section One: Introduction

-Book title

-Author

-Genre (category of fiction)

-Reason you chose the book

Section Two: Setting

-Include where and when your story takes place. If your setting changes throughout the book, be sure to include various settings.

Section Three: Characters

-list the main characters in your book (no more than 3)

-give two characters traits to each

-provide an example for each of these character traits

Section Four: Plot and Summary

-write a brief plot summary of your novel

-include the main conflict, what events led up to this conflict and how the conflict was solved

-this summary should be no longer than ten sentences

Section Five: Your Opinion

-Answer the following questions

-Do you like the book? Why or Why Not?

-Who was your favourite character? Why?

-What was your favourite part? Why?

-What was the purpose of this novel? Enjoyment? Lesson? What evidence makes you

             think this?

Note Taking  Page

Introduction	Setting
Character	Plot Summary
Opinions	Extra

			Rubric
	3/4 2 1 Section1: Introduction Student included the entire title, author’s full name, genre and the reason for choosing the novel. Student missed one or two of the requirements Student did not include any of the requirements Section 2: Setting Included a complete description of the setting(s). Description includes visual details of the setting(s). Included an adequate description of setting(s). Included no description of setting(s). Section 3: Characters Student listed three characters and two character traits for each.  They provided detailed evidence from the book to support these traits. Student listed 1-2 characters and 1-2 character traits for each.  They provided some evidence from the book to support these traits. Student did not include any characters or character traits. Section 4:   Plot and Summary Student included a detailed and well described summary in the book report. The reader has an understanding of the events in the book from beginning to middle to end. Student included a short summary. The summary may include parts of the book, but does not include the entire book. Reader only has a slight idea of what the book is about. Student did not include a summary or the summary does not have anything to do with the actual story of the book. Section 5: Personal Opinion Students opinion is clearly written with reason. Students opinion is written with little support. No personal opinion included in project. Final Project Final project showed excellent creativity and visual appeal. Final project showed basic creativity and visual appeal. Student had no final project to demonstrate.