LITERATURE PROJECT CHECKLIST

Please print and paste the following checklist in your notebook, you will use it during the elaboration of your script.

Fill in your checklist with pencil and keep updating it as you make progress on your work.

Our script...	Yes	No	In Progress
Is adapted to our context (Mexico, 2013)
The setting (time and place) is presented clearly
Identifies the dialogues and the characters who speak
Has been proofread for grammar (especially tenses)
Has been proofread for spelling mistakes
Was made in collaboration with all team members
Includes all the parts of the narrative
Has at least a key element of the play in each chapter
Includes the team's basics on the back of the page (group, list number, full name)

LITERATURE PROJECT 1

PLAY ADAPTATION

Objectives:

                   Students will

·         use specific information of the text to produce an adaptation

·         practice their oral skills in the presentation of their play

·         use their people skills to organize the work in their teams

·         present a quality production according to the specifications

Procedure:

Ss will present a play adapted from the book read in class, a storyboard about their script and a brochure to promote their presentation

                  

1. The script must include:

-      dialogues

-      division of scenes

-      stage directions

-      a cover with the name of the play, participants and date

A copy of the script must be delivered to teacher printed on September 26^th

(23^rd and 25^th teams will work on their scripts and will be graded as classwork)

2. The storyboard must include:

-      a cover according to the script

-      numbered pages and divisions of scenes

-      a summary of what are they going to present

-      props directions

The storyboard should be delivered to the teacher on September 30^th.

(26^th and 30^th teams will work on their storyboards and will be graded as classwork)

3. The brochure must include:

-      a cover with the name of the play, the company and a representative image

-      a short summary of the play that will be presented

-      the list of characters and actors

-      creativeness will be taken into account for your grade

The brochure should be delivered to the teacher on October 2^nd.

 (The brochure will be worked in class that same day (October 2^nd) , every team should bring the material they will need such as cardboards, scissors, glue, illustrations, etc.)

4. Rehearsals will be on October 3^rd and 7^th during class time, nobody will be allowed to rehearse during other periods.

Important:

All the students should know their parts by heart for October 3^rd

5. Presentations will be on October 9^th and 10^th

Remember that your active participation in every stage of the project will be graded.

WRITING 2: STORY

Definition: A narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse or instruct the hearer or reader. 

USEFUL LANGUAGE

Saying when something happened:
It all started…
Some time later…
Shortly after that…
Soon after…
Gradually…
Slowly…
Minutes later…
Meanwhile…
Eventually…
In the end…

Making your story interesting: 
Suddenly…
At that moment…
All of a sudden…

Using adverbs and adjectives for descriptions:
It was amazing / incredible / wonderful / so unexpected… 
I felt so scared / worried / nervous / frightened…
…incredibly scary…
…absolutely overjoyed…
…completely miserable…
…totally overwhelming…
…fantastically happy… 

The end of the story:
When it was over…
When I looked back…
After all that happened…
It had all been…
At last,…

TIPS

• Read the instructions carefully.  Make sure you begin or end with the sentence you are given.

• Don’t change the words you are given to start or finish your story.

• Use the names you are given in the sentence as character (s) in your story.

• Use a variety of vocabulary; avoid unnecessary repetition.

• Check your past tenses carefully.

• Use a variety of words and expressions to show sequence.

EXAMPLE 

Instructions: Write a short story that would begin with the following words: 
Jane woke up in the middle of the night. Her room was filled with the moonlight.

Jane woke up in the middle of the night. Her room was filled with the moonlight. She laid in her bed for a while watching weird figures appearing on the wall. 'Hmm. It is strange. The moonlight does not cast shadows' - Jane observed but she was too drowsy to give it a deeper thought.  The girl began falling asleep again when she heard a strange whisper. The sound was unusual enough to draw her attention. Jane got up and tiptoed to the window. Hidden behind the curtain and unnoticed by anyone, she witnessed an extraordinary meeting.  It was sort of an animal counsel. There were a lot of different species participating in this specific get-together. They sat together in two circles - bigger animals found place on the ground and birds shared the branches above them. The group discussed something - Jane was sure of that, but she did not understand a single word of their language.  Next morning Jane woke up on the floor next to her bed. She still thought of her funny dream while making breakfast. Her cat was sitting on the sill, watching her with narrowed eyes...

TEMAS PARA EXAMEN DE ESPAÑOL

Partes de un libro, acentos y nexos.

LITERATURE: INTERNET PROJECT

Follow instructions on p. 51
Delivery date: Monday, September 9

LITERATURE WRITING

Follow instructions on p. 49, ex 3, part A
Delivery date: Thursday, September 5