Honors American II Book Project
Honors American II Book Project (Revised)
Project Description As you have surely noticed, history and literature often go along hand in hand. Communication of ideas through the written is a vital part of society and culture in any era. The purpose of this project is to explore history through works of fiction, and to discover how the themes and truths of a novel can illuminate the concepts and realities of history.
Book Choice: Your book choice for your second project must be historical fiction set in Post-Reconstruction American, or any time that we have covered in class.
Project Particulars
For each book, you will complete the following:
· Publisher’s Information
· Theme Analysis
· Summary Product
· Historical Product
Details
Publisher’s Information This is basic information about the novel:
· Author
· Date published
· Publisher
· Number of Pages
Theme Analysis The theme analysis is not a formal essay. As you read through your novel, make a list of the various themes and concepts that are presented. Choose the five most predominant themes and write at least three paragraphs on each one. For each theme, answer the following questions:
Paragraph 1: What is the theme? Define it. Why did the author choose this theme?
Paragraph 2: How is the theme displayed throughout the novel?
Paragraph 3: How does this theme connect to history?
This part of the project will be evaluated on a rubric as seen here.
Summary Product Create a summary of the book. You have a multitude of resources at your fingertips. There is no set format for this component. You are encouraged to use your imagination and creativity to craft a product that effectively summarizes the book. You may not choose Word, Pages, PowerPoint, or Keynote as your format. This will be graded by your peers with this Google Form. http://goo.gl/forms/M8al0BYr63
Historical Product Similar to the Summary Product, there is no set format for the Historical Product. The purpose of the Historical Product is to draw connections from the historical fiction to historical fact. The Historical Product must include 2 objectives: What does the novel tell us about the time in which the story takes place? What does the story tell us about the time in which it is written? You may not choose Word, Pages, PowerPoint, or Keynote as your format. This will be graded by your peers with this Google Form. http://goo.gl/forms/Wqv12NO9aB
Important Dates:
November 5– Second Book Choice submitted to Ms. Lippard, along with the Publisher’s Information. (10 Points)
By December 3 you should be finished reading the book.
December 3– Theme Analysis Due (25 Points)
December 10– Summary Product Due (25 Points)
December 17– Historical Product Due (25 Points)
Turned in on time (15 Points)
Submissions: All parts of this project will be submitted on Edmodo. Each part of the project must be submitted by midnight of the date listed. You will have at least 15 points on this project just by turning these projects in on time. If you do not turn these projects in on time, then it will be 5 points off for each project turned in late.
Plagiarism: If in doubt, DON’T! If you plagiarize AT ALL on this project, you will receive a 0 for the ENTIRE PROJECT and a call home.
Do. Not. Plagiarize.
Project Description As you have surely noticed, history and literature often go along hand in hand. Communication of ideas through the written is a vital part of society and culture in any era. The purpose of this project is to explore history through works of fiction, and to discover how the themes and truths of a novel can illuminate the concepts and realities of history.
Book Choice: Your book choice for your second project must be historical fiction set in Post-Reconstruction American, or any time that we have covered in class.
Project Particulars
For each book, you will complete the following:
· Publisher’s Information
· Theme Analysis
· Summary Product
· Historical Product
Details
Publisher’s Information This is basic information about the novel:
· Author
· Date published
· Publisher
· Number of Pages
Theme Analysis The theme analysis is not a formal essay. As you read through your novel, make a list of the various themes and concepts that are presented. Choose the five most predominant themes and write at least three paragraphs on each one. For each theme, answer the following questions:
Paragraph 1: What is the theme? Define it. Why did the author choose this theme?
Paragraph 2: How is the theme displayed throughout the novel?
Paragraph 3: How does this theme connect to history?
This part of the project will be evaluated on a rubric as seen here.
Summary Product Create a summary of the book. You have a multitude of resources at your fingertips. There is no set format for this component. You are encouraged to use your imagination and creativity to craft a product that effectively summarizes the book. You may not choose Word, Pages, PowerPoint, or Keynote as your format. This will be graded by your peers with this Google Form. http://goo.gl/forms/M8al0BYr63
Historical Product Similar to the Summary Product, there is no set format for the Historical Product. The purpose of the Historical Product is to draw connections from the historical fiction to historical fact. The Historical Product must include 2 objectives: What does the novel tell us about the time in which the story takes place? What does the story tell us about the time in which it is written? You may not choose Word, Pages, PowerPoint, or Keynote as your format. This will be graded by your peers with this Google Form. http://goo.gl/forms/Wqv12NO9aB
Important Dates:
November 5– Second Book Choice submitted to Ms. Lippard, along with the Publisher’s Information. (10 Points)
By December 3 you should be finished reading the book.
December 3– Theme Analysis Due (25 Points)
December 10– Summary Product Due (25 Points)
December 17– Historical Product Due (25 Points)
Turned in on time (15 Points)
Submissions: All parts of this project will be submitted on Edmodo. Each part of the project must be submitted by midnight of the date listed. You will have at least 15 points on this project just by turning these projects in on time. If you do not turn these projects in on time, then it will be 5 points off for each project turned in late.
Plagiarism: If in doubt, DON’T! If you plagiarize AT ALL on this project, you will receive a 0 for the ENTIRE PROJECT and a call home.
Do. Not. Plagiarize.
Need Help Finding a Book?
Note: Books whose author has been dead for 100 years are now under the category of Public Domain, meaning that they are FREE! Check some of those out on Kindle.
See this List from GoodReads.com
See this list of suggestions from The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. This link is categorized based on the period of history.
Check out this list from Kindle.
See this List from GoodReads.com
See this list of suggestions from The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. This link is categorized based on the period of history.
Check out this list from Kindle.
Ms. Lippard's Recommendations
Below is a list of books personally recommended by Ms. Lippard. Take them as you will, in no particular order:
- Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
- Christy by Catherine Marshall
- Julie by Catherine Marshall
- Serena by Ron Rash
- One Foot In Eden by Ron Rash
- The World Made Straight by Ron Rash
- The Cove by Ron Rash
- Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- My Own True Love by Sheila Kay Adams
- Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
- Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara
- Gods and General by Jeff Shaara
- Basically ANYTHING by Jeff Shaara
- Lonesome Dove: A Novel by Larry McMurty
- The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
- The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
- Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
- Eli the Good by Silas House
- Roots by Alex Haley
- Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
- Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse