Creative Director
Complete all three of the papers described below:
Prop Analysis Paper:
Identify the most significant physical object from the book. For example, if the book were to be made into a movie, what physical prop would be absolutely necessary to the movie’s production? Write a 1-page typed, double-spaced analysis paper describing the prop’s significance to the novel. Your analysis should also include specific scenes where the prop would appear and the prop’s connection to themes developed by the author. Including direct quotations from the novel, about your prop, is also needed for your analysis.
Character Monologue:
Write a 1 to 2 page typed, double-spaced monologue sharing a character’s thoughts at a specific point in the novel. You should write from a 1st person perspective and try to capture the voice, thoughts and motivations of the character as accurately as possible. Your monologue should reveal things inferred but not stated in the novel. This should be similar to a diary entry and should include specific details from the text to show evidence of your close reading.
Scene Music:
Identify a song that would be played during the film version of one specific scene from your novel. Download the song onto your iPod or burn a CD, in order to share it with the class. Write a 1- page typed, double-spaced paper discussing your song choice. Including direct quotations from the novel related to the theme that your song explores is also needed for your analysis.
The Second option for the paper is:
Historical Advisor
Each of the choice novels references a real-life historical event. As Historical Advisor for a hypothetical film adaptation of your book, you will research and write a 5-paragraph paper on a specific historical topic related to your choice novel. The final paper will be in proper MLA format and be 2-3 pages in length.
Requirements- Each paper must have the following:
-An opening paragraph that effectively introduces your topic and assers a thesis
-Body paragraphs that give detailed information about your topic. 2 PIES per paragraph.
-A concluding paragraph that provides a statisfying resolution to your paper
-In-text documentation for any information you use from an outside source
-Signal phrases to introduce the source of your information before the quote
-A properly formatted Works Cited page
-A thoughtful title
-Proper MLA formatting
-Four sources cited in the paper beyond Wikipedia
Some suggested topics:
In the Time of the Butterflies:
The Mirabal Sisters
Dictator Rafael Trujillo
The Movement of the 14th of June
Fallen Angels:
The treatment of African American soldiers serving in Vietnam
The reasons behind the US involvement in Vietnam
The US government controlling information out of Vietnam, like body counts, friendly fire etc.
The Weight of All Things:
The Civil War in El Salvador
Arch Bishop Oscar Romero and his assassination
The massacre at the funeral of the Archbishop
Slaughterhouse Five:
The Dresden Bombings
The Battle of the Bulge
Treatment of WWII Prisoners of War
