Assignment (10%):
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You are to find out everything you can about the novelist assigned to you. You will create a web page which includes the following information, followed by a CD jacket. |
Include in your research/evident on your biographical web page:
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A complete biography of the author |
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Include a photograph (if available) |
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List other works |
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Comment on the author's style - literary elements such as
metaphor, |
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When and why the novel was written |
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What influenced the novelist to write it |
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What is the central theme of the novel |
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What other major events took place at the time of this writer's work |
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Give your opinion on the novel, would you recommend it, support your answer with references to the novel |
Note:
Use Mozilla to develop your web page. This should already be on your computer. If not, download from the following link (it should only take a minute): http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/
Use the link to the right "Download Now: Windows, English" and then click on Run
Remember to use references for you findings and save everything in your folder.
CD Jacket:
Pretend this novelists' works are being recorded on a CD. You have been hired to design a CD jacket using the theme from one of the selections you chose to promote the stories. The jacket must include:
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Title |
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Graphics |
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Novelist's name |
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Reader's name |
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Anything else to sell this CD- make it as attractive as possible, your profits depend on the number of sales you get! |
Note: Use Corel WordPerfect to create your CD jacket. Just click on File, New from Project, make sure the Create New button is highlighted, click on the "down" arrow to go to Creative Projects, click on CD Cover, then Create. Remember to save everything in your folder.
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Cassie Brown: Standing Into Danger (Tommy) |
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Walter Dean Myers: Monster (Tonya) |
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John Steinbeck: Of Mice and Men (Gloria) |
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Walter Lord: A Night to Remember (Tony) |