2nd nine weeks AR Points due Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Students in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 7th periods are required to obtain at least 20 AR points per nine weeks. Students in 6th period Pre-AP are required to obtain at least 25 AR points per nine weeks. These are due by end of the day December 14, 2011.

2nd nine weeks Ar project due Monday, December 12, 2011

2^nd Nine Weeks Book Talk/Diorama Project

Due: Monday, December 12

Book Talk:

1.      Tell title and author of the book

2.      Short summary of book (couple of minutes—DON’T give away the ending!)

3.      Speak loud and clear

Diorama:

Construct a diorama (three-dimensional scene which includes models of people, buildings, plants, and animals) of one of the main settings of the book. You will describe the scene to the class and show your diorama so you might want to have a description of the scene written out for yourself.

Oral Presentation Rubric: Book Talk & Diorama Presentation

Category	4	3	2	1
Book title and author	Both title and author are given	N/A	Only title or author is given	N/A
Short Summary	Provides an interesting, coherent summary without giving away the ending	Provides a sufficient summary—lacks detail or coherency and/or gives away the ending	Provides a basic but incomplete summary	Provides a minimal summary with few details or in an incoherent manner
Diorama Setting X2	Setting is clearly identifiable and provides sufficient detail	Setting is  generally identifiable and provides some detail	Setting is difficult to determine and/or little detail included	Setting is unidentifiable and/or very little detail included
Diorama Display X2	Diorama is neat, attractive and well organized. The items are securely attached to the display.	Diorama is fairly attractive and organized. Items are attached to the display	Diorama is somewhat organized but adequate and basic.	Diorama is not organized and/or items are not securely attached to the display.