Civil War Novel Project

Work with your group to create the project. Be creative and have fun!

 

NOVEL CEREAL BOX (100 POINTS POSSIBLE)

Using the story to guide your creativity, create a realistic box of cereal that contains the following…              

(Note: It should be a full box of cereal!)

1.  Front Panel (20 points possible)                             

v Company Name (2pts)

v Product Name (Must be related to the novel.) (4pts)

v Picture (Related to novel & product name.  May not be a reproduction of book cover!) (8pts)

v Phrase/Statement (Think “jingle”!) (4pts)

v Net Weight (2pts)

2.  Back Panel (20 points possible)

v Company Name (2pts)

v Product Name (2pts)

v Novel Summary (Sell your story!  Make it sound interesting!) (16pts) ___________________

3.  Side Panel #1 (20 points possible)

v Picture of Book Cover (4pts)

v Book Specific: (16 points) )____________________

Assassin – Research and tell the story of John Wilkes Booth’s escape, capture, and ultimate fate

Behind Rebel Lines – Research and tell the story of a different female spy from the civil war

Bound – Compare your novel to slavery – life for slaves before, during, and after the Civil War

Charlie SkedaddleCompare the required qualifications to join the army during the Civil War and today

Girl in Blue - Research and tell the story of a spy (preferably female) from modern times

River Between Us - Research and explain why the civil war pitted family members against each

With Every Drop of Blood – Research and tell the story of the 54th regiment

4.  Side Panel #2 (16 points possible)

v Company Name (2pts)

v Product Name (2pts)

v Nutritional Facts (4pts)

v Book Review (What did you think?  Why is it or is not good for us?)  (8pts)

5.  Top Panel (4 points possible)

v Company Name (2 pts)

v Product Name (2 pts)

6.  Quality of Presentation (20 points possible)

20 points                 15 points                10 points

* Dynamite connections!                   * Story knowledge                 * Did you read the book?

* Lots of color used                           * Some color used                * No color used

* Error free                                          * Few errors                           * Lots of errors

* Above & beyond work                    * Average work                      * Below average work