Speak Project

1
Speak Project

• How to survive high school

2
Basic Guide

• You may work with up to two other people. THE
  WORK DOES NOT CHANGE BASED ON NUMBER OF GROUP
  MEMBERS!
• You will have several components that will need
  to be completed for credit.
• ALL members will be held accountable and graded
  equally for all work done.
• It is YOUR JOB to keep group members on task.
• All parts of the project must be SCHOOL
  APPROPRIATE!

3
Artwork

• Any artwork from the internet MUST BE CITED OR
  YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO FOR THAT PART OF THE
  PROJECT!!
• You may NOT use any images from the movie Speak!
• Anything not done on PowerPoint, Photostory or
  Moviemaker must be PRINTED! If it has color, you
  must have it printed or created in color.

4
How To Video

• You will need to create a 4 minute HOW TO video
  showing various hints and tips for surviving high
  school. You will need to demonstrate each HOW
  TO tip you give.
• For each HOW TO tip you give, you will need to
  create an opposite WHAT NOT TO DO. You will use
  specific parts and characters of the novel Speak
  to support your WHAT NOT TO DO.
• You may use live actors or clips from other
  movies (NOT the Speak movie) to create your
  video. If you use movie clips, I will need a
  list of each movie the clips came from.

5
Found Poem

• You will create a Found Poem about one of the
  following topics
• Fitting in/ Not Fitting in
• Being Alone
• Sexual Assault
• Being a victim
• Happy High School ?
• Finding a voice
• Fakes and Phonies

6
Found Poem (cont.)

• A found poem is a poem created using only words
  and phrases from the text (with the exception of
  articles)
• The words and phrases DO NOT have to be whole
  sentences or from related pages.
• Make sure to look at the examples on LMS of Found
  Poems

7
Found Poem (cont)

• The poem must be logical.
• It must be a minimum of 20 lines
• The poem can be done as a creative Photostory OR
  on paper which has been decorated
• On the last slide or on the back of the paper,
  you must include the page numbers you got the
  words and phrases from IN THE ORDER YOU USED THEM
  IN THE POEM.

8
The Ten Truths of High School

• You will create a list of the Ten Truths of High
  School.
• What are some of the truths of high school all
  incoming freshman need to know in order to
  survive.
• These can be related to ANY aspect of high
  school.
• You will need to illustrate all of these truths.
• The images may be from clip art, websites or
  custom artwork.

9
The Ten Truths of High School

• For FIVE of the truths, you will need to explain
  in two to three sentences why each is a truth
  using examples from your own high school
  experiences.
• For the each of the OTHER five, you will need to
  explain in two to three sentences why each is a
  truth and then you will use various pieces of
  textual evidence from Speak as support for each
  truth.

10
Your Choice

• For the final part of the project, you and your
  group will choose one of the following
• Create a piece of art that represents something
  from the book (a theme, a character, a symbol, a
  scene, a place etc.).
• You can create a photo collage, a sculpture, a
  painting, a scrapbook etc. (Check with me if you
  are unsure.)
• You must incorporate at least two quotes into the
  piece.
• NO PENCIL DRAWINGS!

11
Your Choice (con.)

• OR
• You will select two characters from the novel to
  describe. It CANNOT be Melinda.
• For each character, you will compile a list of
  five nouns and/or adjectives that relate to the
  character.
• These must be insightful word choices. You
  CANNOT use words such as mad, happy, sad, nice
  etc. These are BORING and NONDESCRIPT.
• For each word, you will write one to two
  sentences explaining why you chose that word for
  that character.
• For each word, you will give a specific quote
  (with page number) that illustrates the
  description or describe a specific incident (with
  page number) that illustrates the description.
• For each word, you will select a symbolic image
  to illustrate the word.

12
Word Example

• Melinda
• Introverted
• It is evident that Melinda is introverted
  because she keeps to herself and seldom speaks to
  anyone through most of the novel.
• Melindas closet is an example of her being
  introverted. She finds an abandoned closet and
  she decides to use it to hide away from the rest
  of the world. (pages 25-26)

http//3.bp.blogspot.com/_ixZ6MFjhoJo/TU9r12vg7II/
AAAAAAAAAAY/ecNMHu99THY/s1600/dont_speak_by_pizzad
reams.jpg
13
Due Date

• Project Due October 18
• Presentations done the week of October 18-20
• Look carefully at the rubric

14
25 20 15 10
How to Video Extremely creative and original excellent contrast between points concise clear examples from novel meets or exceeds time limits seamless and not choppy planning very evident Very creative and original Good contrast between points Good clear examples from novel meets or exceeds time limits seamless and not choppy organized Somewhat creative may not be completely original contrast between points present examples from novel used meets time limits may be choppy and or rough somewhat organized Not very creative or original weak or no contrast between points weak or no examples from novel time limit is too short choppy, rough and / or disorganized
Found Poem Extremely creative original words phrases are seamless and smooth poem is on topic and insightful meets or exceeds line limits page numbers are included in order very neat Creative and original words and phrases are fairly seamless and smooth poem is on topic and tries to be insightful meets or exceeds line limits page numbers are included in order it is neat Somewhat creative and original words and phrases may not be as smooth and seamless choppy poem is on topic meets line limits page numbers are included in order neat Not very creative or original words phrases are choppy difficult to read as a poem poem is barely on topic or strays of topic meets or falls below line limits page numbers included not neat
Ten Truths Extremely creative original explanations are vivid clear examples are understandable relatable Speak textual evidence provides excellent support visuals are creative and fit perfectly Very creative original explanations are thorough examples are understandable Speak textual evidence provides good support visuals are creative and fit well Somewhat creative original explanations somewhat clear examples are present Speak textual evidence provides support visuals are creative Not very creative original explanations and examples are present but may be too short or confusing Speak textual evidence present but not used well visuals are present or barely used well
Your Choice Extremely creative original fits very well with book themes and is insightful quotes/examples are meaningful extremely neat all elements are present Very creative original fits well with book themes and may provide some insight quotes/examples are meaningful neat all elements are present Somewhat creative original ties in with the book quotes/examples are somewhat meaningful somewhat neat all elements are present Not very creative original tries to tie in with book quotes/examples not very insightful may not be so neat elements are present or may be missing parts