Roegner's video assignment

I am going to post the assignment I gave my students, but I haven't received the results yet (those will start trickling in on Monday).  Instead of assigning the traditional journals for the independent 19th-century British novels my English II Honors students read, I gave them several options.  Two are video assignments.

 Independent Novel Assignments

For each third of your independent novel, you will have a choice of assignments to complete.  Choose ONE assignment for each of the three sections.  You must do a different assignment for each section.  Each assignment is worth 50 points.

Choice 1: Complete a journal in triple quotes format.  One column will be the quote, one column will be literary element identification and context, and one column will be analysis of the significance of the quote (just like your Jekyll and Hyde journals).  You will need a total of 15 quotes for the section.  There needs to be at least one quote per chapter unless your book has more than 15 chapters in the section.

Choice 2: Film yourself performing a scene from your book.  You may recruit other people to help you perform.  You may even do a puppet show or animation if you’re into that.  Your film must be at least 5 minutes long.  You are responsible for obtaining all film-making equipment and programs.  You will need to be able to submit your film to Moodle or Youtube.

Choice 3:  Use a program like Photo Story, Movie Maker, or iMovie to create a presentation over the characters in your book.  Pretend you are casting a film adaptation of the novel.  You must choose actors to portray at least 10 characters in the assigned reading.  Find a picture for each actor.  On the picture, write text that identifies the character and actor.  Also provide a description of the character. You will also need to include a song you feel would be good theme music for your book.  If your book already has a recent film adaptation, you must choose different actors.  You will need to be able to submit your presentation to Moodle or Youtube. 

Choice 4: Write a short story or script in which you rewrite a part of the book and place it in an alternate setting (for example, a modern-day or futuristic setting).  Or, you could write a short story or script that shows what would happen if a major event in the book occurred differently.  Your short story/script must be at least 1,500 words long.

Choice 5: Write diary entries about what is happening in your book from a prospective other than the protagonist’s.  Your entries must sound like they are written by someone from the 19^th century, and they must reflect the characterization of the character you choose.  Your diary entries need to be at least 1,500 words total.

Reading assignments:

	Due March 5th	Due March 15th	Due March 27th
Pride and Prejudice	Volume 1 (ch.1-23)	Volume 2 (ch. 24-42)	Volume 3 (ch. 43-60)
Frankenstein	Volume 1 (ch. 1-7)	Volume 2 (ch. 8-16)	Volume 3 (ch. 17-23)
A Tale of Two Cities	Book 1 (ch. 1-6)	Book 2 (ch. 7-31)	Book 3 (ch. 32-46)
The Picture of Dorian Gray	Preface-ch. 6	Ch. 7-13	Ch. 14-20
Wuthering Heights	Ch. 1-11 (Vo1. 1)	Ch. 12-22 (Vol. 2.8)	Ch. 23-34
Jane Eyre	Vo1ume 1 (ch. 1-15)	Volume 2 (ch. 16-26)	Volume 3 (ch. 27-38)