Wakefield High School 2019 World Literature

SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT

Mr. Brown

Clifford.brown@apsva.us

All Wakefield students are strongly encouraged to read for pleasure during the summer vacation. You may read any book – fiction, non-fiction, graphic novel, etc – as long as the book is age-appropriate. I have included several lists of books that are acceptable.

However, if you don’t find a book on any of these lists to your liking, I have a suggestion. Get up off the couch and take the ART 75, ART 42, or ART 45 bus to Ballston. Just a stroll away from there is the Arlington Public Library. The librarians there always have books set aside for high school students. Of course, you can always just browse the aisle yourself.

Once you have selected a book, walk back to the Ballston bus stop. Before you hop back on the Art 75, ART 42, or ART 45 stop into Earl’s Sandwich and get yourself a great sandwich, chips and drink (I recommend the Pork ‘n’ Fries – you can get chicken instead of pork if you wish). Read a little of your book before you head back to South Arlington.

I hope you enjoyed your trip!

Now that you have a book, read it! Just a little each day – 1 to 3 chapters until you finish the book. You’ll feel better about yourself for having read a book and you will have impressed you parents or guardians.

If you wish to get extra credit for reading this book, then complete the following assignment. The due date for this assignment is by the end of the second week of school. Depending upon the quality of the assignment, your grade first quarter can be improved – setting a good tone for your last year at Wakefield.

THE ASSIGNMENT:

Photo Story Book Report

OVERVIEW

Because of the various applications one can get for a smart phone, anyone can take quality pictures. These pictures can be manipulated with various filters and effects to create a mood for each photo. By taking quality pictures and editing them, a photographer can build emotion, provide information, and create great questions.

You will create your own Five Photo Story for your book. You will activate your prior knowledge, review information from your book, learn new content, and practice summarizing visually. Basically you are creating an all-purpose graphic organizer!

DIRECTIONS

You will submit a sequence of five photographs – all taken by you (you may use a photo you found on the web ONLY to augment a photo that you took. In other words, if you download a photograph, you must add images that you took or add it to an image you took. In addition, you must cite the internet address from where you got the image. )

The sequence of photos should visually tell the story of your book. The only words that can be a part of your photo essay are on the title slide (see the rubric). You are to rely on your photographs to tell the story.

Guidelines for Telling a Story

Guidelines are not rules, but they can act as a formula that can be used to structure your story. Below are several perspectives you can use for this project; you should keep the chosen perspective in mind for each photo you take. Choose one of the following methods for telling the story:

Journalistic Reporting: Your point of view will be that of an objective interpreter of the book, reporting on just the facts of the book but not on the ideas or thoughts of any character.

Photographic Poetry: This provides more of an interpretation of the book. Your images are related to the plot, setting, and characters, but in an abstract or metaphorical way.

Narrative Photos: This report is from the point of view of a main character in the book.

Photographs

The following links are good places to learn a little about the basics of taking good photographs. I highly recommend you visit these three websites to improve your skills:

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/

http://iphonephotographyschool.com/

http://www.slrlounge.com/school/techniques-10-characteristic-of-great-photos/

It is very important that the composition of your photographs is clear, interesting to look at, lit appropriately, and that the photo captures the “spirit” of the book you read. What I mean by “spirit” is this: if the setting for your book is a war zone, then you cannot have pretty, colorful pictures. Instead, your pictures must reflect the mood of the setting(s) of your book.

When you are compositing your shots keep the following in mind:

What do I want the audience to learn about my book from each photo?

Am I effectively utilizing height, angle, and distance in my shots? Furthermore, are my shots varied in height, distance, and angle?

You can’t get the definitive photograph if you do not know what you are looking for and where you have to be.

Are my photos quality – do they indicate a thoughtfulness?

Final Thoughts

The fact that you are on Summer Vacation should afford you the freedom of time to take great pictures and to visit interesting locales. Therefore, I expect that you can dedicate yourself to creating some amazing images to share with me and our class.

RUBRIC	PRESENTER: ____________________________

5 – Exemplary	REVIEWER: _____________________________

4 – Mastery	BOOK: _________________________________

3 - Decent

2 - Adequate

1 – Poor

Title	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5

PHOTOS

___ The photos are not blurry

___ Each photo is balanced and follows the Rule of Thirds

___ A variety of heights, distances, and angles are used for the photos

___ The photos are well lit for the subject and purpose of the photo and exhibit a considered thoughtfulness to them

___ The photos compliments what the student is saying about the book

___ The presenter has a clear perspective in their photos – either journalistic, narrative, or photographic poetry

___ Each photo is unique in subject and composition

___ Filters are used to help create a distinctive mood for each photo

ORAL REPORT

___ The presenter clearly knows the book.

___ The presenter expresses their narrative point-of-view during the Title slide portion of their presentation

___ The presenter effectively uses each slide as a tool from which they elaborate the plot of the book

___ The presenter explains what is occurring in the photo and how it relates to the book.

___ The presenter elaborates on the subject with details and enthusiasm.

___ The presentation is well organized and the information provided makes sense.

___ The delivery is loud enough and clear enough for the whole class to hear.

___ The presenter is professional in demeanor – eye-contact and a serious tone are exhibited.

_______ / 80 Points

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