Herbie Student 7

ELA Language/Reading/Spelling

5/16/19

Final Project: ​Esperanza Rising​/SLE 6

STEP #1 - PARAPHRASE THE OBJECTIVE

Objective #1: I will ​retell ​one of the​ scenes ​in the ​novel​ ​Esperanza Rising.

STEP #2 - Make a DDAT chart for all of the characters in the scene you
have chosen. Type the chapter in which the scene takes place and the
page numbers. Write the page number where you got the information that
you are writing on the DDAT Chart. (Example: If you are saying that
Esperanza is a rich young woman, find me the page that gives this
information. Type the page number in your chart in parentheses. (For
example: (310). )

DUE: IN CLASS (Room 6) on Tuesday, 6/10/19.

STEP #3 - Decide which of the approved FORMATS you will be using:

● Comic strip (pictures)

If you are doing the same scene as someone else AND you are
working as a group, the DIALOGUE and THOUGHTS must be
PARAPHRASED.

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 ● Short Story (on GoogleDoc)

STEP #4 - Type this question and answer the question. (10 minutes)

How would you go about or START doing your PROJECT? Give FIVE
STEPS. You may use BULLET POINTS.

Comic strip
● Materials: blank paper, pencil
● For coloring, your choices are:
COLORED PENCILS
CRAYONS
MARKERS
For anything else, I need a NOTE from your parents. I will let them know you had
other choices.

● SIX PICTURES (TWO PER BLANK PAPER) or PANELS

● Need SETTING, PROTAGONIST, ANTAGONIST (if they are in the scene), and
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CHARACTERS IN THE SCENE,
● Need DESCRIPTION(DRAWINGS), DIALOGUE (DIALOGUE BALLOON),
ACTIONS (DRAWINGS), and THOUGHTS or INTERIOR MONOLOGUE by a
THOUGHT BALLOON
● No STICK FIGURES.
● Each PANEL (OR PICTURE) GO from the TOP to the BOTTOM of the PANEL.

Short Story
● Materials: GoogleDocs
● Need SETTING, PROTAGONIST, ANTAGONIST (if they are in the scene), and
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CHARACTERS IN THE SCENE,
● Need DESCRIPTION, DIALOGUE (in QUOTATION MARKS), ACTIONS , and
THOUGHTS or INTERIOR MONOLOGUE (in QUOTATION MARKS)

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 FORMULA for GOOD GRADE:

TOOLS for GOOD, QUALITY work + GOOD QUALITY WORK = GOOD grade

STEP #5 Based on what you chose for step #4, follow the directions below:

For COMIC STRIP

1) Look at the sample comic strip on the

elmundodeesperanzarising.weebly.com site.

2) Your comic strip will have to have at least ten PANELS with a
SPEECH BUBBLE for DIALOGUE or a THOUGHT BUBBLE for
THOUGHTS.

PANEL = Picture

SPEECH BUBBLE =

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THOUGHT BUBBLE =
 3) Your Comic Strip must cover ALL the important items that you put
in your DDAT chart.

4) The Comic Strip must be COLORED, Colored pencils or markers

would be the better choices, but you may use crayons.

5) You will put the HEADING on the BACK of the page. This will be
for ELA Language, Reading, and Spelling

FOR SHORT STORY

1) Look at the sample comic strip on the

elmundodeesperanzarising.weebly.com site.

2) Your short story should be at least one page and must include
DIALOGUE, DESCRIPTION, ACTIONS, and THOUGHTS. If you are
going to use the exact words or DIALOGUE, put them in
QUOTATION MARKS.

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STEP #6: Share document with me.

Email: PReyburn@sppschool.org

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longer accept emails at my old address.