British Literature Author of the Semester Project 2 (October) Date Due _________________ Create a Facebook Page for your

author. If your author pre-dates Facebook, pretend that he or she had Facebook during his or her time. If your author might have a Facebook page now, create a new one that shows interaction with the authors friends do not just copy fan posts or an existing fan page. Your authors Facebook page must, as much as possible, look like a real Facebook page and NOT be a digital version. I will provide you with paper to use for your page. Use the profile page for your format not the home page. All possible Facebook conventions must be represented in your project. These include but are not limited to the following: profile picture, info section, friends section, friend requests, people you may know, advertisements, news feed with posts by the author, posts from other people, photos, activity, etc. Guiding questions: How can I use Facebook creatively to show what I know about my author? --What kind of statuses would my author write? --What kind of photos would my author post? --Who are my authors friends/family? What does he or she say (not say) to friends/family? --What kind of ads would pop up on his or her page? How can I show effort in the way that my page looks? How can I use a variety of Facebook conventions to show what I know about my author? British Literature Author of the Semester Project 2 (October) Date Due __________________ Create a Facebook Page for your author. If your author pre-dates Facebook, pretend that he or she had Facebook during his or her time. If your author might have a Facebook page now, create a new one that shows interaction with the authors friends do not just copy fan posts or an existing fan page. Your authors Facebook page must, as much as possible, look like a real Facebook page and NOT be a digital version. I will provide you with paper to use for your page. Use the profile page for your format not the home page. All possible Facebook conventions must be represented in your project. These include but are not limited to the following: profile picture, info section, friends section, friend requests, people you may know, advertisements, news feed with posts by the author, posts from other people, photos, activity, etc. Guiding questions: How can I use Facebook creatively to show what I know about my author? --What kind of statuses would my author write? --What kind of photos would my author post? --Who are my authors friends/family? What does he or she say (not say) to friends/family? --What kind of ads would pop up on his or her page? How can I show effort in the way that my page looks? How can I use a variety of Facebook conventions to show what I know about my author?

Name _______________________________________ Rubric Checklist Attach this checklist to the back of your project. You will have 10 points deducted for not having a rubric. 30 points for formatting and how the page looks. _____Shows effort (10 pts). _____Lines are straight (5 pts). _____Color is used (correctly) (5 pts). _____Writing is neat and legible and sized appropriately (5 pts). _____The whole page is covered and proportional (5 pts). 30 points for Facebook conventions. _____Most/every of the possible conventions found on a Facebook profile page are used (surrounding the status feed (15 points). _____Most/every of the possible types of activity found in the status feed on a profile page are used (15 pts). Use this checklist to be sure: _____profile picture _____info section _____friends section ____friend requests _____people you may know _____advertisements ____ news feed with posts by the author _______ posts from other people _____tagged photos ____ other ________________ _____ other ________________ _____ other _________________ 40 points for creatively showing a depth of knowledge of your author. _____ A thorough and deeper knowledge of the author was shown in surprising and unexpected ways (40 points). _____A thorough knowledge of information about the author was shown in expected ways (35pts). _____Only very basic information about the author was shown in a limited variety of ways (30 pts). _____One or two key facts about the author was shown (25 pts). _____Most facts were correct but some incorrect facts about the author were present (20 pts). _____Do you even know who your author is (15 pts)?

Name _______________________________________ Rubric Checklist Attach this checklist to the back of your project. You will have 10 points deducted for not having a rubric. 30 points for formatting and how the page looks. _____Shows effort (10 pts). _____Lines are straight (5 pts). _____Color is used (correctly) (5 pts). _____Writing is neat and legible and sized appropriately (5 pts). _____The whole page is covered and proportional (5 pts). 30 points for Facebook conventions. _____Most/every of the possible conventions found on a Facebook profile page are used (surrounding the status feed (15 points). _____Most/every of the possible types of activity found in the status feed on a profile page are used (15 points). Use this checklist to be sure: _____profile picture _____info section _____friends section ____friend requests _____people you may know _____advertisements ____ news feed with posts by the author _______ posts from other people _____tagged photos ____ other ________________ _____ other ________________ _____ other _________________ 40 points for creatively showing a depth of knowledge of your author. _____ A thorough and deeper knowledge of the author was shown in surprising and unexpected ways (40 points). _____A thorough knowledge of information about the author was shown in expected ways (35pts). _____Only very basic information about the author was shown in a limited variety of ways (30 pts). _____One or two key facts about the author was shown (25 pts). _____Most facts were correct but some incorrect facts about the author were present (20 pts). _____Do you even know who your author is (15 pts)?