Projects

Pocahontas – Due December 23rd
Chapter Summary Project
Activity Chart for Multiple Intelligences

Linguistic Intelligence	Use storytelling to explain 
Conduct a debate on 
Write a poem, myth, legend, short play, or news article about 
Create a talk show radio program about 
Conduct an interview on
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence	Translate into a mathematical 
formula 
Design and conduct an experiment on 
Make up syllogisms to demonstrate 
Make up analogies to explain 
Describe the patterns or symmetry in 
Others of your choice
Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence	Create a movement or sequence of movements 
to explain 
Make task or puzzle cards for 
Build or construct a 
Plan and attend a field trip that will 
Bring hands-on materials to demonstrate
Visual Intelligence	Chart, map, cluster, or graph 
Create a slide show, videotape, or photo album of 
Create a piece of art that demonstrates 
Invent a board or card game to demonstrate 
Illustrate, draw, paint, sketch, or sculpt 
Musical Intelligence	Give a presentation with appropriate musical 
accompaniment on 
Sing a rap or song that explains 
Indicate the rhythmical patterns in 
Explain how the music of a song is similar to 
Make an instrument and use it to demonstrate 
Interpersonal Intelligence	Conduct a meeting to address 
Intentionally use social skills to learn about 
Participate in a service project to 
Teach someone about 
Practice giving and receiving feedback on Use technology to 
Intrapersonal Intelligence	Describe qualities you possess that will 
help you successfully complete 
Set and pursue a goal to 
Describe one of your personal values about 
Write a journal entry on 
Assess your own work in 
Naturalist Intelligence	Create observation notebooks of 
Describe changes in the local or global environment 
Care for pets, wildlife, gardens, or parks 
Use binoculars, telescopes, microscopes, or magnifiers to 
Draw or photograph natural objects 

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Book Report – Due January 15th
Cover (12 pts) – Title, author, illustration, your name
First paragraph (22 pts) – Title, author, setting, and time period
Second paragraph (22 pts) – Main characters
Third paragraph (22 pts) – plot
Fourth paragraph (22 pts) – Your impression of the book (recommendation, 
author’s style of writing, personal response, etc.) 
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The Outline of Your Report
You have read your book. Your next step will be to organize what you are 
going to say about it in your report. Writing the basic elements down in an 
outline format will help you to organize your thoughts. 
Since you’ve have chosen a work of fiction, you will start with a 
description of the book. The description should include such elements as: 
1.	The setting—where does the story take place? Is it a real place or 
an imaginary one? If the author does not tell you exactly where the story is 
set, what can you tell about it from the way it is described? 
2.	The time period—is the story set in the present day or in an earlier 
time period? Perhaps it is even set in the future! Let your reader know.  
3.	The main character(s)—who is the story mostly about? Give a brief 
description. Often, one character can be singled out as the main character, 
but some books will have more than one. 
4.	The plot—what happens to the main character? WARNING! Be careful 
here. Do not fall into the boring trap of reporting every single thing that 
happens in the story. Pick only the most important events. Here are some 
hints on how to do that. First, explain the situation of the main character 
as the story opens. Next, identify the basic plot element of the story--is 
the main character trying to achieve something or overcome a particular 
problem? Thirdly, describe a few of the more important things that happen to 
the main character as he/she works toward that goal or solution. Finally, 
you might hint at the story's conclusion without completely giving away the 
ending. 
The four points above deal with the report aspect of your work. For the 
final section of your outline, give your reader a sense of the impression 
the book made upon you. Ask yourself what the author was trying to achieve 
and whether or not he achieved it with you. What larger idea does the story 
illustrate? How does it do that? How did you feel about the author's style 
of writing, the setting, or the mood of the book? You do not have to limit 
yourself to these areas. Pick something which caught your attention, and let 
your reader know your personal response to whatever it was.