You will be reading Ray Bradbury's "Naming of Names" in class and listening to three songs that are comparable in theme to his short story. The videos/lyrics are posted on Cheetah Chat. You will:
1. Read the story in class
2. Complete the in class activities
3. Create a short story of your own- rough draft due next WEDNESDAY. Your FINAL COPY with your COLLAGE
(#6 below) is due when we return from spring break.
4. Analyze one of the three songs in 2-3 paragraphs using direct quotes from the lyrics.
5. Compare/Contrast one of the songs or another that you know with the theme or setting that Bradbury creates.
6. Create a collage for your story using clipart, your own drawings, painting, magazine clippings, publisher, polyvore, or other software/mixed-media. Your collage should focus on your story's setting. Start gathering your items so you can "put it all together." Have it all ready for AUTHOR's CHAIR when we come back from spring break.
Check out what I did at Polyvore.com:
http://www.polyvore.com/playing_with_fire/set?id=45592193
EXTRA CREDIT: After you complete all of the above, you may choose two movies or a book and a movie and compare/contrast the following: characters, setting, conflict, theme. If you choose a book that also has a movie, critique the two using specific examples of both the strengths and weaknesses of each. Examples: War of the Worlds, Ender's Game, Martian Chronicles, Matched, 1984*, Brave New World*
(*mature- must have parent permission for these), and the ever popular- Hunger Games. You may also use the short story we read in class- "The Lottery"
