Revolutionary+Time+Capsules

=// Welcome to the Revolutionary Time Capsule Project¿ //= = =

= In class, we will be working in groups of four, to complete an INDIVIDUAL and GROUP portion to this project. = = = = INDIVIDUALLY, you will be expected to... = = (1) Compose a PERSONAL LETTER from one character in our novel //My Brother Sam Is Dead// to another. You may choose any of the members in the Meeker family for the letter's recipient and writer. = = = = (2) Make a DIARY ENTRY from the point-of-view of a character. [Each group will decide a different Meeker from whose perspective each student should write.] = = = = (3) Create and draw an ARTIFACT that could survive 250 years underground. [You will illustrate your artifact on construction paper. Bring your creative materials! Make sure your picture is from the chapter range you are assigned.] = = = = (4) Generate a NEWSPAPER ARTICLE from the 1770s. You have a few options! = = a. Obituary: Write an article of remembrance following the death of a famous historical figure of the era. [You may also do one about the death of one of the book's characters.] = = b. Letter-to-the-Editor: Pretend you are an ordinary citizen of Redding and write into the town's local paper with your complaint, suggestion, or concern during wartime. = = c. Opinion Column: Become a columnist for the Connecticut Journal and take a side in the argument about whether or not citizens should rebel or remain loyal to the Crown. = = d. News Story: Report the happenings and details of an event that occurs in the book or during the book's time period. = = = = After finishing these four tasks, you will then decorate the shoebox, container, cylinder, or pop bottle you brought in to give it the appearance of an old, buried treasure! =

= AS A GROUP MEMBER, you will be expected to "wear the hat" of four different occupations... = = = = (1) DISCUSSION DIRECTOR = = Pick two questions (or make up your own) that relate to the time period or narrative. Each group member must participate and their response be noted with their initials. = = *The most passionate, exciting, heated, or lively discussion should be chosen for the presentation. = = = = (2) ILLUSTRATOR = = Choose a scene from the book, a moment in history, or a graphic organizer to depict something better than words alone can. = = *The best illustration should be chosen for the presentation. An elaboration as to its significance should be given in the presentation. = = = = (3) CONNECTOR = = Relate a concept from the setting of the book to today's world. Select a topic (music, military, culture, etc.) and make a connection between the late 1770s and modern times. = = *The most intriguing/interesting connection between yesteryear and this year should be chosen for the presentation. = = = = (4) RESEARCHER = = Discover something new that is relevant to //My Brother Sam Is Dead//. Use GOOGLE SEARCHES to uncover the unknown and write about what it means. = = *The most thoroughly researched topic should be presented. = = = = After you've fulfilled your duties, express to the group leader what part of your group work you found to promote your greatest strengths as a learner. What was your greatest success? Share it with your group and choose one of the four areas to present. = = = = In the COMPUTER LAB, come up with a POWERPOINT that presents all this information in an organized manner. =