Maniac Magee: Final Project

*You will be completing three separate items for your final project.
*Each item is worth 100 points as a major assignment.
1. Two letters for our class A-Z project. Clear topic. Neatly illustrated. Clear three sentence analysis.
2. One item from the list below. Decide on a partner(s). Let me know the specificsand fill them in on the
backside rubric.
Character Scrapbooking
(2 people)

Quote and Lesson Book

Character Profile Poster

(1-2 people)

(2 people)
Prepare a scrapbook that one of
the main characters might have
kept. You must have 5 items with
detailed explanations and analysis
about those items. Show how it
reveals their character.

Timeline
(1-2 people)

Prepare a book that contains

important quotes from the book.
Decide how these quotes show a
particular life lesson within the
context of the story. Each page
should have a quote, hand-drawn
picture, and an analysis.
Exploring Setting Modeling
Bridgeport
(up to 3 people)

Create a character profile poster

including the following elements: a
picture, a variety of physical
descriptions from the novel (use
evidence), a list of adjectives, an
explanation of the function that
character plays, a quotation about
them and a quotation from them.

Postcards
(1-2 people)
Imagine you are taking a summer
vacation to the main setting of
Maniac Magee. Design a set of
three postcards from the trip
illustrating and explaining what you
and your family would do on this
vacation. The frontside needs to be
an illustrated drawing, and the
backside should be in letter format
with at least five sentences.

Identify the seven most

important events in the novel
and make a timeline. You need
to include headings and a brief
summary and an analysis. Be
sure to decorate your time line
with colored pictures and
decorations for each event.

Construct a detailed map or a model

of Bridgeport. Include the homes of
the major characters, spots like the
zoo, Finsterwalds, Cobbles Corner,
etc. Label the buildings. Model
must be creative and colorful. You
need to have identified and provide
analysis for at least ten locations.

Storyboard/Comic Strip
(1-2 people)

Starting a Business
(1-2 people)

Any other creative ideas?

Select an event from the novel and

create a storyboard scene/ scenes
to represent a graphic novel. You
must create a minimum of 10
frames for your storyboard. You
may either create your own board
(to draw your frames by hand) or
you may use a template online.

Imagine if one of the main

characters in Manic Magee
wanted to start a summer
business. What would it be?
Write a business plan with the
goal for the business, items or
services sold with prices, and
supplies needed. Design a poster
for the business.

Sure, just run it past me and well talk

about some possibilities.
If youre not sure:
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Newspaper article
Obituary for Bob Ewell
Diary entry
Five paragraph essay
Etc.

Possible Rubric:
Specific Plan
for Ms. V
Writing
Piece

Visual/
Multimedi
a Project

Dramatic
Presentati
on

Grammar,
usage,
mechanics
and
structure

Exceeds
Expectations
Student is aware of
intended audience
and uses language
appropriate for
that audience;
length
requirements met;
all individual
assignment
guidelines met
Creativity and
thought are
evidenced in use of
colorful images
and/or language;
advanced use of
software is
apparent (where
appropriate); all
individual project
guidelines are met
Student is aware of
intended audience
and language is
appropriate for
that audience;
project is
performed in front
of class; in
performance,
student adheres to
excellent
presentations skills
(eye contact,
appropriate
volume, physical
stance, dramatic
reading (when
appropriate) etc.)
Language is
appropriate for
each genre;
assignments are
free of fatal flaws
and other errors

Meets
Expectations
Student is aware of
intended audience
and uses language
appropriate for
that audience;
length
requirements met;
most individual
assignment
guidelines met
Creativity and
thought are
evidenced in use of
colorful images
and/or language;
adequate use of
software is
apparent (where
appropriate); all or
most individual
project guidelines
are met
Student is aware of
intended audience
and language is
appropriate for
that audience;
project is
performed in front
of class; in
performance,
student adheres to
adequate
presentations skills

Nearly Meets
Expectations
Student is aware of
intended audience
and attempts to
use language
appropriate for
that audience;
some individual
assignment
guidelines met

Does Not Meet

Expectations
Student is not aware of
intended audience
and/or does not use
language appropriate
for that audience;
length requirements
not met; most
individual assignment
guidelines not met

Creativity and
thought may not
be evidenced;
amateur use of
software is
apparent (where
appropriate); some
individual project
guidelines are met

Creativity and thought

are not evidenced;
adequate use of
software not apparent
(where appropriate);
few individual project
guidelines are met

Student may not

be aware of
intended audience
and may or may
not use language
that is appropriate
for that audience;
project may not
have been
performed; in
performance,
student may have
lacked some
important
presentation skills

Student is not aware of

intended audience and
language is not
appropriate for that
audience; project was
not performed in front
of class; if performed,
student lacked too
many presentation
skills

Language is
appropriate for
each genre;
assignments are
free of fatal flaws
and proofreading
is evidenced in few
other errors

Language is nearly
appropriate for
each genre;
assignments are
free of fatal flaws

Language is not
appropriate for each
genre; a fatal flaw may
have been exhibited
and/or assignments
have too many errors

Planning:

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