Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Option 3: Newspaper/Magazine
Create a commemorative newspaper/magazine reporting exclusively about Green Town, Illinois. Include
feature stories about leading characters; an obituary for deceased characters, feature stories about the
summer events and the towns people 20 years later. Include interviews with town people, their families and
the families of the deceased and any other articles relevant to the commemoration of the summer. Be
creative. Your magazine must have a minimum of five articles, three advertisements and be in color. The
magazine must have its own binding or be in a folder.
Mother-daughter relationships/conflicts
Gender issues, including male-female relationships and marriage
Mandates of social class
Cultural identification/assimilation
The search for self
2. As you read, observe how each family vignette relates to the thematic categories and record these
passages on your note sheets (include page numbers). This should be an ongoing list that
encompasses the entire novel. You do not need to reflect on each passage; however, if you want to jot
down an initial observation below the textual detail, you may do so and find it helpful later. Bring your
notes to class the first day of school so we can use them as a foundation for classroom discussion.
**NOTE**
Students will be required to turn in a hard copy of all assignments on the first
day of class, and turn in an electric copy to Turnitin.com during the first week
of class (date of online submission will be assigned the first day of school).
Please do not ask for an extensionthe due date is final.