Course: ELA 8

Unit: Shattered novel study

Time Frame: 17 lessons
Developed by: Stephanie Davis
Learning Task: Shattered Final Assignment

For your final assignment on the novel Shattered, you will choose one of the
following four options. Each option has a brief description and a check list
to help you complete all the requirements.

1. Tomorrows Letters
Write a future letter from one of the characters in the book to another
character in the book or another person. Your letter can be one year, five
years or ten years after the novel is set. You can choose to write a two-page
letter to one character OR you can write two one page letters that include a
response. Check out the requirements for this option below:

Double spaced
12-point font size
Two pages
Follows proper letter format (Dear, Sincerely, Date, address etc.)
Letter has been edited for grammar, punctuation and spelling

2. Draw Me Crazy
Make several sketches of some of the scenes in the book and label them.
Your sketches need to be large enough that you can include some detail
and character features. Fold your paper in half and in half again for a size
guideline! If you want to do a comic strip you will need to fill three pages
of a comic book.

10 Sketches in total
Sketches address key events within the novel
Sketches are coloured
Labels are accompanied with each sketch and provide explanation
of the relevance
Labels have been edited for grammar, punctuation and spelling

3. Inner Thoughts Unleashed

Write a series of journal/diary entries from the perspective any character
in the novel. Remember to include detail and show me that you have
really thought about the themes of the novel. Make your journal entries
as creative and interesting as you can; put yourself into your characters
shoes.

10 Journal/diary entries (At least 5 sentences for each entry)

Each entry is dated and follows a character from the novel
 Entries are creative (written or typed in a way that resembles a
diary/journal)
Entries address different themes, issues or events in the novel
Entries have been edited for grammar, punctuation and spelling

4. Sing Song
Create a playlist for the novel with explanations for each song selection.
Make sure you look at our novels themes to find songs that relate. You
can also find songs that relate to the bigger issues of the novel such as
the Rwanda Genocide and Homelessness. If you wish to write your own
songs/poems you only have to create 5!

10 Songs in total (5 if self-written)

Title and artist are included
Explanations of song selections for every song
Explanations are in SEE paragraph format
Explanations have been edited for grammar, punctuation and
spelling