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Independent Novel Project: Google Slides Document Criteria Students will read a novel independently and create a fifteen-slide Google Slides document according to the slide outline below. They should include bulleted points, at least eighteen- point font size, graphics, and an appropriate color theme. Text should be clearly visible and easy to read. Documents should be proofread for spelling, capitalization, and punctuation, and shared with Ms. Coyne at jcoyne@pps.net. This is a summative assignment. Slide 1: Title (italicized), author, student name Slide 2: About the Book  Title: italicize novel title  Author: include first and last name  Genre: What type of novel is it?

• Mystery Fiction
• Crime Fiction
• Suspense Novel/Thriller
• Horror Fiction
• Science Fiction
• Fantasy Fiction
• Romantic Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Action and Adventure Fiction
• Western Fiction (life on America’s post-Civil War frontier)
• Children’s and Young Adult Fiction

 Publisher: Who published the book?  Publication date: When was the book published?  Awards: What major awards has the book won, if any?  Include a picture of the book cover. Slide 3: Setting  Explain when and where the story takes place.  Include pictures related to the setting. Slide 4: Protagonist  Describe the protagonist.  Include a picture. Slide 5: Antagonist  Describe the antagonist.  Include a picture. Slide 6: Major Characters  Include all major characters.  Describe each one. Slide 7: Minor Characters  Include all minor characters.  Describe each one.

Slide 8: Plot Summary  Describe major plot points from the book.  Do not use more than two slides. Slide 9: Conflict  What force is the protagonist struggling against?

• Character vs. Self
• Character vs. Character
• Character vs. Nature
• Character vs. Society
• Character vs. Fate/God(s)
• Character vs. Technology/Machinery
• Character vs. Supernatural/Unknown/Extraterrestrial

 How does the conflict force the protagonist to act in ways that reveal him or herself? Slide 10: Resolution  How is the conflict resolved in the book? Slide 11: Theme  Include at least three themes from the book.  Explain how each plays out in the story. Slide 12: Symbolism  Include at least three symbols from the book.  Describe what each symbol represents.  Include a picture of each one. Slide 13: Favorite Quotations  Include at least three quotations.  Add page numbers.  State name of character who says each one. Slide 14: About the Author  Where and when was the author born?  Where did the author study?  Does the author have any degrees?  How many books has the author written?  Has the author won any awards?  Where does the author live now?  Are there any other interesting facts about the author?  Include a picture of him or her. Slide 15: Review  Rate the book out of five stars.  Explain why you rated the book as you did.  Include a graphic of your rating.

Independent Novel Project: Google Slides Document Rubric

Exceptional: 96-100% Accomplished: 90-95% Meeting: 80-89% Developing: 65-79% Unsatisfactory: 50-64% Content All slides contain abundant, accurate, and insightful information for the reader. All slides contain accurate and a good amount of information for the reader. All slides contain adequate and accurate information for the reader. Some information is there, but is limited on certain slides. Some information may be inaccurate. Information is limited or missing

• n multiple slides.

Information included is inaccurate. Organization All required slides appear in correct

• rder. Bullets are

effectively used to present supporting

• ideas. The

presentation has excellent flow. All required slides appear in correct

• rder. Bullets are

used to present supporting ideas. The presentation has good flow. All required slides are present, but may be slightly out of order. Bullets are used to present supporting

• ideas. The presentation

has good flow. All slides are present, but are out of order. The flow of the entire presentation is severely impacted. Some slides are present, but are out

• f order. There is no

flow or logic to the ideas included. Theme The theme selected fits exceptionally well with the theme and tone of the book. The theme selected fits well with the theme and tone of the book. The theme selected fits with the theme and tone

• f the book.

The theme selected nearly fits with the theme and tone of the book. The theme selected does not fit at all with the theme and tone of the book. Graphics There are at least ten graphics. Graphics are crisp and clear, sized appropriately, and placed effectively. They greatly enhance the audience’s understanding of the presentation. There are more than five graphics. Graphics are crisp and clear, sized appropriately, and placed effectively. They enhance the audience’s understanding of the presentation. There are five graphics. Graphics are mostly crisp and clear, sized well, and placed well. They enhance the audience’s understanding of the presentation. There are five graphics. Graphics are somewhat fuzzy, and awkwardly sized and placed. They do not add to the audience’s understanding of the presentation. There are fewer than five graphics. Graphics are fuzzy, too small or large, and placed

• awkwardly. They

have little to do with the presentation. Slide Design There is excellent contrast between the text and background on all

• slides. A minimum
• f eighteen-point

font is used for all

• text. Slide title

font size is larger than body text

• size. All slides are

attractive and easy to read. There is good contrast between the text and background on all

• slides. A minimum
• f eighteen-point

font is used for all

• text. Slide title font

size is larger than body text size. All slides are attractive and easy to read. There is adequate contrast between the text and background on most slides. A minimum

• f eighteen-point font is

used on all slides. Slide title font size is larger than body text size. Most slides are fairly attractive and easy to read. There is little contrast between the text and background on the

• slides. Some slides have

less than an eighteen- point font size. Slide title font sizes are not always larger than body text size. Some slides are difficult to read. There is no contrast between the text and background on the slides. Most slides have less than an eighteen-point font size. Slide title font sizes are the same size or smaller than body text size. Slide design detracts significantly from content, and is difficult to understand. Spelling, Capitalization, Punctuation, Use of Italics, and Grammar Spelling, capitalization, punctuation, use of italics, and grammar are correct throughout the slides. Spelling, capitalization, punctuation, use of italics, and grammar are almost completely correct throughout the slides. Spelling, capitalization, punctuation, use of italics, and grammar are mostly correct throughout the slides. There are several errors

• f spelling,

capitalization, punctuation, use of italics, and grammar throughout the slides. There are multiple errors of spelling, capitalization, punctuation, use of italics, and grammar throughout the slides.