PROJECT SUPPORT

Great Books (Y7P2)

NAME: ZE

DUE DATE:

What questions do I need to answer? What details do I need to

English
include in my response? How should I present my answer?

1. Plot: Explain what .

happens in the story
(plot). This should be .
a substantial retelling
of the events in your
own words.

2. Theme: Describe
what the author is
trying to tell you about
life (theme). You
should say what the
theme(s) are and
support your ideas
with examples from
the story.

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 3. Characters: Fully
describe the
characters and the
type of people they
are.

4. Author: State who

the author is and
describe their
background. This
could be in the form of
a mini-biography.

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 5. Background:
Describe the
background of the
book and list other
books the author has
written (are they
similar?). This might
involve finding
information on what
inspired the author to
write and/or where
they got their ideas
from.

6. Style: Describe the

style author used and
list and define any
difficult words or
phrases you needed
to think deeply about.

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 7. Philosophy: Is
there a philosophy (or
world view) illustrated
in this book? You
might start by saying
what a “philosophy”
is.

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Mathematics
include in my response? How should I present my answer?

Geometry &
Measurement. Use
maths concepts to
describe the time
period that the book
covers. Support your
statements with
examples from the
book and state
whether the pace of
the book was
constant or changed
at different stages of
the plot.

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 Geometry &
Measurement. Find
an object from the
book that you can
create a 3D model of
and create and
present the model
with a description of
its purpose in the
story.

What questions do I need to answer? What details do I need to

Science
include in my response? How should I present my answer?

Material World.
a) What does the term
“chemistry” mean?
(You need to find and
expand on a
definition.)

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 b) What “laws” of the
material world applied
in the book? (Check
carefully what the
term “laws” means in
this context).

c) Were any
“substances” key to
the story?

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 d) What are the
“properties” of these
substances?

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 What questions do I need to answer? What details do I need to
The Arts
include in my response? How should I present my answer?

Drama:
1) Using an
appropriate format
write a 2 min
“screenplay” (with
dialogue) to
dramatically illustrate
a key part of the book.

2) If the book has

been made into a
movie, watch the
movie (if possible)
and compare it to the
book. If there are
differences state
some reasons for why
the director has done
that?

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 Music
(understanding in
context): Find a
piece of music or
song that has been
based upon the book
in some way present
it. Does the music
match your thoughts
and feeling about the
book?

Visual Art: in class -

teacher’s choice of
task.
(if an assessed task
chosen to be done).

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 What questions do I need to answer? What details do I need to
Social Studies
include in my response? How should I present my answer?

Task: Write in Paragraphs

In paragraphs - Describe a characters
describe; - What were they like at the start (describe them)
a) how the characters - How did they change
in the book changed - What happened to make them change
through relating to - What were they like at the end (describe them)
other people. To do -
this properly you
should talk about the
main characters and
use examples from
the story.

b) how the characters

were affected and
altered by events that
happened around
them.

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 What questions do I need to answer? What details do I need to
Technology
include in my response? How should I present my answer?

Nature of
Technology: Answer
the following
questions in
sentences:
a) When was the
book originally
published?

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 b) Was the book well
received, popular,
critically acclaimed?

c) What was the state

of technology in the
story? (Try and
include clear
examples)
d) How does that
technology compare
with present
technology in your
country?

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Health & P.E
include in my response? How should I present my answer?

Relationships with
Other People: Use
sentences to answer
the questions below.
a) Were there any
problems between
characters in the
story? (Be sure to
describe them).

b) Were the problems

were solved and if so
how?

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