Final+Project

= Final Project =

﻿Due: Monday, December 13, 2010   Now that you have finished your novel, you will apply the phases of the Coming of Age process to a moment of significance in your life. **Your task is to identify one moment or event in your life that helped you to grow, change, and/or mature.** Once you have this identified, select a project from the menu below. Be sure to choose something that matches your interests and talents. **Regardless of the project you select, your work should reflect an understanding of growing up and the coming of age phases.**  Rubric:

Option 1: **The Story of Me** TASK: Create a fictional short story that tells the anecdote of your selected event. Option 2: **Poetry and Film** TASK: Create a poem that tells the story of your event. Put that poem to images and music in an iMovie.
 * Brainstorm each phase of the Coming of Age process as it relates to your event.
 * Write a 2-4 page story that takes your reader through each phase.
 * Once your story is written, transfer this to a booklet
 * Include a title, images on each page, and page numbers
 * Your story can be written in 1st or 3rd person and you can use real or made-up names (as long as it revolves around something true in your life)
 * Brainstorm each phase of the Coming of Age process as it relates to your event.
 * Write a poem that tells this story
 * Each phases of your event should be a different stanza (each stanza needs to be a minimum of 6-8 lines)
 * Once your poem is written, put the text in iMovie
 * Include images and music/sound that connects with your poem

Option 3: ** A Picture Tells a Thousand Words ** TASK: Create a series of wall-hangings that portray the major components of your selected event.
 * Brainstorm each phase of the Coming of Age process as it relates to your event.
 * Create four individual wall-hangings (use Styrofoam, cardboard, or some other raised surface)
 * Each image should highlight each phase of your Coming of Age process. Be sure that the image is a strong representation of the particular phase.
 * After your images are completed, write one paragraph for //each image// that explains how the image corresponds to each phase of your event

Option 4: **Soundtrack to my Life** TASK: Create a CD (yes, actually burn a CD) that includes songs that correspond with your selected event.
 * Brainstorm each phase of the Coming of Age process as it relates to your event.
 * Identify two songs that correspond with //each// of your phases
 * Burn these songs, in order, to a CD
 * Write one paragraph for each phase that explains how the songs connect to your event