Section: ReadingDate:

Heading: Pre-AP Supplemental Reading Project

Directions:

  1. Choose a novel or play from the AP English Reading List. The title must be chosen and approved by ______.
  2. Read the novel or play. Pace yourself so that you give yourself ample time to read the literary work and complete the comic book.
  3. Create a comic book that meets the following requirements. The comic book is due on ______.

The comic book should summarize the main events of the novel. Include accurate settings, important characters, key events, appropriate illustrations, and effective dialogue in each episode. Consider including a character’s internal thoughts through thought bubbles.

Your comic book should include the following:

Cover Page:______/ 15 points

  • Includes a relevant title for the comic book
  • Includes your name
  • Includes an effective image (symbols, images of the characters, setting, etc.)
  • Contains no errors

Episode #1:______/ 25 points

  • Is clearly labeled (episode 1) and contains an appropriate title for the episode
  • Illustrates an event that demonstrates who the protagonist is
  • Includes accurate settings, important characters, key events, appropriate illustrations, and effective dialogue
  • Is a minimum of 6 boxes; contains no errors
  • Completes a brief summary of the episode using complete sentences

Brief Summary of Episode #1:

  • Who is the protagonist?
  • What is the setting?
  • What does this scene reveal about the protagonist?
  • Which details have you chosen to include? Why?

Episode #2:______/ 25 points

  • Is clearly labeled (episode 2) and contains an appropriate title for the episode
  • Illustrates an internal conflict that the character faces; includes a description of the conflict and its resolution
  • Includes accurate settings, important characters, key events, appropriate illustrations, and effective dialogue
  • Is a minimum of 6 boxes; contains no errors
  • Completes a brief summary of the episode using complete sentences

Brief Summary of Episode #2:

  • What is the internal conflict?
  • How is the internal conflict resolved?
  • Why did you choose this conflict?
  • What is the main theme this scene conveys? Explain.

Episode #3:______/ 25 points

  • Is clearly labeled (episode 3) and contains an appropriate title for the episode
  • Illustrates an external conflict that the character faces; includes a description of the conflict and its resolution
  • Includes accurate settings, important characters, key events, appropriate illustrations, and effective dialogue
  • Is a minimum of 6 boxes; contains no errors
  • Completes a brief summary of the episode using complete sentences

Brief Summary of Episode #3:

  • What is the external conflict?
  • How is the external conflict resolved?
  • Why did you choose this conflict?
  • What is the main theme this scene conveys? Explain.

Work Cited Page:______/ 10 points

  • Includes a proper title (Work Cited) centered on the first line of the last page
  • Includes a correctly formatted work cited entry for your supplemental reading book
  • Includes a double-spaced response; contains no errors

To cite a book, include all of the following information:

Last name, First name. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of

Publication.

Example:

Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print.

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