Storyboard Project

STORYBOARD PROJECT:

By yourself, you will create a storyboard for “The Most Dangerous Game”.  I want you to use your notes on the list of events in the plot.  Things you will need to include in your storyboard:

1)    At least twelve events from the story.  Make sure you have at least one scene dedicated to each part of the part. 

2)    Above the scene write the part of plot in which the scene happens.

3)    Below the scene write a brief description of the scene.

GRADING:

Your will be graded in the following ways:

1)    Drawing of each scene – 24 points

2)    Labeling of plot for each scene – 12 points

3)    Explanation or description of each scene – 12 points

4)    Neatness and coloring drawing – 5 points

TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: 53 pts.  This project will be due on Thursday and will be put on the walls for everyone to see – including future students.  

Unit Learning goal: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the structure of fiction by breaking down the essential building blocks (literary elements) of short stories by plot, character development, figurative language (metaphor, symbolism, irony), point of view, connecting these blocks to the overall meaning (or theme) of the text, and final writing their own short story using these structures. 

 Scale/Rubric relating to learning goal:

4 – The student can analyze the elements of a short story come up with a valid theme (or themes) of a text and relate this theme to other texts and/or movies and real world situations.  The student is able to write a short story using these elements to create a text with complex themes.

3 – The student can analyze elements of a short story and come up with a valid theme for a text.  The student is able to write a short story using these elements to create a text with a valid and justifiable theme.

2 – With some direction/help from the teacher the student can analyze the elements of a short story and come up with a theme for a text.  With some direction/help from the teacher the student is able to write a short story using these elements to create a text with a theme.

1 – Even with help from the teacher the student is unable to analyze elements of a short story and come up with a theme for a text.  Even with help from the teacher the student in unable to write a short story using elements covered during this unit.