6th+Grade+Book+Project+Instructions,+2nd+Nine+Weeks,+2012

6th Grade Book Project Instructions 2nd 9 Weeks, 2012

** 6th Grade Book Project ** ** 2nd Nine Weeks, 2012 ** ** Mrs. Light’s Reading Class ** **// Did You Know? //**** iMovie/Slideshow ** ** (or other **** digital movie-making software/app) **

100 Points Possible

 * Directions:**


 * 1) **Select a nonfiction/informational book on a topic of interest to you. Mrs. Light must approve your book.**
 * 2) **As you read, take notes! Record interesting and/or unusual facts about your topic. Keep up with these notes because you will turn them in as part of your grade for this project. (A bulleted or numbered list on notebook paper will be fine. Be sure to include title of book and author.) You should record at least 20 interesting facts from throughout the book. Notes are due Nov. 13.**
 * 3) **You will create a digital movie/slideshow titled //Did You Know?// about your topic, which consists of 10-15 of the most interesting facts.**
 * 4) **The text on each slide should be minimal, but it should __succinctly__ express the information that you want us to know. In other words, do not type long sentences or a paragraph on a slide.**
 * 5) **Select appropriate backgrounds and images to complement your facts.**
 * 6) **The font should be easily readable.**
 * 7) **Choose one or two smooth transitions to use throughout the movie. Less is more!**
 * 8) **You may use GarageBand or another comparable music resource to upload instrumental music to play throughout your movie. The music, however, should not overpower the text or images; it should complement them.**
 * 9) **The length of your //Did You Know?// movie should be 1-1/2 to 2 minutes.**
 * 10) **Correct use of grammar, spelling, and punctuation will count.**