During our time in the media center this week, you will be working to complete the following tasks:

DAY 1:

Open your NoodleTools account.

Create a new list for your Old Man and the Sea Project.

Create a new citation and cite the novel.

Create at least 5 notecards on which you will type the quotes related to your concept that you marked with Post-It Notes in your book.

Complete the "My Ideas" section of each notecard with your explanations of how the quote relates to your concept and the significance of your concept throughout the book.

Before leaving the Media Center today, SHARE YOUR LIST WITH YOUR TEACHERS!!!! (Western 2 or Western 3)

DAY 2:

Use Inspiration to complete a concept web for your assigned concept as it relates to The Old Man and The Sea.

Your web should include at least five quotes from throughout the text that relate to your concept. Be sure to cite page numbers for each quote that you include.

Save your concept web to the MediaShared Drive under Western Pd 2 or Western Pd 3, depending on which period you are in.

DAY 3:

Use the following links ONLY to search for a painting or photograph that conveys your assigned concept in a way that is similar to the novel.

Art Cyclopedia: www.artcyclopedia.com/subjects

National Gallery of Art: www.nga.gov/collection/srchsub.shtm

Art History Resources on the Web -- 19th century art: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks5.html

Art History Resources on the Web -- 20th century art: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTH20thcentury.html

Corbis Photograph Collection: http://www.corbis.com/

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Collection: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html

Once you have found your image, cite it in your NoodleTools account and complete this worksheet based on your chosen painting/photograph.

Day 4:

Search the following databases through the CHS Media Website to locate literary criticism that discusses your assigned concept in The Old Man and The Sea. Your concept may be a theme of the novel, a symbol in the novel, or simply an important idea within the novel. Cite your source(s) in your NoodleTools account and take at least 3 notecards from the source(s) about what literary critics have to say about your concept within The Old Man and the Sea.

Student Resource Center (Gold)
Gale's Virtual Library
Literature Resource Center
Bloom's Literary Reference Online
Literary Reference Center (Library #25884000301281)

Literary criticism can also be found in the following print resources:

Novels for Students

Contemporary Literary Criticism

OPAC -- search using author's name as keyword or subject

Day 5:

Complete any unfinished tasks from Days 1-4. Begin working on your final product, which is a poster that displays your concept through various media. Click here for a template of how your poster should be laid out.

Before leaving the media center:

• Print your concept web from Inspiration to include on your poster.
• Print a copy of your painting or photograph to include on your poster.
• Print your completed works cited page from NoodleTools to attach to the back of your poster.

Otherwise, you will be responsible for returning to the media center during one-hour lunch or printing on your own at home.

Explanation/Analysis

• The analysis and explanation portion of your poster must be typed or neatly written.
• For this section you will write/type at least two focused paragraphs (at least 5-7 sentences each).
• The first paragraph should explain how all the elements on your poster are related to your abstract concept in The Old Man and the Sea.
• The second paragraph should analyze the overall importance of your concept within the novel.
• You are responsible for doing this on your own time and with your own resources.

Your final product is due on Thursday, May 14th.

Click here to view the rubric with which you will be graded.

You will present your poster to the class on either Thursday, May 14th or Friday, May 15th. The presentation order will be chosen at random. You must be ready to present when called upon. Students will not have the chance to make up the presentation portion of the assignment if they are not ready when called.