1. October Sky character memory box

2. Instead of the standard character sketch, you are going to develop a memory box for ONE of the characters. You will create memorabilia based on what you learn about that character. As you watch the film, think about motive.  What motivates someone to save something?  what events have occurred and what might your character keep to remember these events?  What has your character learned during the film?  What might be kept as a result of gaining this new knowledge?  What did your character care passionately about? You will gather at least ten "items". These items will be presented in a slide show. These items should show that you are familiar with the plot and the characters in October Sky.

3. On each slide will be... an illustration of one piece of memorabilia (Microsoft Clip Art) a paragraph, of at least FIVE SENTENCES, that will explain the significance of the item to this particular character You must create at least 10 of these slides. some suggestions: Homer - newspaper articles, science fair program, report card, piece of coal Miss Riley - (in memoriam) photograph, letter, marked exam The possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Think carefully about what would be important and or significant to your chosen character.

4. the glass slipper Cinderella would keep the dainty glass slipper as a reminder of the night she met her husband. It represents the love the prince had for her when he came back looking for her. It was what she lost and the prince found, that connected her to her grander future. Without the glass slipper, Cinderella wouldn't have been able to go to the ball, and she wouldn't have met the Prince. It was this meeting that released her from the drudgery and horrors of life with her step-family. The slipper represents the magic that can be created through a single evening. With the help of magic, in a figurative sense, Cinderella is able to follow her dreams.