1. Vocabulary Project

2. Every semester you will be required to complete a vocabulary project on your own. You will have several different options on which project you want to complete. The vocabulary words will come from all of the reading selections we read in class. You will keep a list of words and definitions in the back of your journal that you will be required to update as we read.
Each project will have a due
date and a rubric assigned.

3. Project Options Due: December 6th Poem Real World Creative Story
Diorama
Due: December 6th

4. Poem
Write a poem using five (5) of your vocabulary words. You must have the words bolded/underlined in the poem. Your poem also must reflect a central theme (love is worth sacrificing for, it’s important to have faith, death is inescapable, overcoming obstacles, etc.). You will write the poem in your own words using a minimum of two (2) stanzas with four (5) lines in each stanzas (10 lines total). Your poem should include drawings depicting (describing) the theme of the poem and the meaning of each vocabulary word.

5. **NO electronic articles allowed**
Real World
Make real world connections with your vocabulary terms. Choose five (5) vocabulary terms to locate in newspaper and magazine articles. You must have the vocabulary words bolded/ underlined in the article cutouts. You must display the words you found and their definitions on a creative project. However you choose to display the words is up to you (refer to the examples around my
room). This is your opportunity to be really creative.
**NO electronic articles allowed**

6. Creative Story
Write a short story using five (5) of your vocabulary words in the correct context. Your story must be original and include many details. It needs to be 2 pages typed, double spaced, and in 12 point font. You must also bold and underline your chosen vocabulary words.A plot diagram must accompany your story.

7. Diorama
Create a diorama of a scene from the reading where you found the 5 words. A diorama is a 3-D miniature model representing a scene from the story. You must display the 5 words, their definitions, and the quoted sentence from the story with the word highlighted. You must also use each word in your own sentence in the same context it is used in the story. How you choose to display this in your project is up to you. It can be on the back or woven throughout.

9. The highest grade you can receive if you turn your project in on notebook paper is a 50. This should be project quality work.