Junior Project

1. Junior Project

2. Part I: Specifics

3. What is the junior project? • The junior project is an intense, year long research project that will focus on a single novel which you will choose from a list of novels that I will give to you.

4. Why is it so important? • Being able to perform effective research is important for several reasons: • It will help you with you critical thinking skills. Critical thinking skills are a necessary part of learning • Will help you in everyday life • During your senior year • College • Career

5. The project will be divided into 10 parts: • Reading a novel • A novel vocabulary assignment • An in depth book report • A peer critique of the book report • An annotated bibliography • A proposal for a short paper • A 2-3 page critical paper written from a singular perspective

6. 8. All of the above components transformed into a longer work (a paper of 3-5 pages) 9. A final creative project of your choice 10. Project presentation

7. Novels to choose from: • The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger) • The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgearld) • The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner) • Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut) • On the Road (Jack Kerouac)

8. About the novels • The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger) - Easy to read, a lot of profanity • The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgearld) - More difficult reading, but not too difficult • The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner) • Extremely difficult reading, some profanity, very difficult themes, some vague adult content

9. Novels continued • Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut) - Relatively easy to read, a mixture of reality and science fiction, some profanity, some adult content • On the Road (Jack Kerouac) - More difficult reading, profanity, adult content, drug and alcohol use

10. Grading: • Each part of the project will be graded as follows: • Reading a novel – 100 points • A novel vocabulary assignment – 100 points • An in depth book report – 100 points • A peer critique of the book report – 100 points • An annotated bibliography – 100 points • A proposal for a short paper – 100 points • A 2-3 page critical paper – 100 points 8. 3-5 page paper – 100 points 9. A final creative project of your choice – 100 points 10. Project presentation – 100 points

11. So what does it all add up to? • FIRST OF ALL, IT ADDS UP TO 1000 POINTS! • Also, the junior project is a project required to be completed in a satisfactory manner by the Chambersburg Area School District. THIS MEANS THAT THE PROJECT MUST BE COMPLETED AND PASSED!

12. IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE EVERY COMPONENT OF THE JUNIOR PROJECT, OR IF YOU FAIL IT, YOU WILL NOT PASS 11TH GRADE!

13. Timeline • Reading a novel – Due by 10/7 • A novel vocabulary assignment – Due by 10/14 • An in depth book report – Due by 10/21 • A peer critique of the book report – Due by 10/28 • An annotated bibliography – Due by 11/16 • A proposal for a short paper – Due by 1/23 • A 2-3 page critical paper – Due by 12/9 8. 3-5 page paper – Due by 12/23 9. A final creative project of your choice – Due by 1/30 10. Project presentation -- Due by 2/17

14. Part II: Book Report

15. Requirements Introduction Here you want to provide basic information about the book, and a sense of what your report will be about. You should include: 1. Title: (underlined)/Author 2. PublicationInformation: Publisher, year, number of pages 3. Genre 4. A brief (1-2 sentences) introduction to the book and the report/review.

16. Requirements Continued Body There are two main sections for this part. The first is an explanation of what the book is about. The second is your opinions about the book and how successful it is. There are some differences between reports on fiction or other imaginative writing and reports on non-fiction books.But for both, a good place to start is to explain the author's purpose and/or the main themes of the book. Then you can summarize.

17. Requirements Continued For fiction or other creative writing:Provide brief descriptions of the setting, the point of view (who tells the story), the protagonist , and other major characters. If there is a distinct mood or tone, discuss that as well.
Give a concise plot summary. Along with the sequence of major events, you may want to discuss the book's climax and resolution, and/or literary devices such as foreshadowing. But, if you are writing a review, be careful not to give away important plot details or the ending.For non-fiction: Provide a general overview of the author's topic, main points, and argument. What is the thesis? What are the important conclusions?
Don't try to summarize each chapter or every angle. Choose the ones that are most significant and interesting to you.

18. Requirements Continued Analysis and Evaluation In this section you analyze or critique the book. You can write about your own opinions; just be sure that you explain and support them with examples. Some questions you might want to consider: Did the author achieve his or her purpose? Is the writing effective, powerful, difficult, beautiful?What are the strengths and weakness’s of the book? For non-fiction, what are the author's qualifications to write about the subject? Do you agree with the author's arguments and conclusions? What is your overall response to the book? Did you find it interesting, moving, dull? Would you recommend it to others? Why or why not?

19. Requirements Continued Conclusion Briefly conclude by pulling your thoughts together. You may want to say what impression the book left you with, or emphasize what you want your reader to know about it.