Step 1: Choose a theme from your novel Your chosen novel for this course will be the focus of this project. You will be required to choose a theme from the

novel. Choose a topic, and then ask yourself: what does my novel show about this topic? What do I want to explore? → Remember that a theme is the central message of a text, not just a one-word topic. Be specific! Don't just say "War" but perhaps that "War is only survived by the presence of hope" etc. It would be useful to look at the essential questions you formed during the Key Facts and Assertions assignment, or even at some of the ideas produced from your work with Critical Literary Theory. Step 2: Research one other text that connects to your chosen theme from the novel. This should not be an identical depiction. You should aim to find a text that examines your chosen theme in a different way. It is encouraged to examine a text from a different genre. Genres may include: Non Fiction TV/ Film: Documentary (feature length or short film) or Docuseries Fiction TV/ Film: Feature length or short film, TV series/ episodes Media: Ted Talks, Interviews, Podcasts Books: Fiction or Nonfiction, Graphic novels Songs/ Concept Album (whole or select songs) Poetry (series of 2-3 short poems or a longer poem of 30+ lines) Short Story Essays Drama (full play, monologues, soliloquies) News: academic/ opinion articles Visual: Photography (single/photo/nStep 3: Choose and plan your text creations You will be required to create three (3) representations of your theme, all consisting of different genres. The representations must be as follows (not necessarily in this order): Novel: You must produce one (1) creation that represents your theme in the novel Additional Text: You must produce one (1) creation that represents your chosen theme in your additional text Comparative: You must produce one (1) representation that highlights a comparison between the depiction of your chosen theme in your novel and your additional text • This comparison can be analytical [focusing on textual elements], symbolic, highlighting similarities or differences... etc. Do you want to examine the use of symbols to create themes in both texts? Who depicts the theme more realistically? Would you like to parallel characters in relation to the theme? What different choices do the text creators choose to depict your theme? The possibilities are endless! → Your representations may showcase the theme in the text directly or indirectly. Your three representations cannot all come from the same category. Your three creations must come from three different categories./nCategory 1: Written [personal and creative forms] • Personal Essay • Letters or Journal Writing • Short Story • Scripts • Poetry (Written) [Artist statement required] Category 2: Written [analytical and persuasive forms] • Persuasive: Editorials, Article Writing Reviews Critical Literary Analysis Mise en Scene Analysis [for film] Category 3: Visual [all visuals require an artist statement] o Mixed Media Graphic novel/ comic/ childrens book Painting o Drawing [by hand or digital] Photography/Photo Essay [original 0 work] Black Out Poetry One Pager/ Digital Notebooks Category 4: Spoken/Performance [all require transcript or artist statement] o Podcast 0 Interview Spoken Word Poetry Perform ance [transcript and artist statem ent required] o Monologue writing and performance (drama) [transcript and artist statement required] Short film (this includes animations) [artist statem ent required] 0 Reviews (film ed/ digital) [transcript required] Music: Writing, production, and performance [artist statem ent required] (original work only) All projects have guidelines, word count requirements, etc. in the "Project Options Chart". It is located in D2L> o o Board Game Step 4: Write an Introduction for your project and create a Table of Contents