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Diorama Assignment

The document provides instructions for a diorama assignment where students will illustrate and analyze a scene from one of four short stories read in class. Students must choose a scene to depict visually in a diorama using materials like figures, furniture and backdrops. They will also write an analysis explaining their scene and story choice, citing evidence from the text. Finally, students will present their diorama and analysis to the class, explaining their creative choices and reading their written response. The assignment aims to help students visualize and understand important settings and events from the stories.

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Diorama Assignment

The document provides instructions for a diorama assignment where students will illustrate and analyze a scene from one of four short stories read in class. Students must choose a scene to depict visually in a diorama using materials like figures, furniture and backdrops. They will also write an analysis explaining their scene and story choice, citing evidence from the text. Finally, students will present their diorama and analysis to the class, explaining their creative choices and reading their written response. The assignment aims to help students visualize and understand important settings and events from the stories.

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Diorama Assignment

Due Dates: November 2/3 November 4/5

Rows 1,2,3 Rows 4,5,6

What is a diorama? A diorama is a mini-world -- an entire landscape in a box, carry case, or


window. You will be created a landscape for a single scene from one of the short stories that we are reading. The stories to choose from are !The Tell-Tale "eart#, !The "itchhi$er#, !The Third Wish#, or !The %on$ey&s 'aw#.

Diorama ( Writing ( )peech 'ro*ect


+state standard literary response and analysis ,.-. /isual 0nterpretation 'ortion +12 points. Your tas$ 0llustrate a scene from one of the stories in the form of a diorama. 3reate 4 and ,-D images using a 5ariety of design strategies 65aluation will be based on artistic presentation, attention to detail, and accurate use of text information. 0t needs to be realistic, no !alien ships attac$ing# for example. 7rainstorm 0deas for scenes to illustrate %aterials you will need - )hoe box +or similar box. Writing 'ortion +42 points. Your tas$ Attached to the side of the box, include a. b. c. a description explaining what part of the story is being illustrated, along with the page number+s. where the description can be found. include at least three direct citations that explain the setting +in order to bac$ up the choices you made in your creation.. Why did you decide to choose that scene and that story?

65aluation will be based on the use of three 8uotes, the page numbers, your detailed reasoning on why you chose what items to include, and why you chose that scene. 9ral 'resentation +12 points. Your tas$ 'resent your pro*ect to the class +for a minimum of three minutes.. 6xplain what you included in your diorama and why you chose to do so. During this time you will also read your writing portions to the class. 65aluation will be based on clarity(5olume of 5oice, accurate information being pro5ided, and proper use of time.

Instructions
Helpful Steps:
Step One: Decide on a scale. This is $ey, because a diorama becomes belie5able to the
extent that it loo$s :real.: 0f you;5e got a focus +a 7arbie doll, a particular plastic dinosaur., use that scale.

Step Two: 3ollect your materials - human and(or animal figures, palm trees, dollhouse
furniture, miniature foods, etc. for an interior scene.

Step Three: Decide on a bac$ground - you can paint or draw your own or use wallpaper or
wrapping paper or anything else you can find. <emember, though, that the bac$ground images should be consistent with the scale you;5e chosen. +Why would a door be smaller than a person?.

Step Four: 3hoose a container. %any school pro*ects use cardboard boxes or shoe boxes,
but you can use *ust about anything. 0t should be light but fairly sturdy, especially if you will need to mo5e the diorama around.

Step Five: %ap out what you are going to do on paper before you start painting, designing,
gluing on your container. Then, build your diorama wor$ing from the bac$ to the front. )tart with the bac$ground by creating a hori=on and s$y(ceiling and ground(floor. Then place large ob*ects such as trees. The smallest ob*ects should be placed the closest to the front. >se glue or putty to secure the ob*ects.

Tips & Warnings


0f cutouts are too thin to stand by themsel5es, bac$ them with cardboard.

"a5e fun??????
Purpose Your pro*ect will help the class see what you imagined the setting to be. "elp us understand why the scene is special to you, why is the scene +setting. important to the story, and describe e5erything that you en5isioned. /isuali=ing is important while reading, so try to picture all the stories that we read. Writers often use word and phrases +prepositions. that show location to lin$ ideas in descriptions. You may want to use some of these words in your writing and spea$ing. Abo5e Across Against Along Around 7ehind 7elow 7eneath 7eside 7etween 7y 0n bac$ of 0n front of @ear 9ff 9n top of 9utside To the left To the right >nder

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