Final Project on Underground to
Canada
When
you have finished all the chapter questions up to chapter 12 and finished
reading the whole novel, choose one of the following creative projects. If you have a better idea, please suggest it
.
Create
a lapbook on a topic related to the novel.
Present
a slide show on slavery, famous abolitionists, the civil war or a related
topic.
Book
or movie trailer for a topic related to the novel or the novel itself
Create
a game based on the novel or a topic related to the novel.
Rewrite
the ending to the novel or write another chapter as to what happens next (or an
epilogue that tells what happens years in the future)
Write
a script based on an exciting scene from the novel.
Illustrate
a scene from the book. (Can’t get an A unless it is beyond amazing)
Create
a plasticine model out of the setting of the novel.
Read
another novel on the subject of slavery.
Write
a series of poems based on the novel and put them in a powerpoint together with
a spiritual as music.
Perform
a live talk show that interviews the author or some of the characters from the
novel.
Write
a 5 paragraph essay on one of the following people: Martin Luther King Jr. , Alexander Ross,
Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, or another famous person connected to the novel.
Make
a book jacket for the novel including the back.
Write
a song that is a modern day spiritual (it may be rap, country, rock, heavy
metal)
Perform it or video tape yourself
performing it.
Find
poems written by famous poets during the time period of the novel. (approx.1800
– 1850) and make a little scrapbook out of them.
Turn
the novel into a children’s book that you could share with your reading buddy.
