6.3 Novel Soundtrack
Assignment Instructions
Demonstrate your understanding of the key events and the themes in your chosen novel by creating a soundtrack for it.
1. Create a CD cover with the title of your novel and an illustration that conveys one of its key themes. 2. Select six to ten songs that cover the main events or themes in the novel. Provide a copy of the lyrics and their URL (if necessary). 3. Write a brief rationale (three to five sentences), explaining why you chose each song. Refer to specific lines from the lyrics and discuss how they connect to the events and characters in the novel. Identify the theme of each event and the accompanying song. You might also discuss any personal connections you have to either the song or the novel. 4. Download the worksheet for this assignment in the 'worksheet' tab. 5. View the assessment for this assignment in the 'assessment' tab. 6. Submit your polished work as the '6_3 Novel Soundtrack' in your submissions area. Feeling Creative?
Write
unique
song lyrics
with at least three verses and a chorus that examine any one or all elements of the assignment for your chosen novel: character, conflict, character growth or conflict resolution. Explain your
choices of song composition in a paragraph. This will count as one of your soundtrack entries. Make sure to mark it as "Extra Challenge" in your work.
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