The Finest Hours- Final Projects

The Finest Hours

Use this Genially to help you choose, create, and save your concluding project for the novel: The Finest Hours! Choose ONE of the following projects and set sail!

Write a Script!

Sea Shanty/Poem

Have you thought about what this book would look like as a movie? Put yourself in the director's chair and reimagine a chapter of the story as a script. What would the characters actually say? What would the scene look like?

Another option is to create your own sea shanty. Earlier in the unit, you learned that these songs were sung by sailors as entertainment and motivation to continue on their long journeys. !

(Virtual) Paper Bag

The paper bag assignment focuses on theme and symbolism. The idea is that your "paper bag" represents a specific theme from the book, and your job is to find items that fit within that theme.

Got an idea?

Use this space to add awesome interactivity. Include text, images, videos, tables, PDFs... even interactive questions! Premium tip: Get information on how your audience interacts with your creation:

• Visit the Analytics settings;
• Activate user tracking;
• Let the communication flow!

Got an idea?

Use this space to add awesome interactivity. Include text, images, videos, tables, PDFs... even interactive questions! Premium tip: Get information on how your audience interacts with your creation:

• Visit the Analytics settings;
• Activate user tracking;
• Let the communication flow!

Directions for a Virtual Paper Bag Project

Step 1: Choose a theme from The Finest Hours . You may choose from the list on the template or write your own. Remember, a theme is a generalized lesson about life we can learn from the story. Step 2: Think of three objects/things that REPRESENT that theme. (i.e. American Flag represents Freedom) Step 3: Find images of those three objects/things. Step 4: Add all those components into the Paper Bag Template and explain.

• Example Paper Bag Project

• Blank Paper Bag Template

How do I edit the template?

1. Click File--> Save As--> Download a Copy
2. Close the template and Open your new version
3. Click the Yellow "Enable Editing" button and start typing!

Got an idea?

Use this space to add awesome interactivity. Include text, images, videos, tables, PDFs... even interactive questions! Premium tip: Get information on how your audience interacts with your creation:

• Visit the Analytics settings;
• Activate user tracking;
• Let the communication flow!

Directions for writing a Sea Shanty/Poem

Step 1: Decide if your song/poem is going to be about a specific chapter or the whole book. Step 2: Make sure your poem has END RHYME. Since Shanties are usually sung, you should have rhyming to give it that sing-song feel. Step 3: Each Verse and the Chorus need to be 4 lines each MINIMUM (that's 12 lines total) Step 4: You should also use at least one example of PERSONIFICATION (non-human object given human-like qualities; the wind whispered) Step 5: Recording an audio version is OPTIONAL, but a lot more fun :)

• Example Audio of Shanty
• Example Shanty Lyrics
• Blank Lyrics Template

How do I edit the template?

1. Click download in the top right corner
2. Open the document
3. File--> Save As --> Your Name Sea Shanty

Directions for Writing A Script

Step 1: Choose a chapter of the novel to write a script version of. Step 2: Re-read that chapter and write down which characters are involved. Step 3. Start your script with a short scene description to introduce the who, what, when, where, and why of your scene. Step 4: Write the events of that chapter as if it were a script! Step 5: Explain why you made the choices you made!

• Example Script

• Blank Template

How do I edit the template?

1. Click download in the top right corner
2. Open the document
3. File--> Save As --> Your Name Script Project