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Book Report: Letter and Movie Poster Letter
Write a letter to a movie producer explaining why you think your book, would or would not, make a good film. Choose one stance and develop it. You need to include a section about the plot (summary), characters, and theme. Final letters will be completed using Pages Application. Your business letter should be formatted like this:
February 13, 2009 Mr. Producer Movies Inc. 123 Land Dr. New York, NY 10011 Dear Mr. Producer: (Business letters have paragraphs that are not indented. Explain the plot (a short summary of the main/key ideas from the book) and why it would or would not make a good movie. Use specific details from the story.) (Business letters have paragraphs that are not indented. Explain the main characters in your novel and why they would or would not be good for a movie. Use your “character traits” hand out which includes more descriptive adjectives. Use specific text examples in your explanation.) (Business letters have paragraphs that are not indented. Explain the theme (the message about life) of your novel and why it would or would not be good for a movie. Make sure you include specific examples from the novel.) Sincerely yours, (Sign your name)
Movie Poster Use your Pages application to create a flier/movie poster. Have fun with this part of the project and remember that the point of a movie poster is to try and sell your book as a movie that people would want to see. Below are the guidelines that you should follow: Should have at least these criteria:
~Title of book ~Illustration (Shows a main point of your book)
~Quote or phrase that intrigues an audience. (Remember,
should be catchy; something the audience will remember and should tell a lot about the book. Example: “She makes dinner. She does windows. She reads bedtime stories. She’s a blessing…in disguise.” Mrs. Doubtfire.)
~Producer/Director (Would be the author of your book.)
~Actors/Actresses (People you want to star as your main characters.)
~Rating (Why did you give it that rating? Violence, Complex, etc.)
Criteria
Example Movie Poster
Book Report Rubrics Letter Rubric Score Draft of Letter
4
3
2
1
Had a complete, clear, understandable draft
Had an understandable draft
Had a partially complete and/or understandable draft
Had an unclear draft, or no draft
Had all required content
Had most of the required content
Had some of the required content
Did not have the letter completed
Writing is organized, uses effective language, and has a strong voice behind it
Writing is mostly organized, most language is effective, and the voice can mostly be identified
Writing is somewhat organized, has some effective language choice, and the voice is somewhat identifiable
Format of Letter
Follows the format of a business letter and includes all components
Mostly follows the format of a business letter and includes most components
Somewhat follows the format of a business letter and includes some components
Writing is disorganized, language is not appropriate, and no voice comes through the writing Does not follow the style of a business letter and key components are not included
Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation of Letter
Spelling, punctuation, and grammar were correct (up to two mistakes)
Spelling, punctuation, and grammar were mostly correct (3-5 mistakes)
There were problems with spelling, punctuation, and grammar (6-10 mistakes)
Required Content of Letter Style of Letter
There were numerous spelling, punctuation, and grammar mistakes
Movie Poster Rubric Score Draft of Movie Poster Required Content of Movie Poster Picture or Graphic of Movie Poster Overall Appearance of Movie Poster Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation of Movie Poster Readability
4
3
2
1
Had a complete, clear, understandable draft
Had an understandable draft
Had an unclear draft, or no draft
Had all required content
Had most of the required content
Had a partially complete and/or understandable draft Had some of the required content
Most graphics are appropriate to topic
Some graphics are appropriate to topic
Graphics are not appropriate to topic
The poster is presented creatively and organized neatly.
For the most part the poster is presented in a creative manner and is organized neatly.
The poster is somewhat presented in a creative manner and organized neatly to some degree.
The poster is not presented creatively and is not organized neatly.
Spelling, punctuation, and grammar were correct (up to two mistakes).
Spelling, punctuation, and grammar were mostly correct (3-5 mistakes).
There were numerous spelling, punctuation, and grammar mistakes.
Background and text make all parts easy to see and read.
Background and text make most parts easy to see and read.
There were problems with spelling, punctuation, and grammar (6-10 mistakes) Background and text make some parts easy to see and read.
All graphics are appropriate to topic
Did not have the movie poster completed
Background and text make it difficult to see and read parts.