The Upstairs Room Book Project Choices

Mrs. Pisano

6th Grade Advanced Reading

2nd Nine Weeks

Character FaceBook page

If the main character of your story had a FaceBook page, what would it look like?

What quotes would they have in their profile?

What would their profile pic be?

Who would write on their wall?

The detailed directions for this assignment can be found on my webpage.

Write a Song or Poem

Write a song or a poem that is inspired by the characters or events in your story.

Does Alex Rider deserve a rap song? Does your book about the rainforest inspire you to write a poem about the beauty of nature?

Be sure to include a chorus for a song.

Poem and song must be two pages long at the minimum.

Create a Soundtrack

Create a soundtrack the represents different aspects of the book you have read. A song that portrays the main characters overall personality.

A song depicting the primary conflict, feelings and or emotions of the novel – the plot.

A song describing the setting of the story.

3 songs of your choice that you feel go along with the book.

You must have at least 6 songs on your soundtrack. On a separate sheet of paper make a list of the songs you have chosen along with a brief explanation as to why that song fits with this book.

Your soundtrack can have no more than 12 songs total.

After completing the actual soundtrack, you then need to design a soundtrack cover.

Complete directions for this assignment can be found on my webpage.

iPod Touch Apps

For this activity, you are asked to design and create five “Apps” that relate to the story you read.

You will also need to write one Paragraph for each application explaining what the application is and how it relates to your reading.

The handout with more detailed instructions can be found on my webpage.