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English Literature 1 Honors Group names: _________________ Instagram Project: Character Analysis Character chosen:______________ *Split up the jobs within your group—but all parts of the project should be a group effort. Part 1: - Create an Instagram feed based on a character from The Odyssey. - This will be hand-drawn. Do not print/use images from the internet. - You need 10 comments in total. These comments can include the photo capition. - Take an implicit stance on a variety of characters—and show that through the comments given. - All comments must be textual evidence—not your own comments! Make these pieces of evidence fit together into a coherent conversation between characters. - Hashtags, @ (addressing other characters), likes, location, time stamp, etc. These can be your own and should be creative and relevant! Emoticons! - Username and profile picture for your character, usernames for other characters. - What image would be important for your character to share? What would they want the world to see/know? Part 2: - Write a 5 paragraph reflection that analyzes your character’s Instagram feed. - This reflection will follow the usual sample essay format and should be uploaded to your online portfolio. - One can be done for the entire group, but it does need to be uploaded on each member’s online portfolio. - Introduction: hook, background information about the text, stance on character. *etc…etc…etc… Cassie Logan is a very innocent nine year old African American girl growing up in a rural Mississippi community. While Cassie does not quite understand the racial conflict and tension that surrounds her family, it forces her to mature quickly. The Logan family tries to protect Cassie from racism, however, they cannot shield her from the trauma inflicted upon her by a cruel and insensitive society…. etc…etc…etc..

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English Literature 1 Honors Group names: _________________

Instagram Project: Character Analysis Character chosen:______________

*Split up the jobs within your group—but all parts of the project should be a group effort.

Part 1:

- Create an Instagram feed based on a character from The Odyssey.- This will be hand-drawn. Do not print/use images from the internet.- You need 10 comments in total. These comments can include the photo capition.- Take an implicit stance on a variety of characters—and show that through the comments given.- All comments must be textual evidence—not your own comments! Make these pieces of evidence fit

together into a coherent conversation between characters.- Hashtags, @ (addressing other characters), likes, location, time stamp, etc. These can be your own and

should be creative and relevant! Emoticons!- Username and profile picture for your character, usernames for other characters.- What image would be important for your character to share? What would they want the world to see/know?

Part 2:

- Write a 5 paragraph reflection that analyzes your character’s Instagram feed. - This reflection will follow the usual sample essay format and should be uploaded to your online portfolio.- One can be done for the entire group, but it does need to be uploaded on each member’s online portfolio.

- Introduction: hook, background information about the text, stance on character.

*etc…etc…etc… Cassie Logan is a very innocent nine year old African American girl growing up in a rural Mississippi community. While Cassie does not quite understand the racial conflict and tension that surrounds her family, it forces her to mature quickly. The Logan family tries to protect Cassie from racism, however, they cannot shield her from the trauma inflicted upon her by a cruel and insensitive society…. etc…etc…etc..

- BP1 : point, proof (take this from your comments), analysis. - PB2 : point, proof (take this from your comments), analysis.- BP3 : point, proof (take this from your comments), analysis.

- Conclusion : bring it back together, new information that can be concluded from your analysis, etc.

Planning sheet:

1. Picture2. Usernames and profile picture3. Location/time stamp4. Once you’ve identified your picture, you can work on comments. Get these from the text.5. Hashtags/emoticons

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cassielogan 18m

Barnett Mercantile Strawberry Mississippi

mommalogan, mistergrimes, jameson_lawyer, thewallacestore, unclehammer, papasworkingontherailroad

cassielogan no day in all my life had ever been as cruel as this one #worstdayofmylife #saddayinstrawberry

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MrSimms @StaceyLogan make sure she don’t come back till yo’ mammy teach her what she is! #knowyourplace

Staceylogan @cassielogan there’s things you don’t understand. #peopleareracist #becareful #tooinnocent

unclehammerinchicago @cassielogan a grown man knocked you off the sidewalk?

cassielogan It ain’t fair! I didn’t do nothin’!

mommalogan Baby, you had to grow up a little today… #lifeisnotfair

christopherjohn It ain’t fair…

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