Book Cover assignment

Your Book.

 Your Writing Goals.

For this opening year project, you will create a book cover using the provided template (or a similarly self-created one). 

The book cover will include:

1.    a title that encompasses your goals for Language Arts this

          year :    8^th Grade Language Arts: A Journey of ___________

What is your goal for the year?  Improvement? Consistency? Growth? See the attached list of possible titles!

2.    A picture of yourself

3.    A brief author bio that includes information about you  

                             (hobbies, family, dreams, etc.)

4.    An illustration or collage reflective of your interests

(Throughout the year, we will add polished writing samples to your book in order to track your progress.)

              

                                                 Goal                                                                                Explanation

Improving Descriptive Language	Being more descriptive in your writing- “The sun was hot” becomes “The rays of heat blasted from the sky, leaving my face a dripping puddle of ice cream.”
Incorporating Transition Words	Adding transitions to move the story along. “He woke up. He ate. He caught the bus. He arrived at school” becomes “First, he woke up. Then, he ate. Afterwards, he caught the bus. At last, he arrived at school.”
Consistency in Tenses	Not flip flopping between past tense and present tense- “She went fishing with her brother. They are having fun, especially when she catches a big fish!” becomes “She went fishing with her brother. They had fun, especially when she caught a big fish!”
Growth in Vocabulary	Improving your word choices in your writing and speech.  “The old houses scared me” become “The dilapidated houses made me apprehensive.”
Incorporating Figurative Language	Using simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, etc.- “He was a big, strong guy” becomes “He was a brick house.” “He was as strong as a bull.”
Developing a Strong Hook	The “Hook” in the introduction is what catches your reader’s attention and makes them WANT to keep on reading!
A Concise Thesis Statement	What “one thing” is your paper about? Why should I keep reading? What will I find out?
A Strong Conclusion	Did you include a “Call to Action”? Remind your reader of your thesis?
Providing Effective Details	Do your details matter? Do they help push your essay along? Are they relevant?