Character Antagonist Assignment - Novel Short Story Digital Book Report Project
Character Antagonist Assignment - Novel Short Story Digital Book Report Project: Transform traditional book reports into an immersive digital experience with this engaging digital "Interview the Antagonist" assignment. Students step into the role of a special agent tasked with interrogating the antagonist of the novel or short story they've just read. They will craft a complete digital file on the villain, develop a strategic plan for the interrogation or interview, and document the digital transcript. Through this project, students will demonstrate a deep understanding of character as they delve into the antagonist's motivations, psyche, and role in the narrative. With a captivating hand-drawn video introduction by John Spencer and comprehensive digital materials including assignment instructions, student informational slides, pre-writing digital organizers, and editing checklists, implementing this project requires no prep.
This is a digital resource, and students complete all the work on the computer. This works well with distance learning, 1:1 classrooms, remote teaching, Google Classroom, or online education.
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Included in This Interview the Antagonist Digital Book Report Project:
➡️ Introductory video: Use this short video to introduce this engaging book report project. The video is hand-drawn and will hook your students in before you begin the lesson.
➡️ Teacher and Student Instructions: The teacher instructions will guide you through each element of the lesson and assignment so you feel totally confident implementing this in your classroom.
➡️ Teacher Google Slides to Guide The Lesson: Use the included Google Slides to guide the introduction of the book report project and as prompts for what students should complete and in what order.
➡️ The Antagonist Profile Digital Graphic Organizer: This digital graphic organizer prompts students to analyze the antagonist's background, motivations, personality traits, and actions. Students will use this digital organizer to gather key information about the villain before crafting interview questions.
➡️ Are You Asking the Right Questions Student Informational Slide: This informational slide provides guidance and examples to help students develop effective interview questions for interrogating the antagonist.
➡️ Interview Questions Informational Slide: This informational slide is where students record the questions they have developed for their interrogation or interview with the antagonist.
➡️ Writing the Interview Transcript Digital Organizer and Good Copy Slides: These digital resources guide students through the process of organizing and writing the interview transcript. The digital graphic organizer helps students structure their dialogue and document key points, while the good copy slides provide space for students to write their final interview transcript in a polished format.
➡️ Post-Interview Digital Reflection: In this digital reflection activity, students reflect on the insights gained from the interview with the antagonist. They consider how their understanding of the character has evolved and analyze the significance of the information revealed during the interrogation.
➡️ Teacher Rubric: Assess the book report project with this easy-to-use teacher rubric that makes grading quick and easy.
How This Digital Interview the Antagonist Book Report Project Works:
- Students watch a hand-drawn video by John Spencer introducing the project. On their high-level mission, students are encouraged to dig deep and develop strong questions to understand the villain’s actions, words, thoughts, feelings and motivations so they can get to the heart of the matter. This video is highly engaging and will hook your students immediately. Watch the video preview on the product page to get a sneak peek.
- Use the eye-catching Google Slides presentations to introduce the assignment in more detail to your class and guide you through each element of the project step by step.
- Use the teacher instructions, student informational slides, digital organizers, and checklists to implement the project and set students up for success with their writing.
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