Setting Poster

Due December 15th

 1. Choose a book. Remember to read a book from a new genre on your genre wheel. This project works especially well with fantasy books, but any genre will work.

 2. Read the book.
Pay special attention to how the author describes the setting. Can you draw the neighborhood, city, country, or universe in your mind? Make notes to yourself as you read the book so you don’t forget important details you will want to include in your poster. Many books have maps in the back to describe the scene (i.e., Lord of the Rings) so you should research a few to decide how you want to design yours.

 3. Choose the most interesting location in the book to illustrate.

Be sure to focus on the important aspects of the story when deciding which scene to include in your setting. For example, don’t draw a map of the a town the main characters visited one afternoon. Instead, illustrate the main character’s home town where they spend most of their time.

4. Include special details. What kind of people or creatures inhabit this place? Do they drive a certain type of car? Are there lots of people or animals? What do they wear? What color is the sky, the mountains, the planet? The more details you add, the more special your poster will be.

Here’s what your poster must contain:

The poster will be original work written and illustrated by you (no printed pictures or photographs).

1. Book Title, author, and your name

2. Name of the Location you are describing. This is the name of the country, city, world, the author wrote about.

3. Detailed, full color map of the setting you are illustrating. Color the entire poster. There should not be any big white spaces. You will probably want to sketch it out in pencil first to make sure you are using the entire space accurately. It is recommended that you outline so that your illustrations really stand out.

4. Compass Rose and Map Key
We have learned much about these in our geography unit. Use this knowledge to help us see the important details of your setting. The key can focus the viewer to look at important details about your poster.

5. Turn it in on time!
You have a month to plan out your time. Look ahead and make sure you allow enough time to read your book and work on your project at home. Class time may not be available to work on this project, plus it will be cumbersome to bring a poster back and forth to school. If your poster is turned in late, you will automatically get a lower grade, despite all of your hard work. Don’t do this to yourself!

4	Includes all requirements, plus a little something extra; error-free; superior quality work; clever and shows amazing creativity; on time.
3	Includes all requirements listed in #1-4 above; interesting with high quality and details; accurately portrays the setting in the book; 1-2 minor errors; legible, neat writing and good quality coloring; turned in on time.
2	Some requirements missing; poster looks hurried or rushed; quality could have been better; doesn’t accurately or completely describe the setting; plain, lots of white space; spelling/grammar errors; turned in late.
1	Missing many requirements; poor quality; it’s clear that the book wasn’t read; phrases or statements were copied or plagiarized from the original book; late.