Digital Poster with Explanation (Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini)

ENG4U ISU: Instructions for Final Task ( Creative Interpretation )

For the final assignment, you will create a project which showcases two or more important/significant aspects of the ISU novel you read from the list below as they relate to at least one of the critical literary lenses we learned this semester.

a theme

a conflict

a character

a symbol or motif

plot

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Marxism

Feminist/Gender

Psychoanalytic

Ecocritical

Postcolonial/ Critical Race

Project choices:

1. Film an “interview” with the main character of your book which explores their thoughts, feelings and

motives in the book.

2. Create a board game which takes the players through the plot of the story (must be accompanied by a

250 word explanation)

3. Film a talk show, or write a script for talk show in which two or more of the main characters discuss

their conflicts with one another.

4. Write a “ missing chapter” from your story (750-1000 words)

5. Write an alternate ending to your story (750-1000 words)

6. Create diorama which showcases an important character, theme or conflict of your story (must be

accompanied by a 250 word explanation).

7. Film a movie trailer for your text.

8. Create a painting or drawing which showcases an important character, theme, or conflict of your story

(must be accompanied by a 250 word explanation).

9. Create a comic/graphic novel version of your text, or a sequel to it.

10. A series of letters between characters in your text OR characters from your text and characters from

books/stories we studied in class.

11. An advice column responding to the concerns of characters in your text. 12. Series of blog posts or magazine editorial addressing major themes/conflict found in your text.

13. A project of your own choosing. You must propose the idea to Ms Manji before beginning on it ; have an alternative plan ready.