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To complete our study of the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne you will produce a digital poster. You will use the material we discussed in class relating to plot, themes, symbols, mood/tone, or characters to gather your information. You should also include 3 great quotes from the novel. In order to work efficiently in the computer lab, you will gather pictures and write the blurbs, that will be included on the poster. The application Adobe Fireworks will be used to produce the poster.




 * 1) Gather 4-6 pictures showing The Scarlet Letter and relating items. Look for old movie stills, previous movie posters, or pictures from different versions of this novel as a play. Please save all pictures as .jpeg on your usb key.
 * 2) Write descriptions about what we have discussed in class relating to plot, themes, symbols, mood/tone, or characters. Create many blurbs so you have variety to choose from. Save on your usb key.
 * 3) Find and type 3 great (possibly short) quotes directly from the novel to “catch” a person who has yet to read The Scarlet Letter. Also, save these to your usb key.
 * 4) Write a few brief critic reviews of our novel using short sentences or phrases. Place on usb key.
 * 5) Lastly, please sketch either in your mind’s eye or on paper a layout design and color scheme. This is helpful in getting started right away. You can always modify or change your sketch.
 * 6) You will create a poster using the material explained above.
 * 7) You will spend 2 blocks in Room 500.
 * 8) You will create your poster using Adobe Macromedia Fireworks and you will publish your poster on a wikispace.
 * 9) After a brief introduction to Fireworks, you will create your poster using the "Text" tool and the "drawing" tools available in Fireworks.
 * 10) You are to enhance your text using the stroke, fill end effects palettes. You can incorporate illustrations from and graphics from the web.



When you complete this project you will have had the opportunity to apply all that you have learned in your study of the Scarlet Letter to produce a digital poster. By producing the digital poster you will enhance your technology skills as you become familiar with a new application, Adobe Fireworks.



This project designed and implemented by Kate King, teacher of English at [|Mount St. Joseph Academy]. Page design and technical assistance furnished by Carol Siwinski, Instructional Technology Coordinator.

October, 2008