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Class: Your Neighborhood Map A Poster OR iMovie Project

READING

In House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros is a cartographer who draws us a picture of the people, places, and things she sees in her neighborhood. Now, its your turn! This assignment gives you the opportunity to become a cartographer in 1 of two ways: (1) creating a brief iMovie to show off your neighborhood, or (2) drawing and decoration a poster about your neighborhood. Option 1: iMovie Your 2 minute iMovie should: Include the name of your neighborhood, town, or city somewhere in the iMovie, as well as your name and class Use the Photo and Video features to include image collages and videos of: o your street and surrounding streets o your house and other houses/buildings o landmarks that identify your neighborhood o any other important feature of your neighborhood Use the Music and Recording features over your images and video to include: o Brief descriptions of what the viewer is looking at o Sound clips from your neighborhood o Want to use text? Click on any video clip or image to include text captions or titles Be colorful, artistic, and lovely to watch. Creativity is encouraged!! Show care and attention to detail in the stitching together of images, video, text, and sound.

Option 2: Poster Your Poster should be: Horizontal (for hanging) On the 11 x 17 paper Ms. P gave you Somewhere in the drawing: Identify the NAME of your NEIGHBORHOOD, TOWN, or CITY COLORFUL and ARTISTIC! Be creative!! Neat and tidy Write your name clearly in black marker in the lower right hand corner of your map

Your Poster or iMovie will be graded on: Following requirements (above) (4 pts) Creativity (2 pts) Originality (2 pts) Showing care and attention to detail (2 pts)

Helpful suggestions: Ask yourself what elements make your neighborhood unique or special. Here are things to consider: Houses: Style and colors? Sizes? Close together? Far apart? Sidewalks? Trees? Lawns? Hill? Flat ground? Straight streets? Curvy streets? Cul de sacs? Near public transportation? Near a park? Near water? Apartment buildings? Commercial buildings? Shopping areas? Landmark that identifies the neighborhood? YOUR iMovie OR POSTER IS DUE DAY 2, WEEK OF APRIL 22nd