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English 1

Name___________

To Kill A Mockingbird
Shoes Project
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view [] until you climb into his
skin and walk around in it. Atticus Finch
Weve thoroughly discussed Atticuss words of advice to Scout; recall that he made clear the importance of
empathy and putting yourself in someone elses position before judging or speaking about them. Now, you will
have the opportunity to practice this idea by (figuratively) taking a walk in someone elses shoes in a creative
assignment.
Content - Options for Creative Piece
1) Short Story: a brief written narrative. Short Story requirements:
a. Focused on a clear incident or set of incidents within the owners life
b. Uses written details to develop characters, plot, and setting
c. Uses a mix of narration (without quotes) and dialogue (with quotes to show conversations)
d. 2 pages, typed, double-spaced and creatively titled
2) Comic: a combination of art and narration. Comic requirements:
a. Focused on a clear incident or set of incidents within the owners life
b. Uses artistic details to develop characters, plot, and setting
c. Uses a mix of narration (words on the bottom of the comic cell) and dialogue (in bubbles)
d. 8-10 cells, neatly illustrated/written and creatively titled
3) Song: a combination of writing and performance. Song requirements:
a. Focused on a clear incident or set of incidents within the owners life
b. Uses traditional literary tools of songwriting (rhyming, imagery, alliteration) to develop
characters, plot, and setting.
c. Uses detailed verses and a chorus to communicate main idea of story
d. 3 verses (min. 6 lines each), 1 chorus (min. 6 lines, can be repeated), creatively titled and set to
background music or beat.
Process
1) Examine the pair of shoes you receive and brainstorm ideas about the person who may have worn them
and the life they could have led.
2) Use the worksheet (Walking in Someone Elses Shoes Worksheet) in preparation for your writing.

3) Once you have a lengthy list of specific, yet significant details, begin to narrow down your information
and focus your thinking so that you have an idea of what a single day, moment, or hour of this persons
life may look like.
4) Ultimately, your creative piece should emphasize this single element (perhaps a conflict, experience, or
relationship, for example) and show how the main character deals with it. Include interesting
personality traits and lifestyle aspects of your character.

Womack
English 1

Name___________

Shoes Project Rubric

Narrative Elements
Story, comic or song focuses on a single element of main characters life
Uses specific written or artistic details to develop character, plot, setting
Uses a mix of elements appropriate to genre to effectively tell story
Mechanical Elements
Piece is typed or neatly handwritten
Creative title
Less than 3 spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation errors
Meets requirements as outlined above (2 pages SS, 8-10 cells C, 3 verses/1 chorus S)

TOTAL
All pieces will be due on Tuesday, 4/23.

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