Turkey Alias Mini-Project

Start Monday, October 26

Due Monday, November 2

Turkey Alias Project

You are a turkey trying to stay off the Thanksgiving Dinner Table. Explain how you are going to disguise yourself and hide. Give details about your look and what you do to keep from being identified as a turkey.

What You Will Do

1. Write a paragraph (100 points)

2. Decorate a turkey picture (100 points)

EXAMPLE PARAGRAPH

In order to escape my fate as a Thanksgiving turkey, I have disguised myself as Cinderella. Every day I scrub the house until it shines, then I cook for my two wicked step-sisters and my wicked step-mother. I sleep next to the hearth and my face and hair get covered with ashes and soot. My hair is singed by the heat of the fire. I get covered in the cinders of the crackling logs, hence my name Cinderella. My step-mother and my step-sisters and I live in my late father’s cabin. I eat bread and butter and drink fresh water from the well. I don’t go anywhere except to the market once a week, and when I do get out of the house, I must walk. A ball is to be held tonight for the prince and as usual I am forbidden to attend. However, I know that someday my prince will come.

Rubric for Paragraph

Paragraph starts with appropriate sentence starter  

Clearly states the role or job the turkey has taken  

Explains in detail where the turkey lives  

Explains who lives with the turkey  

Tells the reader what the turkey ate while in disguise  

Details given about what the turkey did all day and/or night  

Explains what transportation the turkey used  

All steps of the writing process have been included (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing)

 

Every sentence in your paragraph starts with a different word  

Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are all correct  

Part 1—Each category is worth a maximum of ten points for the paragraph grade to equal the 100 point narrative test grade.

Turkey Design (decorate the head, paste paper or cloth for

clothes, color the body…anything to disguise the turkey.)

Rubric for Turkey Design

Final paper is neatly written in blue or black ink (or typed)  

Alias Turkey Project was turned in on time. (2 points off for each day your project is late.)

 

Turkey picture is colored appropriately  Turkey picture is decorated in a costume  Turkey picture matches the description given in the paragraph  

Part Two—Each category is worth a maximum of 20 points for a total of 100%.

Paragraph starter

In order to escape my fate as a Thanksgiving turkey, I have disguised myself as ___________.

Remember…

Make sure you follow the rubric (see slide 6) for the paragraph to include all that is required. For example, where the turkey lives, what he eats, etc.

Make sure you decorate the turkey to match your alias. So, if your alias is Sponge Bob, you picture should be decorated to look like Sponge Bob.

You will submit: 1. Paragraph 2. Decorated Turkey