Mrs.
T obin-‐Careen
Name:___________________________
AP
L iterature
a nd
C omposition
1 2
Date:____________________________
Mandala Specifics
Your
c ompleted
M andala
i s
t o
c onsist
o f
s ix
c oncentric
c ircles-‐the
w hole
d ivided
i nto
thirds,
a nd
p resented
p oster-‐size.
Ring
# 1
Name
t he
t heme
a nd
i ncludes
a
s ymbol
t hat
c aptures
t he
theme.
The
t heme
m ay
b e
s elf
s elected
a nd
i nclude
s uch
i deas
a s
death,
l ose,
a ging,
l ove,
w ar,
b attle,
s ocietal,
a nd
o r
n ature
to
n ame
a
f ew.
Ring
# 2
In
e ach
o f
t he
t hree
d ivisions
n ame
t he
f orm
o f
a
w ork
that
h as
b een
s elected
f or
s tudy
a s
a n
e xpression
o f
t he
theme
( ballad,
s onnet,
n ovel,
e legy,
e tc.)
Ring
# 3
Give
t he
t itle
o f
t he
p oem/work
r eferred
t o
i n
R ing
2
• State
t he
a uthor’s
n ame
• Point
s ummary
w ith
n o
m ore
t han
5
p oints
Ring
# 4
Short
P aragraph,
w hich
e xplains
h ow
t he
c hosen
t heme
i s
developed
i n
t his
w ork.
( Max
2 50
w ords)
• Embed
t hree
q uotations
w ithin
t he
b ody
p aragraph
• Include
p age
r eferences/
l ine
n umbers
f or
e ach
quotation
Ring
# 5
Choose
a
p rominent
o r
s ignificant
d evice
o r
t echnique
that
i s
u sed
b y
t he
a uthor
t o
d evelop
a nd
e nhance
understanding
o f
t he
t heme
( e.g.,
s ymbol,
m etaphor,
i rony,
satire,
h yperbole,
e tc.)
• Explain
t he
u se
o f
t he
d evice/technique
u sing
a
web/cluster/
m ind
m ap
Ring
# 6
Respond
t o
t he
c hosen
t heme
i n
a
p ersonal
w ay
• Create
a
d ialogue
b etween
t he
a uthor
o f
t he
w ork
and
y ou
• Write
t hree
q uestions
r elating
t o
t he
t heme
t hat
t he
author
c ould
a sk
y ou
• Write
t hree
a nswers
t hat
d emonstrate
y our
understanding
o f
t he
t heme
Presentation
• Your
c ompleted
M andala
m ust
b e
p resented
o n
poster
p aper.
• Enhance
t he
M andala
w ith
c olour
a nd
v isual
images
t hat
p ortray
t he
t heme.