Novel Study Project MatrixDivergent by Veronica Roth

Choose one activity from each row and at least one from each column. You must earn 100 points;
how you choose to accumulate them is up to you. The following pages provide more in-depth
descriptions, instructions, and rubrics.
Since you are choosing the format of your projects, only the highest-quality work is expected.

Essential
Message &
Theme

Cause & Effect

Character &
Point of View

Descriptive &
Figurative
Language

Interdisciplinary

Level 1- 10 points
Recall/ Comprehension
Make graffiti that people
living in your book would
likely create to protest the
machinations of their
government. Make this
either on an actual brick
wall or a paper drawn to
look like a brick wall.
Write a plot analysis, starting
with a plot diagram and
then explaining how the
complication started the
conflict and resulted in the
climax and resolution.

Level 2- 20 points
Application/Analysis
Choose 6 quotes that best
show the essential message
your book is teaching, and
make them into posters.
Create a gallery walk and
then explain to the class
how the quotes together
teach the message.

Interview a character from

your book. Write at least 8
questions that will give him/
her the opportunity to
discuss his/her thoughts
about his/her role in the
story. Perform your interview.

Dress up as one of the

characters from the book.
Be in character the entire
class periodanswer
questions with information
from the book in the manner
your character would.

Make a figurative language

cube, where each side is
covered with an example of
figurative language from the
book. Each side must use a
different figurative language
device.
Research a topic that
connects to this novel. Write
a 1-page research paper
and then a 1-page
reflection of how that
information connects to the
story. OR Create a website
that does the same.

Write a narrative poem that

retells some aspect of the
story that uses 5 pieces of
figurative and descriptive
language from the novel.
Indicate which page each
example is from.
Create a bulletin board unit
on the topic you research.
Cover it with text and
pictures to show the most
important information you
learned. Make sure it
grabs peoples attention,
and be mindful of design.

Make a short film of a pivotal

event from the book. Make
a behind the scenes to
explain why you chose this
event from the book.

Level 3- 30 points
Synthesis/ Evaluation
Youre a city planner living in
your book BEFORE the
books new society is
formed. Design a new
government that addresses
the problems that exist
without sacrificing future
generations individuality.
Create an accordion-style
pictorial storyboard that
reflects the entire plots
essential chain of events
each pivotal moment must
be depicted.
Create your own fear
landscape. This may be
vibrantly written or
pictorialized, and does not
have to be shared with
classmates. Be honest and
insightful and take ideas
from the books simulations.
Construct a model of the
city and surrounding area,
using the descriptions in the
story to make it as accurate
as possible.
After researching a topic,
plan and teach a 30-minute
lesson to teach the class
about it. Remembermost
people dont learn best from
lectures. Consider the
learning styles of your
classmates and be creative.

Some of these projects will require significant effort, material, and technology outside of class.
As you complete a project, turn it in. Do not wait until the end of our unit to turn them all in.