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Movie poster

Make a poster advertising The Crying of Lot 49 as a movie. Use symbols, concepts and themes from the novel on your poster. Who would star in the movie? What would be its rating?

Graphic comic

Take one of the scenes from The Crying of Lot 49 and draw a graphic comic with dialogue. (Example: When Oedipa and Metzger go to The Scope and meet Mike Fallopian)

Blog

Write a blog with several posts for Oedipa. Use photos and graphics in your posts.

Newscast

Using the events from The Crying of Lot 49, write a script for a newscast. The tone can be serious or humorous, but it should accurately describe events from the novel. It can include reporters on the scene, sports and weather. Do the newscast in front of the class.

Poem

Write a love poem from Mucho to Oedipa (or vice versa). It can be silly...

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