English Language
- Write a letter to the main character and the character's reply.
- Write a different ending for the book.
- Pretend you are a talk show host and interview the main character.
- Create a travel brochure for the setting of the story or scrapbook pages about key characters.
- Create a book jacket, including illustrations, an enticing synopsis, author bio, and favorable reviews.
- Summarize the book into a comic or story aimed for younger students or your classmates.
- Write a news article about an important event from the book.
- Write about the decisions you would make if you were the main character in the book.
- Dramatize a scene from the story with other students or using puppets.
- Chose two characters from the story and write a conversation they might have.
- Write a letter or email to a close friend recommending the book you have just read.
- Make a list of new, unusual, or interesting words or phrases found in your book.
- Prepare a television commercial about your book. Act out the commercial for your classmates.
- Write
ten chat room-style questions that could be used to start an online
discussion about the book. Or, write ten questions that test other
students' understanding of the story. (Make sure you provide a list of
answers.)
- Explain why you think this book will or will not
be read 100 years from now. Support your opinion by stating specific
events in the story.
- Discuss one particular episode in the story that you remember most. Describe why you think it remains so clear to you.
- Write
a letter/email to the author of your book. Address it to the publisher
and mail it. Or, see if the author has a Web site and email it.
- Write
a ballad or song about the characters and events in your story. Set the
words to the music of a popular song and sing it to the class.
- Give a dramatic reading of a scene in the book to your classmates.
- Describe in detail three characters from the story. List reasons why you would or wouldn't want to get to know these people.
- Design a poster or new book cover depicting the climax of the story.
- Write an acrostic poem about the book using the letters in the title of the book or the name of a character or author.
- Draw a classroom mural depicting a major scene(s) from the book.
- After reading an informational book, make a scrapbook about the topics.
- Narrative
- Structural Elements of Plot
U.S. History
Summarize and chapter (1- 5) of your textbook
Create a multimedia (powerpoint) presentation about any chapter we have covered up to this point in the year. Schedule a time with Ms. Haugen to present to the class.
Summarize and chapter (1- 5) of your textbook
Create a multimedia (powerpoint) presentation about any chapter we have covered up to this point in the year. Schedule a time with Ms. Haugen to present to the class.