Writing OptionsOptions for students who enjoy creative writing
Epilogue - Write either a prologue or an epilogue to the book. • Describe events that could have taken place before or after the plot of the book. • Include at least four events that are connected to the existing plot of the book. The connection should be explained if it is not clear. • Use descriptive language. Script - Create a play/screen script for one of the scenes in the book. • Clearly indicate the character/narrator speaking. • Format your script like a play. • Include a minimum of 20 lines of dialogue. • Characters and dialogue should be believable in relation to the plot.• Creative expression is obvious. (Don't just copy the book into script form.) Children's Book - Write and illustrate a children's book based on your book. • Minimum of ten pages with pictures.• Accurately depict the entire story. Oral/Performance Options
Options for students who like to perform in front of an audience
TV/Radio Report - Be a TV or radio reporter and give a report of a scene from the book as if it is happening "live." • Video tape your report or record your report in a Podcast. • Report must be 3-5 minutes in length.• Details must reveal in-depth understanding of the book. Original Song - Write and perform an original song that tells the story of the book. • Song lyrics and music must be original.• Song must reveal the reader's understanding of the book, not just a summary of the action. Costume Design - Design a costume for a main character of the book. • Prepare a summary of the book as if you are the character.• Wear the costume and deliver the summary in the persona of the character. |
Hands on- Artistic OptionsHands On/Artistic Options - Options for students with artistic ability and/or interest
Create a photo album with captions.
• Photos must be taken by the student. • Album can be digital or traditional. • Captions should connect photos to specific information in the book. Sculpture - Create a sculpture of a character from the book. • Use any combination of soap, wood, clay, sticks, wire, stones, old toy pieces, or any other object. • A written explanation of how this character fits into the book should accompany the sculpture. • Prepare the sculpture for display with a tag that includes your name and the book title and author.• Diorama - Construct a diorama (three-dimensional scene which includes models of people,buildings, plants, and animals). • Focus on one of the main events of the book.• Include a written description of the scene. Analytic OptionsOptions for students who like to analyze books as literature
Character Journal - Use a journal to document the characters in the book.
• Identify every character--major and minor--by name and record the page number on which that character first appears. • Describe each character in detail and explain his/her relationship to the other characters in the novel. • Record each character's most important quotation and include the page number on which thequotation appears. • Keep your journal either in a composition notebook or in a Microsoft Word file. Setting Journal - Use a journal to document the setting of the book. • Keep track of the setting and atmosphere/mood of the setting in a setting journal. • Include sketches of important settings in the novel or use photos, clipart, etc. to capture important setting images. • Explain, in a paragraph of at least eight sentences, how each sketch helps the writer convey the theme(s) in the novel.• Keep your journal in a sketch book, composition notebook, or a PowerPoint file. Word Journal - Use a journal to document the seven most important words in the novel. • Choose seven words from the novel that you feel are the most significant. • Document one word per page of your journal. • Include the sentence in which the word is found. • Document the page number on which the sentence is found.• Write one paragraph explaining the significance of the word to the book as a whole |
