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Pen Pal Write a letter to one of the characters in
your story. Tell him/her how similar and different your life is to
his/hers. Ask that character questions and offer your opinions
about some of the situations in the story. Then write a letter
back to yourself pretending to be that character. |
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The Funny Papers Make a comic strip about one of
the scenes in your story. Include a title frame and lots of
conversation bubbles to retell what happened. |
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TV Commercial Write a TV commercial for the book
and present it live to the class. Or, produce a commercial on a
videotape and bring it in for viewing. |
 | Talk Show Host/Hostess Pretend that you are a television talk
show host or hostess and will be interviewing a character from your
story. Compose a list of questions that your viewers would be
interested in. Ask one of your friends to be the character and
conduct a "live taping" of your show or produce a video. |
 | Movie Marquee Your story is about to become a major move, and
you have chosen to design the promotional poster! Include the
title, author of the book, a listing of the major characters in the book
and the actors and actresses who will play them, and a short paragraph
summarizing the story. |
 | Mobile Magic Create and assemble an exciting and colorful
mobile to display in your classroom. Using a coat hanger, string
or fishing wire, and heavy paper, show the plot, setting, and characters
of your story. Start by placing the setting at the top level, the
characters at the middle level, and developing the plot on the bottom
level. |
 | Mystery Box Game Cover a shoe box with construction paper and
color large question marks all over the box. On one side of the
boox, write the title of the book. Fill your box with five objects
that are related to your story. Allow the class time to ask "yes
or no" questions about the objects. When someone correctly
guesses the object, he or she will need to explain how the object
relates to the story. |
 | Patchwork Quilt Use a piece of 18" x 26" (46cm x 66cm)
tagboard and six 8" x 8" (20cm x 20cm) squares of paper. Glue the
squares to the posterboard and simulate "stitching" around each piece
using a crayon or marker. Each of the squares will tell specific
information about your story. One square should state the title
and author, and the other squares should tell about the character, plot,
setting, theme, style, and mood. |
 | Board Game Create a board game using vocabulary, information,
and characters from your story. Be sure to include instructions
that tell the rules and object of the game. Make game pieces and
cards. |