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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.
	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.
	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.