These are best used with students when copied onto cards.
THE CHARACTERSDiscuss how the main character is like or unlike people you know. |
THE CHARACTERSPretend you're one character and introduce the other characters to your class. |
THE CHARACTERSAs an interior decorator, how would you decorate a character's bedroom and why? |
THE CHARACTERSInvite one character to dinner and write a note of explanation to your mother. |
THE CHARACTERSInvite three celebrities to a party for the main character and explain your choice. |
THE CHARACTERSWrite a page about a character beginning with the sentence: "I was (any verb) by ..." |
THE CHARACTERSMake a time line of the events in the life of the main character. |
THE CHARACTERSWrite a chronology for one character. |
THE CHARACTERSMake up five interview questions (with answers) for the main character. |
THE CHARACTERSExplain where you think the main character will die. |
THE CHARACTERSFor a film of your book, which actress would you choose for the leading female and why? |
THE CHARACTERSFor a film of your book, which actor would you choose for the leading male and why? |
THE CHARACTERSExplain what the main character would prefer for Christmas and why? |
THE CHARACTERSExplain where the main character would prefer to vacation and why. |
THE CHARACTERSExplain what the main character would prefer for dinner and why. |
THE CHARACTERSExplain what the main character would prefer to wear and why. |
THE SETTINGMake a map of your book. |
THE SETTINGCompare where you live with the neighbourhood or town in your book. |
THE SETTINGDraw the setting of your book and explain it. |
THE AUTHORWrite to the author and explain your reaction to his book. |
THE AUTHORWrite to the author and explain why his book appeals to your age group. |
THE AUTHORMake up five interview questions (with answers) for the author. |
THE AUTHORPretend you're the author and explain why you chose the title of your book. |
THE AUTHORPretend you're the author and describe the part that was most fun to write. |
THE AUTHORPretend you're the author and tell what else you've written. |
THE AUTHORPretend you're the author and tell about your life and how this book fits into it. |
THE PASTTell what you think happened before the story began. |
THE PASTImagine that you're an eighteenth century student: How would you react to your book? |
THE PASTIf your story took place one hundred years earlier, how would your main character act? |
THE PASTIf your main character is from the past, how would he act if the book took place today? |
THE FUTUREIf you were a man from Mars, how would you react to your book? |
THE FUTUREDescribe what you think happened to the main character after the book ended. |
THE FUTUREExplain why your book should be included in a capsule to be dug up in one hundred years. |
THE FUTUREMake a horoscope for the main character explaining his sign and his future. |
COMPARISONSCompare your book with another book you've read. |
COMPARISONSDescribe an experience you've had that was like the experience of a character. |
COMPARISONSCompare your book with a movie or TV show of the same kind. |
PRESENTINGDesign a book cover for your book. |
PRESENTINGDraw a comic strip of your book. |
PRESENTINGDraw a portrait of your favourite character and explain something about it. |
PRESENTINGMake any kind of illustration for your book (drawing, chart, graph) and explain it. |
PRESENTINGCut words or pictures from the newspaper to make a collage or ad for your book. |
PRESENTINGMake a "WANTED" poster for the main character. |
PRESENTINGMake a "thumbprint" book about your book (the figures come from thumbs dipped in paint" and write captions for these illustrations. |
PRESENTINGMake a bulletin board about your book. |
PRESENTINGCreate a poster for your book. |
PRESENTINGWrite an ad for your book. |
PRESENTINGMake a bookmark for your book. |
PRESENTINGCollect pictures that go with your book and describe each. |
PRESENTINGWrite out your title decoratively and for each letter write a phrase about the book. |
SPEAKINGDeliver a sales talk for your book. |
SPEAKINGMake a tape about your book. |
SPEAKINGWrite ten discussion questions for your book. |
DRAMADramatise your favourite incident. |
DRAMAAs a famous movie star, you have been asked to play a character: explain your answer. |
DRAMAWrite a TV commercial for your book. |
DRAMAMake a TV script for one scene of your book. |
DRAMAPlay "What's My Line" with one character: write out questions to portray him. |
DRAMAAs a movie producer, explain why you will or will not make your book into a movie. |
DRAMAExplain how your book could be make into a movie: clothes, setting, cars, props, etc. |
CREATIVE WRITINGWrite any kind of poem about your book. |
CREATIVE WRITINGWrite a letter to a friend describing this book you are going to send him. |
CREATIVE WRITINGWrite a different ending for your book. |
CREATIVE WRITINGKeep a journal as you read your book: your reactions, thoughts, feelings. |
CREATIVE WRITINGWrite a five-line "easy" poem about your book: a noun, then two adjectives, then three verbs, then a thought about the noun, and finally a synonym for the noun. |
CREATIVE WRITINGWrite two articles for a newspaper published at the time of or in the country of your book. |
CREATIVE WRITINGWrite an obituary for one character. |
CREATIVE WRITINGWrite a diary for your favourite character. |
VOCABULARYMake a small dictionary (at least twenty-five words) for the subject of your book. |
VOCABULARYList fifteen interesting words from your book and tell why each is interesting. |
VOCABULARYList new words learned from your book: Define them and give the sentences in which you found them. |
VOCABULARYChoose some of the following words and explain how each applies to your book: stupendous, exciting, breathtaking, horrendous, fabulous, etc. |
LITERARY QUALITIESQuote passages of good description and good dialogue and explain them. |
LITERARY QUALITIESFind and write down twenty-five similes and metaphors. |
LITERARY QUALITIESThink about who the narrator is: then write one scene from the point of view of another character and explain the switch. |
LIBRARY PROJECTSDo research on any topic connected with your book. |
LIBRARY PROJECTSIn the "Reader's Guide" find five articles related to your book and tell how they apply. |
LIBRARY PROJECTSFind a quotation applicable to your book and tell how it applies. |
LIBRARY PROJECTSSee if your book is in the library: then write a letter to the librarian either congratulating her for choosing it or asking her to order it. |
LIBRARY PROJECTSFind a poem which applies to your book: write it out and explain how it applies. |
CAREER EDUCATIONMake a job application for the main character and fill it in. |
CAREER EDUCATIONWhat did you learn about the vocation of the leading adult character? |
CAREER EDUCATIONFind newspaper want ads of interest to a character and explain why. |
VALUES CLARIFICATIONAs a psychiatrist, analyse the conflicts and problems of a character. |
VALUES CLARIFICATIONWould you like to have a character as a friend? Explain. |
FUNDefend: This book should be read by everyone who hates reading. |
FUNDefend: This book should never be spoiled by a teacher requiring a book report. |
FUNFree choice: Do anything you want in connection with your book. |
FUNHow many reasons can you think of to take your book to an isolated Antarctica camp? |
FUNDescribe a field trip you would like to take because of your book. |
FUNWrite one page on this: Why ...... should not read this book. |
FUNMake a crossword puzzle from your book. |
CAREER EDUCATIONWrite a business letter to the publisher and order copies of your book; explain why. |
CAREER EDUCATIONFrom the yellow pages of a phone book, pick out businesses you think the main character would be interested in and explain why. |
VALUES CLARIFICATIONHow did the book change your way of thinking? |
VALUES CLARIFICATIONUse this as a topic sentence, "This book made me (any verb)." |
VALUES CLARIFICATIONExplain what the main character would be least likely to do and why. |
VALUES CLARIFICATIONDid any character change during the book? Explain how and why. |
VALUES CLARIFICATIONWhat problems did the main characters have and how did they meet them? |
VALUES CLARIFICATIONIf the book has a villain, was his punishment justified? |
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