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11. Build a miniature diorama/stage setting/shadow box for a scene in the

book. Be as detailed as you can. Share your miniature scene with the class.

12. Write a 1+ page “review” of the book for a newspaper or magazine. Orally

present your review to the class.

13. Create a board game with the story elements in your book—character,

setting, plot, theme, mood, etc. Orally present your game to the class.

14. Write a 1+ page biography on the author of the book. Include a list of

other works written by that author. Orally present the biography.

15. Research any historical names, places, or facts mentioned in the book and

write a 1+ page paper on the material you find. Be sure to note the page

numbers on which the historical reference was mentioned in the book.

Also include a list of the resources used in research. Orally present your

historical facts paper to the class.

16. Write a 2+ page paper comparing and/or contrasting at least two

characters in the book. Orally present the compare/contrast paper.

17. Write 3 new titles for the book. Write 1+ paragraphs (5-8 sentences)

supporting each new title. Orally present your new titles paper to the class.

18. Make a map and trace the journey of a character or characters in the story.

Be sure to identify important places and events. Orally present your map

to the class.

19. Imagine that you are one of the main characters. Write a diary account of

daily thoughts and activities for 2+ weeks (14 days) in the life of your

character. Orally present your diary to the class.

20. Construct a pictorial time line that summarizes what happens in the story.

Orally present the time line to the class.

21. Think of a situation that happened to a character in the story and write a

1+ page on how he/she could have handled it better or differently. Orally

present the “character situations” paper.

22. Select parts from the story that were the funniest, saddest, happiest, most

unbelievable, most frightening, etc. and write a 1+ page paper explaining

and supporting your choices. Pick at least three parts. Orally present the

“choices paper”.

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