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23. Develop a front page for a newspaper using incidents from the story. The

page must have a title for the paper, headlines, bylines, datelines, picture

with captions, as well as stories. Use a 12X18 piece of construction paper

or tag board. Orally present the “front page news”.

24. Make a written book report, including the following items:

Title of book

Author

Setting—where & when

Major & minor characters

Plot (2+ paragraphs)

Theme/moral/life lesson

Would you recommend this book to someone? Why/why not?

(1+ paragraph)

25. Tape a 2-3 minute video or Power Point discussing and recommending the

book. Present the video/Power Point to the class.

26. Write a 1+ paper comparing and contrasting the era in which the story

takes place and the aspects of that era with today. (Example: lanterns to

electricity/horse and buggy to cars, etc.) Orally present the “era

compare/contrast” paper.

27. Dress like a character in the book and read excerpts from the book to

portray that character or act out parts of the book as the character.

28. Develop a news show (complete with news, sports, weather, and special

features) that uses information from the book. Orally present the “news

broadcast” to the class.

29. Locate phrases in the book that appeal to the 5 senses—hear, smell, touch,

taste, see. You must have 2 phrases for each sense. Be sure to tell the page

and paragraph of each example.

30. Find 10-15 vocabulary words in the book that are new to you. Create a

crossword puzzle using the words and their proper dictionary definitions.

Present the crossword puzzle to the class.

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