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Teaching Language Arts in the Elementary School
October 10
"At the desk where I sit,
I have learned one great truth.
The answer for all our national problems
- the answer for all the problems of the world - comes to a single word.
That word is 'education'."
—President Lyndon B. Johnson
In the News
A teacher shared with me that a junior high boy asked her if she had any of
cookbooks. He was searching for a book to read during a 15-minute reading time.
She wondered to herself why he would be wanting a cookbook and questioned him.
He said, "You know, one of those Chicken Soup books."
At least three companies are marketing computerized essay graders, and thousands of schools across the country are using them as teaching tools and to score standardized tests. At the college level, a computerized essay-grading system called E-rater is now being employed along with human teachers to grade the essay portion of the Graduate Management Admission Test. The new essay portion of the SAT may be next.
Book Bytes by Marylaine Block: http://marylaine.com/bookbyte/index.html
FacultyFinder: https://www.facultyfinder.com/index.cfm?fa=s.home
This is a service that specializes in finding online faculty members. A person
can sign up for free or pay a little to have more information about them put
on the site. Then schools look for the people they need.
Human Intelligence: http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eintell/index.shtml
"This site includes biographical profiles of people who have influenced
the development of intelligence theory and testing, in-depth articles exploring
current controversies related to human intelligence, and
resources for teachers."
Games We Play: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/games/
Cornell's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections explores the evolution
of games since 1800 in this exhibition of antique and contemporary games, and
rare books.
In case you have any old games you would like to sell, or want to become a collector,
two sites you might be interested in are Vintage Board Games & Trade Ads:
http://www.vintagegamestore.com/shop/
and The Old Game Store: http://theoldgamestore.com/.
In Third Grade, the Pressure to Perform Is On: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42508-2005Feb21.html?sub=AR
These days, everything starts with third grade. It is the first year in which
states test students in reading and math under the No Child Left Behind law.
Lexile National Reading Conference: Differentiating Instruction
in a Standards-Based World: http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=ed&tabindex=4&tabid=84&tabpageid=394
The company's National Reading Conference will take place August 8 - 10, 2005,
at Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Newz Crew: http://www.newzcrew.org/
"This project is being run by Global Kids and NewsHour Extra. Global Kids
is a New York City-based educational organization that supports urban youth
to become global citizens and community leaders. NewsHour Extra is the student
section of the Online NewsHour, the Web site for PBS's daily news broadcast,
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer." There are suggested topics and lesson plans
on the site.
Olive Garden Essay Contest
Olive Garden is asking students to "describe how a person or experience
has made an important impact on your life."
From October 3 to Dec. 5, 2005, Olive Garden will accept essays of 50 to 250
words from writers in grades 1-12 addressing this topic. Entry forms are available
at Olive Garden restaurants or log on to: http://www.olivegarden.com/ourcommunity/pastatales
The grand prize is a trip to New York with dinner at the Olive Garden in Times
Square and a $2,500 U.S. Savings Bond.
Entries must be submitted either online or postmarked by Dec. 5, 2005 and sent
to Pasta Tales, PMB 2000, 6278 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 -1916.
Submissions are judged by the Quill and Scroll Society of the College of Journalism
and Communications at the University of Iowa.
The Six Ts of Effective Elementary Literacy Instruction: http://www.readingrockets.org/article.php?ID=413
After observing first and fourth-grade teachers from six states, the author
describes how it is that exemplary elementary teachers are so successful in
the classroom.
Teaching Tolerance's latest film, "Mighty Times: The Children's
March" has been nominated for an Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Subject
category.
The film highlights the heroism of youth in Birmingham, Ala., who stood up against
segregation:
http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/emIS0FN7dN0Ekk0DAKv0EQ
You can order a free classroom copy at: http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/emIS0FN7dN0Ekk0C7pH0E5
A preview lesson plan on "The Children's March." is at: http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/emIS0FN7dN0Ekk0C7pI0E6
Tolerance.org is a web project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. There are
other free resources for classrooms, including a magazine, curriculum kits,
handbooks, and films.
TypingMaster Online Test: http://typingtest.com/
There is a free online typing test and you can have a certificate emailed to
show the words you typed per minute and the accuracy you achieved.
Volcanoes: The Earth at Work: http://www.efieldtrips.org/volcanoes/
Teachers and students around the world can visit Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
for free on an "electronic field trip."
Recommended Books and Lesson Plans
Fourth Grade books about ethnicity
The Sign of the Beaver
Indian in the Cupboard
Return of the Indian
Journey to Jo'burg
The Hindrend Penny Box
Frederick Douglass Fights for Freedom
Zeely
Freedom Train: the Story of Harriet Tubman
The Night Journey (Jews in Russia)
Today's Special Z.A.P. and Zoe (Greek Americans)
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson (Chinese Americans)
Wheel on the School (Netherlands)
Fifth grade books to read together as a class
Baby by Patricia McLachlan
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DeCamillo:
A WebQuest for Because of Winn-Dixie: http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/boswell/
"Because of Winn Dixie" activities website: http://www.mce.k12tn.net/dogs/dixie/because_of_winn_dixie.htm
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
Read aloud books for middle school classrooms
A Medieval Feast by Aliki
Cathedral and Castle by David Macaulay
Exploring the Past: The Middle Ages by Catherine Oakes
Illuminations by Jonathan Hunt
Medieval Life by Andrew Langley
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Racinet's Full Color Pictorial of Western Costume by Racinet
Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges
Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikelsen
A Tournament of Knights by Joe Lasker
Usborne World History: Medieval World by Jane Bingham
Walter Dragun's Town by Sheila Suncha.
Eve Bunting's Riding the Tiger can be used to teach symbolism. After listening to the story, students write what the tiger represents to them.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Lesson Plans: http://www.rockhall.com/programs/plans.asp
Designing Developmentally Appropriate Days: http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_mylabschool_demo_1_UB/0,9736,1641430-,00.html
Free on the Internet
AIMS Puzzle Corner: http://www.aimsedu.org/Puzzle/index.html
A printable puzzle is available each month, with the answers!
Craft Freebies: http://www.craftfreebies.com/index.html
Crossword Puzzle Games: http://www.crosswordpuzzlegames.com/
CrosswordPuzzleGames is a family-friendly site that sticks to dictionary words.
And with 32,400 free crossword puzzles to print, you could do one a day for
88 years and still not run out! Start with a 12x12 word
grid or move up to the 18x18 version. Tools include a puzzle solver just in
case you get stuck. Or use the crossword creator to make your own puzzles for
home, school or work. Ther is even a
Daily Pick--a fresh crossword puzzle everyday, just like the daily newspaper!
Curious George Coloring Book: http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/cgsite/partykitpdfs/cgcolsheetyoung.pdf
Earth/Mars Comparison poster: http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/classroom/earthMarsForm.html
Educator's Idea Book
To sign up for a free Educator's Idea Book go to: http://www.aande.com/class/theideabook/
You can request a biannual teacher's magazine created
by the Education Department at A&E Television Networks. The Idea Book includes
Teacher's Guides for programs featured in Classroom and a printed version of
the A&E Classroom Calendar, which features air dates, program descriptions,
and copyright information.
FREE (Federal Rescources for Educational Excellence): http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html
Two features make the 1300 federally supported teaching and learning resources
easier to find. With resources ranging from arts to vocational edcation, FREE
Web site includes a link that helps to alleviate extensive online searching
for material on key historical and cultural events. The "Special Collections"
option provides a one-stop shop for resources on Black History Month, the 1954
Brown v. Board of Education case, jazz appreciation, the Lewis and Clark expedition,
Presidents Day, Veterans Day and Women's History Month. FREE also provides resources
in 10 subject areas (including language arts, math, science and social studies)
with dozens of subtopics (reading, chemistry, U.S. history, and others).
Another feature, the "Past Home Page Resources" link, in an illustrative
slideshow, reviews resources that have been showcased on the home page. Within
the listing is the link "U.S. Electoral College," from the National
Archives and Records Administration, which provides past electoral results and
an electroal college calculator. For example, for the 2000 election, it includes
popular vote totals by state, Electoral College members, and state laws and
requirements. To view the slideshow, from the home page select "Previous
Features," then "Advance: Automatically" in the menu box.
Jan Brett has many printable activities and free graphics to use on the bulletin board etc at: http://www.janbrett.com
Patricia Crossley has free books, including "Authors in
the Kitchen"
cookbook to download at: http://www.patriciacrossley.com/books/frame%20page/intro.htm
Spider-man in Amazing Adventures: http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/spidey/spidey.pdf
This is a high-interest language activity for grades k-6. It is not copyrighted
so you can make as many copies as you want.
Reading Circles
Discussion Groups & Literature Circles: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/english/elg_lit_circles.htm
Fountas/Pinnell Literacy Collaborative Way
Fountas/Pinnell uses data to drive the small homogenous guided reading groups.
The data comes from running records that you do with the students to determine
their reading level and assess the strategies they are using. Then, you plan
your instruction based on the strategies they need to use. Independent strategy
use is the goal. They use a Shared Reading component for Large Group work. They
emphasize Vigotsky's "zone of proximal development" as the key for
developing lesson plans for reading. The plan shifts from K-3rd grade based
on the students development and ability to be more independent in a Reading
Workshop approach. F/P has phonics books you can buy that are K, 1st, and 2nd
grade.
Literary Lessons: http://home.att.net/~teaching/litcircles.htm
Literacy Circles: http://www.homeedsa.com/Articles/Literature%20Circles.asp
Literature Circles: http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/lang_lit_circles.htm
Literature Circles: http://www.edselect.com/literature_circles.htm
Literature Circles: http://www.webenglishteacher.com/litcircles.html
Some pages have handouts ready to print for student use in the reading circles.
Literature Circles: http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/literaturecircles.htm
LiteratureCircles.com: http://www.literaturecircles.com/
Literature Circles Build Excitement for Books!: http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr259.shtml
Literature Circles - During Reading Stratedy: http://www.allamericareads.org/lessonplan/strategies/during/litcirc1.htm
This site has printable worksheets for students.
Literature Circles Resource Center: http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/kschlnoe/LitCircles/index.html
Literature Circles - A Review of Current Web Sites: http://www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/depts/edu/textbooks/litcircles.html
Theory to Practice: Literature Circles: http://eduscapes.com/ladders/themes/circles.htm
Readability: http://www.timetabler.com/reading.html
"This article outlines the subject of readability, and its relevance to
school books.
The 4 main sections of the article are:
1. The effect of interest and motivation.
2. Legibility, including type, layout and reading conditions.
3. Sentence structure, including readability formulae.
4. Reading ages for school textbooks, especially in science."
Reading Logs
English 102 Reading Logs: http://www.uwc.edu/uwc/Depts/english/Teaching_Tips/ChickRLogs.htm
Grade 1 simple daily reading log- There are 4 columns across and 20 rows down. The columns are: "Date", "Title of Book", "I read with.......", "I enjoyed......" The kids change their books each day and read with their families each night. Everyone participates. Use large ziploc bags to go back and forth each day.
Literature Logs: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/49.html
Literature logs or journals can help students focus and refine the concepts
and vocabulary they are covering in a class novel. The journals also help to
prepare students for book report writing. This activity provides suggestions
to follow through with student responses on class reading for each day of the
week.
Reading Logs: http://www.liberty.k12.ga.us/bridge/PDF/readlog.pdf
Reading Logs: http://www.students.dsu.edu/strandem/logs%20during.htm
Reading Logs: http://www.marshall.edu/commdis/courses/241/readinglogs.htm
Reading Logs to Print: http://www.countryclipart.com/ReadingLogs/readinglogs.htm
Reading Picnic: http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/299.html
Encourage both reading and early book report skills with this lesson activity.
Your class will keep nightly reading records, and then one day per month, plan
a reading picnic, sharing books and snacks in a structured manner.
Book Reports
Book Report Ideas
Book Report Recipe: http://www.teachersdesk.org/readreport.html
Try this alternative book report, in recipe formula, for a fresh change of pace.
All the usual ingredients
for reviewing books are still included.
Better Book Reports: 25 More Ideas!: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson289.shtml
Bingo Card
Use a bingo card system to read a book a quarter. They can select across, down,
etc. and read the genres in that row (animal story, historical fiction, etc.)
or if they want a challenge they can read the four corners (mystery, biography,
etc.).
Biography Clothesline: http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/bios/bios.htm
Book in A ...: http://www.derby.k12.ks.us/dms/BOOK_IN_A.html
Book in a Container: http://www.mrslusk.com/bookina.html
Bookmark: Each student creates a bookmark about their favorite book or a book they have read. On one side is a drawing or picture (clip art or original artwork) that relates to the book and the book's title. On the other side the student writes the book's title, author, and a short (2-3 sentence) summary/recommendation. These bookmarks are punched at the top, placed on a ring, and hung on the bulletin board.
Book Report Alternative: The Elements of Fiction: http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=138
Book Report Recipe: http://www.teachersdesk.org/readreport.html
Try this alternative book report, in recipe formula, for a fresh change of pace.
All the usual ingredients
for reviewing books are still included. These cards would make a nice introductory
back-to-school exercise and bulletin board display--students can illustrate
their cards and report a recipe on a special
book they read over the summer.
Cartoon Strip Book Report: Students make "cartoon strips" for the chapter being read, or a panel for each chapter, highlighting the important parts. To do this, take a sheet of paper and fold into six blocks. It will look just like the Sunday funnies. The class can make a rubric together and to let them know what is expected so that they can add on to their comic strip as you read aloud or they read a book.
CD book project
Students design a CD case for their favorite at-home reading book. The liner
notes held the usual, plot, characters, etc. The front can be whatever they
want, the back has a list of possible song titles (either real or made up) that
would go well with the book. Put them up with Velcro tape with the title, "Heard
of a Good Book Lately?"
Internet "shoebox" project
Students in different schools around the world create diorama about their favorite
books and mail it. Pictures are taken and put on Internet. OR Dioramas are created
and pictures email to one site where they are put on webpage.
The Macbeth Photographic Book Report
Working in groups the students use photographs (4 per act minimum) to "tell"
the story of Macbeth (Power Point slide show). Each slide has an accompanying
caption that is either a direct quote or paraphrase (properly cited) from the
play. In addition, each group writes two paragraphs: a concept/definition paragraph
explaining their project and a proposition/support paragraph arguing what grade
they deserved (based on the detailed rubric). They can use Photo Shop to edit
the photos (most notably for the scene with the three apparitions).
More Ideas Than You'll Ever Use For Book Reports: http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/reading/bookrepts1.html
Oral report suggestions
Use a clear and confident speaking voice that is loud enough for the audience
to hear you. Know about your book well enough so you are able to maintain good
eye content with the audience. Maintain the interest of the audience through
appropriate variation of voice and body language. Have an interesting opening
referring to the name of the book and the author, then explaining who your book
is about. Have an orientation indicating why this person merited a book being
written about them, or why they wrote a book about themselves. Have a good clear
structure to your presentation: introduction/orientation, main points made clearly
and elaborated on (probably in chronological order, referring to the timeline
of achievements and highlights), a strong conclusion summarizing the person's
achievements. Tell your opinion of the person and their activities. Share your
opinion of the book and who you would recommend it to. Use your book and one
note card as the only notes or prompts to your presentation. You might consider
using a quote from the book to illustrate a key point. If pictures are included
in the book, select one or two to share with that class that reveal something
special about your subject. Encourage and respect questions from your classmates
and effectively answer their questions about the book. Above all, BE PREPARED!
The Pocket Book Report
The students chose items that are representative characters or props from the
books they read. These might be "army guys", matchbox cars, Barbie
accessories. They chose five items and those items had to fit in some kind of
pocket. Some of the pockets might be from old jeans, quilt pieces, saddle bag.
As each piece is taken from the "pocket" the student explains the
significance and the reason he/she included it in the pack. They make the props
that they cannot find.
Questions for book reports:
If you were *a characters name* how might you have reacted to *situations*.
What made *character* react the way he did?
Explore the relationships in the book - what circumstances led to their
development or demise?
Explore the language used in the novel - choose a paragraph and rewrite it using
your own words, would your paragraph fit in with the rest of the novel? Why
or why not?
Compare two books (the required one, plus one of their choice).
Compare the characters in each book, saying how they are similar and how they
are different.
Compare the plot from each book, (similarities and differences again).
Require that specific page numbers be quoted with examples.
Ask them to compare the characters and plots from the required book with stories
from TODAY'S newspaper.
Pretend you are a character in this book and write a letter to Dear Abby asking
for advice on how to handle the situation that has emerged in the book.
Skinny Book
This is a book that the kids put together. The teacher chooses what goes on
each page. They start with a large piece of construction paper folded in half
for the cover and 7 blank sheets for the inside. Ideas for each page ranged
from character traits for the main character, analyzing a quote, writing about
3 themes from the book, changing the ending, asking the author 3 questions,
reading an article/short story/poem that was related to the novel and asking
how it fit with the larger work. They also include art work on each page.
Students make cubes using a pattern. Each side of the cube has a picture of fact (or both) about the biographee. Inside the cube is a little clue about the person. For example, apple seeds for Johnny Appleseed. Oral reports are given, but the name of the person was not on the cube. Each cube was given a number and students had a quiz to see how many people they could identify based on the cube and or the clue.
Summation Board
In cooperative learning groups, have each group discuss the book and create
a summation board. A summation board is artistically designed by the students
and may include computer generated work, hand written work, collage type designs,
etc., but the board must reflect their summary of the book. It incorporates
active learning and creative thinking.
Wax museum with biographies
Students read the book, prepare a report on the person and then invite parents.
They come in character and stay in character for the entire presentation, which
is about 45 minutes. Parents and staff members then press a "button"
on their hand (round sticker) and they start off ...I am...
Book Report Alternatives
Ad Campaign- Your job is to design an ad campaign to promote your book. Think
of ideas for a cover, inside jacket, poster, window banner and display cartoon.
Sketch your ideas or put them together to form a window display. Some of you
may want to present your ideas in the form of a
60-second TV or radio commercial.
Adding- Add a chapter or incident to the story. You may include new characters,
new incidents or new settings.
Advertising- You work in the advertising department of a publisher. Your job
is to create an advertising display for the book. This display will be set up
in bookstores across the country. For your display, consider using author photos,
posters, dioramas, or cardboard display cases. Aging Character- Pretend you
are the major character at age sixty, tell about your life as a young person
and as an adult.
Alien Encounter- Pretend you have landed on another planet and you are going
to convince them the book you just read is a good one to read. How would you
do it? Remember they cannot speak the English language.
Author- Write a letter to the author about certain aspects of the book you did
not like. Site the book to back up what you say. Offer suggestions for improvement.
Author Comparison- Compare this book to another written by the same author.
Author Research- Find out about the author; present a brief biography of him
and tell about his book. What else has he written?
Balloon- Blow up a balloon and decorate the sides of it so it tells about the
book you read.
Book Designer- You are a book designer, and the publisher wants to come out
with a new edition of the book. Design a new cover or book jacket, and illustrate
the first page of each chapter.
Box Design- Design a box (it can be square or 3-D). Put something about the
book on all sides of it. Cartoon Strip- Draw a cartoon strip of the most important
events in the story.
Character Construction- Use a 2-liter plastic bottle for the body (partially
filled with sand or pebbles to stay upright), a plastic foam ball for the head
and poster board for the feet and clothes. Explain why
you choose this character to design. Use lines from the book to back up your
character.
Character Conversation- Choose two characters from the story and write about
a conversation they might have.
Characters Meet- create a scene in which the main characters from TWO novels
meet.
Chinese Restaurant- You are out with the main characters from your book at a
Chinese restaurant. On this particular night, the fortune cookies are amazingly
appropriate. Describe each character and tell what his/her fortune cookie said
and why it is fitting. Do not forget to include yourself! Clay Characters- make
clay figures that go along with your book. Collage- Use old magazines as a source
for pictures which represent some event of part of your book. Make a collage
to show and explain your choices to the group.
Compare/Contrast- Compare and contrast yourself with the main character of the
book.
Crossword Puzzle- Select 20 difficult words from the book and look up their
synonyms in a dictionary or thesaurus. Using these synonyms as well as facts
about the plot and characters, design a crossword puzzle.
Draw- Draw a mural depicting the major scenes from the book.
Descriptive Words- Find as many descriptive words as you can in one chapter
that are used for people or a place. Be sure to specify which.
Desert Island- Imagine you are stranded on a deserted island with an important
character from your book. Which one would you choose and why?
Detective Game- Make a detective game about the book you read. Give clues. You
may use page numbers, etc.
Diary- Pretend you are the main character and write several diary pages
describing an important event in the book.
Diorama- Make a diorama of an important happening in the book.
Ending- Make up a new ending for the book.
Epilogue- Write an epilogue to the story.
Felt Board Characters- Make a set of felt board characters and tell part of
the book with them. Highlight- For each chapter, pick a highlight or point that
you felt made that chapter exciting. Illustrate each highlight.
Historical Background- Present the historical background for this novel.
Hundred Year Test- Explain why you think this book will or will not be read
a hundred years from now. Support your opinion by stating specific events from
the story.
Greeting Card- Design an original greeting card(s) that your character could
send to a friend/foe/relative or someone else in the book.
Illustrations- Draw your own set of illustrations for the book.
Interior Decorator- Design a new home for the main characters in your book.
Limerick- Write a limerick about your book.
Lost and Found- Make up a lost and found as for a person or object in your book.
Main Character- Describe the main character in 150 words.
Main Character Design- Use butcher paper and make a life-size picture of the
main character of your book.
Map- Make an illustrated map showing a character's travels or the area encompassed
by your book. Mobile- Design and build a mobile that conveys scenes, characters,
or events from the book. Monologue- Prepare a monologue from the story. Memorize
it and present it to the class.
Movie Script- Write a movie script for one of the scenes in your book. Act it
out in front of the class with the help of other students.
Photos- Take photos which reflect your understanding of the novel.
Pictures- Bring in pictures, drawings, posters or objects that represent some
aspect of the novel. Poem- Make up a poem about your book.
Problem- Describe the problem or conflict existing for the main character in
the book. Tell how the conflict was or was not resolved.
Pulitzer Prize- Pretend you are one of the judges for the Pulitzer Prize for
Literature, an annual award honoring excellence in writing. Decide whether you
would nominate the book you have just read for such an award. Then write a letter
to the author explaining why you have accepted or rejected his book to compete
for such high honors.
Puppet- Create a puppet to represent your favorite character in the story.
Puzzle- Make a put-together puzzle. Make it in the shape of a main object or
character of the book. When put together it has on it the name of the book and
the author.
Questions- Write 10 question which could be used to test other students understanding
of the story. Make sure to include a list of answers.
Roll Story- Make a roll (like those you see on a cash register) and use words
and pictures to tell about your book. It will be told as they unroll this.
Scrapbook- Make a scrapbook about the book.
Seed Mosaic- Make a seed mosaic to illustrate part of the book.
Setting- Research the geography of the setting of the novel.
Shoebox Picture Scene- Make a shoebox picture scene.
Song- Write a ballad or song about the characters and events in your story.
Set the words to the music of a popular song and sing it in class.
Stamp- Design a stamp that could be the crest or symbol to represent either
the book or the main character.
Television commercial- Make a television commercial about your book. Act out
the commercial for the class.
TV Talk Show- Interview a character for a TV talk show, creating questions and
answers consistent with the novel.
Timeline- Make a timeline of what happens during the book.
Title- Using the title of the book, write a phrase about the book for each letter.
Travel Poster- Make a travel poster inviting tourists to visit the setting of
the book.
Turning Point- Pick out what you felt was the "turning point" in the
book. Write about the incidents that led the reader to that point.
Word Power- Make a list of new, unusual or interesting words or phrases found
in your book.
This site began in March 1998 and was created
by Janet Luch. This page was last updated
on October 8, 2005.
Email to studyplans@yahoo.com.