The first extension projects you
present can be done individually or collaboratively since they aren't
too complex nor do they require ongoing literary discussions. Some
of the projects listed below can be completed within one or two
class sessions; others deserve more time.
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Accordion
Book: Choose five
to seven significant scenes from your book. Make an illustrated
accordion-shaped book that reveals the sequence of your book's storyline.
Include some written descriptions, such as: What's happening in
the scene? Why is this scene important to you?
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Character
Bookmark: Create a bookmark featuring either your favorite
character or the character you consider to be most significant
in your book. Be sure to include the book title and author as
well as the character's name and "portrait" or illustration. Adaptation:
On the back of the bookmark, explain why you selected your featured
character.
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Story
Hat: Make a "newspaper hat" out of a piece of white butcher
paper. At the top of the hat's front side, write the name of your
book and the author. Divide the front brim into three sections.
In the first section draw something that happened at the beginning
of the book. In the middle section, draw something that happened
in the book's middle. In the last section, draw the problem of
the story. Then divide the brim on the back of your hat into two
sections. In the first section, draw how the problem was solved.
In the last section, draw something that happened at the end of
your book.
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