Reading+Extentions+Projects

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=BOOK EXTENSION PROJECTS= > > > > > > > > > > > >
 * 1) Select a "reading buddy" and set aside a certain time during the day when the two of you can read to each other. **(How do we know when or how well they have done this?)**
 * 1) Practice reading an easier-level book and then read it to a child. **(How do we know when or how well they have done this?)**
 * 2) Make a poster that advertises a specific reading topic of the month such as "Sports Stories" or "Myseteries."
 * 3) Tape record a portion of the book so other students can enjoy it.
 * 1) Invite your mother, father, or grandparents to read a book so you can discuss it together.
 * 2) Illustrate the most exciting, scariest, saddest, or happiest part of the book.
 * 3) Draw an imaginary setting for the book. What types of illustrations would you include in the book that are not there now?
 * 4) Make a crossword puzzle using the names, places, and events from the book.
 * 5) Write a series of questions that can be attached to the book for others to answer.
 * 6) Make a collage of important events in the book. Cut out pitcures from old magazines and paste them on a sheet of construction paper.
 * 7) Work with some friends in writing a song for the book. Or take the tune from one of your favorite songs and rewrite the words from the book. Perform it!
 * 8) With all your classmates, vote for the favorite book of the month. **(This one seems more like a teacher suggestion.)**
 * 1) Invent a comic strip using the characters and events from the book.
 * 2) Write a letter of appreciation to the author telling him or her why you enjoyed it.
 * 3) Evaluate several books in the class library. Work with you classmates in setting up some sort of rating system (1 to 5; high to low) to gauge each book.
 * 4) Read a new book (or part of a book) each day. **(Does this promote the right things?)**
 * 1) Read several different books on the same topic. **(How is this different than what they do normally?)**
 * 1) Read several different books by the same author. **(How is this different than what they do normally?)**
 * 2) Keep a journal or diary on your impressions of the book as you read it.
 * 3) Make up a newspaper about the book or the events in it.
 * 4) Create a fictional journal about a figure in the book.
 * 5) Write an original adaptation of an event from a book.
 * 6) Set up a "Reading Corner" filled with periodicals, books, and other printed materials concerning the subject of the book. **(This one seems more like a teacher suggestion.)**
 * 7) Collect or create recipes the book characters might enjoy and write a cookbook.
 * 8) Design a wordless picture book edition of the story.
 * 9) Create an original adaptation or retelling of the book's story.
 * 10) Share the book with a classmate or partner. **(How do we know when or how well they have done this?)**
 * 11) Locate and read a relevant magazine article about something that happens in the book.
 * 12) With some friends, write an original play. **(How does this connect to their book?)**
 * 1) Write a poem about something in the book.
 * 2) Write a movie script based on a favorite book.
 * 3) Write a letter to a character or historical figure.
 * 4) Write a sequel or prequel to an incident or event in the book.
 * 5) Adapt an event from the book into a news report or television program.
 * 6) Create multiple endings for the book.
 * 7) Write a description of the book in 25 words or less; in 50 words or less; in 75 words or less.
 * 8) Create interview questions for a "guest speaker." **(How does this connect to their book?)**
 * 1) Rewrite a portion of the book with students as major figures.
 * 2) Create a glossary or dictionary of important words in the book.
 * 3) Create a rebus story for younger students. **(How does this connect to their book?)**
 * 4) Write riddles about events or circumstances in the book.
 * 5) Design a "Question Box" containing questions and answers about specific books.
 * 6) Keep a card file of all the books read. **(This one seems more like a teacher suggestion.)**
 * 7) Print important phrases or quotations from the book on construction paper and post throughout the room. **(This one seems more like a teacher suggestion.)**
 * 8) Set up a message center to send messages to classmates and the teacher about books read. **(This one seems more like a teacher suggestion.)**
 * 9) Create a calendar of important events that took place in the story.
 * 10) Pretend you are a character in the book and write a letter to someone in your class.
 * 11) Create a fictional autobiography of a book character.
 * 12) Write a travel guide for someone who wishes to journey to the setting of the book.
 * 13) Write a travel itinerary for visiting selected places in the book.
 * 14) Create a want ad for something in the book.
 * 15) Write a horoscope for a book character.
 * 16) Create a scrapbook about important places, people, and events in the story.
 * 17) Write a ten-question quiz on the book. **(This one is a lot like #9)**
 * 1) Create a word bank of words from different parts of the book.
 * 2) Write a picture book (or wordless picture book) about a significant event in the story. **(This one is a lot like #25)**
 * 1) Play a game of "20 Questions" based on the book characters or events.
 * 2) Conduct a debate or panel discussion on an issue in the book. **(Is this something that students could do on their own?)**
 * 1) Interview outside experts in the local community about some information mentioned in the book.
 * 2) Create a new title for the book. **(And then what?)**
 * 1) Make up a list of information you would still like to learn. **(About what?)**
 * 1) Make a story map of the book.
 * 2) Design a trivia game using book facts.
 * 3) Create a scale model of a location in the book.
 * 4) Create a time line of book events. **(This one is a lot like #46)**