Response Piece Choices Students must choose one response from the list below. They may pick whichever they are most interested in and that seems appropriate to the book they have read. Illustrate Story with Photographs or Drawings – Take a series of 5 to 10 photos or create a series of 5 to 10 drawings that could be used to illustrate the book. Make it into a booklet, mini graphic novel, or a poster. Must include captions of 2 to 3 sentences for each picture. Minimum size of displayed item: 8" x 10" - Maximum size: 22" x 28". Gift for a character – Create a gift for a character and be ready to talk about why this character would particularly appreciate it and why it is appropriate. The actual item or representation of the item must be created by the student and may not be purchased whole. It must be accompanied by a brief written explanation that is 100 to 300 words in length. Maximum size: No larger than a shoebox (approximately 8" x 6" x 15"). Be sure it can be safely transported to/from school. Letter – Write a letter to a friend to say what you liked about the book and why you think he or she should read it (or not!). Alternately, you may write a letter to a character in the book or to the author. Minimum: 500 words. Maximum: 1200 words or two pages. Chapter – Write your own chapter that expands on a part of the book, or that involves key characters in the book, or gives the book an alternate ending. Minimum length: 500 words. Maximum length: 1200 words or two pages. Timeline – Develop a timeline that describes 10 to 20 key events in the story in the order in which they happened, with 2 to 3 sentences written for each event. Minimum size of display: regular paper size - Maximum size of display: 22" x 28". Drawing or Painting – Create a drawing or painting of an important character, the setting, or of an important scene. You must include a caption of 100 to 300 words describing the subject of the artwork. Minimum size: 8" x 10" - Maximum size: 22" x 28" Poem or Song Lyrics – Write a poem or song that is about one of the characters, the setting, or an important part of the story. Minimum length: 16 lines and/or 100 words. Maximum length: 100 lines. No acrostics, please! 3D Model or Sculpture – Create a 3D model or sculpture to illustrate an important character, object, scene, or setting from the book. You must include a caption of 100 to 300 words describing the subject of the artwork. Maximum size: No larger than a shoebox (approximately 8" x 6" x 15"). Be sure it can be safely transported to/from school.
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must be:
of student's own creation legible complete brought
in on the day of your discussion group able to
be displayed or read without any technology
(computers, audioplayers, TVs, etc.) reflective
of, a response to, or an extension of characters,
settings, or events in the book labeled
clearly with student's name, homeroom, English
teacher, and the title of the book, either on the piece itself or with
an
attached cover page
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