A Layer Activities: Choose 20 points |
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Research one article in a magazine or newspaper that you think would explain a lesson about Juvenile detention centers.
Provide a one-paragraph summary of the article and an additional paragraph predicting how Jake’s life would have been different if he was sent to a center rather than living with the Applewhite’s.
Students may use the Essay Map tool from ReadWriteThink.org.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/essaymap/
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Create a plot outline for the main events of the story. Include 3 events of rising action, the climax and 3 falling action events.
Students may also create the plot diagram form ReadWriteThink.org.
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Research the life cycle of a butterfly. Write a how-to article on how to raise butterflies at home. Use examples from the book describing how Jake created his butterfly habitat.
Research and information about butterflies of the Carolina's
Butterflies of North Carolina
Students may use the Essay Map tool from ReadWriteThink.org.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/essaymap/
Students may also use the Brochure tool from ReadWriteThink.org.
http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=110&title=
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Research an artistic high school in the area.
Write a one-page description of the school and how it is different from regular public schools.
Creative Arts High School Camden, NJ
http://www.creativeartshs.org/
Students may also use the Brochure tool from ReadWriteThink.org.
http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=110&title
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B Layer Activities: Choose20 points |
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Choose 8 significant/important incidents in the book. Create a timeline with the incidents and a one-sentence explanation of why they are significant.
Students may use the Time Line tool from ReadWriteThink.org.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/timeline/
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Conduct an interview with Randolph for a local radio station. Include questions about the pros and cons of “color-blind” casting. Ask Randolph at least 5 questions.
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Compare the Creative Academy to Bell Oaks using a Venn Diagram. List 5 similarities how both schools are alike and 5 for Bell Oaks only and 5 for Creative Academy only. (15 total)
Students may use Venn Diagram from ReadWriteThink.org.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/venn/
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Design your idea of the perfect school. Include details about what you see, hear, smell, taste, and touch there. You may include photos or illustrations. Compare your perfect school to the Creative Academy. (At least 2 paragraphs).
Students may use the Essay Map tool from ReadWriteThink.org.
Students may use Venn Diagram from ReadWriteThink.org
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/venn/
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Design an award for each main character (choose 2 characters). Write a brief speech outlining why each character qualified for that particular award. For example: Goat of the Year goes to Hazel.
Students may use the following templates courtesy of EducationOasis.com
http://www.educationoasis.com/teacher_tools/Awards/awards_certificates.htm
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C Layer Activities: Choose 60 points |
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Find 6 words in the book that are new to you. Complete vocabulary webs for each word. Use the context of the word from book to help you. Include definition or a synonym, sentence and a drawing or symbol. |
20 |
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Choose a chapter from the book and create a comic strip of the 5 main events of that chapter.
Student may use the Comic Strip creator, courtesy of ReadWriteThink.org
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/
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Find 3 examples from the book of similes or metaphors from the story.
They are both ways to compare things.
Similes use the words “like” or “as”.
Metaphors do not.
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15 |
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13. |
Choose 3 characters from the book.
Complete a character profile and draw a picture of each character.
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15 |
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14. |
Draw a cartoon of your favorite scene from the book.
Write a 3-5 sentence describing the scene. |
10 |
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15. |
Draw a poster that would appeal to your friends and make them want to read the book. For example, the poster could represent the cover of the book.
Or create a theatre advertisement announcing the Applewhite’s production of “The Sound of Music”.
Students may use the Flyer creating tool from ReadWriteThink.org.
http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=110&title=
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Write a newspaper article about the Applewhite’s, their Artistic Dynasty and the Creative Academy as if you were Jeremy Bernstein.
Students may use the Newspaper Printing Press courtesy of ReadWriteThink.org.
http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=110&title=
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17. |
Write a poem about Jake and Destiny. |
15 |
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18. |
Create a CD/DVD cover online at ReadWriteThink.org for the “Sound of Music”.
Students may use the CD/DVD creating tool, courtesy of ReadWriteThink.org
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/cd-dvd/
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Compose your own “26th” chapter of the book with a different ending. Must be one entire typed page.
Students may use the Essay Map tool from ReadWriteThink.org. |
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