Process

 C.G.L. T-Shirts

     You have been hired by the marketing department of Camp Green Lake.  Your job is to design a T-shirt that advertises the wonderful camp, based on its beautiful name: Camp Green Lake.  This T-shirt should entice judges and parents to send delinquent kids to Camp Green Lake! 

     However, after you have designed your T-shirt, you take it to the camp to show the Warden. To your surprise (and horror) Camp Green Lake is nothing like what you expected - and nothing like the T-shirt you designed.  Create a second design that shows what Camp Green Lake is really like! 

      You will actually be making your designs into real T-shirts for you to wear in Future Minds - so cool!   Your first design will go on the front of your shirt and your second (real) design will go on the back.  You will be able to wear these shirts on Spirit Fridays, woohoo!!

Letter: Truth or Lies

Complete the A Character's Motivation handout answering these questions and writing your own letter:

1.  Stanley's letters to his mom are a far cry from the truth.  Why do you think that he is hiding what Camp Green Lake is really like?  

2. Imagine that you are at Camp Green Lake.   Think about how you would write to your mother  - would you "sugar coat" things like Stanley does? Would you be angry? Concerned? Loving? Would  you want her to know the bitter truth about your life...? 

3.  Write a letter to your mother about the time you have spent at Camp Green Lake and your life. 

 Wild West Outlaws    

       You are headed to the Wild, Wild West to learn about some real life outlaws and the lawmen who tried to catch them! 

1.  Read about Wild West Outlaws and Lawmen.   You will not find the fictional Kissin' Kate Barlow, but you will find other real-life outlaws from her time-period.  Take some time to read about the outlaws and lawmen... have fun, but don't get any wild ideas from these Wild West criminals!

As you read, fill out  this handout to help you keep  yourself and your thoughts  organized. 

2.  Pick you favorite outlaw or lawman.    Complete the Famous or Infamous?  wanted poster activity. 

Friendship Theme...  and YOU!  

     Stanley never had a real friend before coming to Camp Green Lake.  However, the theme of friendship can be seen throughout the entire story, and there are many different types of friendships in the book.  Friendships exist between characters in the past and between characters in the present.  Some friendships are real, some are more like survival relationships....

You will dive into friendship, thinking about what it means in your life as well as what in means in the novel.  Complete the Friendship Theme... and YOU! handout. 

Compare and Contrast: Family Relationships

     Each member of Group D has a different family life, especially Caveman and Zero. Compare and contrast Stanley's and Zero's families using the  Family Relationship Venn Diagram.  

• Think about Zero's non-family versus Stanley's loving family.  

• Also think about their family histories!  

• Make sure to use specific evidence from the novel.