ReaderSpace Challenge

ReaderSpace Ideas

These are examples of some ReaderSpace challenges that we will be doing. The ones we set up each month will be gears toward integrating technology. There are many, many more ways to respond to a book. I will accept almost anything as long as it is approved first. I would like the students to be creative and come up with their own ideas too.

· Draw a character from the book. List five character traits.

· Design a new book cover. (You can use paper or the computer)

· Draw a picture and write a sentence about your favorite part of the book.

· Describe and/or draw a picture of the setting in the book.

· Design a book mark with the title and author’s name.

· List five facts from a nonfiction book.

· Use Chatterpix to retell the story.

· Create an acrostic using a character’s name from the book, type your response using Google Docs.

· Design a bookmark with the title and author’s name using Publisher or Google Draw.

· List five facts from a nonfiction book using Google Slides.

· Draw a chart describing the beginning, middle and ending of the story.

· Design a poster encouraging others to read the book.

· Write a summary of the book using Google Docs.

· Create a word search with at least ten important words from the story using http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com

· Write a personal letter to the one of the characters in the book.

· Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two characters in the book.

· Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two books.

· Write a different ending to the story

· Create a web showing the main idea and details about the book.

· Describe the setting and explain its importance in the book.

· Write a review in Destiny about the book you read.

· Write a multiple choice quiz with at least 5 questions about the book using Google Forms.

· List the main characters in the book and at least three character traits for each one.

· Email a friend encouraging them to read the book, send your media specialist a copy of the email.

· Use a Venn diagram to compare the setting in the book to Brownsboro, Texas.

· Retell an event from the book from the point of view of two different characters.

· Write a sequel to the book describing what happened to the characters after the book ended using Google Docs.

· Create a skit, poster, or commercial advertising the book.

· Use Book Creator on the iPad to retell the story.

· Use Google Draw to draw your illustrations.

· Draw a map of the book’s setting.

· Design a board game about the book.

· Create a book trailer using Movie Maker on the iPad.