Make a four square (fold paper in half and half again). 1st box-name of book and author. 2^nd box-name of characters. 3^rd box-main idea or summary.4^th box-your favorite part

Make a four square (fold paper in half and half again)

1^st box-name of book & author. 2^nd box-list of questions about the story.

3^rd box-list of words you didn’t know. 4^th box-questions you would ask the author.

Make a book jacket of the book you just read.  You’ll need 12x18 paper.  Include the name of the book & the author, a picture of the main character and a short paragraph about the book.

Write a letter to the author and tell why you did or didn’t like the book.  Use correct punctuation and capitalization.  Use the correct form for writing a friendly letter.

Write a letter to the main character.  Use correct punctuation and capitalization.  Use the correct form for writing a friendly letter.

Draw a picture showing the main idea of the book.  Include at least 5 sentences from the book explaining what is happening in the picture.

Write a letter from one character in the book to another character.  Use correct punctuation and capitalization.  Use the correct form for writing a friendly letter.

Write a sequel to the book.  Be sure to include or use the same characters and setting.

Write a new ending for the book.  Decide what you would change and write two to three paragraphs.

Write a new beginning for the book.  Decide how you would start the book by writing one to two new paragraphs.

Write questions that you would want to use in an interview with the main character

Write a book review to share with the class.  Tell who, what, where, why, or how events happened in the book.

Draw a picture of your favorite part of the book.  Include at least 5 sentences describing the setting or event illustrated.

Write an acrostic poem for the main character.

Example:  S=studies hard

A=Always listens

M=Made good grades

Read aloud to the class your favorite part of the book.  Be ready for a question and answer session about your book

Write a 5 day journal telling about what the adventures of your main character

Make a Venn diagram comparing two characters, events, places, things, or other information from the text.  In the center, write what is the same about both.

Create a chart divided down the middle.  Find 5 examples in your story of fiction and non-fiction elements and fill in the chart.

Create a Cycle of Events.  Draw a large circle on your paper and number it 1-5.  Draw a large rectangle next to each number.  Fill it in with events from the story as they happened. 

Draw of picture of two main characters.  Draw a speech bubble over each character.  Fill in the speech bubble with words they might be saying to each other based on the events of the story.