~ Literature Circles ~
Not your average book reports...
- Make a book trailer
- Write a book review - check out this, this and this great example!
- Create a podcast - You could give a book review or a scripted interview with the author of the book or your favorite character
- Create a 3-D Pop Up Book
- Create a multi-media collage
- Create a timeline or a time capsule
- Make a comic strip
- Create a PhotoStory - retell the book by creating a timeline summary (this one is cool, but you have to see me for details)
- What if? Identify a turning point in the book's plot, and then switch it up. What would happen if the events in the story didn't happen that way?
- Create a character that would fit into the world of your novel. Write up a character sketch and then construct a scene in which their new character interacts with one or more of the main characters of the story. The character and the interaction must remain true to the setting and voice of the original author.
- Change the setting - take your favorite scene from the book and rewrite it in a different setting. For example, how would Where the Red Fern Grows look and sound in an urban setting?
- Create a new book cover or movie poster - create a synopsis and try to 'sell' the book to an audience
- Write a character resume - consider what kind of job the main character would be seeking and write a resume for that job
- Create a novel soundtrack - choose a minimum of 5 songs that represent the characters, setting, themes, motifs, plotline, etc. of your book. A note should be completed for each song detailing the song information (title, artist, album, year of release, etc.), who or what the song represents, an explanation of why the song was chosen and how it is representative of an element of the story.
- Create a character scrapbook - what kinds of mementos would a character from your book place in their own scrapbooks? After choosing a character from the text, use magazines, newspapers, and your own imaginations to cut out and/or draw mementos that would be important to the character.
- Create a character diary - choose a character from the book and compose a diary or journal with at least 3 entries discussing important events in the story from the character's point of view.
- Character Analysis Collage - find adjectives and pictures in magazines that describe the main character and create a collage.
- Make a Shutter-book - create a shutter-book with the theme, cause & effects, and summary about your book.