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Book in a Box
Decorate a box to represent the book and fill it with objects that symbolize different aspects of the story (see student handout example below).
Book Timeline
Use words and pictures to make a timeline of important events from the book.
Book Mobile
Create a mobile using the four story elements (setting, character, plot, theme).
Shoe Box Diorama
An oldie, but a goodie: Create a diorama of an important scene from the book.
Book Collage
Create a collage using pictures that represent different parts of the book.
Movie Poster
Pretend the book is going to be made into a movie and create a poster to promote the movie.
Main Character
Make a 3-D model of the main character, and write an interview with that character.
Setting
Make and label a detailed map of an important setting from your book.
Scrapbook
Make a scrapbook with items and pictures that are important to the life of the main character and to the story.
PowerPoint Presentation
Create a PowerPoint presentation with slides for the story elements, as well as a summary and an opinion.
Once your students have completed their projects, be sure to allow them time to share with the class.
This post was inspired by my son’s college literature group, who were assigned to dramatize Oedipus Rex and chose to do it with sock puppets.
What is your favorite book project? Please share with a comment.
Love the movie poster idea! I have never thought about that before!
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Rachel, I just want to thank you for always being so generous with so many of your wonderful ideas, task cards & posters. Truly, it means so much that you help others out so much! Thanks again! Please know how much I appreciate everything you share with the rest of us in this great profession of ours 🙂
Thank you for the idea of the 3D model of the main character. Never thought of it before. It's a pretty cool idea I am going to use it on my book called Betsy Ross. Once again THANK YOU!!!!! B-) 😀 😉 🙂
These ideas were helpful! thank-you!
Thank you for all the grelt ideas! Maybe its old news, but I have made my (older) students make a booktrailer i small groups. You know like a movietrailer. Then they also had to use their knowledge about movie tricks. They were really in to it and the trailers became quite different even though we read the same book. Grounds for some great talks afterwards.
Those are such creative ideas! Thank you so much, I’m going to let my teacher know straight away. I hope she says yes to the 3-D Model of the main character. Fingers crossed! ☺️?
Nice 🙂