Reading Projects

Journal Entries

Pretend that you are one of the characters in your book and create at least three journal entries.

Each entry should include the date, a summary of the day, and your feelings about what happened. To make your entries interesting and realistic, include details about your character’s life – even if they aren’t specifically mentioned in the book. For example, if the character lives on a farm, you could talk about feeding the chickens before going to school.
Illustrate your journal entries.

Time Line

Create a timeline for your book. Your timeline should include at least ten important events.
For each event include the date of the event, a descriptive title, a sentence or two describing the event and a picture (either drawn or printed).
The title of the book and the author should go above the timeline.

Shoebox Diorama

Create a shoebox diorama of an important scene from your book.
Use small toys, clay, construction paper and other materials to create your diorama. Be sure to display the title and the author somewhere on the box. Write a paragraph about your diorama explaining what is happening in the scene and why it is important to the book.

Newspaper Article

Pretend that you are a newspaper reporter in the time that your story takes place. Choose an event from your book to summarize in an article.
Your article must include a headline, text written in columns with at least one quote from the book, a picture with a caption, and a byline. Remember that a newspaper article answers the questions: who, what, where, why, when, and how. Try to make your article look authentic.