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What you need:
What to do:
1. Clean and dry your collection of rocks.
2. Pick a scene from your book and paint your rocks to look like people, animals, or plants you might find there.
3. Paint a background in your box and arrange your creatures.
4. To affix your creatures to the box, dip cotton in a mixture of glue and water and then arrange your rocks on top. Or you can use a low-temperature glue gun.
For a visual tutorial of how to build a diorama, you can check this website:
http://fantasyguide.stormthecastle.com/shoebox_diorama/shoebox_diorama1.htm
Written Summary
Paragraph 1: what book you read, an overall (topic) statement about why you enjoyed the book, and what specifically you enjoyed about the author’s writing style.
Paragraph 2: the most exciting part of the book with specific details to support your opinion.
Paragraph 3: a thoughtful criticism of the book with supporting details from the story, along with an idea for improvement. You can discuss something from the story that you would like to have seen done differently or learned more about. Perhaps you didn’t agree with the actions of a character or you thought the ending didn’t fit the story.
Paragraph 4: Summary statement that wraps up your report and lets the reader know your overall evaluation of the book. From your summary, the reader should be able to decide whether they should read this book.
As always, remember to use complete sentences, proper punctuation, and interesting language. Do a rough draft of the written parts so you can proofread it first. Care, neatness, and attention to detail will influence your grade.
Triarama
What you need:
What to do:
· Create an important scene from the book. It might be one that illustrates the problem in the story, a very exciting part, or a part you found funny, sad, or suspenseful.
· You should have a background with little or no tag board showing.
· Remember that it is easiest to color on the background before you put the triarama together.
· The base or “floor” of the triama should be covered completely. Fill it with 3-dimensional objects and/or things that are standing up.
· The main character is to be placed somewhere in the scene.
· Your written summary will need to be typed and attached to the back of the triarama.
Directions for folding to remind you of class demonstration:
It’s important to complete all of your artwork and attach your writing before you construct your triarama.
Fold along diagonals of square. Cut along one half of one of the diagonal folds. Then slide over the other half that you just cut and staple or tape into place.
Place the title, author, and your name on the bottom right-hand of the “floor.”
Written Summary
Paragraph 1: what book you read, an overall (topic) statement about why you enjoyed the book, and what specifically you enjoyed about the author’s writing style.
Paragraph 2: the most exciting part of the book with specific details to support your opinion.
Paragraph 3: a thoughtful criticism of the book with supporting details from the story, along with an idea for improvement. You can discuss something from the story that you would like to have seen done differently or learned more about. Perhaps you didn’t agree with the actions of a character or you thought the ending didn’t fit the story.
Paragraph 4: Summary statement that wraps up your report and lets the reader know your overall evaluation of the book. From your summary, the reader should be able to decide whether they should read this book.
As always, remember to use complete sentences, proper punctuation, and interesting language. Do a rough draft of the written parts so you can proofread it first. Care, neatness, and attention to detail will influence your grade.
Book Cube
What you need:
What to do:
· Write your report and place on the proper area of cube pattern before you fold and glue your cube.
· Each face of the cube will tell something about the book. On one of each of the faces, do the following:
· Title, Author, your name
· Opinion or evaluation of the book
· Characters: list and briefly identify
· Summary or introduction of the book
· Favorite part of the book with supporting details
· Illustration of a main idea or favorite part
Directions for folding to remind you of class demonstration:
It’s important to complete all of your artwork and attach your writing before you construct your cube.
Fold along lines drawn on cube and glue or tape flaps into place.
Written Summary
Introduction/summary statement: an overall (topic) statement about why you enjoyed the book, and what specifically you enjoyed about the author’s writing style. From your summary, the reader should be able to decide whether they should read this book.
Favorite part description: the most exciting part of the book with specific details.
Evaluation/Opinion: a thoughtful criticism of the book with supporting details from the story, along with an idea for improvement. You can discuss something from the story that you would like to have seen done differently or learned more about. Perhaps you didn’t agree with the actions of a character or you thought the ending didn’t fit the story.
As always, remember to use complete sentences, proper punctuation, and interesting language. Do a rough draft of the written parts so you can proofread it first. Care, neatness, and attention to detail will influence your grade.