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Reading extension activities © Ready EdPubl i cat i ons allowing students to reflect on •f or r evi ew pur posesonl y• books they have read.

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Written by Kay Cunnold. Illustrated by Annette Edgar. © Ready-Ed Publications - 1994 Published by Ready-Ed Publications (1994) P.O. Box 276 Greenwood WA 6024 Email: info@readyed.com.au Website: www.readyed.com.au

COPYRIGHT NOTICE Permission is granted for the purchaser to photocopy sufficient copies for non-commercial educational purposes. However this permission is not transferable and applies only to the purchasing individual or institution.

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Rave REVIEWS Introductory Notes

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The promotion of reading is a vital element of learning. This book is designed to give 10-12 year old students an opportunity to show their appreciation of books in forms other than reviews and reports.

The activities offer alternative ways for students to reflect on the books they have read. Each page can be approached independently and many can © Ras ea yEdPu bl i cat i ons be treated ad whole-class exercise. Reproduced as learning centre activities can form the •af o rr ev i ew the pu r pose so nl y • basis of a novel-based reading programme.

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The activities in ‘RAVE REVIEWS’ are divided into language, art/craft, and oral/drama areas and do not require extensive marking. Participation, sharing and displaying efforts are key factors in the promotion of reading.

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LANGUAGE-BASED ACTIVITIES L1 Two Sides to the Story

Writing the story from another perspective.

Writing a diary that the main character may

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Complete the Character

Explaining the character description.

Words are Poetry

Rewriting a section and turning prose into poetry.

Poking Fun

Writing a parody.

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L6 Dear Author ...

Writing a letter to the author.

L7 Scene 1, Take 1

Putting together a cast for the movie version of the book.

Researching and writing a report about the history at the time of the book.

Writing the story as a newspaper article.

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Changing the book to ab radio play. © Read yEd Pu l i c at i ons 14 L10 Puppet Play Converting the book to a puppet play. 15 f o rr evi ew p r p seso nl y• 16 L11 On the• Spot News Changing the u events to o an ‘on-the-spot’ news report. L9

Are You Listening?

L12 Making Headlines L14 Fight for a Playwright

Directing a play using a scene from the book.

Comparing and contrasting two characters from different books.

A conversation between two different characters from different books.

Conducting an interview with a writer.

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L13 And Now for a Commercial Preparing a TV commercial for the book.

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ART/CRAFT ACTIVITIES A/C1 Advertising Sells

Writing the advertising layout for the book.

A/C2 Judge a Book By ...

Making a new book jacket.

A/C3 Making Masks

Making face masks of the main characters.

A/C4 Character Carvings

Carving the characters/s in soap.

A/C5 Life Sized Characters

Making a life sized character by stuffing paper.

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A/C6 Book Mobile

Fashioning a mobile with cut-outs of the characters.

A/C7 Silent Movie

Making a showbox silent movie.

Making a ‘flick’ picture of a scene.

A/C9 Doing a Diorama

Constructing a diorama of a scene from the book.

A/C10 Putting It In Print

Printing a design (potato print) for headbands, etc.

A/C11 Mood Collage

Using a collage to re-create the mood of the book.

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A/C12 Mapping the Story

Building a relief map based on the story.

A/C13 Design a T-Shirt

Designing a promotional t-shirt.

A/C14 Sell the Book

Creating some articles to use in a book promotion.

A/C15 Dress a Doll

Dressing a doll as a character in the book.

A/C16 Make a Patchwork Quilt

Stitching a quilt, with each square a different part of the book.

Making a frieze to stimulate interest in the book.

O2 Impersonators

Impersonating a character from the book.

O3 Interviews

Interviewing a book character.

O4 Talking Books

Making a ‘talking book’ display.

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A/C17 Frieze It

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Cooking a food mentioned in the book.

O6 Write a Song

Writing a song to tell the story.

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The activities in the section that follows require written responses to books that already been by children. ©have Re adyEdread Pu bthe l i c at i ons

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Write another side of the story you have read.

BOOK TITLE .......................................................... Note down the events as told in the book:

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In the story of “The Three Little Pigs” if the hungry wolf had told HIS side of the events that took place it would have been a different tale altogether!

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Now, retell your story from another person’s or character’s viewpoint. Remember, the sequence should remain the same.

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Many great books have been based on the diary of a hero. All the details, feelings and sequence of events have been recorded.

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When reading a book we often learn a lot about the main character - but not everything.

PERSONALITY PROFILE

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Y Use your imagination to fill in the personality profile for a character from a book you have read. Some facts may be given in the book; the rest are up to you!

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You can change prose to poetry by selecting only the key words. Example: Once upon a time there were three little pigs. One day their mother told them it was time to build houses of their own, so they set off to each build a house.

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Y Select an exciting page from a book you have read and write down the key words. Keeping the story idea the same, write the words as a free poem. Use a capital letter to start each line. KEY WORDS

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A parody is written when something quite serious has been rewritten to be quite silly. Some comedy movies are written this way. Can you imagine Cinderella written without a handsome prince or Goldilocks reported to the police by a Neighbourhood Watch group?

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Y Write a parody on a book you have read. Change only some of the elements so that the story can still be identified. Plan below.

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Book Title: ........................................................................................... Elements to change

Elements to stay

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Ahhh ... Another satisfied reader!

Dear Author,

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Y Write to the author of your most recent favourite book and tell him or her why you liked their book. Mail your letter (address it care of the publisher).

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A great book could be a great movie if you select the cast right. Y Imagine you are a film producer. Note the characters of your book and their qualities. Choose some suitable stars to use in your movie.

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Authors research time and place before they write a book. They often make use of drawings and historical notes to maintain accuracy. Y

Use the library to find out details of the time and place of your book.

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Are You Listening?

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BOOK TITLE: ............................................................ PLANNING: List of characters:

Can you imagine the most exciting part of the book - the climax? Choose the section of your book where the most questions are left unanswered. Now write a radio play for that part, so exciting that the listeners will have to tune in next week to find out what the climax is.

Sequence of events (in note form): .................................................................................. ..................................................................................

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On the back of this sheet write your radio play. The narrator can briefly describe the events leading up to your chosen part. Page 14

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With simple puppets you can bring to life an interesting part of your book. You could use: - sock puppets - ice-cream stick puppets - dressed dolls

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Choose a section from your book.

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If you have to write in some parts make sure you stay in character.

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Costumes for puppets:

Members to be puppeteers:

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What if the events in your novel really took place?

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If you had a three minute time slot how would you report it to the viewers?

Book Title ........................................................ (for background televising)

Location .......................................................... Introduce with “when, where, who”.

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(Time yourself reading your piece aloud.)

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YOUNG GIRL BREAKS AND ENTERS! Can you imagine the Goldilocks story in a newspaper today? Change the main event in a book you have read to a front page newspaper story.

Remember the guidelines:

(a) Eye catching headline: (b) Answer the “who, when, where” in the first paragraph. (c) The second paragraph has more details. Start your ‘story’ below. Continue on the back of the page.

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Television is a great way to advertise. Stations show excerpts from coming shows to enthuse the viewers. How would you plan a commercial for your book? STORYBOARD

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And now for a commercial.

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Draw small pictures of the main parts of your commercial.

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Act out an exciting part of your book. To write the script you will need to:

Write in sound effects.

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Give directions to actors.

Write in dialogue.

Door handle creaks. John (opening the door): Aha! Found you at last.

Mary (looking shocked) Oh no! Not you. How did you find us? (faints)

Try to avoid using a story teller/narrator. PLANNING

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In each book you enjoy, there is usually a particular character that appeals to you. Choose two of your favourite characters and complete the evaluation chart below.

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Check the chart and highlight areas of similarity. If you don’t know exactly, estimate.

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Write a conversation between two characters you have chosen.

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Remember to use quotation marks: “ ”. Use a new line for the speaker.

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Wouldn’t it be great if YOU could write a story that readers love to read, even many years later?

QUESTIONS I WOULD ASK ABOUT THE BOOK:

What do you need to know, dear?

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Write down ten questions you would ask the author of a book you have read. REMEMBER - You don’t want to know their favourite breakfast cereal or the colour of their best shirt, just how they came to write their best seller.

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New cars, drinks, the movies. We all have seen them in full colour on billboards. They look great we’d like to buy one. Can you design an advertisement that will make people buy a book you have just read?

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CHARACTER CARVINGS

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When the characters in “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” were turned to stone the castle courtyard was filled with interesting statues.

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You can turn your book characters to statues.

Carve medallions or miniatures as below.

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Use a blunt knife, a damp cloth (for smoothing), a cake of soap.

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Use clay and leave in the sun to harden.

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Use paraffin wax.

Crumble bread finely with hands, (protected with powder), mix in glue and knead well.

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This will turn to a putty that will be easy to mould. When dry it can be painted or coloured with marking pens.

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Trace the same title print.

Include the author’s name.

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“Don’t judge a book by its cover” says the proverb … but we do. Often a good book is hidden in a dull cover. Can you make a new jacket for your novel so that it is a worthy representation?

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Making Masks

Use the template below to make masks of the main characters in your book. Add an ice-cream stick behind the chin so that the mask can be held in place.

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Cut out the eyes. Add all the features you read about - freckles, wrinkles, moustache, glasses, scars. Crayons work well because of their bold colours and the box usually contains appropriate flesh colours.

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Create a new class member To make a life sized character you will need: newspaper second-hand clothes 3 pairs of pantihose needle and thread soft toy filling

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Fill 2 pairs of pantihose with newspaper (join in the middle as shown).

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Stitch down the nose for shape. Add eyes, eyebrows, eyelashes and lips.

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Make a simple mobile to create interest in your book.

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Fishing line will hold weight. Satay sticks are light and will move easily. Cotton should be at various lengths for interest in design. Illustrations should be coloured both sides, of different sizes and arranged to move without bumping.

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You will need: - a shoe box - white paper - a bent nail

- two emptied lunch-wrap rolls - glue - four cotton reels

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You will need:

Thirty pieces of stiff white paper approx. 9 cm × 6 cm.

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Number each card on the lower left - for your organisation. It will be hidden by your hand later.

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Decide which action in the book you are going to turn into a ‘flick’ - make it simple and dramatic, e.g. running away from a giant. As with the creation of cartoons, each movement will need a card. The more cards you use the more realistic the movement.

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Some dioramas are like small stage sets. You can make a traditional diorama in a shoe box. Here you look through a small opening into the scene.

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Putting It InperstoreBoo u k S Print

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Headbands are a fashion item. Create a band with a book print. Y You will need:

A strip of plain T-shirt material (60 to 70 cms long, 10 cms wide). A knife.

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Design a simple motif to represent your book (e.g. Batman symbol, Jurassic Park dinosaur).

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Cut away background.

Lightly mark in motif.

Paint in shallow dish.

Repeat the print along the band.

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Select any pictures and patches of colour that suggest the theme of the book, e.g. science fiction space adventure - metallic colours, parts of machinery, Alfoil, planets etc. Stick them in the frame below, making sure they partly overlap. Fill in the space.

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Some of the great fantasy fiction books have very interesting maps in the front, e.g. “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” & “Lord of The Rings”.

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Y Draw a map for your book. Check details - colours, spelling and names in the book.

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You can make a map for almost any book you have read. It could be a map of the inside of a spaceship, a country town or a castle.

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Rock bands do it. Movies do it. Sporting teams do it. Make a design that sends out a message for your book.

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To generate interest in a movie, producers often sell merchandise before the film comes to the cinema. Perhaps more people would read a book if the advertising for it was as fierce.

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seams. Check the details of dress from the descriptions given by the author. The hair will often be difficult - this can be solved by making the appropriate hat. Make some small article for the figure to hold that is important in the story.

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A traditional patchwork quilt is a collection of squares put together. Sometimes different family members contribute. Some are made from materials from special clothes worn by the family, some are made for special occasions like weddings.

You will need: - squares of calico - fabric paint or crayon - padding - backing calico

Method:

Cut the calico into 20 × 20 cm squares.

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Draw a 2 cm margin all around (for the sewing seam).

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A frieze is a decorated band. Sometimes it is a repeated pattern, often it is a pathway of pictures. There are no obvious starts and finishes.

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STEP 2. Practice the speech patterns. List the character’s most frequent sayings.

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With a partner who has also read the book, plan an interview to present to the class. Prepare the questions beforehand. Make the questions open, that is they cannot be answered with ‘yes’ or ‘no’, or a simple one word reply.

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