End of the Book Activities

EVERYONE will: Create a new cover design for the book – make sure it is relevant to the story! Your cover must include: the title, author, and a new illustration that shows an important scene from the story. Your final draft must be on white paper and colored neatly!

Directions:Select and complete any three of the projects below.

  1. Write a poem which summarizes the main events in the story – minimumtwenty lines. You can create a found poem, a two voices poem, a bio poem for one of the characters, etc. You can make it rhyme (if you like), but it doesn’t need to. *Note: You may create more than one poem, as long as they total twenty lines or more. FINAL DRAFTS must be on white paper and have related illustrations that are neatly colored.
  2. Discuss (in depth) the relevance/meaning/importance of the title. (Why did the author choose this title? Why didn’t he/she choose a different title?) Then, write at least five other titles, explaining (at least three or four sentences for each new title) why each one would be a good alternative for the actual title.
  3. Write a letter to the author – make sure you use business letter format! In one paragraph, explain (specifically) what you liked about the book. In another paragraph, ask for clarification on any parts you didn’t understand. In the last paragraph, ask the author a question about him/herself or their writing. (Each paragraph must be at least five sentences long.)
  4. Top 10 List –Ten short paragraphs [3-4 sentences each] of things you liked, learned, or found interesting while reading this book and why you selected these. (Remember, #1 is the most important, and it goes last!)
  5. R.A.F.T. – Character Interview

Role: Magazine writer

Audience: Readers of the magazine.

Format: Interview

Topic: Find out what it is like being a hero.

Pretend you are interviewing a character from the book for a magazine. You must have a paragraph introducing/setting the scene as well as a concluding paragraph. You will also write at least five questions to ask the character you are interviewing. Make up your own answers – as though you were the character! Make sure you write your information in “question and answer” format. (Ask Mrs. Saporito for an example to make sure you do this assignment correctly!)

  1. Write a comparison/contrast essay looking at this book and either another book (not another book in this series or by Rick Riordan) or a short story you have read this year. Discuss: setting, theme, characters, plot, and conclusion. Your final essay must be at least five paragraphs long. Note: each paragraph must be at least five sentences long.
  2. Write your own test of at least fifteen(15) questions (you must have five (5) of each type of question: matching, multiple choice, and true/false). *Note: Make sure you include an answer key for your test! Put the test first, then the key!

End of the Book Activities are DUE: Monday, March 9th – No Exceptions!!!

Heading Goes on the Back of the “Cover”!!!