What a Novel Idea

Each of the sixty reproducible classroom-ready activities has general guidelines that describe the purposes for the project how to use it evaluation points and variations that increase student participation and motivation and a variety of assessment activities. Designed around the new IRA/NCTE Standards (reading writing representing viewing speaking and listening) these stimulating activities applicable to a variety of novels create opportunities for students to develop their skills as readers writers and speakers. Three sections center on reading and writing activity projects (e.g. essays news stories letters) visual display projects (e.g. charts posters bookmarks) and speaking and listening activities.