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Choice #1:

Find and

List at least six words or phrases from your book that you would like to add to your personal vocabulary. Write a definition for each word

Choice #2:  What were the surprises in the chapter? Tell about two or three instances where you could not have predicted what happened.

Choice #3:

If you were the author, would change anything in the story? What would you change and why?

Choice #4:

What do you think was the most important part of the story so far? What happened, and why was it important?

Choice #5:

Collect 6 sesquipedalian words. List them, look them up, and then tell which one you like best and why.

Choice #6: DONE Choice #7: DONE

Choice #8:

Draw a picture of the most interesting part of your book. Caption the picture with 2 or 3 sentences explaining the scene you’ve pictured.

Choice #9:  What was the main problem of the story? How was it solved?

Choice #10: DONE

Choice #11:  Write a prediction about the events that may take place next in your story. Use information in the text + background knowledge!!

Choice #12:

Use [] to create a three panel cartoon of dialogue between characters in your book. Place on wiki. **This website requires** registration

choice 11

DONE

Choice #13:

 Create a Voki for the author telling WHY he or she wrote the book. Embed the voki into your wikisite. [] Choice #14:

Create a character map using []. Insert the map into your wikisite.

Choice #15:

Create a traitr of the main character in the book. Below it include 6 character traits to describe his or her personality. [|www.toondoo.com/Traitr.do]

Choice #16:

Respond to the following question on your teacher’s blog: I am most like  in the book because….. Go to the blog at: []

Choice #17:

Voicethread 4 symbols representing a section your book. In the voicethread, describe why you chose each symbol and what it represents. Embed your voicethread into your wiki. [|http://www.voicethread.com]

Choice #18:

Design a survey at polldaddy and embed the widget onto your wikispace. [|http://www.polldaddy.com] **This website requires registration**

Choice #19:  Make a wordle using the title, author, character names, setting and other important words regarding your book. []

Choice #20:

Create flashcards on [|www.quizlet.com] and provide a link to the set on your wiki.

Choice #21:

At this point in the story, what three questions would you ask the author if he or she were here?

Choice #22:

DONE

Choice #23:

How did the cover art prepare you for the story? Describe it. Was the illustration accurate? Choice #24:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">If you were able to meet one of the characters, whom would you choose and what would you talk about?

Choice #25:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Find a total of at least 6 examples of: personification, alliteration, metaphors, smiles, onomatopoeia or idioms