Independent Reading Response Options

Here are some options for how you can creatively respond to your independent reading books. You should try to use a different option each time.

Always include the name of your book and its author in your homework heading. Remember book titles are underlined.

1. Write a letter to the author about something specific about the book (at least one page).
 

2. Write a letter to a character who you LIKE in the book (at least one page).

3. Write a letter to a character who you DON'T LIKE in the book (at least one page).

4. Write a "warning label" for the book that discourages prospective readers from reading the book (at least one page).

5. Construct a diorama or model of a key scene or setting in the book. Write ½ a page explaining what it is meant to show.

6. Write a cover letter trying to convince a movie producer to turn the book into a movie (at least one page).

7. Turn the section of the book you read into a part of a graphic novel.

8. Write a poem or song that either responds to events in the story or expresses the feelings of one of the characters.

9. Draw a character sketch. Then include at least 3 quotes from the book related to what you are drawing, and explain the connection.

10. Write a journal entry or blog from the point of view of a character in the book (at least one page).

11. Pick two characters from your book and describe their relationship. Use at least three quotes. What do you think about their relationship? Should it change? How and why? What can they do to make it change? (at least one page)

12. Pick one character and describe their personality. How did it change from one part of the book to the next? Use at least two quotes to illustrate your points. (at least one page)

13. Draw a new cover for the book describing at least two events and two characters. Explain on the back.

14. Invent a profile of one of the main characters 20 years from the end of the book. One page describing this person’s home, husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend, job, pets, and appearance. Include a picture.

15. Draw a possession that’s important to one of the characters. Include a ½ page on why it’s meaningful and how they got it.

16. Draw a better cover for the book. Include ¾ of a page on why it’s better/more accurate than the original.

17. Make a video about your book. (iMovie, etc.)

18. Write a script for a commercial advertising your book (at least 1½  pages) Extra Credit: Make the commercial (radio or TV).

19. Try to do something in real life that relates to the book. Ex: if the book talks about cooking, cook the recipe. Then write about it. (Use common sense, Harry Potter fans!)

20. Write to a specific person in your life about the book you are reading. (at least one page)

21. Take a section of the book and rewrite it including characters from another book. (at least 1.5 pages)

22. Compare and contrast the movie version and the book. Why do you think they are different (Think of reasons beyond the fact that watching a movie usually takes less time than reading a book).

23. Relate/compare the main character of the book to your self or someone else you know.

24. Compare and contrast your book to another one you have read. (at least one page)

25. Make a collage and write ½ a page about how it connects to the book.

26. Design clothing for the characters or to promote/advertise the book.

27. If you have another suggestion, feel free to ask me in person or by email (jctorpey@gmail.com) beforehand if it is acceptable! Chances are it will be! The sky really is the limit!