When doing a Literature Unit or Literature Circles, it's always fun to incorporate novel based projects for students to do to enhance their understanding of the novel. Baseball Cards are a great way to work on characterization and/or have your child or students discuss main characters from the story. You can even take it a step further and research historical figures mentioned in the novel for this project. Baseball Cards are a close second all-time favorite project to add in to any … [Read more...]
Literature Unit Project: Character Suitcase
In addition to writing Literature Units, like Keeping Score by Linda Sue Park, I will also be focusing on a specific project each month. These projects can easily be done with almost any novel. Projects like the Character Suitcase, which we are talking about today, will only enhance your students' or childs' understanding of the novel and allow them to show their understanding in a creative way. Character Suitcase Character suitcases are an awesome project that you can do with just about … [Read more...]
