Reading+Workshop+During+Reading

During Reading  · **Character Sketch**. Include characteristics about your character—what they look like, what they do (actions), elements of their personality, their motivations (goals, wants, needs) and how this character influences the story.  · If your book has a large cast of characters, you may want to do a C**haracter Chart**. List all of the characters in your book and create a six word memoir for each character. A six word memoir is the attempt to create a character sketch in only six words. Make each word count! Example: Half-God, discovering power, finding self (Percy Jackson).  · **Write a letter** to one of the characters in your book. Maybe you want to give the character some advice, share your own personal experiences or knowledge with him/her, or ask questions.  · **Write an interview** with a character in your book. Write down your questions and imagine how they would respond. Keep your character in character! Use what you know from your reading to create answers that are in keeping with what you know about your character’s personality and motivations.  · Write a **dialogue poem** between yourself and a character, or between two characters.  · Have questions about your book? Is the setting realistic? Did things like this really happen in this time period? Is this a real disease? Do some quick **internet research** on an issue in your book and write up the information for other readers.  · **Design a time-line** for key details in your book. Many books jump around in time and can get confusing. The author may begin in the present, jump back to a memory in the past and then return to the present.  · **Create a collage** for your book with illustrations by you or pictures you find on the internet. Explain why you drew or chose the pictures you did: write an short explanation for each visual.  · **Write an editorial** based on a controversial issue in the book. Give the reader an explanation of the issue—what is it? How is it presented in the book (how do the characters become involved in the issue, how so the characters deal with this issue)? An editorial is an opinion piece—clearly state your opinion on the issue and back up your opinion with evidence, either from the book, from sources on the internet, or your own experience.  · **Be a reporter**. Write a front-page news story based on an event from your book.  · **Be a detective**. Make a prediction about how your book will end. Use evidence to back up your prediction. What clues did you use come to your prediction?  · **Choose an important quote** (exact words from the book). Copy down the quote and discuss why it is important.