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I'm gathering links together for dictation and narration ideas etc. Needing to remind myself just why we are doing this, re-charge my enthusiasm and gather fresh ways to present it all.
49 Ways to Narrate: 1. make a book jacket depicting the characters, setting, and theme of your book 2. use photographs and caption to mkaae a scrapbook based on your book. 3. make a home movie 4. make a comic strip 5. make an illustrated time line for historical books 6. construct a diorama 7. construct a mobile 8. construct a sand table 9. make clay, soap, wood or plaster models 10. make a collection of souveniers from the story 11. make a mural 12. give a flannel board talk 13. make a collage 14. draw several clocks showing the times of important events 15. make a bulletin board 16. construct a jigsaw puzzle based on the book 17. design a coloring book around the characters and events 18. make a board game 19. create a set of bumper stickers based on characters and events 20. make a series of bookmarks with appropriate shapes. Choose wise sayings from the book to write on them. 21. make a word search or crossword puzzle 22. make a wanted poster for an appropriate character 23. make a family tree 24. desing a set of T shirts to suit the characters. 25. broadcast a book review 26. tell the story to musical accompaniment that suits the mood of the book 27. tape record and important conversation or excerpts from the book 28. conduct and interview between author and characters or between you and a character or between 2 characters. 29. make a brief oral report on why this book should never be spoiled by a book report. 30. make a nomination speech for your book to win an award. 31. dress as one of the characters and tell about yourself or tell about the other characters from your point of view. 32. produce a quiz show 33. give a tv presentation or film preview of the book 34. create a puppet show using stick, finger, glove or hand puppets 35. hold a debate or panel discussion when several students have read the same book 36. retell the story to a group of younger children. 37. create a game show based on your book 38. write a movie script for part of the book 39. write a different ending 40. write and draw a rebus story based ont he book 41. make a newspaper. Include events taht could have occurred and when and where the story took place. 42. Develop a dictionary for a character in the book. Include words that he or she particularly liked to use as well as definitions that character would have given the words. 43. write a job wanted ad for the main characters 44. write a series of letters or postcards from one character to another 45. write several diary entries for main characters 46. make a commercial for selling your book 47. make new lyrics to a miliar tune to tell about your story in song. 48. write a limerick about a favorite character 49. Pantomime a story scene for others to identify
