Directions: create a scrapbook for a character in the book you read. Book: Wolf by Wolf I did the scrapbook activity from Diana Mitchell's Fifty Alternatives to the Book Report and then kind of modified it according to both the book's needs and my own teacher-ish expectations. Opposed to an entire scrapbook, I did a single page combining a central component of the book (Yael's tattoo) and the scrapbooking aspect (modified to lean more towards the notes Yael carries to reflect both what she would have and the larger story. I included the push pin she carries and Adele's victor medal as well). The superimposed words are her words as she finally kills "Hitler." They're also the words that haunt her because her identity haunts her, so I wanted that to overwhelm the picture. I always love an excuse to draw a little and design things. One of my high school teachers had us make an illustration that captured how we experienced the story (with a 500 word write up to explain our reasoning/thought process. It was one option of many and they each had writing components- she knew we would all choose the one that didn't require any writing if there was one). I spent way too much time on those projects, but I loved them. I think that idea merged with the scrapbooking one in this little project. I like this as something for my students because you could draw or clip/print pictures. You have to engage with both a single character and the larger plot in a way that's fun and accessible for almost all students. Week 3, unnumbered blog post
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