Investigate a Book Instructions:  Complete each task in your literacy book or on your Netbook – with a heading, date and if appropriate a margin.  You must use the novel you are reading and you must finish the book! Choose wisely.  Complete a good copy of each for display.  Complete at least 3 tasks from the 1, 2 and 3 point section BEFORE moving onto the 4, 5 and 6 point sections.  Remember to add an entry to your learning log about your achievements and goals for the session.  Sign up for a conference when you have completed each task

Word Logic and Maths Space and Vision Body Music People Self Nature Remembering * Write an Acrostic *Draw a pie graph * Make a visual * Basic mime – *Does music play a *Work with others to * Write a learning * Are there any 1 point each poem using about to illustrate the chart of things happy, sad etc. part in this text? make a list of the log – what you have animals or natural the book. importance of each from your book discuss and model Describe how. “Top 5” most gained or learnt settings in your main character in -Write 5 words to steps for miming – important parts of from the book. book? *Make an A to Z list the text. describe them. video this and save it *Learn a new song the text. If yes, draw and from your book. into you folder about this topic. * Draw and write describe them. * Construct a *Do a drawing of *Write down and about your favourite If no, could there *Use your white hat timeline relating to an interesting part * Move like *Look for a song then tell a partner 10 part of the book. have been? Draw and list information your text. of the book. something from that could match the things you know and describe them. about your text. your text. Play text and save it so about your book. * Do you already statues. your folder know anything www.incompetech.c about this book or *Use your face to om had any experiences create some relating to the text. emotions you may *Name sounds you If so, write about have felt when would hear in the them. reading your book, text- list them. or emotions portrayed by characters – photograph these. Understanding * Retell an * Design a puzzle or * Design a * Create a set of * Choose a passage * Role play an -Draw a picture *Find Photographs 2 points each interesting part of maze that presents bookmark charades cards from the text. Read important part from about how the text in magazines or on the book in your the main setting / featuring the title about your book and aloud and make your book. makes you feel. the internet which own words – voice topic of the text. author and a play with the people sound effects with could be included in record this summary of your in your group. different objects to * In a group, design 5 *Pretend you are a your book. Under * Develop a “How to book. Decorate the link with the text. questions that could character in the each picture write * Recount own ….. relating to the bookmark with * Act out be put on a test story. Explain in a why and where they experience in text. pictures about the movements from * Describe the about your book. diary entry how a would be included. relation to the book. book your book. sounds you would particular event hear in the text. made you feel as * Write a set of true * Illustrate the that character. or false questions main idea of the * Record sound about the book. book. effect for your book. Word Logic and Maths Space and Vision Body Music People Self Nature Applying *Write a radio * Make the * Use sign language *Write words for a * Create a Celebrity *What was good, * Could this book 3 points each advertisement for *Draw a plan/map following relating to recite a paragraph radio jingle about Heads Show, relating not so good and help you in any way your book telling to scale relating to to your book so from your book. . the book to to your book. Film it. interesting - with the study of people why they your book. students could use encourage people to complete a PMI the environment? If should buy it. Refer them to help their *Do Theatre sports read it. Find music to *Create a lesson in relating to your yes how? to title and author. understanding of a relating to your go with this and put which your book. part of the book. book. them together in classmates could *Locate 5-10 words - a cartoon Audacity. learn something * Write a diary entry you found difficult - pop-up book from your book.. from the main to read or - mural character or the understand. Use a - jigsaw * Debate – share authors point of dictionary to find - poster your thoughts/ view about the most the meaning of - collage beliefs and opinions interesting part in these words. Write - puppets about the book with the book. the words and their - maps others. Film this. meanings. - diorama * Are there any - wanted poster negatives in your - mobile book? If so list the problems and write how you would solve them. Think of at least 5 problems and their solutions.

Analysing *Compare and * Write and present * Create a voice * Debate with a * If you met the * Using natural 4 points each contrast -Storylines, * Analyse your book * Use a concept a play or a skit about redording of 3 friend–The reasons author or a materials create a characters or using the 6 thinking map to display the your book. particular not to miss this book character from your collage that shows attitudes attitudes hats. main concepts of paragraphs in your - Why not to read book what 5 any 3 of using a Venn your book. - Create an issue or book. Use the this book. questions would you Positives, Negatives, Diagram. * Design a survey question to debate Yellow, Black and most like to ask Feelings, New Ideas and graph the about your book. Red has to choose * Conduct an them? List them. or Facts relating to results relating to Turn this into a news the 3 paragraphs. interview with your book. your book. report and film it. Include music and another person who sound effects. has also read your Record and play it book. Take notes and for the class/ group. present it to the class.

* Analyse a problem from the story from 2 different perspectives.

Word Logic and Maths Space and Vision Body Music People Self Nature Evaluating *Interview someone * Create a survey * Do you think this * Evaluate one of *. * Create a book club * Explain your Does your book 5 points each who would have a that asks students to book needs your own show – write a script feeling to a metion any different evaluate the book in illustrations? Write performance about where people particular part of environmental perspective about some way. The 3 reasons why or your book. Write evaluate the story the book – why do issues? If so, your book teacher, survey must include why not by criteria and give and film it. you think you feel research the impact younger student, written responses referring to the yourself an overall this way? of humans on this boy or girl and ratings. Write a text. Explain and comment with * Write a letter to Use your Black/ issue and suggest information report draw some recommendations someone Yellow/ Red hats to ways to reduce this * Write about the book, illustrations you for improvement. recommending they clarify your impact. recommendations using the data and would include. read your book – perspectives on the to improve or quotes from your *Evaluate someone give book. change your book in classmate’s *What changes else’s performance reasons why. some way. Suggest 2 responses. would you make to about their book, ways this could be the illustrations? using the criteria done and action * Give your book a Draw some. above. them . Eg, a new rank or rating. front cover, Include at least 8 *Develop criteria different blurb, title, areas you will for evaluating book ending. evaluate. Write why covers – fonts, you gave it this layout, pictures, rating and compare colours. Create a it to another book checklist and from this author. evaluate your book using it. Creating *Use the *Create a board *Draw a comic strip * Devise an *Explain what you * Collect material 6 points each information you game about the for a new ending entertaining puppet *Make up and *Devise an are still confused from nature to have gained from text. Give it a name. for your book. play relating to your perform a TV ad educational about/ don’t create a picture/ the book to create a Make the board, book. using your jingle. campaign to understand from scene to new ending. rules etc. Teach and *Design an all new promote reading. the book. Create a compliment your play it with a friend. board game Mention your book list of questions you book. Write about * Design a set of test relating to your *Design a rap, dance as an example for have about the book the process you questions that the * Create a code book. or mime which students to read. and research these undertook and why teacher might give relating to your displays your to help you to better you chose the to someone who book. * Design an add understanding of the understand the text. picture. Also write has read this book. campaign for your book. Create a booklet on which part of the Include an answer * If the answer is….. book – create 3 of FYI – For Your book it compliments sheet. Write 5 questions a magazine Information about and why. for each answer. advertisement, your book, that slogan, billboard, could assist others *Create a crossword radio ad, animation to read your book. puzzle about your or movie in your book. campaign.