1. Prepare an oral report in which you will give: a) a brief summary of the plot, and b) describe the personality of one of the main characters. Be prepared for questions from the class. Your presentation should last about 3-5 minutes (including questions).

2. Construct a diorama (three-dimensional scene which includes models of people, buildings, plants, and animals) of one of the main events of the book. Include a written description of the scene and why you chose that one to represent the book. Present the information orally. Your presentation should last about 3-5 minutes (including questions). 

3. Make drawings of three of the scenes in the book and label them. Describe why the scenes you choose tell important parts of the story. The written part of the project should be around 500 words. Format rules are described below.

4. Write a feature article (with a headline) that tells the story of the book as it might be found on the front page of a newspaper in the town where the story takes place. The written part of the project should be around 500 words. Format rules are described below.

5. Write a full description of three of the main characters in the book describing the physical and emotional nature of each of the characters and the nature of the relationship between the characters. Draw a portrait to accompany each description. The written part of the project should be around 500 words. Format rules are on the back page.

6. Draw a comic-book page complete with bubble-style conversations showing a chapter in the book. There should be at least 10 to 15 cells of the comic. Pictures and words should be clear and the pictures should be colored.

7. Use magazine photos to make a 9-inch by 12-inch collage about the story. Then make an oral report describing your collage and how it represents the story. Your presentation should last about 3-5 minutes (including questions).

8. Make a mobile about the story. Then make an oral report describing your collage and how it represents the story. Your presentation should last about 3-5 minutes (including questions). 

9. Make a time line of all the events in the book. Provide explanations as necessary. The timeline should be on one or more sheets of 9 inch by 12-inch paper and the descriptions of events should amount to around 350 words.

10. If something different had happened then, how would it have affected the outcome? Write about what could have happened and how it would have been different. The written part of the project should be around 500 words. Format rules are below.

11. Choose three conflicts or problems that take place in the story and give the solutions. How do you think they could have been handled differently? The written part of the project should be around 500 words. Format rules are below.

12. Choose one or more characters and identify the parts in the story that show a character has changed his attitudes or ways of behavior. Write about what the change was and how the character changed. The written part of the project should be around 500 words. Format rules are below.

Format for written reports:
1. You may word process your report on the computer or write it out by hand. 

• Any word-processed paper must be double spaced in either 12 or 14-point font in Arial, Comic Sans, or Times New Roman. 
• The paper must have one-inch margins left and right and top and bottom. 
• The pages must be numbered.
  
• At the top right-hand portion of the first page, list your topic (or title of the paper), your name, and the date.