Name:  ________________________________________________  

 Due:  Tuesday  March  22nd  (B  Day)  and  Wednesday  March  23rd  (A  Day)  

 

NOVEL  STUDY  CHOICE  BOARD  ACTIVITY    

   

Directions:    • Each  square  you  do  will  replace  your  lowest  classwork  grades  first  and  then  your  lowest  homework  grades.    

• You  are  required  to  complete  at  least  one  square,  but  you  may  do  as  many  as  you  like.  

• Use  the  checklist  for  each  box  to  make  sure  you  have  each  component  needed  for  each  assignment.  

 Please  circle  or  highlight  on  the  choice  board  which  box(es)  you  completed.      

 

Novel Study Choice Board

 

1.  Character  Cartoon    

   

2.  Comic  Strip    

 

3.  Connections

 4.  Predict  

 

5.  Compare  and  Contrast  

 

6.  Interview  

   

7.  Problem  Solve  

 

8.  Character  Spy

 

9.  Summarize  

 

Adapted  from:  teachingwithamountainview@gmail.com    

Square  1    Draw  a  picture  of  the  main  character,  and  then  write  five  words  that  

describe  the  main  character.  There  are  many  characters  you  can  choose  from.  Use  the  character  traits  sheet  in  your  literature  circle  folder  to  help  

you.        Words  to  describe  _____________________________  (character  name)      

 WORD  1  ________________________________________    WORD  2  ________________________________________    WORD  3  ________________________________________    WORD  4  ________________________________________    WORD  5  ________________________________________                                          

 Student  Checklist  

• Did  you  write  the  name  of  the  main  character  you  chose?          ____________  • Did  you  draw  a  detailed  and  colorful  picture  of  the  character  you  chose?        ____________  • Do  you  have  at  least  10  words  describing  the  character?      (use  the  character  traits  

sheet  in  your  literature  circle  folder  to  help  you)      ____________    

Square  2  Design  a  comic  strip  that  shows  the  sequence  of  events  in  the  story.  

 

   

1   2   3  

Please  write  a  one  complete  sentence  description  of  each  event/scene  from  the  story.      Event  1______________________________________________________________________________________      Event  2  ______________________________________________________________________________________      Event  3  ______________________________________________________________________________________          

Student  Checklist  • Do  you  have  at  least  six  parts  of  the  book  drawn?      ____________  • Are  your  pictures  detailed  and  colorful?  ____________  • Did  you  put  the  parts  of  the  story  in  order  of  how  they  happened  in  the  book?  ______  • Did  you  write  one  sentence  describing  each  comic  strip  box?  ____________  • Do  you  have  capital  letters  and  end  punctuation  in  all  your  sentences?      ____________  

 

 Square  3  

Make  connections  to  the  story,  including  a  connection  to  your  own  life,  to  another  book  you  have  read  and  to  the  real  world.  Please  write  in  

complete  sentences.    

Connection  to  your  own  life  ___________________________________________________    ____________________________________________________________________________________    ____________________________________________________________________________________    

 Connection  to  another  book  ___________________________________________________    ____________________________________________________________________________________    ____________________________________________________________________________________    

 Connection  to  the  real  world  __________________________________________________    ____________________________________________________________________________________    ____________________________________________________________________________________  

   

     Student  Checklist  

• Did  you  write  at  least  one  sentence  describing  a  connection  to  the  book  and  yourself?  ____________  

• Did  you  write  at  least  one  sentence  describing  a  connection  to  the  book  and  another  book?  ____________  

• Did  you  write  at  least  one  sentence  describing  a  connection  to  the  book  and  the  real  world?  ____________  

• Do  you  have  capital  letters  and  end  punctuation  in  all  your  sentences?      ____________        

Square  4  Write  three  predictions  about  what  you  think  will  happen  after  the  story  ends.  Please  write  in  complete  sentences.        Prediction  One:    ________________________________________________________________    ____________________________________________________________________________________    ____________________________________________________________________________________    

   Prediction  Two:    ________________________________________________________________    ____________________________________________________________________________________    ____________________________________________________________________________________        Prediction  Three:    ______________________________________________________________    ____________________________________________________________________________________    ____________________________________________________________________________________        Student  Checklist  

• Did  you  write  three  predictions  about  what  will  happen  after  the  story  ends?  ________  • Did  you  write  at  least  one  sentence  describing  a  connection  to  the  book  and  another  

book?  ____________  • Did  you  write  at  least  one  sentence  describing  a  connection  to  the  book  and  the  real  

world?  ____________  • Do  you  have  capital  letters  and  end  punctuation  in  all  your  sentences?      ____________  

           

Square  5  Create  a  graphic  organized  comparing  and  contrasting  two  characters  in  the  story.        

             

             Student  Checklist  

• Did  you  write  the  names  of  the  characters  you  chose?  _________  • Did  you  write  three  ways  the  characters  were  the  same?  ________  • Did  you  write  three  ways  the  characters  were  different?    _________  

       

Character  1:  _________________________   Character  2:  _________________________  

 Square  6  

Write  an  interview  for  one  of  the  main  characters.  Ask  at  least  3  questions  and  write  the  answer  you  think  the  character  would  give.  

Please  write  in  compete  sentences.    

Character  ________________________________________________      

Question  1:    ________________________________________________________________    Answer:    ____________________________________________________________________      

 Question  2:    ________________________________________________________________    Answer:    ____________________________________________________________________    

     

Question  3:    ________________________________________________________________    Answer:    ____________________________________________________________________  

       

Student  Checklist  • Did  you  write  the  name  of  the  character  you  are  interviewing?  _________  • Did  you  write  three  questions  for  that  character?  _________  • Do  your  questions  end  in  a  question  mark?  _________  • Did  you  write  the  answer  you  think  the  character  would  give  in  a  complete  

sentence?  __________  • Do  you  have  capital  letters  and  end  punctuation  in  all  your  sentences?      ____________  

             

Square  7  Pick  three  problems  from  the  text  and  suggest  a  solution.  Please  write  in  

complete  sentences.          

Problem  1:    ________________________________________________________________      Solution:    ____________________________________________________________________    ________________________________________________________________________________  

       

Problem  2:    ________________________________________________________________      Solution:    ____________________________________________________________________    ________________________________________________________________________________  

       

Problem  3:    ________________________________________________________________      Solution:    ____________________________________________________________________    ________________________________________________________________________________    

     

Student  Checklist  • Did  you  write  three  problems  that  happened  in  the  story?  _________  • Did  you  write  a  solution  for  each  problem?  _________  • Do  you  have  capital  letters  and  end  punctuation  in  all  your  sentences?      ____________  

   

Square  8  Choose  three  different  characters  and  imagine  you  walked  into  his/her  

room,  what  did  you  find  and  why?      

When  I  walked  into  ___________________’s  room  I  found…      

______________________________________________________________________________    

______________________________________________________________________________    

______________________________________________________________________________      

When  I  walked  into  ___________________’s  room  I  found…      

______________________________________________________________________________    

______________________________________________________________________________    

______________________________________________________________________________      

When  I  walked  into  ___________________’s  room  I  found…      

______________________________________________________________________________    

______________________________________________________________________________    

______________________________________________________________________________            

Student  Checklist  • Did  you  choose  three  different  characters  from  the  story?  _________  • Did  you  think  of  an  item  (a  different  item  for  each  character)  that  each  character  

would  have  in  their  room?  _________  • Did  you  explain  why  you  chose  the  item  you  chose  for  each  character?    • Do  you  have  capital  letters  and  end  punctuation  in  all  your  sentences?      ____________  

 

Square  9  Write  a  5  sentence  summary  about  the  book.  

 ____________________________________________________________________________________      ____________________________________________________________________________________      ____________________________________________________________________________________      ____________________________________________________________________________________      ____________________________________________________________________________________      ____________________________________________________________________________________      ____________________________________________________________________________________      ____________________________________________________________________________________      ____________________________________________________________________________________      ____________________________________________________________________________________    Student  Checklist  

• Did  you  write  a  sentence  introducing  the  book,  including  the  book  title  and  author?  ________  

• Did  you  write  a  sentence  describing  the  beginning  of  the  book?  _________  • Did  you  write  two  sentences  describing  the  middle  of  the  book?  _________  • Did  you  write  a  sentence  describing  the  end  of  the  book?  _________  • Do  you  have  capital  letters  and  end  punctuation  in  all  your  sentences?      ____________