Name: ______________________   Teacher: _______________________

Include the name of the teacher who encouraged your participation so they are eligible for a prize also.

March Book Madness Challenge 2018

Students, Teachers & Staff may read as many young adult March Madness Book as they would like, then participate to win by:

• tweeting @wrhslib #2018MBM regarding your book(s) of choice OR
• posting book review(s) on the blog (http://wrhs-mbm.blogspot.com)
• writing 1-3 sentences including the book title, detail your opinion of the book, how well you liked it from 1 (bad) and 5 (great) AND
• completing a special project to Mrs. Sandberg by March 16, 2018 to receive

Cookie Shack Coupon AND Coffee Shop Drink Coupon for each book completed PLUS Entry(ies) into two drawings for a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card and a $25 Best Buy gift card.

Alex Crow At the Edge of the Universe Genuine Fraud The Hate You Give Miles Morales Saints and Misfits We Were Here Wolf by Wolf

American Street City of Saints and Thieves Goodbye Days How It Went DOwn Nimona Scythe When Dimple Met Rishi Young Elites

Cartoon squares

Use toondoo.com or pixton.com to create a series of six cartoons in six squares that shows a significant event in the novel. Under each picture or cartoon, write a few lines of explanation.

Character Alphabet

Choose a character you liked in the book then create sentences based on the alphabet that demonstrate your knowledge of the character. For example: A is for the alibi the detective Hercule is investigating in Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie. B is for Linnet’s new beau who embarks on a honeymoon cruise on the Nile.

Community resources for characters

After looking on the Internet for community resources, create an infogr.am of local resources that would help a character in your novel cope with an issue. If the main character has alcoholic parents, you could collect pamphlets, names of self-help groups, and any agencies that address the problem.

Critique from the Point of View of a Specific Organization

Select an organization that might have a lot to say about the actions or portrayals of characters in the novel you read, and write a critique of the book from the organization’s point of view. For example the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals might have a lot to say about Lennie’s treatment of animals in Of Mice and Men.

Dream vacation

Where do you think your character would like to go on a vacation? Pick a spot, describe it, and explain why he or she would want to go there. Provide supporting evidence from credible sources. Write a day-by-day itinerary of what the character would do, cite sources, and explain why you think the character would enjoy these activities.

Movie Recommendations

From the movies you’ve seen in the last couple of years, pick three you would recommend your character see. Give a brief summary (at least 3 sentences) of each movie and explain why you think the character should see them.

Music

After reading a novel, figure out how you would divide up the book into sections. Then select a piece of music that you believe captures the feel or tone of each section. With a copy of the lyrics, write an interpretation of what is happening in the novel during the piece of music and why you felt these pieces of music fit each section of the novel.

New acquaintances

Select two characters. Then think about three to five people, living or dead, that you would like your characters to meet. Write about how you selected these new acquaintances and what you’d like the character to learn from these new acquaintances.

Poetry

Write three poems in response to the novel. The poems can be about the characters, where the book took place, or the themes in the book, etc.

Talk Show Invitation

Select a character, think about his or her involvements and experiences, then figure out which talk show would most want your character on as a guest. What would they want the character to talk about? Who else would they invite on the show to address the issues the character is involved in? Write up the correspondence between the talk show host and the character in which the host explains what the character should focus on while on the show.

Tangible or intangible gifts

Select a character and figure out what two or three things you believe your character most needs or wants. Use Google Drawings to search for pictures to represent these needs or wants. Include text boxes on your drawing to write about your character, in at least three sentences for each need or want, as an explanation of why you picked these things for him or her.

Word collage

Write the title of the book in the center of a sheet of paper. Then look through magazines for words, phrases, and sentences that illustrate or tell something about your book. As you look, think in terms of the theme, setting, plot line, as well as characters. Work to get fifty such words, phrases, or sentences so the whole sheet of paper will be covered. The visual impact of the word collage should tell a potential reader a lot about the book. You may choose to use thinglink.com.

Your Own Creative Idea

Have your own creative idea approved by Mrs. Sandberg in advance.

Submit all final products to sandbmar@usd437.net  Remember Text 4 Help: 785-260-0015

Mitchell, Diana. “Fifty Alternatives to the Book Report.” The English Journal, vol. 87, no. 1, Jan. 1998, p. 92. doi:10.2307/822030.