Provide hands-on activities for practice and mastery. Check for understanding of concepts and skills by using relevant standard materials, i.e. worksheets, text problems, workbooks, teacher prepared exercises, etc.

Students pick a character and journal from that character's point of view.

Objective: To deepen students' understanding of the content and concepts in the book.

Activity: Students pick a character and journal from that character's point of view. Students develop the character, describing his/her outside and inside characteristics and reactions to events in the novel. Students create similes such as the following: T.J. is like an alley cat. Each student writes an extended metaphor about the character of his/her choice.

Assessment: Quality of students writing and contributions to the class discussion.