It's not always the most fun activity for kids, especially if they are just handed out a chart that looks like this:
It may be more exciting for students to see something that they can use other skills such as drawing or coloring such as this:
This worksheet is more about character and character development, but you can use worksheets similar to this for any kind of guided reading!
Book clubs are great ways for students to read something that interests them and share what they have learned! A great way for students to be involved in choosing what they want to do is for the teacher to have a few books picked out, and for the students to vote on which book they want to read.
Switching jobs each week: discussion director, illustrator, word finder, connector, etc., keeps students from doing the same thing every week while still providing them with examples from each job from classmates in their book club!
I agree! Creative charts like this are much more fun and spark a "ya" instead of a groan. And by working together, students learn team-building and to respect other people ideas. Promoting the "no wrong answer" also helps children feel more secure when thinking creatively about the future of a character.
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