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Drawings of Characters

Draw or find magazine pictures that you think represent your idea of the following characters: Tree-ear, Crane-man, Min, Min's wife, the emissary, Kang, and the robbers.

Book Review

Write a book review of A Single Shard for the New York Times book section.

Cover Art

Draw and create a computer-generated graphic of a cover design for A Single Shard. Explain why you created that design.

Book Synopsis

Write a one-page synopsis of A Single Shard for the cover jacket. The objective is to convince people to purchase the book.

Pottery

Visit a potter and watch how a pot is made on a wheel.

Play a Character

Have each student select a character from slips of paper in a bag and act as that character. Suggested characters are Tree-ear, Crane-man, Min, Min's wife, the emissary, Kang, and the robbers.

Trivia Game

Create a trivia game based...

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