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Write a Diary

Create a diary that Chance may have kept highlighting his feelings at each different stage of his life. Or just choose a couple of major events in his life and have him write about that.

Book Review

Pretend you are a book reviewer for a major newspaper. Write a book review for "Being There" and read it aloud to the class.

Chapter Titles

The chapters in "Being There" are only numbered. Give each chapter a title. Let the class vote on the best titles chosen.

Fairy Tale

Rewrite the book making it into a ten page fairy tale for children. Be sure to use vocabulary no higher than a second grade level.

Comic Book

Rewrite the story making it into a comic book.

Time Line

Make a time line of the events in Chance's life. Begin with his birth.

Family Tree

Using poster board, create...

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