Please make a plan as to how you might share this book with the rest of the class. To what does the book lend itslelf? How can you develop a feasible and engaging group share:
Poems
Character webs
Person on the Street Interview
Different Endings: leave class guessing
ABC book (electronic format?)
Act out a dramatic scene from the book
Please respond to one other entry on how to share this book.
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I think maybe a character web would be a good idea, since there weren't that many we could be pretty specific. We could also talk about different endings like...What if the uncle did die in the end? Will the parents get back together?
I agree that a character web would be a good way to present this book to the class. It would also be interesting to explore different endings. Since it is the summer and River is not in school, a lot could be explored regarding his relationship with his father and the connection/reconnection the father and Uncle Daddy are starting to make. I think that a letter from River to Taylor, explaining what happened while she was at camp might be an interesting way to present the ending of the book.
A character web might be the easiest way to share this book with the class. But, I do also like the idea of exploring different endings. This book could go in alot of different directions.
I really like the idea of Rivers writing a letter to Taylor to present the ending. If we do that or the character web, will we be given time to do it in class together?
I too must agree that the character web/splash would be a good idea as well as exploring different endings. The book is told through the eyes of Rivers. It is all about his experience of having a single mom and a great uncle whom he happens to call Uncle Daddy as well as having a father come back after six years. In doing a character web the students could come up with adjectives to describe Rivers character. Also the students could touch upon all the feelings that Rivers experiences from being happy, sad, confused, hurt, angry, resentful,ect. Exploring different ending would also work great with this book. The story ends on a positive note with the family beginning to accept Rivers father back into their lives. Rivers seems to finally feel at ease as Uncle Daddy is now better and he has begun to trust his father and has begun allowing him back into his life. But this is only the beginning. What might happen if the story were to continue on? How would Rivers relationship with his dad be as time progresses? Would Rivers mom and dad get back together? I think someone might have mentioned this as well. How does Uncle Daddy fit into all of this? Does Rivers dad move back in? There are so many ways one could go with an extended ending.
I'm hoping that we do get some time in class to further discuss how to present the group share. It seems that most of us agree on a character web, but how exactly should we present it. I was looking up character webs online and found one I liked. You put the characters name in the middle, and then arrows that point to circles that have words to describe the character. Then there are arrows that come off the circles, that point to a box that would have a sample from the story that supports the describing word. I found it on inspiration.com
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