Readers Challenge

Why? Because you just read a really good book and learned something. These are things to celebrate!

The Challenge - Present a central idea from your book. Use the contents of your Mystery Kit to meet the challenge.

The Rules - Do you need more of something? Do you need something you don’t have? Using Mystery Kit Money you may buy or rent items from the Challenge store or buy or trade materials with other groups. You may only use things that are already in this room. Every member on the team must contribute using their skills, talents, or interests.

Your Timeline - Intro and Planning - ______________ to _______________

Team Work - ______________ to _______________ Presentations - ______________ to _______________

Choose - Collaborate with your team to choose the challenge you will complete. Choose two team negotiators. They will do all the shopping and trading. Only team negotiators may leave the table throughout the challenge.

Challenges

Bil lboard Challenge

Advertise your book to the world of SJV. Create a full-size billboard that communicates an idea from your book that is so compelling that others will read your chosen book this summer. Use your Mystery Kit to create your billboard.

Cartoon Challenge

Scrooge McDuck played Ebenezer Scrooge in a remake of A Christmas Carol. Smurfette played Shakespeare’s Juliet. Which cartoon characters could retell the story you read? Use your Mystery Kit to make the characters and paraphernalia you will need to present your challenge.

Fashion Challenge

Have you ever wanted to strut down a runway wearing fabulous fashions? Use your Mystery Kit to create fashions that your main characters would wear at Fashion Week in Paris, New York, or Tokyo. You will look absolutely smashing!

Food Network Challenge

Why? Because everybody loves food. Think about what your characters would eat. Would it be a formal event, a picnic, a food truck feast? Use your Mystery Kit to prepare the food and make utensils and serving ware you will need to present your challenge.

Masquerade Challenge

Who is that behind the mask? You! Choose the most compelling characters from your book and use your Mystery Kit to make masks for everyone in your group to wear.

           

Movie Set Challenge

Lights, cameras, action! Perhaps you and your group members don’t really feel like being in the action. Use your Mystery Kit to build a movie set where more dramatic folks could enjoy the lime light.

Movie Trai ler Challenge

“Imagine a world where . . .” Create a movie trailer to promote a movie about your book. Use your Mystery Kit to create everything you need. Bonus Challenge – Someone in your group is going to have to do the super dramatic voice track.

Musical Challenge

“Row, row, row, your boat gently down the stream.” Or maybe, “Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb.” Pick a song and rewrite the lyrics to communicate an idea about your book. Use your Mystery Kit to make musical instruments, microphones, or costumes to use while presenting your challenge.

Puppet Show Challenge

Puppet theater is one of the oldest forms of dramatic presentation. Use your Mystery Kit to create puppets representing the key characters from your book. Bonus challenge – Build a puppet stage as well.

Sports Challenge

Think about the characters from your book. What sport might they play? Football, baseball, track, synchronized swimming? As your challenge, pick a sport and use your Mystery Kit to make the uniforms and athletic equipment they would need.

         

Superhero Challenge

If your main character were a superhero, who would s/he be? Invent a superhero that embodies the qualities of your main character and use your Mystery Kit to build his/her superhero costume and super gear.

Supervi l lain Challenge

The battle between good and evil wages on. Does your book have a bad guy bad enough to be a supervillain? Use your Mystery Kit to build his/her supervillain costume and supervillain gear.

 

TV News Challenge

Present a TV news report concerning an event from your book. Use your Mystery Kit to make the set, costumes, cameras and related equipment you will need to present your challenge.

Videogame Challenge

Videogames as art? Pac Man and Lara Croft would say, “Yes!” Rethink your book. How would it translate to a videogame format? Use your Mystery Kit to recreate your book in a videogame world.

Why Not Invent Your

Own Challenge?

None of these challenges work for you? Imagine that. Invent your own creative way to share your book in a way that is positive and appropriate to the school setting. Of course, use your Mystery Kit.

Team Sheet We  read  (Title  of  book)  

 

We  chose  (Identify  your  challenge)  

 

Because  (Reason  you  chose  this  challenge)  

 

We  will  (Identify  your  negotiators  and  what  the  jobs  assigned  to  all  others)        

 

Team  Member   Job      

   

   

   

   

   

               

   

   

   

  Negotiator  

  Negotiator    

We  did  (Describe  what  you  accomplished)    

 

 

   

   

   

   

   

         

Readers Challenge

Activity Evaluation

Why? Because, "The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates Please answer each of the fol lowing questions. This activity caused me to think about my chosen book in a new way.

r Yes r No

This activity caused me to think creatively.

r Yes r No

This activity caused me to express myself in a way not usually required in class activities.

r Yes r No

This activity caused me to communicate and work collaboratively with other people.

r Yes r No

I would like to do another collaborative r Yes r No

processing activity in the future. What I liked most about the activity was What I liked least about the activity was An idea to improve the activity is An idea for another collaborative processing activity is