2011 Fourth Grade Summer

Reading Project

Please select a book you read this summer and choose a

project from the list below. Your summer project could be a

book from the required list of books, which is attached to

this document. If you read another book this summer and

you would like to use it, please discuss this with your teacher.

You are not limited to the project suggestions listed below. If you have an idea for a project of your own

that is not on the list, talk to your classroom teacher about it!

Finished projects are due Thursday, September 1st!. If you need any paper, paint or supplies, they are

available in your classroom. Remember that each project should be your best effort and respectful of your

talents. Class time will not be given to work on the project so if you plan to work with a friend you will need

to talk to your parents first.

Cereal Box Project Ask your teacher for these directions.

Make up a song!

Pick a familiar tune. Include the lyrics to the original song. Think about the characters, setting, and conflict

resolution and rewrite the original song in your own words. Have a published final copy to share with the

class. Be prepared to sing it, play a tape of your song or share a video of it.

Create a Puppet Show (You may want a partner)

Use the events and characters from your book and come to school ready to amaze your classmates with a

puppet show. Create puppets for the main characters in a scene from the book (socks, paper bags, popsicle

sticks work well). Include a script of a specific scene in the book that you feel is significant. Specify each

character and the words and actions they say and do. Also include a paragraph explaining why you feel this

scene is significant to the story.

Video Advertisement

Why was this best book you have read all summer? Write a convincing one minute advertisement about this

book. The book is up for sale and you are selling it. What is so fabulous about the characters, the story,

the plot, and the moral? Convince the world to read this book! Videotape your advertisement and bring the

videotape and your written script. Costumes would be great. Be creative and have fun!

Video: Interview with a Character (You could play both parts, or work with someone)

Write a script of an interview between you (a popular book critic) and a character from the story. Think

about the types of questions you would want to ask a character and how they would respond. Prepare a

videotape of the interview to share with the class or act it out if you are working with a partner.

Do you have an original way to share a book?

Describe your idea to your teacher and then go for it!

Let us know if you need help,

Mrs. Croslin, Mrs. Stiegler and Mrs. Thompson