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Students will create a suitcase for a character in a stroy or novel.

Make a CD/Soundtrack with ten songs for a movie version of the book with an explanation for each song choice. You will need to create a CD cover and inside your CD book you should have an explanation for each song that you choose, which should be approximately three to four sentences in length, discussing how it fits your imaginary film. Each explanation should also discuss how the song is related to literary elements of the book such as theme, character, or situations that the book explored.

Students will work in groups of 2 or 3. They will recreate a scene from the book. The students need to make puppets to use in telling their story. Presentation should be 3-5 minutes in length. Script needs to be neatly written or typed and turned in the day of your group's puppet show.

The student will create a Diorama which includes a favorite scene in the book and an oral report describing the scene they chose (setting, important characters, how/why the scene was important to the plot), tell about the elements in their diorama and how they are related to the scene.

Students draw what they imagine Terabithia looks like, then write a paragraph describing what they visualized.

Students will read a fiction novel and create a book report using a cereal box. The box must be covered and decorated with details from the book. The cereal box must also feature a prize that is based on the story. Have fun!