Reading Chapter 5 of YGBB motivated me to look for fun comprehension activities to use in my future classroom. Specifically I looked for ones that can include imagery because Wilhelm suggests, "...the ability to use imagery is a central difference between good and poor readers" (158). The activities I found are not just beneficial to students like Walter, Tommy, and Kae, but to all of our future students! :)
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/prodev/PAS_Sequence-Chain.pdf
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/TCR/0743932080_019.pdf
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphic-organizers/reading-comprehension/2279.html?detoured=1
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/reading/graphic-organizers/2280.html?detoured=1
For these organizers, students could draw or place magazine clippings in each box with a caption. This will help them to visualize the character, scene, or theme, and also to remember it (since they have drawn/chosen the pictures themselves). I think that these would most likely work well with middle school students, but the last link in the list says its age range is 2nd grade to 12th grade. More blogging later!
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