Currently Rudy Garcia-Tolson is featured. This incredible young boy, who has had both legs amputated, runs and swims in competitions and consistently places in the top three. They may also want to look at Writing Standard 2.2 Response to Literature , to see what their essay should include. Student Activity 3 Skit or Puppet Show Students will reveal an understanding of life in the Middle Ages by reading online information, writing a skit or puppet show, and producing it. After reading the book and conducting research at the sites listed below, students will write , create props, and present a skit about life in the Middle Ages.
Students also have the option of preparing a puppet show instead of a skit.
Students must incorporate at least three of these areas in their skit or puppet show. Those wishing to present a puppet show may want to visit a Punch and Judy puppetry site to read a sample puppet script. Good additional links are included. After reading The Door in the Wall , students will work in small groups to create a class illuminated manuscript which identifies and traces the development of the author's point of view. This manuscript will involve gleaning the most significant events from each chapter, rewriting those events in the students' own words with just a few sentences which will be written across the top of an 11 x 14 inch piece of paper.