Verbal/Linguistic:
Create a journal as if you were Crystal, and make at least ten entries as you read the book.
Recap the events in the story to prove that you understood
what you have read and the significance of the events to Crystal.
Logical/Mathematical:
Fill out the character chart on the next page.
Visual/Spatial:
Draw a map of the complex where Crystal's Grandma lived. Be detailed!
Put in as many clues from the book as you can
that show you understand where all the action took place.
Create a key if it makes it easier (or more fun!) for you.
Color your map in colors that you think capture the tone of the whole novel.
Body/Kinesthetic:
With a partner, write a twenty-line dialogue between two of the characters from
Finding Zola that happens either one year before or after the book. Act it out!
Interpersonal:
For one hour (in the privacy of your own home) try to do everything from a chair.
Take notes as to what is easier than you thought,
and what was more difficult than you imagined.
Don't just watch TV either!
Try to DO things around the house, and follow your normal routine.
Then, write a journal entry of at least two paragraphs as to what you learned.
(If you really want to up the ante:
tie your knees together with a handkerchief and put mittens on
because many people with spinal cord injuries do not have full use of their fingers).
Intrapersonal:
Knowing when your comprehension is flagging is an important skill that all good readers do.
ALL readers (even the best ones) get distracted and forget what they are reading.
This thinking about your thinking is called metacognition.
Make a bookmark/cheat sheet that will help you stay tuned in as you work!