Here, from California English teacher Jim Burke (via PBS's Reading Rockets site), are "103 Things to Do Before/During/After Reading":
1. Pantomime
Act out a scene you choose or the class calls out to you while up there.
2. Dramatic monologue
Create a monologue for a character in a scene. What are they thinking/feeling at that moment? Why?
3. Dramatic monologue
Create a monologue for a character while they are out of the book. Where are they? Why? What are they thinking?
4. Business card Book
Write the story in the most compelling way you can on paper the size of a business card.
5. Postcard
Write to a friend, the author, or to a character about this book. Write as if you were the character or author and write to yourself.
6. Mapmaker
Draw a map of the book's setting.
7. Moviemaker
Write a one page "pitch" to a producer explaining why the story would or would not make a great movie.
8. Trailer
Movie previews always offer a quick sequence of the best moments that make us want to watch it – storyboard or narrate the scenes for your trailer. Focus on verbs.
9. Billboard
As in the movies, take what seems the most compelling image(s) and create an ad.
10. Adjective-itis
Pick five adjectives for the book or character(s), and explain how they apply.
11. Collage
Create an individual or class collage around themes or characters in the book.
12. Haiku/Limerick
Create one about a character.
The other ninety-one can be found here. You can also visit Burke's excellent web site, englishcompanion.com.
