Task
You, yes you, will have to complete 5 out of the 10 activities listed below. This will create your Maniac Magee journey book. The more creative and original the better!
- Create a cover and an illustration for your journey book. (Use colored pencils, markers or crayons to color) EVERYONE MUST DO THIS ONE!
- Create a character web describing and illustrating at least 3 main characters from the book. (Must be a sepearte web for each character) See teacher for forms
- Research your favorite baseball team. Find out where they got their name, what their colors are and describe their uniforms. Then create your own baseball team-name, design uniform, and mascot or symbol they are going to have.
- Describe, draw and color one place that Maniac Magee lived. (It can be the baseball room, the McNabs, the Beales, the buffalo pen, or any other place he lived) Look up on the web what one might look like to help you out and use descriptions from the book.
- Write an Acrostic Poem using Maniac Magee's name to describe what happened in the book or about his characteristics. THIS MUST BE TYPED IN MICROSOFT WORD
- Write a summary of Maniac Magee. THIS MUST BE TYPED IN WORD
- Research baseball pitches and describe 4 of the pitches you found.
- Create a knot that you will have classmates try to conquer. You will need to research a knot and write directions for creating the knot you chose.
- Make a flow chart of the events that Maniac experienced.
- Create a shadow box from your favorite scene in the book.
- Write a diary entry on what your day would be like if you were Maniac Magee, what would you do, who would you spend it with, how would you react to being bullied (this must be one full page and written in your best handwriting)
YOU MUST CHOOSE ONE RESEARCH ACTIVITY TO DO!