Divergent Activities

So, yesterday I totally revamped the way I'm going to do some of my Divergent activities. I came up with 16 different activities students can choose to complete. For each activity they can earn entry slips for a monthly and quarterly drawing. Here's my general write up:

Miss Z has come up with a variety of activities you can complete to go along with DIVERGENT. For each activity you complete you will earn an entry slip. Each month there will be a drawing for a small prize. Each quarter (starting at the end of second quarter) there will be a drawing for a bigger prize. Some activities can only be completed once. Others you can do multiple times. Take one of the direction sheets from the folder for the activity you are interested in to learn more. See Miss Z with any questions. 

This is what my display looks like:

Each folder is a different activity. There is a brief write-up on the outside of the folder and a more detailed write-up that students can take in the folder. Some of the activities require a separate sheet and those are on the shelves at the bottom. For those interested, here are the 16 activities with brief write-ups. 

Fan Art: Create some form of art that either:

*shows a scene, character, or location

from the book

*reflects the mood/feeling/tone of the story

*reflects how you feel about the book

Fan Fic:Fan fiction is anything that a fan writes that features the characters from a book. You could write on new scene. You could also re-write a scene in the book but change it in some way.  It's up to you!

Playlist: Create a playlist of FIVE songs that you think go well with the book or a specific character. You can even write your own songs if you want! Tell us why you picked the songs, too.

Trivia: Write FIVE trivia questions based on DIVERGENT or INSURGENT. Trivia questions must have a specific and correct answer. They are factual and leave no room for debate.

Discussion: Write FIVE discussion questions based on DIVERGENT or INSURGENT. Discussion questions have answers that require you to think and form your own opinion. 

Poster: Design a poster for DIVERGENT or INSURGENT. It can be done by hand or by using the computer/iPad. You can make it like a movie poster, a poster advertising the book, a scene from the book, the factions, whatever!!

Factions Today: Choose THREE famous people or historical figures and tell us what faction you think they'd belong to and why.

Faction Fashion: Design an outfit the represents each faction. You can draw your own or use a site like www.polyvore.com.

Book Cover: Redesign the cover for DIVERGENT or INSURGENT. You can do this by hand or using the computer/iPad.

Title: Give DIVERGENT or INSURGENT a new title and tell us why you choose that title. How does it fit in with the story?

Faction Slogan: Slogans are short, memorable phrases companies use to try and sell their product. Create a slogan for one of the factions and tell us why it represents that faction.

T-Shirt Design: Design a DIVERGENT or INSURGENT t-shirt. It can be about the books in general or for a specific faction. You can do this by hand or using the computer/iPad.

Bookmarks: Design a bookmark related to the DIVERGENT books. You can do this by hand or using the computer/iPad. Check out the bookmarks we have in the LMC for ideas!

Review: Write a review of DIVERGENT or INSURGENT. Use the MMS Book Review form. If you have a different idea for a creative review type clear it with Miss Z first!

Author Letter: Write a letter to Veronica Roth. You can tell her what you loved about the book, ask her questions about the book or herself, whatever! Remember to be polite and respectful. If you choose to send it remember that she is busy and may not have time to reply. 

Game Time: Create some sort of DIVERGENT or INSURGENT related game. It could be a board game about the book in general or maybe a game children would play based on the faction they grew up in. Use your imagination.

I'll do a monthly drawing for something small like a box of candy. The quarterly will drawing will be bigger.... I'm not sure what yet. I have a boxed set of Divergent and Insurgent. I will have a signed copy of Allegiant. Stuff like that. 

That's it in a nutshell. We'll see how this goes!