Activities For Any Novel

Activities for Any Novel provides approaches for developing a balanced reading program using literature as its focus. Polette presents literature-based activity examples allowing students to respond to literature in creative ways using skills important to literacy. Involve students with:
- Vocabulary to group and/or use in sentences
- Open-ended sentence starters
- Higher order discussion questions
Chapter summaries

The strategies incorporate the Six Keys to Learning.
- Learning is social.
- Learning begins with the learner's experience.
- Successful learning requires risk taking.
- True learning stresses meaning.
- Learning must be active.
- Effective learning mandates choice.

Polette also presents a clear procedure for evaluating projects.