After retelling a familiar fable, students discover the differences in one of Morrison's retellings of a fable.

Students revive elements of the oral tradition by writing about something funny that happened to them recently, sharing with classmates, and discussing the changes that occur during the retelling of the stories.

In celebration of Keats' birthday, students write stories that include some characters from Keats' books and practice using collage techniques with the Collage Machine.

Students select characters that they believe are the most memorable from Cleary's books and write short persuasive essays to explain their choices.

Students write their own "Junie B." stories, based on the Junie B. Jones series, after brainstorming issues they've experienced during the school year.

Students discuss some of the ways in which illustrations can enhance a story and then become illustrators, using a variety of media.

Students explore varying points of view, one of Van Allsburg's common themes, by rewriting a traditional story.

Students work in small groups or as a class to map the plot of a selected Cynthia Rylant story and create original literary works using the plot diagrams.

Using one of Numeroff's books as a model, students use the circle plot structure as a culminating project for a unit of study completed in the classroom.

A scene from one of Twain's works is chosen and students map the story setting using the Story Map. Setting is then discussed as a class.

Students select several books from one of Stratemeyer's series to read, discuss shared elements in the books, and use the 3-Circle Venn Diagram to compare story elements.

After reading two complementary Reading Rainbow selections, students compare the selections using the Venn Diagram and write a comparison essay.