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A Lesson Plan for RUNNING LOOSE Janet Herring and Kara Holshouser Read an Excerpt To view the full text, click on "Read an Excerpt." Excerpt A Lesson Plan for Chris Crutcher's RUNNING LOOSE by Janet Herring and Kara Holshouser KidReach Reading Center Choose one of the following topics to do on your own as a final project for Running Loose. Write a 3-5 page story from another character's point of view (Becky, Carter, Dakota, etc.). Design and draw a story quilt that summarizes the main ideas of the story (Themes or main events of the plot). Research a heroic person from track and field and present a report. Create a book review like Siskel and Ebert. (You can click here to send your review to KidReach). Create a journal of Louie's adventures. Make sure you include the major elements of our plot discussion. Write a song (lyrics) about the themes of Running Loose. Design a timeline of the events as they really happened. Make sure you use captions to describe the events. Then, write a short essay on how you think the story would differ if it was not written as a flashback. If you could change an important scene in the story, what would it be and why? Write an essay on this question and provide examples of how you would like the scene to have happened. (You may write in dialogue if you choose.) Write a compare/contrast essay on Running Loose and Ironman. |
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