Lesson Plan 6
STRANDED
By Ben Mikaelsen
activity by L. Stone
ATTRIBUTE WEB
An attribute web describes any character in a story. Pick any
character from the story Stranded, and use this sheet
as a guide to fill in the spaces below.
Character's Name________________________
.
How does the character act/behave?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
What do other people feel/think about the character?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Who are the character's friends?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Who are the characters's family members?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
How does the character look?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Where does the character live?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
STRANDED
By Ben Mikakelsen
On the lines below, write a word relating to Stranded beginning
with that particular letter of the alphabet. If you have trouble
with some of the less common letters (Q, X, Z) try to think of a
word that has that letter anywhere in it.
A____________________________________
B____________________________________
C____________________________________
D____________________________________
E____________________________________
F____________________________________
G____________________________________
H____________________________________
I____________________________________
J____________________________________
K____________________________________
L____________________________________
M____________________________________
N____________________________________
O____________________________________
P____________________________________
Q____________________________________
R____________________________________
S____________________________________
T____________________________________
U____________________________________
V____________________________________
W____________________________________
X____________________________________
Y____________________________________
Z____________________________________
LITERATURE ACTIVITIES
for Ben Mikaelsen's books
RESCUE JOSH MCGUIRE, SPARROW HAWK RED, AND STRANDED
Activities by L. Stone
*Write a story pyramid for any of the three stories.
1st line: one word main character
2nd line: two words that describe the main character
3rd line: three words that describe setting, time or
place
4th line: four words that state the problem or goal or
wish
5th line: five words describing one event that relates
to solving problems
6th line: six words (same as for five)
7th line: seven words (same as for five)
8th line: eight words stating the solution to the
problem or the attainment of a goal
Here is an example of a story pyramid for the book, Malu's
Wolf by Ruth Craig.
Malu
girl.. extraordinary
prehistoric.. ancient.. cave
keep.. wolf.. hunt.. animals
ran.. away.. to.. protect.. Kono
they.. wandered.. far.. away.. and.. survived
Kono.. found.. mammoth's.. for.. clan.. to.. eat
Malu.. keeps.. Kono.. and.. becomes.. a.. clan.. hunter
*Pretend you are a journalist and write either a newspaper
article or a TV news story about what the main character of one
of the stories did and what that character accomplished.
*Write a letter to Josh, Koby, or Ricky and tell them why you
think they are heroes.
*Compare and contrast the heroic efforts made by Josh in
Rescue Josh McGuire and Toby in Stranded.
*Write a review of any of the books persuading other people
to read the book.
*Describe in as much detail as possible, what the streets,
buildings and people in Mexico looked like in you mind after
reading Sparrow Hawk Red. Draw a picture of your description.
*Write a letter to the Game and Fish Department persuading
them to find a safe place for Pokey (Rescue Josh McGuire) to
live instead of letting Pokey be destroyed.
*Pretend you will write a sequel for any of the three books:
Rescue Josh McGuire, Sparrow Hawk Red or Stranded.
1. Where will the sequel take place and what will the new
title be?
2. Summarize the plot in five sentences or less.
3. What will the conclusion be?
4. On a separate sheet of paper, design a book cover for this
sequel.
*Find out about black bear.
1. How big do they get?
2. Where do they live?
3. What do they eat?
4. Draw a picture of a black bear.
5. List any amazing facts you can find about black bears.
*Find out about any type of whale.
1. How big do they get?
2. Where do they live?
3. What do they eat?
4. Draw a picture of the whale you picked.
5. List any amazing facts you can find about the whale you
picked.
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