Book Clubs and a Story Wheel

I tried Laura Candler's Book Clubs on a small basis this year. When groups of students (a book club) finished their reading selection, I gave them free choice to do a group project as a culminating activity. Here is a story wheel they did for the book "A Dog's Life" by Ann M. Martin. Five fourth grade students completed this project. I was really proud of their work--and the way they worked together as readers and writers.

The students chose the book they wanted to read and when they finished they pulled out 8 major events in the book then wrote about them and illustrated a scene.