HEAT™+Ideas

= = Firing UP Brains ~ Some HEAT Ideas

Skim some of the ideas below - add your own for others to consider as well. Even if these are not in your content area, they may inspire ideas for you to consider re-purposing.

[[image:iStock_000002035130XSmall.jpg align="right"]]Thinking OUTSIDE the Book Report!

 * Make a CD/Soundtrack for the movie with an explanation for each song choice
 * Create a 30-second movie commercial/trailer podcast
 * Make a PowerPoint presentation
 * Why this should be a movie
 * Summary
 * TV series idea
 * Abridged version of the book
 * Design a room that a character would have
 * Make a new book cover with a “write-up” and short pitch on why this should be the new cover
 * Turn the book into a short play
 * Create a fan blog
 * Design a Movie Poster
 * Write a letter to the head of a production company convincing them to make a movie
 * Write a letter to the “Fan Club” of the book
 * Create an “Interview with the Author”
 * Be a Talk Show Host interviewing the author
 * Rewrite the story using a new setting
 * Tell the story through a different character
 * Dress up like the character and retell the story
 * Write a summary from that character’s point-of-view
 * Be a Costume Designer for the movie version
 * Be the Set Designer for the movie version
 * Create a Graphic Novel version of the book
 * Create your own summary of what you think the sequel should be
 * Create a rap/song summary
 * Create the TV Show theme song
 * Illustrate the book
 * Make a documentary
 * Be a newscaster reporting the story
 * Make an audition video fora part in the movie
 * Record a voice-over
 * Describe the conflict/problem as a sport’s play
 * Create a Jeopardy game based on the book
 * Cast the movie/TV show
 * Link a real social/societal problem that relates to the story
 * Create a theme list and include books that fit into the theme
 * Create a photo album based on the book
 * Create a magazine based on the book
 * Write an advice column for the characters
 * Be the author’s editor– change one part to make the book better
 * Re-write it as a children’s book

Ideas for Having HEAT Tasks NOT Book Report
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 * ===Fakebook - Role-playing fictional/non-fiction characters with reasoning/thinking questions or tasks===
 * Game-Based Learning Units for Every Day Teacher a la Edutopia
 * Google Doc on Ways to use Wikis with students:
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