Ive my first and final exam in a few hours so i am slightly distracted. Akwaeke emezi, 31, is a writer and video artist of nigerian and malaysian heritage and a nonbinary trans and plural person. I read this in the early 80s but it could have been written in the 50s or 60s. I was working as a freelance feature writer for lifestyles magazines then, and my daughter wanted to publish her stories just like mom. Students will read a fiction or non fiction and create a book report using a cereal box. Depending on the terrarium you got, you would grow either sweet basil, fine curled cress also called garden cress or violet queen alyssum also called alisons. Interactive literature selections the serial garden. Cut out this box and place in on the right side of your cereal box. I used to make these journals from cereal box cardboard when my kids were small. According to the latest research, they may leak harmful mineral oils into the foods they contain oils which originate mainly from the ink in the recycled newspapers that are used to make them and, to a lesser extent.
Write a summary that describes the main problem and how the problem was solved. Cover the cereal box with plain paper white paper wrapping paper turned inside out works well or colored paper or even a brown paper bag. The story of the serial garden was originally published in jessies lifetime, in a collection of joan aikens fantasy stories called a small pinch of weather. I love this book but the cover has the name cereal box mystery but the author didnt include a lot of talk of the cereal box and the story was mostly about a couple of stolen jewelry. According to the latest research, they may leak harmful mineral oils into the foods they contain oils which originate mainly from the ink in the recycled newspapers that are used to make them and, to a lesser extent, from the printing ink on the box, and may be carcinogenic.
Perhaps she felt it was unjust to her mothers memory. You might draw characters or other pictures from the book to help sell your product. About 400 letters, stuffed inside an old corn flakes box, recall the experiences of some. Any child who loves the narnia books and isnt locked into sitcomtype story telling will find that joan aikens serial garden is the real thinga fantasy book that leaves you saying, ahhhh after you finish it. The following samples of work have been on display in the classroom as helpful examples of what a high.
Letters reveal story of german pows in tn the tennessean. You make the effort to recycle because you know its better than putting it in the trash, but what exactly happens to it after it leaves your home. The box must be covered with a light colored construction paper, decorated based on the book, and include an artifact that they may make based on the story free rubric builder and assessment tools. Charming and magical, the uncommon lives of the armitage family will thrill and delight readers young and old. Man displays his cv on homemade cereal boxes daily mail. Flower garden each page flows with simple text that follows a repetitive pattern and engages the reader with an organic rhyming rhythm as the soontobe garden moves from checkout stand to box to bus to stairs, and finally to its new home on a window sill overlooking the city. Invent a name for the cereal that is related to the title of the book and sounds like a. A restaurant dedicated to cereal is now open in arvada. Ok, todays short story is kinda short, more like flash fiction.
It can be a puzzle, word search, word scramble, maze, crossword puzzle, hidden picture illustration, or any other fun activity that might be found on the back of a cereal box. In the serial garden, mark, the main character, becomes interested in the punchout garden offered on his cereal box. Students develop a new cereal and design a box for it. A new kids on the block cereal box floats atop donkey kong junior cereal and jurassic park crunch. Cereal box project examples this is a reminder that the general fiction cereal box project is due tuesday, november 30th. Students write about the ingredients that make up their book. Cereal boxes have been in the news recently, in europe. You dont have to draw on the cereal box, you could use paper and then glue them onto the box.
Childrens story from textbook about a garden created from the back of a cereal box. After world war ii, cereal consumption increased with the advent of the baby boom, and sugar became a selling point. Kellogg april 7, 1860 october 6, 1951, was an american industrialist in food manufacturing, best known as the founder of the. Make sure that it includes information from your research. The terrariums looked cool and they actually worked. An ordinary british family of the 1950s however mrs. Students write about the nutritional information or the three main characters. See more ideas about teaching writing, story sack and gruffalo activities. Cereal box book report packet home sankofa freedom. There are times when the reader simply wants to be entertained, dropped into an alternate world where, even if things are upside down, wacky, so different that nothing is immediately recognizable to you, you settle in, because you know you are going to be entertained. Write the name of your cereal and draw a picture to go with it. What seems to be missing in so many recent collections of short stories, is, simply the story. The details for both are attached and the final product will be due.
The following samples of work have been on display in the classroom as helpful examples of what a high quality project might look like. Childrens story from textbook about a garden created. In forgetting all that adult stuff like bills, board meetings and blah blah blah. Another form of advertising is the jingle, a catchy tune written to promote a product.
The cerealbox alien siubhan mcbain, grade 6, belgrave south primary school short story 2007 molly sat at her desk, staring into the dark sky. Lee macneall, 30, from lancashire, who is hoping to find a new job as his current role is coming to an end, has placed his cv on homemade cereal boxes to get the attention of employers. Cereal box project examples book report projects, book. For this art and design lesson, students complete a yearend cumulative activity in which the use all of their artistic skills to develop a new cereal.
Nov 7, 2015 this is a reminder that the general fiction cereal box project is due tuesday, november 30th. Mine was a mixture of good and stupid, mostly good. The tales in the serial garden are not as dark but just as inventive and fanciful. Taken from his elephant and other stories collection the story is narrated in the first person by an unnamed narrator and tells the story of the narrators mother moving back to california from longview, washington. Cereal box project channelview independent school district. Cereal box book report templatescereal box book report templates left side of box. Cereal box project the cereal box project is a creative, multi subject, collaborative, critical thinking project, with built in differentiation, designed to assess students understanding of. Spooky stories cereal box flexi honeycombs cereal 1978. Measure one inch down from the top and one inch in from the sides, and 1 12 up from the bottom. Com is the online community for creative writing, fiction writing, story writing, poetry writing, writing contests, writing portfolios, writing help, and writing writers. If you are writing directly on the paper, be sure to use a light shade so your blue or black ink will show. Vintage 1970s metal recipe box, post cereal, advertising promo, mid century, farmhouse kitchen, post recipe box, cw post cereal, hinged box vintageprairiehome 5 out of 5. Sixth graders demonstrate comprehension of the short story writing process, choose elements. We believe in cereal, candycolored milk and toys in the box.
Armitage on her honeymoon thought joan aiken is one of the most neglected and splendid childrens writers. Cover a cereal box with colored paper or white paper. Cereal superstars and a few klunkers milwaukee journal sentinel published 11. The first will be a cereal box project and the second part will be a class presentation in the form of a commercial for their cereal. Kelloggs invented frosted flakes and its pitchman, tony the tiger, and a. Short story where a box contains a miniature version of. The complete story provides a valuable resource for your own research, teaching and information. Spooky stories cereal box flexi pickwick record, 1978 honeycombs. Nigerianborn and raised, they currently live in brooklyn. The cereal box mystery the boxcar children mysteries. Most of the stories are funny, and some of them are poignant. After you read the story, make a cluster chart about the.
Flatten the box by carefully opening the top and bottom flaps. A forgotten chapter of tennessees history sat tucked away in a bedroom closet in lawrenceburg for decades. This should be the most attractive p art of your project. In boxes by raymond carver we have the theme of connection, worry, powerlessness, mortality and apprehension. Superstars and a few illfated klunkers from the cereal aisle. Curious, he peers into it again and again, until maybe the third or fourth time he feels something sting his eye painfully, after which he throws the box down and stomps on it. In 1980, post alphabits cereal enticed kids to start growing your own garden with one of 3 different terrariums inside. It is about a kid who is piecing together this garden, a piece of it comes with each new box of cereal that the child buys, and then the garden starts to become real, a place where the child can escape to. Once you have finished researching your person, you will complete a cereal box report as your project. Cereal box book report the book report for the months of november and december will be 2 parts. She gazed at all the different star constellations.
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