After Reading Activity #1

Philosophical Chairs

Philosophical Chairs is an activity or game that we're going to use to debate some of the ideas and concepts from this text. Remeber at the beginning of this novel, before we began reading when we discussed some big ideas during the learning stations? (If you don't remember you can click here!)

We're going to use some of those questions, along with some new more text-specific ones.

After Reading Activity #2

RAFT Writing Letter

Pretend that the school administration has threatened to pull the plug on Open Mike Fridays, believing it is not contributing to the new focus on standards of learning and is a waste of time. Your job is to either defend the practice of Open Mike Fridays or voice your agreement with the school's choice.

After Reading Activity #3

Character Venn Diagrams

As we've learned, this novel is the coming of age of 18 different students. Each student grows and changes over the course of the book, taking off their masks and morphing into their true selves. In this activity, we'll be looking at how two characters are alike and different after you've learned all there is about them.

After Reading Activity #4

Directing the Novel

Now that we've finished the book, let's move from reader to director! Your role is to imagine yourself as a big time movie director. Your job is to make Bronx Masquerade into a movie. To do so, you should consider the following questions: