Gossamer

Gossamer Student Project Possibilities:

Verbal/Linguistic

Littlest touches objects in the woman’s house to gather "fragments” of positive memories so she can bestow a pleasant dream. Create a concrete or shape poem about an object.   Include the shape of the object and fashion the words so that they become the object’s shape. Use this web site to help you get started--Shape Poems

Visual/Spatial

Practice the comprehension strategy of visualization. Draw what you think Littlest looks like or one of the other Dream Givers.  Some other abstract ideas in Gossamer to visualize are the Heap, a Sinisteed, a Bestowal.  Explore which medium (watercolors, oil pastels, charcoal, etc) would be the best to portray your visualization.

Logical/Mathematical

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Naturalist 

Use natural materials like basketweaving reed, grapevine, or jute to weave a dreamcatcher that might help Littlest fight off the Sinisteeds inflicting nightmares.  Complete some research to discover which culture created Dreamcatchers and what their beliefs were about them.  Write a paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting body sentences that explain and offer details, and a conclusion sentence to relate to a reader your findings about Dreamcatchers.  
Refer to this web site for help--Dreamcatchers

Musical 

Use GarageBand to compose music to help someone to fall asleep or to help alleviate nightmares.

Bodily/Kinesthetic 

Be a positive role model;role play an original skit you have created which is aimed to educate students, teachers, and parents about child abuse. 

Check out the web site about Prevent Child Abuse to get facts and statistics to incorporate into your skit.

Intrapersonal 

For a week, keep a journal of your dreams and write an analysis of what they might mean. Refer to this web site to help you decipher your dreams.  Dream Dictionary 

Interpersonal 

Interview the social worker at your school.  How does her position and work compare to the social worker lady that placed John with the woman in the story?  How does she help students or families who may be struggling like John and his mom?  Design a brochure or keynote presentation to educate others in your school about the role of a social worker.

Additional Resources of Interest:

Listen to an excerpt from Chapter 25 when Littlest is bestowing dreams upon John

Chapter 25

 

Student Resources:

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