Rules

 

Rules Student Project Possibilities:

Verbal/Linguistic

Create a series of six or more poems that reflect the feelings and emotions of the story.  At least one must include the point of view of Catherine. 

Create 10 or more new rules for David and explain why those rules would be important to you.

Visual/Spatial

Catherine makes Jason new words for his word book, compose your own word book and illustrate them. Find a friend to communicate with using only your word book. How does it feel to have such a limited vocabulary?    Decide if you have enough words to last an entire day, if not, select more words.  

Logical/Mathematical

Use a Venn Diagram to compare the life Catherine, Kristi, Jason or David.

Naturalist 

Start with observation of the importance of water in the book.  Develop another way that water may have been important to the story and create that chapter.

Musical 

Decide how music is important to the characters in the story. Create a composition that includes lyrics that show the emotions of that character.

Write a rap about RULES- think about all the different rules that you have to live by- include them in your rap and put it to music in Garage Band.  

Bodily/Kinesthetic 

 Stage and film an iMovie that is at least two minutes long that could be used to inform others about understanding disabilities such as autism.

Intrapersonal 

Create journal entries which Catherine would have written.  Include feelings and events that happen at the beginning, middle and end with added twists of how she might write in her own journal.  Check out cool journals at: http://www.marissamoss.com/index.php

Interpersonal 

Catherine grew as a sister and a friend in this book.  Create a podcast which Catherine would share her very own rule that she would write that would cover one more thing from the book.

Additional Resources of Interest:

Student Resources:

Video Interview with Cynthia Lord:
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=177

Materials to go Along with the Book:
http://www.cynthialord.com/materials.html

Say it with Symbols
Take a look at what is available, your school Special Education teacher may enjoy showing you a piece of software called boardmaker and perhaps a sample of a PECC’s book
http://www.givinggreetings.com/


Information Behind the Book:
http://www.cynthialord.com/rules_extra.html#behind

Special Links from Cynthia Lord:
http://www.cynthialord.com/rules_extra.html#links

Cynthia’s Recipe for Whoopie Pie Cookies

Mix the following in a large bowl.

 6 tablespoons shortening                       l-l/2 teaspoon of baking soda
l cup sugar                                           2 cups flour
l cup milk                                              5 tablespoons of cocoa
l teaspoon of vanilla                                l teaspoon salt

 Drop by teaspoonsful (or more if you want bigger ones) on a cookie
sheet.  Bake 8 to 10 mins in 350 oven..

 Filling:

l/2 cup shortening                                  6 tablespoons marshmallow fluff
l teaspoon of vanilla                                scant l/4 cup milk
3/4 cup confectioners sugar

 Beat all together.  When cookies are cool, spread filling on one cookie
and cover with another one.

Interview with author Cynthia Lord:
http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/09/05/interview-with-cynthia-lord-newbery-author-of-rules/
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