Crash-Tivities

Crash-tivities

1. Write an Essay – Write an essay about the character that you most identifies with from the book.  Include details about why.
2. Goal Setting – Penn set a goal for making the Penn Relays team and practiced running every night.  Have you ever set such a goal?  Is there a goal that you could set now? What would you need to do to achieve it?
3. Giving a Gift – Penn’s gift to Scooter was the Missouri River mud.  Crash’s gift to Penn’s great-grandfather was letting him see Penn in the relays. Sketch a picture and write a paragraph describing a meaningful gift you would like to give to a relative.
4. Tell Us More – Write several paragraphs or create a word collage that describes your relationship with one of your grandparents, great-grandparents, or another older person in your life.
5. What would you do? – Brainstorm what you would do with some Missouri River Mud.  Explain a few of your ideas in detail.
6. Be assertive – Crash rescued the turtle by barging in to Mike’s room, grabbing the turtle, and knocking Mike down.  Mike likely has no idea why Crash is doing these things.  How could Crash have used his words to assertively tell Mike why he was taking the turtle?
7. Sketch it – Create a picture or model that describes what the Coogans’ backyard might look like (in more detail than the book offers) and what wildlife (including insects and plants) might be there.  Think about what type of things are Pennsylvania.
8. Character scrapbook – Cut out pictures from magazines and catalogs that relate to the characters.  Glue the pictures onto construction paper.  You may wish to have a separate section for each character you wish to feature.  You can write captions, words or other details if you wish.
9. What’s your opinion? – Do you think it is realistic that Crash became friends with Penn? Why or why not?  Do you think it is possible for people to change?
10. Geography – Find Pennsylvania, North Dakota, and the Missouri River on a map of the United States. Use the scale of miles to find how far apart the states are and the length of the Missouri River. 

cRash by: Jerry Spinelli

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