Language Arts -- Graffiti Wall

Cover a bulletin board with red paper. Use a black marker to create a bricklike design. Then add the name of your current novel and its author on the board. As your class reads the novel, challenge students to write concepts or new vocabulary words from the novel on the wall using different-colored paints or markers. Each time a student adds a word or concept to the wall, have him explain its meaning or relevance to the book.