Bartleby Guide		Contents: I Pre-reading Discussion II Chapter-by-Chapter Guide III Activities Download PDF of Guide ACTIVITIES Language Arts 1. Imagine that you have been hired by a television network to create a new superhero. Write a description of your superhero that includes his/her physical qualities, personality traits, and special powers. 2. Write a letter to the author suggesting a sequel title and explaining the problem that the Society of Super Secret Heroes along with the help of the Thinking Cape, will try to solve next. Art 1. Sketch a picture of your super hero that matches your written description. Invent an object to be used by your super hero that assists them in some way in performing their super hero duties. Add captions to your drawing to explain the importance of the object. 2. Have students make their own thinking cape. Use inexpensive fabric, felt squares, yarn, glitter, fabric markers, glue or any variety of crafting materials. Ask for community volunteers to come in and assist with this project. Writing/Art Combo 1. Create a comic about your “super pet” that is like Super Ferrets, the comic that Fin and his friends have made. Reading/Writing Combo 1. Obtain a copy of Tales from the Arabian Nights to read aloud from and discuss. Using the Thinking Cape's retellings as models, choose one of the stories and write your own fractured version. Science/research 1. Authors research information on topics they'd like to include in their books. Since they like to present facts accurately, but they are not always experts on these topics, they must research. Schedule a visit to the school library to research ferrets and/or hermit crabs, two animals that come up in the novel. Compare the information students obtain with the information presented by the author in the novel. Physical Education 1. Invite a local yoga instructor to the classroom to demonstrate some of the poses Mr. Burns teaches Finch and talk about the mind/body experience of yoga. 2. Invite a magician in to visit the classroom and share a secret or two on performing slight-of-hand magic.