Where the Wild Things Are is a great fantasy book for students. Max is a boy who has such a wild imagination. His mother calls him "wild thing." One night, Max is sent to bed without supper for being too wild. Max then goes into a far off land to where the wild things are. These wild things made Max the King of all Wild things. Max loved being with these wild things, but soon Max got lonely. So, Max gave up being the King of all Wild things and traveled back home, where his supper was waiting for him- still warm.
One activity that you could do with your students after reading this book is doing a seminar- sort of like Paedia. Have the students sit in a circle and make connections with the characters in the book- specifically Max. Have them talk about if Max acted appropriately and if what he did was right. I'm sure most students have felt like Max at some point growing up, so they should all have connections. You could even have them make text-to-text connections.
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