One of the parts of the novel that I think is the funniest is all of Bud Caldwel's Rules and Things. Bud is such a funny kid, and he is smart and innocent. He has concocted all sorts of life rules that I typed and printed off for the bulletin board. I would have loved to have time for the boys to create their own. Next time I teach this novel I will incorporate this activity.
Names are important. They are our identity. Bud's name changes throughout the novel, and he talks about the importance of names. I stole this idea from Miss Christin. The boys and I looked up what do our names mean. They had to create illustrations to go with the meaning.
I found a great pdf with ideas that came from a theater who adapted Bud, Not Buddy for the stage. I absolutely love comparing different versions of the same story, whether from page to stage or screen. One of the activities in the pdf used the text from the novel to compare to the script. Then, it asked the students to adapt a different part of the novel into a script. We took the project a step further and acted and filmed the scene. Here's the link to our version.
The pdf also had an idea to make rock journals. I just printed off the page and the boys wrote three important days of their lives on the rocks. It would be cool to purchase real rocks and have them write with a metallic pen on the rocks the memory.
At the beginning of the novel we created Bud's suitcase together. We talked about the symbolism behind each object in his suitcase. Then, I had the boys create their own suitcases. I asked them what symbolizes them. They wrote reflections on the back of their suitcases explaining each object.
I loved how this unit turned out. I hope that I will get to teach this novel again someday.
Con mucho amor.
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