In every semester, I make sure to give my students the chance to present a topic in front of the class. I like the idea because it not only gives them self confidence, but helps them practice their English. I asked them to read a book and give a presentation about it. The presentation requires a summary on the story and an additional task which they must present to the class. Here are some ideas:

1. Draw a series of pictures illustrating the story you have read.
2. Write a letter to one of the characters.
3. Hold an interview with one of the characters asking questions about events in the    book.  It may be recorded.
4. Draw a map showing where the story takes place; describe what happens in each spot.
5. Write a song or poem about the book.
6. Have a mock trial defending your opinion of the book.
7. Design a new jacket for your book.
8. Write a letter to the author, asking questions about how, why and where the book was written.
9. Write a diary for one of the characters.
10. Do a summary of the story in comic strip form.
11. Write an advertisement (for TV, radio, newspaper) trying to sell the book.
12. Compare and/or contrast to another book you have read: plot, characters, theme, style, etc.
13. Write a continuation of the story.
14. Write or record a dialogue between two or more characters.
15. Make up a different ending or beginning.
16. Rewrite the story in a different genre - a newspaper article, for example.
17. Describe one or two of the characters you liked best, you liked least, you would like to be, you would like to add to the book.
18. Make a diorama.  A diorama is a scenic representation in which figures and  lifelike details are exhibited in a shoe box.

Source of tasks: Education Ministry, English Inspectorate Site, Israel