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Book Report
Name_____________________Date__________Period_____
Choose
one of the classroom novel sets OR check out a book within your reading range OR
get your book approved by me.
Title
of the book:___________________________________________
Author:_____________________Reading
Level (if applicable):________
CHARACTERS:
List the main characters and write a brief description of each.
SETTING:
Time:
Place:
How is the choice of setting appropriate?
CONFLICT: Most books are based
around one central conflict or problem. What is the conflict in your book?
CLIMAX AND RESOLUTION:
At what point in the book did the action reach a peak?
How did the problem get resolved during and after the climax?
Plot summary:
Describe the plot in one or two paragraphs. You should include references to the
Elements of the Book like character, setting, conflict, and so on.
Analysis:
Did you like the book?
Would you recommend it to a friend? Why, or why not?
Select TWO
additional items from the following list. Circle the numbers of the two items
you chose. Staple both activities to your book report.
1.
Foreshadowing:
Sometimes the author leaves hints early in the story of what will happen later.
Find one example of foreshadowing in your book.
2.
Draw a
favorite scene from the book.
3.
Write ten questions based on the book. Five of the questions can be about
general content, but the other five must require more thinking.
4.
Vocabulary: Create a ten-word glossary of unfamiliar words from the book.
5.
Things: List 5 everyday things that have a connection to the story.
6.
Interview a Character.
Write six to eight questions to ask a main character in your book. Also write
the character's response to each question. The questions and answers should
provide information that shows the student read the book without giving away the
most significant details.
7.
Ten
Facts. Each
student creates a "Ten Facts About [book title]" sheet that lists ten facts he
or she learned from reading the book. The facts, written in complete sentences,
must include details the student didn't know before reading the book.
8.
Script
It! Each
student writes a movie script for a favorite scene in a book just read. At the
top of the script, the student can assign real-life TV or movie stars to play
each role.
9.
Concentration.
Each student will need 30 index cards to create a Concentration-style game
related to a book just finished. The student chooses 14 things, characters, or
events that played a part in the book and creates two cards that have identical
pictures of each of those things. The two remaining cards are marked Wild Card!
Then the student turns all 30 cards facedown and mixes them up. Each student can
choose a partner with whom to play according to the rules of Concentration.
10.
What Did You Learn?
Each student writes a summary of what he or she learned from a book just
completed. The summary might include factual information, something learned
about people in general, or something the student learned about himself or
herself. The summary must be at least one paragraph with a minimum of 7
sentences.
11.
Glossary and Word Search.
Each student creates a glossary of ten or more words that are specific to a
book's tone, setting, or characters. The student defines each word and writes a
sentence from the book that includes that word. Then the student creates a word
search puzzle that includes the glossary words. Students can exchange their
glossaries and word searches with others in the class.
12.
In the News!
Each student creates the front page of a newspaper that tells about events and
characters in a book just read. The newspaper page might include weather
reports, an editorial or editorial cartoon, ads, etc. The title of the newspaper
should be something appropriate to the book.
13.
Create
a Comic Book.
Turn your book, or part of it, into a comic book, complete with comic-style
illustrations and dialogue bubbles.
14.
Characters Come to Life!
Create a life-size "portrait" of one of the characters from your book. The
portrait should include a written piece that tells about the character. The
piece might also include information about events, traits, or conflicts in the
book that involve that character.
15.
Picture Books.
After reading a book, each student creates a picture book version of the story
that would appeal to younger students.
16.
Character Trait Chart.
Each student creates a chart with three columns. Each column is headed with the
name of one of the book's characters. As the student reads the book, he or she
can keep a record of the traits each character possesses and include an incident
that supports each trait.
17.
Theme Report.
Select a concept or a thing from the book and to use library or Internet
resources to explore it further. The student then writes a two-page report that
shares information about the topic.
18.
Setting.
To learn more about the setting of a book, each student writes a one-page report
explaining how that setting was important to the story.
19.
"Dear Diary."
Invite each student to create a diary or journal and write at least five entries
that might have been written by a character in a book just read. The entries
should share details about the story that will prove the student read the book.
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