Book Report Options

REMEMBER – You must be thorough! Use your imagination and be creative. Your report should make me WANT to read your book.

MAKE A BOOK REPORT SANDWICH!

Draw slices of ham, tomato, and Swiss cheese; lettuce leaves; a layer of mayonnaise, and a couple of slices of bread onto appropriately colored sheets of paper -- ham on pink, tomato on red, Swiss cheese on yellow, etc. The sheets serve as the ingredients for book report sandwiches.

·                       On the top slice of bread, each student wrote the title and the author of the book the student had just finished reading.

·                       On the lettuce, the student wrote a brief summary of the book.

·                       The student wrote about the main character on the tomato slice.

·                       On the mayonnaise, the student described the book's setting.

·                       The student shared the book's climax on the Swiss cheese.

·                       On the ham slice, the student described the plot.

·                       On the bottom piece of bread, the student drew a favorite scene from the story.

Staple together your layer for a yummy book report sandwich.

BOOK IN A BAG, AN ENVELOPE, AN OATMEAL BOX …

After choosing and reading a book, select a book report container. The container could be a plastic bag, a manila envelope, a can, or anything else that might be appropriate for the book. Decorate your container to convey some of the major details, elements, or themes found in the books.

The following elements should be included inside your container:

·                       Setting – Include 3 things that illustrate the setting of this book

·                       Plot – Create a timeline including the major events of the book.

·                       Literary Elements – Give 5 examples of Literary Elements (foreshadowing, personification, flashback, etc.)

·                       Character – Include  3 things that describe the main character

·                       Theme – Write a paragraph stating the theme of the book and why that theme is an important lesson. Write 2 additional paragraphs. In each of the 2 additional paragraphs, give an example from the book illustrating the theme.

In the News!- 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.

Interview a Character. Compose six to eight questions to ask a main character in a book just completed. The student also writes 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.

Create a Comic Book- Each student can turn a BOOK (NOT a comic strip), or part of it, into a comic book, complete with comic-style illustrations and dialogue bubbles.