Book Report Ideas



4171950-350520 English II: Independent ReadingIndependent reading is an essential part of learning. You were asked to read a book of your choice this summer, fiction or non-fiction, at least 50 pages in length in order, and you will continue to read over the year independently to increase your literacy and act as a way to introduce your classmates to some great books and help us get to know each other. You will need to:Step 1: Complete the one-pager I gave you last class to reflect on the reading. What did you think? Why? Feel free to use your notes for this one-pager and SOAPSTone chart.Check which one: DUE: A Day: Nov 8th___ B Day:Nov 11th___Step 2: Complete a creative book project from the choices offered. (Notice the last choice is your choice So there’s freedom here – just check with your teacher.)DUE: ___________________Step 3: Write a project connection page that clearly explains how and why your product connects to what you read. Must be at least one page long!DUE: ___________________Step 4:As a Final presentation of your projects: We will do a gallery walk, and you will be asked to stand beside your product and connection page and be willing to answer questions of fellow students over it. On the flip side of this, you will be asked to walk around and give written feedback on your classmates’ products as well. Present project: ________________________2952755588010477529210PurposeThis will allow us to have conversations with each other, get to know our interests as a class, but also give you some ideas on SSR choices. We will be repeating a similar process each six weeks with SSR books, so you can get ideas for cool projects, and better yet, cool books! Have fun with this – enjoy!00PurposeThis will allow us to have conversations with each other, get to know our interests as a class, but also give you some ideas on SSR choices. We will be repeating a similar process each six weeks with SSR books, so you can get ideas for cool projects, and better yet, cool books! Have fun with this – enjoy!SCULPTURE: Create a sculpture of a character. Use any combination of soap, wood, clay, sticks, wire, stones, old toy pieces, or any other object. An explanation of how this character fits into the book should accompany the sculpture (as connection page).INTERVIEW: Interview a character from you book. Write at least ten questions and answers that will give the character the opportunity to discuss his/her thoughts and feelings about his/her role in the story. However you choose to present your interview is up to you. Explain choices of questions, answers, and how they connect to book in the connection page.DIARY: Write a diary that one of the story’s main characters might have kept before, during, or after the book’s events. Remember that the character’s thoughts and feelings are very important in a diary (at least 6 entries that really tie into the book). In connection page, explain how each entry connects to the book.SKETCH: Make five sketches of some of the scenes in the book and label them. Explain the sketches in detail in your connection page.PUPPET SHOW: Construct puppets and present a show of one or more interesting parts of the book. Explain significance of script and puppet design choices in connection page.MOVIE PITCH: Imagine that you are the author of the book you have just read. Suddenly the book becomes a best seller. Write a letter to a movie producer trying to get that person interested in making your book into a movie. Explain why the story, characters, conflicts, etc, would make a good film. Suggest a filming location and the actors to play the various roles. You may only use books that have not already been made into movies. Explain choices in location, actors, and other ideas regarding your movie pitch in the connection page.BOOK REVIEW: Write a book review, as it would be done for a newspaper. (Be sure you read a few before writing your own.) Be sure it looks like a newspaper article. This does not need a connection page.DIORAMA: Construct a diorama (three-dimensional scene which includes models of people, buildings, plants, and animals) of one of the main events of the book. Include a written description of the scene and its connection to the book in your connection page.ARTICLE: Write a feature article (with headlines) that tells the story of an important moment in the book as it might be found on the front page of a newspaper in the town where the story takes place. Explain the connection to the book and how the article-writer represents the town in your connection page. CHARACTER SKETCH: Write a FULL (physical, emotional, relational) description of three of the characters into he book. Draw a portrait to accompany each description. You do not need a connection page.NEWSCAST: Be a TV or radio reporter, and write a report of a scene from the book as if it is happening “live.” Explain how this connects to the actual events in the book.DVD: Design a DVD case for a movie version of the book. Include the brief summary on the back that helps “sell” the DVD and liner notes about the cast. Avoid using actual cover art from the book or from any actual movies that might have been made. Be original and create your own. Explain your choices in the cover art and actors in your connection page. NEWSPAPER: Create a newspaper for your book. Summarize the plot in one article; cover the weather in another, do a feature story on one of the more interesting characters in another. Be sure this looks like a newspaper. Explain your article choices and how they relate to the book in the connection page.COLLAGE: Do a collage/poster showing several at least 10 pictures or 3-d items that relate to the book. Avoid using actual images from the book or from any actual movies that might have been made. About your book Be original and create your own o find more abstract pictures to represent important images. Then write a description beside each one the show its significance. No connection page needed if descriptions are thorough.CHILDREN’S BOOK: Make a mini-book or children’s book about the story. Explain why you chose those moments to include in your book and to explain your pictures. No stick figures POINT OF VIEW: Retell part of the story from a different point of view (another character, a narrator, etc., several pages long) Explain what is added to the story by retelling from a different point of view in the connection page.REWRITE HISTORY: Stories are made up of conflicts and solutions. Choose three conflicts that take place in the story and give the solutions. Is there one that you wish had been handled differently? Rewrite these portions (several pages long). Compare/contrast your version to the original and how it affects the story in the connection page.OBITUARY: Write an obituary for one of the characters. Be sure to include lifetime accomplishments, method of death, people left behind. Explain what is real and what you made up in the connection page and how it connects to the book.FAN DAY: Pretend that you can spend a day with one of the characters. Which character would you choose? Why? What would you do? Explain (in several pages). If you address why they would like these activities based on what they did in the book, then no connection page needed.SCRAPBOOK: Using information in a book, make a scrapbook about the subject. Find symbolic pictures, make up ticket stubs, invitations, little mementos, etc. to glue into it. Include at least 10 items in your book. Explain the significance of the items in captions of the book or in the connection page.YOUR CHOICE: If you have another creative choice you’d like to use for your book, just talk to your teacher! YOU MUST GET APPROVAL FIRST TO DO THIS OPTION. If approved, write it down and submit it for our records. Most importantly, have fun! ................
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