6th Grade Book Report Schedule - Mrs. Gunter's 6th Grade Site

6th Grade

Book Report

Schedule

Please read the entire booklet and then sign and

return the last page. Keep the booklet for reference.

Student Name:

6th Grade Book Report Schedule

Date

Genre

Type of Report

September 25th

Christian Fiction

Short form

October 30th

Poetry

Poetry form

November 20th

Biography

Timeline

January 8th

Fiction

Short form

February 5th

Classic

Long form

March 7th

Non-fiction science

Diorama

April 1st

Historical fiction

Short form

May 2nd

Christian fiction

Cereal box

May 27th

Biography

Oral Report (Dress up)

Note: Any due dates could change throughout the year. A due date change

would be announced in class and posted on the homework bulletin board.

Genres at a Glance

? Literary Genre = a category or type of literature based on a

similar topic, form, or style.

? 3 Main Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

? There are many genre sub-groups. A few are described

below.

Fiction

Untrue/ Make-believe stories

Christian

Fiction

Historical

Fiction

Mystery

Fantasy

Nonfiction

Combines fictional elements with an actual

time/event in history (ex. A made-up story about a

boy living during the Civil War)

Involves suspense and a puzzling problem that is

(often) solved by the end of the story.

Includes elements that are impossible (ex. Talking

animals)

A book that is written and based on true facts and is informational. (ex.

¡°how-to books¡± or factual science/history books)

Biography

Autobiography

Informational

Poetry

Characterized by a Christian author and theme

Written about a real person from history by a

different author. These books relate real events

and actual facts from the person¡¯s life.

Written account of a person¡¯s life written by that

person. These books relate real events and actual

facts from the person¡¯s life.

Strictly factual (such as ¡°How to¡± books or factual

books on science and history topics)

Literature intended to evoke thought and feeling from the reader

through a particular form or style (such as rhyme and rhythm)

Each genre of literature (mostly fiction) includes some novels that are classified

as classics.

Classic

= A book whose characters and story have lasted many years and is recognized as a

great piece of literature. (Abridged versions are encouraged for this grade level)

General Information

Grading

Grades will be assessed based on a rubric for each report. The rubrics will be attached to your

final copy after grading. I have included sample rubrics at the end of this packet. Short form

book reports will count as a single assignment, while all other forms will count as a double

assignment.

Guidelines

1. All books must be approved by Mrs. Gunter. There will be a due date for each book approval.

Feel free to have the book approved before the due date in order to get an early start on your

next report. However, if you miss the approval dead line, you will lose points for the overall

project.

2. The book must be new to you.

3. With the exemption of the poetry report, you must read the book from cover to cover. For

the poetry report, you will be directed to read sections from several different books of poetry

to add up to 75 pages total.

4. Remember to follow the unique instructions for each report carefully. Refer to the rubric,

since it will be the basis of your grade, to be sure that you have met each requirement.

Publishers (for Christian Fiction)

Moody Press

David C. Cook

Bob Jones Press

Back to the Bible

Zondervan

Word Books

Scripture Press

Friends of Israel

Concordia

Bethany

Word Kids

Multinomah

Flamingo

Victor Books

Thomas Nelson

Bethel

Herald

Chariot

Tyndale

Liberty Bell

Bibliography

For books requiring a bibliography, please use the form shown below.

Format:

Last name (author), First name (author). Title of Book (underlined). Place of

Publication: Publishing Company, date of publication.

Note: Notice that the second line is always indented but the first line is not.

Sample:

Hoiser, Helen. William and Catherine Booth. Urichsville, Ohio: Barbour

Publishing Inc., 1956.

Short Form Book Report Rubric

Name: _________________ #_____

Final Grade: ______

Categories

The bibliographical entry is included with correct

formatting.

The type of book and number of pages are properly

identified.

3 defined words are written and defined neatly and

correctly.

Character description is thorough and clearly

written.

The Signature Statement is filled out indicating the

book was read completely by the due date.

Spelling, punctuation, and grammar are correct.

Total

Comments:

Points

Earned

Points

Possible

10

5

10

20

35

20

100

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