Book Reports

 Book Reports.

This you will be responsible for one book report a month. These reports need to be on books that are approved by me. You need to have the book approved by me before you start reading it and/ or doing a report. You need to pick books you have not read before the start of this school year to do book reports on.

These reports are due on the first day of school, each month. If this is a huge problem, talk to me. It is better to talk to me before hand, and come up with a plan together, than show up that first day of the month without a book report.

Your book report should follow the following criteria. You will need a sheet of paper, 15x11 inches, which you can get from me. On that piece of paper you will need to create your report. There is no prescription for exactly how it should look but it needs to include the following elements.

·      Picture(s)/ Illustration(s) related to the book. This is the most important element. This should be a work of art. You need to put real effort and skill in to the creation of your illustration.

·      Author, date published

·      Brief plot description

·      Brief character description, along with roles. (Are these characters protagonists, antagonists, support, etc.)

·      Any message the book is trying to send. Is the book trying to convince you of something? Is there an argument that is present throughout the writing?

·      Your name, and the date you finished the book.

·      Did you enjoy the book; would you recommend it? WHY or WHYNOT?

·      All writing on your report paper needs to be in CURSIVE.

Some ideas for creating your report. These are just suggestions, but I do not want all your reports to look the same. Have fun creating different formats that embody the above criteria. If you do not meet all of the criteria I will hand your report back to you and have you do it again. Also, if your book report has any mistakes in spelling, grammar, punctuation, I will hand it back to you and have you do it again. 

·      Book Jacket. You can design an alternate book jacket for the book.

·      Poster. Make a catchy design that would be an advertisement for the book.

·      Make a storyboard for a TV feature of the book.

·      Make a comic strip of the book.

·      Just do a plain old report.

Remember that all of these ideas, and any you have on your own, need to include the criteria in the first list. How you do that is up to you. Try and have fun. Use paints, markers, pencils, dirt, berries and fur from your cat. Make these interesting. As always, if you are unsure of something, or have questions, please let me know.