Brainstorming your story ideas letting your ideas flow freely and frequently however irrelevant they may appear is the key to productivity fri 19 oct 2012 19. See more ideas about teaching reading, reading workshop and book projects. After reading an informational book, make a scrapbook about the topics. These ohsocool reports were always the topranked project by my fifth graders. See more ideas about teaching reading, teaching language arts and teaching. You create a mini accordion style book report and decorate your tin with artwork from the book. Creating a different cover for the book is a great project for artistic students. Brainstorm a list of ideas before writing your final draft. Ten great creative book report ideas minds in bloom. Dress either as the author or one of the characters. The novel was an instant success and has since been awarded publishers weeklys best book of the year award, the new york times notable childrens book of 2008 award and the california young reader medal in 2011, among others. If its fiction, students can dissect plot, theme, and characters. Mark a bookmark for the book, drawing a character on the front, giving a brief summary of the book on back after listing the title and author. So you might find yourself writing things like this.
I have compiled a list of ten new ideas you can use to create a unique and unusual presentation to your class. Creative book report ideas for all types of manuscripts. Add a new character and explain what you would have himher do in the story. When citing examples from the book, include the page number on which the example can be found. You should try to write a strong introductory paragraph that grabs your readers attention.
The hunger games is a young adult dystopian novel written by suzanne collins and published in 2008. Spice up those old book reports with some new ideas. Based on various historical records and the letters written by kang hsi emperor, spence creates a fictional memoir to describe kang hsis later years. Other great biography book report ideas include the thumbs up thumbs down thing and the letter to the author system. Choose 2 characters from the book for which you will make posters. Oct 26, 2010 be book report pen pals and share book reports with children in another school. The road map will show important events from a particular period in history covered in your book in sequential order. Looking for an engaging book report project that will have your students using their reading, writing, and art skills. See more ideas about teaching reading, book report projects and book projects. There are many, many great ways for students to respond to literature. Fifty alternatives to the book report teaching ideas ncte. Write a letter from one character to another character. Kids will jump for joy at the chance to try these ideas for creative book reports, which feature crafts, mapmaking, lists, letterwriting, and so much.
Mint tin book report from got to teach this is a super cute handson book report idea. Oct 11, 2019 the start of your book report provides an opportunity to make a solid introduction to the material and your own personal assessment of the work. Present an oral book report dress up as your favorite character. Youll find those ideas and many more in this ed world archive. This project would be perfect for a book tasting in your classroom. They want new ways to think about a piece of literature and new. Book events worldwide are on hold, but afrolit sans frontieres uses social media to host frank discussions around writing, creativity, sex. Fifty alternatives to the book report readwritethink. Jul 23, 2018 a book report is meant to discuss the contents of the book at hand, and your introductory paragraph should give a little overview. The students in my class read a new book and complete a reading response project every two to three weeks. See more ideas about teaching reading, book projects and teaching. Book report ideas 20 ways of looking at the book these activities address multiple intelligences and a range of student ability levels. Great for book reports or new creative writing projects. On the mayonnaise, the student described the books setting.
Are you exhausted trying to come up with a new idea on how to prepare your next book report project. There are so many super creative, openended projects you can use mint tins. Spice up those old book reports with some new, creative ideas. Students could design a tattoo for a character and then write an essay explaining or justifying their choices.
Oct 05, 2017 book report and reading log printables from the canadian homeschooler. After reading the book, they use an interactive tool to create a new cover for it. Students select a book to read based only on its cover art. Fresh new graphics and fonts to fit most all grades. Paradises class prepared book reports on cereal boxes. Free book report resources and ideas homeschool giveaways. There is a lot of opportunity for differentiation and reaching all kinds of learning styles with these activities. Do your students grumble every time you mention the words book reports. An african literary festival for the age of coronavirus. Book report and reading log printables from the canadian homeschooler. Be a tv or radio reporter, and give a report of a scene from the book as if it is happening live. In a recent posting to the gazette, one teacher shared an idea that.
The class is assigned any science fiction book to read over a four week period. Book reports ideas, forms, format, printables, writing, and. Here are 22 creative book report ideas designed to make reading more. Fresh ideas for creative book reports education world. Dec 19, 2006 are you exhausted trying to come up with a new idea on how to prepare your next book report project. Not your same old book report dioramas, trioramas, quadramas teachertested ideas with emphasis on 3dimensional projects. Book report ideas notes, handouts, powerpoints varsity tutors. Note down anything that comes to mind around plot events, themes, settings, ideas for your protagonist. On the bottom piece of bread, the student drew a favorite scene from the story. Below, we present some alternatives to that classic classroom assignment, the book report. Jan 24, 2019 book ideas come to authors via many conduits.
Design a poster or new book cover depicting the climax of the story. The road map will show important events from a particular period in. Multimedia book report rubric this rubric includes descriptors for 4 levels and 11 proficiencies. When kids find titles that are engaging, interesting, and thoughtprovoking, theyre hooked. Students loved creating an original book report display using a covered cereal box and readymade templates.
Somewhere in your first paragraph, you should also state the books title and the authors name. Through the teachings of adam smith, john stuart mill, karl marx, john maynard keynes, and more, renowned economist todd buchholz shows how these ageold ideas still apply to. In this lesson from the new york times, students consider the ways author orhan pamuk uses objects as inspiration in his new novel the museum of innocence. A book report is meant to discuss the contents of the book at hand, and your introductory paragraph should give a little overview. Write a one sentence summary of each chapter and illustrate the sentence. Mark a bookmark for the book, drawing a character on the front, giving a brief summary of the. A quick web search will reveal that there are many ideas out there for creative book reports, but they are not all good ideas. The student shared the books climax on the swiss cheese. These 10 creative book report ideas will spice things up for the better. Provide your students with a variety of unique book report projects. Book report ideas make a diorama these still my childrens favorite. If its nonfiction, they can plunge into a subject that fascinates them or learn a lot about something theyve never heard of before. They might use traditional mediums paper, markers, and so on, or those with the skills and resources could create one using digital tools. Book reports are old news, and kids often dont enjoy doing them.
Assigning the projects after assigning a genre for the month, give students due dates for the following three tasks. For this report you will create a timeline in the shape of a road map. Jazz up traditional book reports with these 15 different digital book report ideas your students will love. This archive offers 36 book report ideas that are sure to keep students interested and engaged. These will work for almost any book and are especially good when students are reading independent book selections. The thumbs up and down system involves writing a book report of the examined book in form of a movie report, where the student ends up giving the book either a thumbs up or a thumbs down. Draw a classroom mural depicting a major scenes from the book. Have you ever tried video book reports, edible book reports, paperless book reports. If you are hunting for your next fantastic story idea, try these 12 sources of inspiration. My students produce a polished final draft that is unique in style, shape, and content. Paradises class cereal box book report commercials part 2. Includes newspaper template, newspaper assignment ideas, newspaper rubric, writing rubric, selfassessment score sheet, and. Education world presents 25 ideas for you to use or adapt.
Students tire of responding to novels in the same ways. Use these twentyfive ideas to shake up your bookrelated activities. This isnt the place to delve into details, but draw off your hook to share a little more information that is crucial to the storyline. Write an acrostic poem about the book using the letters in the title of the book or the name of a character or author. Students could design a tattoo for a character and then write an essay explaining or. There are fascinating myths in cultures all over the world. A mustread for students of economics, new ideas from dead economists offers an entertaining and accessible introduction to the great economic thingers throughout history. Be book report pen pals and share book reports with children in another school. Somewhere in your first paragraph, you should also state the book s title and the authors name. More ideas than youll ever use for book reports 341 ideas for book projects from three different teachers. The start of your book report provides an opportunity to make a solid introduction to the material and your own personal assessment of the work. Page 1 of 2 hialeah gardens high school suggested secondary creative book report ideas 1.