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BOOK REPORTSTEN WAYS TO DO BOOK REPORTS

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•Presented by Pat Davis

•Teacher of 4th Grade Gifted

•Pony Express Elementary

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Assignment Explained

•Due the first of each month

•Each method may be repeated only once

•For extra credit,the same book may be reported in several methods

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Book Report Form1. Who are the main

characters?

2. What is the plot of the book?

3. Would you recommend this book for your friends?

4. Write a short synopsis of your

book.

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Character Report

Dorothy of Oz

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Rewrite the Ending

•How would you change the ending of the story?

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Posters and Advertisements

•Make a poster advertising your book Poster

Be creative !

Use pictures!

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You are the editor and want changes! It is your job to write a letter to the author persuading him to change.

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AUTHOR! AUTHOR! AUTHOR!

Dear Author,

I wanted to tell you why I appreciated your book.

How would you finish the letter?

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You are a reporter. Interview one of the main characters.

Interviewing #7

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Extra! Extra! Read all about it!!

You are a reporter. Write a news story about something important in your book

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LETTER TO YOUR CLASS

Convince them they need to read your book

Dear Class,

My book is so good, it makes Pokeman look dull! It is a must read for every student.

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Power

Point

Children may use Power Point to present outlines of their book samples

Brandon’sSid’s Ryan’s

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Fourth grade gifted teacher at Pony Express Elementary, Sacramento City Unified School District

Ten ways to do Book Reports meets reading and writing standards for multi-grades as difficulty level can be adjusted for different levels. Particularly, it meets the 3.0 Standard for 4th grade. “Students read and respond to a wide variety of significant works of… literature.”