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Book Project: Bookmark Book Reports

You will create a bookmark (be as creative as you want to be!) that contains a summary, a review, character descriptions, and pictures that relate to your story. You will need to complete the planning sheet and then put your final product in bookmark format (3x9in. –front and back). The front will be the title of the book, author, summary, and one picture. The back will be character descriptions, a review, and one picture. You should be creative, neat and complete in your work. As with all writing in this class you should proofread your work. Neatness does count, so make it an example of your best work.

Planning Sheet
Summary – What are the important events that occur in the book? Remember not to reveal the conclusion!
Review – What makes this a great book? How do creativity, plot, characterization, setting, figurative language, or other features make this one you’d recommend (or one that you wouldn’t recommend)?
Characters – Who are the main characters in the book? What details and specific facts would tell someone reading your bookmark the most about the character?
Relates Graphics to the Book – What pictures or images can you look for that will relate to the theme/purpose of the book? What graphics will help someone reading your bookmark be more interested in the book?
Rubric
4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Summary
On the Back, students are to write a brief description of the book using their own words. / Outstanding
An outstanding description will make me want to read this book. Two or three great sentences that tell me what this book is about. / Good
A good description will be one or two sentences. They will generally describe the subject of the book. / Satisfactory
A satisfactory description will be one sentence. I will not know or understand what the book is about. / No Directions Followed
The description is not written in a complete sentence. No effort is evident.
Book Review
Briefly discuss what you thought of the book / You discuss in great detail the questions listed on the assignment sheet. / Most questions are answered with great detail / Some questions are answered but use little or no detail. / No questions were answered.
Character Descriptions / Answered all questions and discussed the main characters in great detail. / Answered most questions in great detail. / Answered some questions in very little detail. / Little or no questions were answered.
Grammar and spelling
Pupils will check for correct spelling on bookmark. / Outstanding
0-1 errors in spelling or grammar overall. / Good
2-3 errors in spelling or grammar overall / Satisfactory
4-5 errors in spelling or grammar overall / No Directions Followed
6 errors in spelling o
Illustration
An illustration from the book must be on the front of the bookmark. / Outstanding
An outstanding illustration would be done in color and effort will be unquestionable. The picture represents the main idea of the book. / Good
A good illustration will be in color. Effort is evident and it generally represents the main idea of the book. / Satisfactory
This illustaration could have been done better and could have shown more effort. It is either not in color or does not represent the book. / No Directions Followed
The illustration is half finished or rushed. No effort is evident. It is not in color.