Book Report Options

DO NOT LOSE THIS PAPER –

You will need this for the entire school year.

You may pair up with another person who has read the same book – but 2x the pages are required
Make a movie or Talk Show – Cast, direct, act (optional) and produce a segment of the story. The objective is for us, the viewer to gain a good idea of what the story is about and become interested in wanting to read the story. You do not have to act in this production but you are responsible of all of the other elements of this project. You will be describing the plot, characters, and setting of the story to the viewers. This will be shown in class so it must be on a DVD/flash drive.
You will need to write/ turn in a script – 2 pages, 11-12 pt. font Calibri or similar– Do not double space – You must give specifics from the book.
If the movie does not include the full plot, write a full one page summary adding in the title, author, genre, protagonist, antagonist, & theme to the title page
Children’s book – Create a children’s version of the book you read, BUT it should be accurate and reflect an 8th grade audience. This is not similar to Mrs. Barron’s version of the children’s book. Create this book with summaries as the captions on each page (this will be the written element). You may print out pictures to use, but they must be creatively chosen. No pictures of a movie version of the book. 12 pages. Don’t forget to include a cover which does not count as part of the 12 pages. Include all important parts of the plot including the END – add in the title, author, genre, protagonist, antagonist, and theme to the cover page.
Photo Album/Scrap Book– This is NOT an easier version of the children’s book! More effort is taken in the verbal explaining, the mementos, and the choice of pictures. Clip art is allowed, but rarely since a person’s life events are captured by real pictures. Create a photo album that demonstrates the plot line of the story. Each picture MUST have a caption in a complete sentence – but the sentence should not give all the details of the event. You must present the details of the scene in your own words, unscripted. This is a CREATIVE activity. More than one picture should be on the page and mementos should be added. Think about a scrap book that someone would make for important events in their life. This should be at least 12 pages long. You will have to describe each important event of the person’s life without a script. The cover does not count as part of the 12 pages. Include all important parts of the plot including the END – add in the title, author, genre, protagonist, antagonist, and theme to the cover page.

The cover of whichever project that you choose includes the title, author, genre (see list),protagonist, antagonist, & theme.

Some Genres

Action/Adventure

Autobiography/Biography

Comedy

Court Room

Drama/Lawyers

Detective/Spy

Family Drama

Fantasy

Graphic Novels

Historical

Horror

Medical/Forensic

Mystery

Poetry

Romance

Romantic Comedy

Science

Science Fiction

Sports

Suspense

Thriller

War

Western

The expectations for the oral presentations is that you stand in the front of the classroom and share with the class the plot of your book. It is really important that youlook at the class while reading/explaining (min.1x each page), articulate, use varied cadence, and speak loudly. The objective of a presentation is your ability to talk about something to the class, not to read things to us dispassionately. – PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION

Due Dates:

11/15 AR Test

12/13AR Test and Project using this sheet

2/1AR Test

3/7 AR Test and Project using this sheet

4/7AR Test

5/9 AR Test and Project using this sheet

Literary elements to include in your reports and projects: See the glossary of the literature book for some brief explanations:

Exposition (setting/ background)

Protagonist (Main “good guy”)

Antagonist (Main “bad guy”)

Conflict

8+ events of the rising action

Important, specific detail

Climax- Turning point

Conclusion

All projects have an element of creativity, mastery of skills, and show strengths of various learning styles. They will take time to complete WELL and will require planning.

If you have ANY problems with an assignment, please come to me at least a week before due;

this way, we’ll have plenty of time to work on any challenges.

Below is a copy of the rubric that will be used to grade your report. If you have any questions, please come and see me before your project is due.

Reading Grade -Reduced points for incorrect or missing plot characteristics, protagonist, antagonist, genre, plot, title, author, and/or theme.

POINTS / 10 pts OR 9 pts / 8 pts OR 7 pts / 6 pts OR 5 pts OR 4 pts / ADDITIONAL REDUCTION FOR MISSING CONTENT OR LATE WORK
Quality: / Superb! Above the Standard
No obvious errors / Meeting the Standard
Few errors / Below the Standard
Many errors / Comments:
Project effort /
  • Neat & well organized.
  • Completely done neatly
/
  • Mainly neat & well organized.
  • Some neatness issues/organization
  • 1 or 2 errors that are too obvious to be missed
/
  • Limited work
  • Many mistakes in spelling and grammar

Following directions /
  • All stated requirements.
  • Has taken care to write everything in sentences with the correct formatting.
  • Includes author, title, protagonist, antagonist, genre, and theme.
/
  • Most of the requirements are met.
  • 1 or 2 incorrect/missing author, title, etc.
/
  • Limited requirements are met
  • 3 or more incorrect/missing author, title, etc.
  • Sloppy, incomplete or non-approved project idea

Plot /
  • Has the full plot (Beginning, Middle, End)
  • Detailed
/
  • Has much of the plot: (Beginning, Middle, End)
  • Missing some details
/
  • Missing either the Beginning, Middle, End
  • Missing many details

Language Grade –Reduced points for lack of eye contact, inflection, volume, or formatting issues, spelling, grammar, typos, and flow of work.

POINTS / 10 pts OR 9 pts / 8 pts OR 7 pts / 6 pts OR 5 pts OR 4 pts / ADDITIONAL REDUCTION FOR MISSING CONTENT OR LATE WORK
Presentation / Great eye contact, loud clear voice (no “umms” or repeated habitual quirks), varying tone of voice creates interest for the viewer / Some eye contact, tone of voice fair with some speech glitches, very fast or very slow. Some of the time, it’s hard to focus on the content due to presentation difficulties. / Rare eye contact, poor tone of voice, many verbal mistakes, hard to focus on content due to presentation difficulties.
Written Work / No noticeable spelling or grammar mistakes, indenting of paragraphs, typed when requested, on topic with good flow / Some spelling and/or grammar mistakes or typos, good flow of content, stays on topic / Many spelling and/or grammar mistakes, hand written when requested to be typed, goes off topic