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Independent Reading Book Report Guidelines (Fiction)

Barron

Rationale: You are required to read independently for a grade at Segerstrom High School reading has been proven to improve self-disciple, vocabulary development and your own personal store of knowledge. In order to receive full credit for independent reading, you must show that you truly engaged with your independent reading book and understood what you were reading.

Directions: Carefully and thoughtfully complete the following information about the book that you just read. Remember that the boxes are expandable; just continue writing and the boxes will enlarge to fit your text.

BOOK INFORMATION:

Title of Book: [type here] / Author: [type here]
Publisher: [type here] / Copyright Date: [type here]
Lexile Score (**see note): [type here] / Number of Pagess: [type here]

SETTING:

Time (past, present, future, fantasy): / Textual Evidence for Time:
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Place (urban, suburban, rural, wilderness, etc.): / Textual Evidence for Place:
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Influence the setting has on the plot and characters (2-3 sentence concise explanation):
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CHARACTER:

Who is the Main Character? / [type here]
Character Trait #1: / Quoted Evidence (action, dialogue, other character’s reactions)
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Character Trait #2: / Quoted Evidence (action, dialogue, other character’s reactions)
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Character Trait #3: / Quoted Evidence (action, dialogue, other character’s reactions)
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Character Traits that you may want to use:

able / conceited / disagreeable / handsome / intelligent / pitiful / reserved / simple-minded
adventurous / considerate / dreamer / happy / inventive / plain / respectful / smart
ambitious / cooperative / energetic / hard-working / joyful / pleasing / responsible / strong
bold / courageous / excited / helpful / lazy / poor / rich / studious
bossy / creative / expert / honest / light-hearted / popular / sad / successful
brave / curious / fancy / humble / lovable / pretty / self-confident / thoughtful
bright / dainty / friendly / humorous / loyal / prim / selfish / thrilling
busy / daring / fun-loving / imaginative / messy / proper / serious / timid
cheerful / dark / funny / impulsive / mischievous / proud / shy / tireless
compassionate / demanding / gentle / independent / patriotic / quiet / simple / wild

PLOT:

Conflict: (Select 1) / 4-5 Sentence explanation with details specific to the conflict
character vs. character
character vs. self
character vs. nature
character vs. society
character vs. fate / [type here]
Climax: / 2-3 Sentence Concise Explanation
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Resolution/Dénouement / 2-3 Sentence Concise Explanation
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THEME:

Write a theme statement for this book. Remember that a theme must be stated in a complete sentence. Theme is the message the author hopes to convey to readers.
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Explain in what way the book has changed your mind about an issue or idea, or how reading the book has made you view something in a different way.
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OPINION:

Give a review of this book. Begin with a topic sentence, write two or three supporting sentences, and provide a closing sentence in which you reiterate your opinion(s) about the book. Your opinions must be specific—generalities indicate that you did only a cursory reading of the text.
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** Lexile Score: If you read a book that you felt was difficult but had a less pages than would get you the score you want, please enter a lexile score for that book from the website (For example, I have a copy of Pride and Prejudice on my book shelf that would only earn the reader a D with the page numbers, but it is in very small print and has a high lexile mark – over 1000). This may sway me to give you the next grade up.