Intensive Reading Book Report

***English ~Ms. Soliz***

In this book report, you will be telling me the elements of your book.

Your book report will be a total of nine pages! So make sure you read everyday!

**DUE DATES: See Mrs. Soliz

Each day the book report is late, your gradedrops one letter grade.

Weight: Four Grades Total Points Possible: 100

All elements of this report are to be in your own words. Credit will not be given otherwise. Book Reports must be typed in a 12 point font using either Times New Roman or Arial.

Each page should have a title:“List of Characters”,“Character Analysis” etc.

I.Page One – Title, Author, Illustration(s)(3 Points)

II.Page Two – List of Characters(5 Points)

Simply list all of the characters that appeared in the book.

III. Page Three – Character Analysis(15 Points)

Tell me about the main characters in the book. You are to include their role in the book, a physical description of their appearance and a description of their personality.

IV.Page Four – Chapter by Chapter Synopsis(15 Points)

Give me 1-3 sentence summary of what each chapter was about.

V.Page Five – Plot/Sequence of Events(10 Points)

Tell me the five elements of the story: Introduction, Rising Action, Conflict/Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution/Conclusion.

**Creative Portion*** You must choose one option from each of the following pages.

Example: Page Six choice 2, Page 7 choice 4 etc…

VI.Page Six – Character Reflection(13 Points)

  1. Write a diary that one of the story’s main characters might have kept before, during, or after the book’s events. Remember that the character’s thoughts and feelings are very important in a diary.
  2. Compare and contrast two characters in the story.
  3. Do character mapping, showing how characters reacted to events and changed.
  4. Write a letter to a character in the book.

VII. Page Seven – Alternate…(13 Points)

1. Write a different beginning for your book/story.

2. Write a different ending for your book/story.

3. Write an introduction to your book/story.

4. Write a concluding paragraph summarizing your book/story.

5. Choose one part of the story that reached a climax. If something different had happened then, how would it have affected the outcome?

VIII. Page Eight – Visualization(13 Points)

1. Make a travel brochure advertising the setting of the story.

2. Draw a picture of the setting of the climax. Why did the author choose to have the action take place here?

3. Choose five things from the book that best shows what happened in your book and the meanings of what your book was about. Tell why you chose each one.

4. Make several sketches of some of the scenes in the book and label them.

5. Create a mini-comic book relating a chapter of the book or your favorite scene.

**This portion must be hand drawn**

IX.Page Nine- Marketing your Book to others(13 Points)

1. Give a sales talk, pretending the students in the class are clerks in a bookstore and you want them to purchase the book.

2. Imagine that you are the author of the book you have just read. Suddenly the book becomes a best seller. Write a letter to a movie producer trying to get that person interested in making your book into a movie. Explain why the story, characters, conflicts, etc., would make a good film. Suggest a filming location and the actors to play various roles. YOU MAY ONLY CHOOSE THIS TASK IF YOUR BOOK HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN MADE INTO A MOVIE.

3. Write a feature article (with a headline) that tells the story of the book as it might be found on the front page of a newspaper in the town where the story takes place.

4. Prepare a book talk. “Talk” to the class about your book by saying a little about the author, explain who the characters are and explain enough about the beginning of the story so that everyone will understand what they are about to read. Finally, add an exciting, interesting, or amusing passage from your book. You’ll “stop reading” at a moment that leaves the audience hanging and add “If you want to know more you’ll have to read the book.” If the book talk is well done, almost all of the students will want to read the book.