Fourth Grade Book Reports
4th Grade Book Reports
Once per quarter, students will be required to present a book report to the class. Each of these reports will be on a book the student has read during the quarter. It is expected that each report be given in a creative way! Specific information regarding quarterly book reports is as follows:
· The book you choose to read should be appropriate for your reading level and a minimum of 100 pages in length ( Have your teacher "ok" the book before you begin reading).
· The book can’t be one you have read before or one we have read in class.
· If you are absent the day your book report is due, then it is due on the day you return to school.
· All presentations should be within the specified time limit. A minimum of 3 minutes is expected with the maximum of 5 minutes allowed. If your presentation is less than the minimum or more than the maximum there will be an automatic 10-point deduction off your final score.
· Each quarter you will need to choose a book from a new genre; one that you haven’t done before. The 4 genres from which you will be required to choose from are listed below.
Book Genres
1. Biography or Autobiography
2. Mystery
3. Fiction
4. Non-Fiction
By the end of this year, you should have presented one book from each category (genre). If you repeat a genre, there will be an automatic 15-point deduction. For example, if you present a Harry Potter book from genre 3 and then share a different Harry Potter book next quarter, even though they are 2 different books, they are from the same category (genre) and 15 points will be deducted.
Your first quarter book report is due on June 3rd, 2013.
Book Report-Creative Ideas
You may choose one of the following ideas for sharing your book. If you want to use a different creative idea, you may ask your teacher for approval. The approval must be given before the due date. The most important thing is to be creative in your presentation. Each quarter you must choose a different creative idea. By the end of the year, you will have shared four different books in four different new and exciting ways.
Make sure that you put lots of time and effort into your presentation as it represents a large portion of your final score. You will be graded on the effort you have put into your creation!!!!
Book Report Grading Form Categories to be Graded (* Points for each catagory will be added to the rubric by Tues., Sept. 18th, 2012).
Points Possible / 100
Points Earned
State the title and author of your book.
Tell what genre the book is in.
State the number of the creative idea you are using.
Present and explain your creative idea to the class. (Remember that you are graded on how much effort you put into your creation.)
Share a brief summary of your book. Tell us enough to get us interested, but not so much that it ruins the ending.
Presentation: (expression, speak clearly and loudly, eye contact, easy to understand)
Prepared—(Rehearsed, ready on due date)
Give the book a rating of 1-5 stars, depending on how well you liked it. The more you liked it, the more stars you will give. Explain to the class why you rated it the way you did.
Within Time Limit Yes No /5
Total Points Earned
/100
** Remember that the entire presentation should be a minimum of 3 minutes long and a maximum of 5 minutes long. If you are not within the time limit, there will be an automatic 10-point deduction.
** If you forget any of the numbers listed above, and need to be reminded, you will automatically lose half of the points for that number.
Creative Ideas
1. Write a TV or radio commercial advertising the book.
2. Prepare a skit about your book and perform it for the class.
3. Design a book jacket (different from the one it already has) illustrating your three favorite scenes. Include a summary on the inside cover. (Fully colored on large art paper. No computer images.)
4. Build a diorama of your favorite scene or setting.
5. Design a map of the area where the story takes place. Make sure to include a scale and legend. (Fully colored on large art paper. No computer images.)
6. Make an illustrated time line for a historical book. (Fully colored on large art paper. No computer images.)
7. Design a vacation or informational pamphlet about a location in the book. (Fully colored on large art paper. No computer images.)
8. Design an invitation to read the book. (Fully colored on large art paper. No computer images.)
9. Design a mobile, using pictures of characters or places in the story. (Must have at least five different attachments.)
10. Pretend you are a book critic for a local newspaper or TV station and share your review of the book.
11. Dress up like a character in the book and describe the role that character plays in the book. (Make sure to include props and other things to help us recognize your character.)
12. Compose a song about your book, an event in the book, or one of the characters and sing or play it for the class.
13. Write a journal entry from the point of view of one of the characters in the book (Pretend you are your favorite character from the book and write at least 5 entries.)
14. Prepare and perform a puppet show.
15. Make a collage about your book.
16. Write a letter to one of the characters in the book, describing what you liked or did not like about what he/she did in the book (at least six paragraphs in length).
17. Pretend you are an interviewer from the local news. Write at least ten interview questions you would ask one of the characters in the book and what you think their answers might be (full and complete answers).
18. Create a “Wanted” poster for a character from the book. (Fully colored on large art paper. No computer images.)
19. Write a news article on the book; answer Who? What? When? Where? How? Why? Pretend you are a newscaster and give us the information in a live news broadcast.
20. Create a comic strip. (Draw and fully color a comic strip using characters from your book. No computer images. Must be at least 7 frames.)
PRESENTATION DUE DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
4th Quarter Book Report for the 2012/2013 School Year is due on Monday, June 3rd, 2012.
Once per quarter, students will be required to present a book report to the class. Each of these reports will be on a book the student has read during the quarter. It is expected that each report be given in a creative way! Specific information regarding quarterly book reports is as follows:
· The book you choose to read should be appropriate for your reading level and a minimum of 100 pages in length ( Have your teacher "ok" the book before you begin reading).
· The book can’t be one you have read before or one we have read in class.
· If you are absent the day your book report is due, then it is due on the day you return to school.
· All presentations should be within the specified time limit. A minimum of 3 minutes is expected with the maximum of 5 minutes allowed. If your presentation is less than the minimum or more than the maximum there will be an automatic 10-point deduction off your final score.
· Each quarter you will need to choose a book from a new genre; one that you haven’t done before. The 4 genres from which you will be required to choose from are listed below.
Book Genres
1. Biography or Autobiography
2. Mystery
3. Fiction
4. Non-Fiction
By the end of this year, you should have presented one book from each category (genre). If you repeat a genre, there will be an automatic 15-point deduction. For example, if you present a Harry Potter book from genre 3 and then share a different Harry Potter book next quarter, even though they are 2 different books, they are from the same category (genre) and 15 points will be deducted.
Your first quarter book report is due on June 3rd, 2013.
Book Report-Creative Ideas
You may choose one of the following ideas for sharing your book. If you want to use a different creative idea, you may ask your teacher for approval. The approval must be given before the due date. The most important thing is to be creative in your presentation. Each quarter you must choose a different creative idea. By the end of the year, you will have shared four different books in four different new and exciting ways.
Make sure that you put lots of time and effort into your presentation as it represents a large portion of your final score. You will be graded on the effort you have put into your creation!!!!
Book Report Grading Form Categories to be Graded (* Points for each catagory will be added to the rubric by Tues., Sept. 18th, 2012).
Points Possible / 100
Points Earned
State the title and author of your book.
Tell what genre the book is in.
State the number of the creative idea you are using.
Present and explain your creative idea to the class. (Remember that you are graded on how much effort you put into your creation.)
Share a brief summary of your book. Tell us enough to get us interested, but not so much that it ruins the ending.
Presentation: (expression, speak clearly and loudly, eye contact, easy to understand)
Prepared—(Rehearsed, ready on due date)
Give the book a rating of 1-5 stars, depending on how well you liked it. The more you liked it, the more stars you will give. Explain to the class why you rated it the way you did.
Within Time Limit Yes No /5
Total Points Earned
/100
** Remember that the entire presentation should be a minimum of 3 minutes long and a maximum of 5 minutes long. If you are not within the time limit, there will be an automatic 10-point deduction.
** If you forget any of the numbers listed above, and need to be reminded, you will automatically lose half of the points for that number.
Creative Ideas
1. Write a TV or radio commercial advertising the book.
2. Prepare a skit about your book and perform it for the class.
3. Design a book jacket (different from the one it already has) illustrating your three favorite scenes. Include a summary on the inside cover. (Fully colored on large art paper. No computer images.)
4. Build a diorama of your favorite scene or setting.
5. Design a map of the area where the story takes place. Make sure to include a scale and legend. (Fully colored on large art paper. No computer images.)
6. Make an illustrated time line for a historical book. (Fully colored on large art paper. No computer images.)
7. Design a vacation or informational pamphlet about a location in the book. (Fully colored on large art paper. No computer images.)
8. Design an invitation to read the book. (Fully colored on large art paper. No computer images.)
9. Design a mobile, using pictures of characters or places in the story. (Must have at least five different attachments.)
10. Pretend you are a book critic for a local newspaper or TV station and share your review of the book.
11. Dress up like a character in the book and describe the role that character plays in the book. (Make sure to include props and other things to help us recognize your character.)
12. Compose a song about your book, an event in the book, or one of the characters and sing or play it for the class.
13. Write a journal entry from the point of view of one of the characters in the book (Pretend you are your favorite character from the book and write at least 5 entries.)
14. Prepare and perform a puppet show.
15. Make a collage about your book.
16. Write a letter to one of the characters in the book, describing what you liked or did not like about what he/she did in the book (at least six paragraphs in length).
17. Pretend you are an interviewer from the local news. Write at least ten interview questions you would ask one of the characters in the book and what you think their answers might be (full and complete answers).
18. Create a “Wanted” poster for a character from the book. (Fully colored on large art paper. No computer images.)
19. Write a news article on the book; answer Who? What? When? Where? How? Why? Pretend you are a newscaster and give us the information in a live news broadcast.
20. Create a comic strip. (Draw and fully color a comic strip using characters from your book. No computer images. Must be at least 7 frames.)
PRESENTATION DUE DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
4th Quarter Book Report for the 2012/2013 School Year is due on Monday, June 3rd, 2012.