4th and 5th Grade students
The following in your book report format. The book report must be handed in on
11/21. Late assignments will not be accepted.
1. Cover ( It's own page)
Include
your name, author, illustration of book (hand made or printed)…
2. Introduction
Thing
to include in the introduction:
- The title (underlined)
and author of the book
- Why you chose the book
- What kind of story is
it? (realistic fiction? Historical
fantasy? Historical fiction? Narrative nonfiction? Biography? Expository
nonfiction? …)
3. Body ( at least 4 paragraphs)
In
this section you want to describe the main parts of a story: theme, setting,
plot, and characters. Then you give your
opinions about the book.
The
Theme is the
main idea of the story. Some examples
might be the importance of friendship or how to be courageous in a difficult
situation. Tell what you think the theme
is and how you know.
The
Setting is
the time and place of the story. Is it
set a long time ago or now? Does it take
place in another country or in an imaginary place? How much time passes in the story – a
day? a year? A lifetime?
The
Plot is what
happens. You want to tell what the story is
mostly about.
What is the main event or
conflict? What things lead up to
it? What happens as a result? How does the story end? (Sometimes you want to avoid telling the
ending, or giving away the secret of the story.)
Be careful not to re-tell the
whole story in detail – you want room in
your report to write about other things; instead, just say enough about it so
the rest of your report will make sense.
The
Characters are
who the story is about. The main
character is called the protagonist. Who
are the other important characters? Do
they help or hinder the protagonist?
Once you have summarized the
book, you can tell what you think about it.
You can write about whatever opinions you have. Some questions you might want to answer are:
·
Do
you like the story? Why or why not?
·
What
was the best part of the book? Why?
·
How
did the story make you feel? Did you
feel different things at different points in the story?
·
Would
you recommend it to friends?
·
Would
you read other books by this author?
·
What
new things did you learn from this book?
4. Conclusion
This is just a sentence or two
to sum up your report. Give you overall
opinion of the book and the most important thing you want other people to know
about it.
