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Book Projects:
Each month, students will be reading a different type of book
and completing a book project. Each genre has a
specific project assigned, and those are listed below. After everyone
has shared their reports at the end of the month, we will have a
celebration! We
will not be doing book reports in December or May due to all the other
activities involved at the end of the semester.
REALISTIC FICTION:
- Cereal Box: Students invent a cereal based on
their book and design a cereal box that presents information about the
story
in a fun, creative format.
- The Main Character's in Town: Students pretend to
interview the main character of their book for the local newspaper.
They generate at least 5 thoughtful questions and then answer
them from the
character's point of view.
- Write a Picture Book: Students write and
illustrate a picture book based on their book.
- Spend a Day:Students imagine they are visiting the
setting of the book and spending a day with one of the characters.
Students describe 3 activities from their imaginary day and draw
an illustration
of each.
BIOGRAPHY:
- Presidential Poster:Students nominate the subject
of their biography for president. They then create a campaign
poster that describes the candidate's qualities and background.
- Diary Entry:Students choose 3 inportant events
from their biography. For each event, they will write a 1-page
diary entry from the point of view of the subject of the book.
- Dress-Up Day:Students dress up as the subject of
their book and answer their classmates' questions in a brief
presentation.
- Time Capsule: Students create a time capsule that
represents the subject of a biography and write an explanation for each
object they include.
NONFICTION:
- Photo Album:Students create a construction paper
photo album of important people, places, events, or objects from their
nonfiction book. Students also write captions explaining the
significance of the photos.
- E-mail a Friend:Students write 2 email messages.
First, they write a message from a friend or family member asking
questions
about the book. Then, they write a message answering the
questions
and persuading the friend or family member to read the book.
- Souvenirs: Students create or design 4 souvenirs
that represent important aspects of their book.
- Test Time: Students create a test and answer key
based on their book.
HISTORICAL
FICTION:
- Story Quilt:Students create a paper quilt
depicting symbols from the story and explain the significance of each.
- Postcards: Students write and illustrate
3 postcards about an important character, place, and event in their
book.
- Comic Strip: Students create a comic strip to
retell an important part of their book.
- Time Line: Students research the time period
their book was set in and create a time line showing historical events
that occurred during that era.
SCIENCE
FICTION/FANTASY:
- Extra, Extra!:Students write 2 newspaper articles
based on a science fiction or fantasy book. in one article,
students report an event that occurred in the book. In the other
article, students report an event they made up based on the characters
and story.
- Design a Game: Students create a board game based
on their book.
- Travel Brochure: Students choose an interesting
setting from their book and create a travel brochure that advertises
this
place.
- Write a Screenplay: Students choose a scene from
their book and rewrite it as a scene for a movie screenplay.
MYSTERY:
- Detective on the Case: Students act as detectives
and file a case report based on their mystery. Their job is to
report information such as setting, characters, clues, conflict, and
resolutions.
- Setting Map: Students choose a setting from
the story and draw a map of it, labeling important places.
- New Ending: Students write a different
ending for
their mystery.
- Character Cards: Students create at least 5
character cards. Each card includes an illustration and important
information about a character.
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