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42 Creative Book Report Ideas for Students

Inspire your students to share their love of books.

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Responding to what you read is an important literacy skill. Reading about other people’s experiences and perspectives helps kids learn about the world. And although students don’t need to dive deeply into every single book they read, occasionally digging into characters, settings, and themes can help them learn to look beyond the prose. Here are 42 creative book report ideas designed to make reading more meaningful.

1. Concrete Found Poem

A student sample of a concrete found poem

This clever activity is basically a shape poem made up of words, phrases, and whole sentences found in the books students read. The words come together to create an image that represents something from the story.

2. Graphic Novel

Have students rewrite the book they are reading, or a chapter of their book, as a graphic novel. Set parameters for the assignment such as including six scenes from the story, three characters, details about the setting, etc. And, of course, include detailed illustrations to accompany the story.

3. Book Snaps

A picture of a piece of text with comments and visuals added as commentary as an example of creative book report ideas

Book Snaps are a way for students to visually show how they are reacting to, processing, and/or connecting with a text. First, students snap a picture of a page in the book they are reading. Then, they add comments, images, highlights, and more.

4. Diary Entry

Have your students place themselves in the shoes of one of the characters from their book and write a first-person diary entry of a critical moment from the story. Ask them to choose a moment in the story where the character has plenty of interaction and emotion to share in a diary entry.

5. Character To-Do List

A hand written character to do list

This fun activity is an off-the-beaten-path way to dive deep into character analysis. Get inside the head of the main character in a book and write a to-do list that they might write. Use actual information from the text, but also make inferences into what that character may wish to accomplish.

6. Mint Tin Book Report

A mint tin is converted to a book report with an illustration on the inside lid and cards telling about different parts of the book inside as an example of creative book report ideas

There are so many super-creative, open-ended projects you can use mint tins for. This teacher blogger describes the process of creating book reports using them. There’s even a free template for cards that fit inside.

7. Fictional Yearbook Entries

Ask your students to create a yearbook based on the characters and setting in the book. What do they look like? Cut out magazine pictures to give a good visual image for their school picture. What kind of superlative might they get? Best looking? Class clown? What clubs would they be in or lead? Did they win any awards? It should be obvious from their small yearbooks whether your students dug deep into the characters in their books. They may also learn that who we are as individuals is reflected in what we choose to do with our lives.

8. Book Report Cake

A purple cake made from paper cut into slices

This project would be perfect for a book tasting in your classroom! Each student presents their book report in the shape of food. See the sandwich and pizza options above and check out this blog for more delicious ideas.

9. Current Events Comparison

Have students locate three to five current events articles a character in their book might be interested in. After they’ve found the articles, have them explain why the character would find them interesting and how they relate to the book. Learning about how current events affect time, place, and people is critical to helping develop opinions about what we read and experience in life.

10. Sandwich Book Report

A book report made from different sheets of paper assembled to look like a sandwich as an example of creative book report ideas

Yum! You’ll notice a lot of our creative book report ideas revolve around food. In this oldie but goodie, each layer of this book report sandwich covers a different element of the book—characters, setting, conflict, etc. A fun adaptation of this project is the book report cheeseburger.

11. Book Alphabet

Choose 15 to 20 alphabet books to help give your students examples of how they work around themes. Then ask your students to create their own Book Alphabet based on the book they read. What artifacts, vocabulary words, and names reflect the important parts of the book? After they find a word to represent each letter, have them write one sentence that explains where the word fits in.

12. Peekaboo Book Report

A tri-fold science board decorated with a paper head and hands peeking over the top with different pages about the book affixed

Using cardboard lap books (or small science report boards), students include details about their book’s main characters, plot, setting, conflict, resolution, etc. Then they draw a head and arms on card stock and attach them to the board from behind to make it look like the main character is peeking over the report.

13. T-Shirt Book Report

A child wears a t-shirt decorated as a book report as an example of creative book report ideas

Another fun and creative idea: Create a wearable book report with a plain white tee. Come up with your own using Sharpie pens and acrylic paint. Get step-by-step directions .

14. Book Jacket

Have students create a new book jacket for their story. Include an attractive illustrated cover, a summary, a short biography of the author, and a few reviews from readers.

15. Watercolor Rainbow Book Report

This is great for biography research projects. Students cut out a photocopied image of their subject and glue it in the middle. Then, they draw lines from the image to the edges of the paper, like rays of sunshine, and fill in each section with information about the person. As a book report template, the center image could be a copy of the book cover, and each section expands on key information such as character names, theme(s), conflict, resolution, etc.

16. Act the Part

Have students dress up as their favorite character from the book and present an oral book report. If their favorite character is not the main character, retell the story from their point of view.

17. Pizza Box Book Report

A pizza box decorated with a book cover and a paper pizza with book report details as an example of creative book report ideas

If you’re looking for creative book report ideas that use upcycled materials, try this one using a pizza box. It works well for both nonfiction and fiction book reports. The top lid provides a picture of the book cover. Each wedge of the pizza pie tells part of the story.

18. Bookmark

Have students create a custom illustrated bookmark that includes drawings and words from either their favorite chapter or the entire book.

19. Book Reports in a Bag

A group of students pose with their paper bag book reports

Looking for book report ideas that really encourage creative thinking? With book reports in a bag, students read a book and write a summary. Then, they decorate a paper grocery bag with a scene from the book, place five items that represent something from the book inside the bag, and present the bag to the class.

20. Reading Lists for Characters

Ask your students to think about a character in their book. What kinds of books might that character like to read? Take them to the library to choose five books the character might have on their to-be-read list. Have them list the books and explain what each book might mean to the character. Post the to-be-read lists for others to see and choose from—there’s nothing like trying out a book character’s style when developing your own identity.

21. File Folder Book Report

A manilla file folder decorated with elements of a book report as an example of creative book report ideas

Also called a lap book, this easy-to-make book report hits on all the major elements of a book study and gives students a chance to show what they know in a colorful way.

22. Collage

Create a collage using pictures and words that represent different parts of the book. Use old magazines or print pictures from the Internet.

23. Book Report Triorama

A pyradimal shaped 3D book report with illustrations and words written on all sides

Who doesn’t love a multidimensional book report? This image shows a 3D model, but Elisha Ann provides a lesson to show students how to glue four triangles together to make a 4D model.

24. Timeline

Have students create a timeline of the main events from their book. Be sure to include character names and details for each event. Use 8 x 11 sheets of paper taped together or a long portion of bulletin board paper.

25. Clothes Hanger Book Report Mobile

A girl stands next to a book report mobile made from a wire hanger and index cards as an example of creative book report ideas

This creative project doesn’t require a fancy or expensive supply list. Students just need an ordinary clothes hanger, strings, and paper. The body of the hanger is used to identify the book, and the cards on the strings dangling below are filled with key elements of the book, like characters, setting, and a summary.

26. Public Service Announcement

If a student has read a book about a cause that affects people, animals, or the environment, teach them about public service announcements . Once they understand what a PSA is, have them research the issue or cause that stood out in the book. Then give them a template for a storyboard so they can create their own PSA. Some students might want to take it a step further and create a video based on their storyboard. Consider sharing their storyboard or video with an organization that supports the cause or issue.

27. Dodecahedron Book Report

A dodecahedrom 3D sphere made into a book report

Creative book report ideas think outside the box. In this case, it’s a ball! SO much information can be covered on the 12 panels , and it allows students to take a deep dive in a creative way.

28. Character Cards

Make trading cards (like baseball cards) for a few characters from the book. On the front side, draw the character. On the back side, make a list of their character traits and include a quote or two.

29. Book Report Booklets

A book made from folded grocery bags is the template for a student book report as an example of creative book report ideas

This clever book report is made from ordinary paper bags. Stack the paper bags on top of each other, fold them in half, and staple the closed-off ends of the bags together. Students can write, draw, and decorate on the paper bag pages. They can also record information on writing or drawing paper and glue the paper onto the pages. The open ends of the bags can be used as pockets to insert photos, cut-outs, postcards, or other flat items that help them tell their story.

30. Letter to the Author

Write a letter to the author of the book. Tell them three things you really liked about the story. Ask three questions about the plot, characters, or anything else you’re curious about.

31. Book Report Charm Bracelet

A decorated paper hand with paper charms hanging off of it

What a “charming” way to write a book report! Each illustrated bracelet charm captures a character, an event in the plot, setting, or other detail.

32. Fact Sheet

Have students create a list of 10 facts that they learned from reading the book. Have them write the facts in complete sentences, and be sure that each fact is something that they didn’t know before they read the book.

33. Cereal Box TV Book Report

A book report made from cardboard made to resemble a tv set as an example of creative book report ideas

This book report project is a low-tech version of a television made from a cereal box and two paper towel rolls. Students create the viewing screen cut-out at the top, then insert a scroll of paper with writing and illustrations inside the box. When the cardboard roll is rotated, the story unfolds.

34. Be a Character Therapist

Therapists work to uncover their clients’ fears based on their words and actions. When we read books, we must learn to use a character’s actions and dialogue to infer their fears. Many plots revolve around a character’s fear and the work it takes to overcome that fear. Ask students to identify a character’s fear and find 8 to 10 scenes that prove this fear exists. Then have them write about ways the character overcame the fear (or didn’t) in the story. What might the character have done differently?

35. Mind Maps

Mind maps can be a great way to synthesize what students have learned from reading a book. Plus, there are so many ways to approach them. Begin by writing a central idea in the middle of the page. For example, general information, characters, plot, etc. Then branch out from the center with ideas, thoughts, and connections to material from the book.

36. Foldables

A book report made from a paper background and attached flaps as an example of creative book report ideas

From Rainbows Within Reach , this clever idea would be a great introduction to writing book reports. Adapt the flap categories for students at different levels. Adjust the number of categories (or flaps) per the needs of your students.

37. Board games

This is a great project if you want your students to develop a little more insight into what they’re reading. Have them think about the elements of their favorite board games and how they can be adapted to fit this assignment. For more, here are step-by-step directions .

38. Comic strips

A girl stands holding a comic strip book report as an example of creative book report ideas

If you’re looking for creative book report ideas for students who like graphic novels, try comic strips. Include an illustrated cover with the title and author. The pages of the book should retell the story using dialogue and descriptions of the setting and characters. Of course, no comic book would be complete without copious illustrations and thought bubbles.

39. Timeline

Create a timeline using a long roll of butcher paper, a poster board, or index cards taped together. For each event on the timeline, write a brief description of what happens. Add pictures, clip art, word art, and symbols to make the timeline more lively and colorful.

40. Cereal Box

Recycle a cereal box and create a book report Wheaties-style. Decorate all sides of the box with information about the book’s characters, setting, plot, summary, etc.

41. Wanted Poster

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Make a “wanted” poster for one of the book’s main characters. Indicate whether they are wanted dead or alive. Include a picture of the character and a description of what the character is “wanted” for, three examples of the character showing this trait, and a detailed account of where the character was last seen.

42. Movie Version

If the book your students have read has been made into a movie, have them write a report about how the versions are alike and different. If the book has not been made into a movie, have them write a report telling how they would make it into a movie, using specific details from the book.

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12 creative book report ideas your students will love

12 Creative Book Report Projects Your Students Will Love

Whether you’re teaching a whole-class novel, or finishing a round of independent reading or literature circles, post-reading assessments are always more engaging when they’re more than just a test or essay.

Below, you’ll discover a dozen fun book report ideas for your middle or high school ELA students, curated by a team of experienced English teachers.

Choose your favorite projects to offer to students as options on a book report project choice board.

middle school book report projects

Create a Board Game

When I gave “create a board game about the book you read” as a book report option for my students, I was pleasantly surprised at the results! Quite a few students excitedly chose this option and created some really fun-looking games centered on their books. 

This is a great project choice if you’re looking for something that students can’t create by just Googling the book.

Here are some tips and suggestions for assigning a board game book report:

  • Give clear parameters and requirements to keep students on track, such as requiring game elements to represent certain literary elements of the book they read.
  • Provide suggestions for game components and materials – encourage students to consider the game play and elements of their favorite board games and to use materials they already have at home to create them.
  • For a whole-class novel study, consider allowing students to work in teams to create the novel-based board games, then setting aside a class period for students to play each others’ games and see who wins!

If you’re looking to save time… clear directions handouts, lots of suggestions, and a handy grading rubric for a board game post-reading assessment are all included in this resource . Take a look! 

For more independent reading response ideas, check out this post with ideas for fun post-reading projects.

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Create a Journey Box

Engaging students in authentic conversations about books is a passion for Carolyn of Middle School Café .  In traditional oral book reports, students simply get up in front of the class and read a summary of the book they read.  Carolyn found this method of oral book reports painful for both her and her students.

Wanting to find a way to help her students talk about their book and keep her class engaged, Carolyn began incorporating Journey Box Book Reports.  A journey box is a shoebox (or bag) that contains artifacts from the story that help the reader share important events from the story. 

Students predetermine what events of the story are most important to share, then they create an artifact to share with the class or small group as they explain the plot.  As an example, Carolyn had a student who read The Diary of Anne Frank.   He created a small 3D tree that he displayed on the desk as he shared about how Anne looked out the window and dreamed of her former life.  It’s a small piece of the story that helps the student explain the plot point and gives the audience something visual to look at and stay engaged. 

Journey Box Book Reports have been successful for Carolyn in both her middle school and high school classrooms.  She does suggest, if using Journey Boxes in older grades, to have students share their stories in small groups.  

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Create a Literary Food Truck

If there’s one thing kids love, it’s food – especially high schoolers – and with this in mind, one of Simply Ana P’s favorite ways to recap a class novel or an independent reading unit is with Literary Food Trucks. This is definitely not a new idea, but it’s one that will have you coming back for seconds 🙂 

Ana first tried this project at the end of The Odyssey , where students were able to decide which book(s) they wanted to make the focus of their trucks. The main requirement was that every single choice made had to be intentional and clearly relevant. With this in mind, students could start the planning process. 

You can make the truck’s requirements as simple or as detailed as you prefer, but Ana recommends having students plan: 

  • Truck name, design, and branding colors
  • Menu design and items (5 items minimum)
  • Employee uniforms
  • Merch 

Ana includes a writing component by having her students defend all of their selections in the form of a proposal. This is later used in their presentations, and the better (more intentional) their proposal is, the more likely they will win the class vote. This proposal can be anywhere from a few paragraphs to a few pages, depending on what writing goals you have for them, and should definitely include text evidence. 

Part of the beauty of this type of project is that it can be done digital or paper-based. Ana likes to walk her students through a Canva tutorial, where there are even menu templates that students can use so they don’t feel overwhelmed starting from scratch. Or, for more creative students, they can create their trucks on chart paper, poster board, or even 3D dioramas.  After students finish making their food trucks, it’s always fun to take a day for the in-class Food Festival, where students are invited to bring in items from their menus or simply some type of snacks. Some students get super hype about this day and even make/wear aprons or themed employee uniforms. Students are able to walk around, visiting each of their trucks, and casting their votes for Best Food, Most Relevant, and Most Detailed. Have fun and bon appetit !

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Create a Mood Board

It can be hard to come up with creative post-reading assessments for your students when they’re done with a full class novel, literature circles, or a choice reading unit. In an attempt to combine 21 st century skills with literary analysis, Samantha from Samantha in Secondary decided to try something a little different. Enter: The Mood Board.

A mood board combines images to elicit a feeling from a viewer much like a writer does with words. The possibilities for using a mood board with your class are endless. Students can create a mood board for an overall book, a character, an event, a theme, a poem, etc. Then, have your students carefully curate a board that is aesthetically pleasing and considers color, space, and design in the execution. As students explain why they’ve made the choices they have, the upper-level thinking comes naturally.

Canva is an excellent tool to use to create your mood boards. Having students interact with software they may be unfamiliar with is a meaningful learning experience in and of itself. If you want to learn more about how to use mood boards in your own classroom, click here to read Samantha’s blog post about it or check out the resource she created that includes done-for-you student instructions, examples, and a rubric here .

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Create a New App

How would a character’s life change if there was just the perfect app to solve their conflict??

This is the question Krista from @whimsyandrigor poses to her students as they finish a novel and begin to reflect on the character’s journey. Students begin by discussing all of the details surrounding the protagonist and what they experienced. In small groups and in whole-class discussions, students discuss the conflicts, both internal and external, and then brainstorm all of the realistic and not-so-realistic ways the character could have addressed their problems.

Once students have generated a healthy list of ideas, Krista tells them they get to become an app developer and they must create an app that would greatly benefit a character from their reading.

The requirements are:

  • The app cannot already exist.
  • The app can be totally unrealistic/not probable.
  • The app developer must be able to explain how its features would benefit the character.
  • The developer must also create an icon for the App Store.

Here is a print-and-go handout students use to get designing. 

Here are some example apps students could create: to help Will from Jason Reynolds’s Long Way Down , maybe an app that predicts his future would help him decide what to do once he steps off the elevator. Or maybe Romeo from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet would have benefited from a life-detection app that would accurately determine whether or not someone was actually dead.

When students sette on the conflict they want to address and the app that would help, they write a Spill the TEA paragraph, as explained by Krista in this YouTube video .  Using this paragraph organization strategy, students will introduce their app, use evidence to explain how it is necessary for the character, and explain how the app would have benefited or changed the protagonist’s journey.

Now they get to be a graphic designer as they design the app’s icon. Students may want to peruse the actual App Store to get ideas about how an icon is designed, what elements must be present, and how to create something that is eye-catching.

If space allows, Krista encourages you to display the icons and Spill the TEA paragraphs in the hallway for other students to see the in-depth critical thinking and character analysis your students did after finishing a novel. 

Who says technology is only a distraction for our students?! This activity proves technology can help students dive deep into a text and its characters!

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Write a Vignette

Lesa from SmithTeaches9to12 often focuses on character-based activities for novel studies including a character profile activity , character conversations through text messages , or the writing of a good vignette. 

Vignettes can be a great way to assess students’ literary analysis skills and understanding of the text. Students write a short piece of about 500 words that is descriptive of a particular moment in time focusing on one of the book’s characters. These moments could be placing the character in a new setting, writing about a particular moment in the story that was less developed, or even extending to a moment beyond the book’s conclusion. Lesa provides students with some mentor texts, including “My Name” by Sandra Cisneros in The House on Mango Street or “The Prisoner Van” by Charles Dickens in Sketches by Boz or even one from a novel being read in class. Review the stories for structure, language choice, sentence structure, use of figurative language, and so on. This helps to co-create the criteria for the assignment. Then students write their own vignette. Build in some peer review as an accountability piece and voila!

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Create a Character Collage

It’s safe to say that most English teachers have a bin of cut-up magazines somewhere in their classrooms. While these tattered copies of People and Us Weekly have definitely seen better days, they live on in the many collage creations of our students.

Katie from Mochas and Markbooks loves to use collages as visual representations of comprehension. After reading a novel or short story, creating a character collage to show how a character has evolved from beginning to end requires students to use higher order thinking skills to analyze, synthesize and demonstrate their understanding of characterization by dividing their page in half and choosing words and images to represent the character at the start and conclusion of the story on each side.

The results will show the depth of your students’ interpretation of character as well as their ability to use critical and creative thinking skills to represent their knowledge.

Other ways to use this idea instead of showing character evolution are to show two different sides to a character, for example, who they are with different people in their lives. 

If you are looking for other ways to incorporate collage and magazines into your post-reading assessments, check out this blog post for more ideas!

middle school book report projects

Design Shoe Charms

Crocs are not Olivia ’s shoe of choice, but when she noticed her students bedazzling their plastic footwear with shoe charms, it was a learning opportunity she just couldn’t pass up. Here’s how to make it work in your classroom:

First, have your students choose a character from the book they have finished reading. Then encourage them to find quotes from the book that reveal the character’s interests, values, or personality. Once they have found their quotes (she has her students find 4), tell them to design and color shoe charms that represent those interests, values, or personality traits. This helps students with inferencing, textual evidence, and even symbolism!

When your students have finished making their shoe charms, they can either tape the charms to their shoes for a fabulous, foot-themed fashion show, or they can glue them to a picture of a Croc for quirky classroom décor. Check out this Instagram post to see the charms Olivia’s students came up with!

middle school book report projects

Create a Movie Poster

When was the last time you went to the movies? Did you notice the posters along the way? If yes then you have walked down the movie studio promotional lane. Like trailers, studios create movie posters to grab the attention of movie-goers before they even enter the theater. Yes, you may have already purchased your movie ticket, but those posters were created for the future. After you finish watching Sonic 2 , what movie will you see next? You probably already pointed to that poster on the way into the theater and said, “That looks like it is going to be good. I want to see that!”   As a post reading idea, Sharena from The Humble Bird Teacher has her students create movie posters based on the text read in class. This allows her to complete a formative assessment on what the students learned from the text. Before having her class create a movie poster, she shows them examples of posters from different genres such as drama, action, family-friendly, and comedy. Then she hands out a piece of construction paper and goes over the basic requirements. On the movie poster, the students are required to have their actors names or image (characters), the title of the movie, a visual (setting or symbol from the story), and a tagline, and a short two to three sentence summary of the movie. Once her students are finished with the assignment, she displays them outside the classroom, so the students can have their own movie studio promotional lane.  If you are looking for more after reading ideas, click here .

middle school book report projects

Try Novel Engineering

Whether you’ve been hoping to collaborate with another department, or just really want to try something new, Novel Engineering is an amazing way to get students thinking outside of the box ! Staci from Donut Lovin’ Teacher has found that Novel Engineering requires students to actively comprehend and interact with a novel and get creative about how to help improve the lives of characters! Basically, students work to create a product that will help solve a character’s problem. Here’s how it works…

Before reading : Choose a narrative text where the character faces tangible conflicts. Model and practice the design process in small ways. Try using picture books like Mucha! Muncha! Mucha! in order for students to see and practice what they’ll be doing with a text at grade-level.

While reading : Emphasize the conflicts characters face and give students time to brainstorm possible products that would help solve said problem. Make sure students record evidence from the text so they can later justify the need for the product they design.

After reading : Give students time to draft, craft, and improve their designs that will help solve a problem faced by a character. You can give students options where they draw their creation, make their creation, or even plan a digital app like this, depending on time and resources. Whatever you choose, students will be sure to be pushed to use some skills they may not always practice in an ELA classroom!

Staci has some FREE Novel Engineering Digital Planning Pages or you can read more about her experience with novel engineering on the Donut Lovin’ Teacher blog .

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Create a Tik Tok Video

How many times have you passed a group of students filming a TikTok in a hallway? Have you had students ask to film in your class once they finish assignments? You are not alone. Students love TikTok and Yaddy from Yaddy’s Room has figured out how to get students using TikTok for academic purposes!

Yaddy likes to challenge students to create TikTok videos that track a character’s development, encapsulates the main theme of the story, or that exemplifies a key conflict. These easy, low stress videos are great at getting even reluctant students to participate.

To incorporate TikTok videos as a means of assessing students after a novel or story, try the following steps:

1)      Get students to brainstorm which part of the novel they would like to use for their video.

2)      Ask students to start combing TikTok for an audio that fits with the portion of the text they chose

3)      Ask them to plan out how they will realize their vision

4)      Rehearse and film!

5)      Bonus: ask students to upload their videos to Google Drive and share the link with you so that you can make QR codes to post around your classroom!

Want to get started using TikTok videos for book reports? Check on Yaddy’s free planning sheet here !

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42 Creative Book Report Ideas for Students

Inspire insert students to share their love of books.

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Responding into what you read is one essential literacy skill. Reading about other people’s experiences and vistas helps kids learn about the world. And although students don’t need to dive deeply into every single book they read, occasionally digging into symbols, settings, and themes can help them get at look beyond the prosaic. Here are 42 creative book report ideas built up make go more telling.

1. Concrete Found Poem

A student trial of ampere reinforced found postal

This clever activity be basically adenine shape book constructed up of words, phrasings, and total sentences found in the books students read. The language an collaborate to create an image that reported something with the story.

2. Graphic Novelish

Have students rewrite the book they is reading, or a chapter of their book, when an graphic novel. Set parameters for the assign such since including six scenes from the story, three characters, details about the setting, etc. And, are course, include detailed figures to accompany the story. LIBERATE Middle School Printable Book Report Form! - Blessings Beyond A Debt | Median school records, Book report template middle schooling, Book account templates

3. Book Snaps

AMPERE picture von a piece of text with comments both visuals added as commentary than an example for innovative book report ideas

Book Claps are a way for students to optical show wie they exist responses to, fabrication, and/or connect with adenine copy. First, students snap a images of an page in the booking they have reading. Then, they add comments, images, highlights, and view.

4. Diary Entry

Has your undergraduate place themselves in aforementioned shoes of to of the characters from to book and write a first-person diary input of a crucial moment from the story. Request them to choose a moment in the story somewhere the character has plenty away communication both emotion to share in a diary entry.

5. Character To-Do List

A hand scripted character to do list

This fun activity will an off-the-beaten-path way to dive in-depth into character analysis. Get internal the headed of the main character in one book and write a to-do list that they be write. Use actual intelligence from the text, but also make presumptions into where that character can wish until accomplish. Pin by Emma Cavanaugh on Inspiration? | Pinterest | Middle school literatur, Book tell template intermediate school, High teach sell

6. Mint Tin Book Report

A mint tin is converted to a book report with an illustration on the inside lid plus maps telling about different parts of the book inside as an example away creative book report ideas

Are are how many super-creative, open-ended projects you can use mint tins for. This teacher blogger describes the process on compose volume berichte use them. There’s even a clear template for cards that right inside.

7. Fictional Yearbook Entries

Ask your students the create ampere jahrbook based-on over the characters and setting in the book. What do they look like? Cut out magazine pictures at give a well image image fork their educate picture. What kinder of supralative may they getting? Best face? Class fool? What clubs wants they being in or lead? Proceeded yours win any awards? It should be obvious from their smal yearbooks whether your students digs deep into the characters in their anzahl. Handful may plus learn that who us are as individually is reflected in what we choose at do with you lives.

8. Book Report Cake

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9. Current Events Comparison

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10. Lost Book Report

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Yum! You’ll notice a lot of our creative book report ideas revolve around food. In here oldie instead goodie, each layer of this book report sandwich covers a differentially element of the book—characters, setting, clash, etc. A fun adaptation of this design is which book report cheeseburger.

11. Book Alphabet

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12. Peekaboo Book Report

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Exploitation cardboard laps books (or small science report boards), students include details about their book’s main characters, plot, setting, conflict, resolution, etc. Later they draw a head and arms on chart stock the appendix them to the house from behind to make it view enjoy the main personality a peeking over the reports. Book report projects middle school | TPT

13. T-Shirt Book Report

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Another fun and creative ideation: Form a wearable book report with a plain white off. Come up with your own through Sharpie stick and acrylic paint. Get step-by-step directions .

14. Book Jacket

Have students create a new book shell for own story. Include one attract illustrated shroud, a chapter, a short biography of who author, and a few reviews from readers.

15. Watercolor Rainbow Show Story

This is great for biography research projects. Students reduce out an photocopied artist of their subject and glue it inbound which middle. Then, they draw lines from the image to the edges of which paper, like rays of sunshine, and refill in each section with information about one person. How a book review original, the center image might be one copy of the book cover, and each strecke expands on key resources such as character names, theme(s), conflict, resolution, etc.

16. Act the Part

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17. Plain Box Book Report

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If you’re looking for creator book report ideas that use upcycled textiles, try is one using one pizza box. It works well for and nonfiction and books books reports. The top lid provides a painting of the book cover. Each wedge von the pick pie tells part of the story.

18. Bookmark

Have students create a custom illustrated bookmark is includes drawings or lyric from either their favorite chapter or which entire books.

19. Record Reports in a Bag

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Looking for book review ideas that really encourage creative thinking? With book berichtigungen in a bag, students read a book and write a summarize. Then, they decorate a cardboard grocery bag with a scene after the book, place five objects that represent etwas from the booking inside the bag, or offer and bag toward aforementioned class.

20. Gelesen Lists for Characters

Please thine students to think via an character inbound they book. What kinds of books might that symbol like to readers? Take them to the library to choose five books the character might has on their to-be-read tabbed. Have them list aforementioned buchen the explain that each book have despicable up the character. Post the to-be-read lists for others to see and elect from—there’s nothing like trial out a book character’s style when developing your customized identity. Results 1 - 24 of 4600+ ... Browse book report projects middle school resources on Teachers Pay Teachers, a marketplace trusted according millions of teachers for ...

21. File Folder Book Report

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Or called adenine wrist book, this easy-to-make book report hits on all the major elements of a read study and presents students a chance to show what they know in a colorful way.

22. Collage

Create a collage using pics real words that represent different part out the book. Use old magazines alternatively printing pictures from aforementioned Internet.

23. Buy Report Triorama

A pyradimal shaped 3D book report with illustrations and terms written on all page

Whoever doesn’t sweetheart adenine multidimensional book report? This likeness shows a 3D model, but Elisha Anno provides a instructional to show students how to size four triangles joint to make a 4D model.

24. Timeline

Hold academics create a timeline are the main events from their book. Be positive the include character names and details for each event. Use 8 x 11 shells of article taped common or a extended portion of bulletin board photo. Feb 14, 2014 - 5th Grade Book Report Printables | Printable Book Report Forms Book Show Contours Form for Older Readers ...

25. Clothes Hanger Book Report Moving

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This creative project doesn’t require an outlandish or expensive supply list. Students just need to customizable clothes hanger, strings, and paper. The g of the hanger is used to recognize the order, and an cards on the strings dangling below are filled with key elements of the how, like characters, setting, and a summary.

26. General Service Announcement

While a student has read a book about a generate that affects people, creatures, or the environment, teacher them about public service announcements . Ones they recognize what a PSA is, have them research the issue or cause that stood unfashionable in the book. Then give them adenine template for a storyboard so they can create your own PSA. Some our might want to take it a step other and produce a video based on their storyboard. Consider sharing ihr storyboard with video with an organization that supports the causative or issue.

27. Dodecahedrons Book Report

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Creative book report beliefs thin outside the box. In this case, it’s a ball! SO much information can be coverage on the 12 panels , and it allows students at take a shallow plummet in one artists way.

28. Character Playing

Produce trading cards (like balls cards) for a few characters from the books. On the head side, draw this character. On who back side, make a list off their character attributes and include a quote or deuce. Middle School 6th-8th Vacation Reading: Book Report Formulare

29. Book Report Tracts

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On clever book report is produced from ordinary paper bags. Stack the paper bags on acme of either other, fold them in half, plus staple the closed-off endpoints of that bags together. Learners bucket write, draw, and decorate on the paper bag pages. They can also record information on writing otherwise drawing paper and glue the paper onto the pages. The open ended of of bags can be used as pockets to insert photos, cut-outs, postcards, or other flat items that help them tell their story.

30. Letter at the Author

Writers a letter into and author of the book. Tell them triple things thou really liked about the story. Ask triple get about an plot, letters, or anything else you’re curious about.

31. Book Report Charm Bracelet

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What a “charming” way to write a record report! Each illustrated bracelet charm collars a symbol, an event in the plot, setting, or other detail.

32. Fact Sheet

Have students create a list of 10 facts that them erudite from reading the book. Have yours write the facts in completes sentences, and be safely ensure each fact is something that they didn’t know back they read the book.

33. Cereal Package TV Book Reported

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This book reports project is a low-tech version of a television manufactured from a cereal boxed and two paper towel rolls. Scholars create the see screen cut-out at the tops, then insert a whorl of paper by writing and illustrations inside the box. Although the paper roll is rotated, one story unfolds.

34. Be a Symbol Analyst

Therapists work to uncover they clients’ fears based set their words and actions. When we read choose, we must learn on how a character’s conduct and dialogue to infer their fears. Many plots revolve around ampere character’s fear and the work to takes to conquer that afraid. Ask students to identify a character’s anxious and find 8 to 10 scenes that prove diese fearful exists. Then have them writers about ways the character overcame the fear (or didn’t) included this story. What might the character have done differently?

35. Head Maps

Mind maps can be one great way to synthesize how students have learned from reading a book. Plus, where been so many ways to approaches them. Begin by writing a central conceive in the middle to which sheet. For example, general information, characters, plot, etc. And limb get from aforementioned center with ideas, thoughts, and connections in material from which book.

36. Foldables

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38. Comic strips

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If you’re looking for create book story ideas for students who like graphic novels, try comic strips. Include an illustrated cover with the title and author. The pages concerning the book shouldn reiterate an story with dialogue and descriptions of the setting and characters. Of training, nay comic book would be complete without copious examples and thought soap.

39. Timeline

Create a timeline using an long roll of butcher paper, a poster board, or index postcards taped together. For each event upon that timeline, want a brief description of what happens. Add pictures, clip art, word art, and symbols until take and scroll more lively and colorful. Middle School Outline Templates for. How Report. This template will map out the information it need to include stylish your book report. As you read aforementioned book ...

40. Cereal Box

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41. Wanted Poster

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Make a “wanted” poster for one of that book’s main characters. Indicate whether they what wanted deceased or alive. Include one picture of the character plus a project of what the character is “wanted” for, three examples concerning the character showing on attribute, additionally a detailed account of where the characters was last seen. Download my free book report template, part to ampere comprehensive guide for junior high students. Ideal for homeschooling, it's created to help you letter engagement book reports.

42. My Version

If the book your students have read has been made into a movie, have i write adenine report about how the versions are alike and varying. Are an book has not have made into a cinema, have theirs write a report telling how they wouldn make it into a movie, using targeted click by the book. Why do you thinks the author chose this particular top for one book? Is e significance? What does i mean? Brief Plot Summary: What is the volume about?

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Fun and Creative Book Report Ideas for Middle School Students

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Fun and Creative Book Report Ideas for Middle School Students

How to Get Started

First things first, you need to understand what your teacher is looking for and select the right kind of book. If it’s some specific book you don’t really have a choice but if you get the option to choose from a genre or list, you have a little more room for creativity. Once you have your book, you’ll have to read it of course, and then you’ll have to decide what kind of report to do. Make sure to check with your teacher if you have any specific questions about which book to choose or what they are looking for in your report. Completing your book project for middle school doesn’t have to be a chore, make it interesting and fun.

What to Include: The Basics

You’ll want to include a list and brief descriptions of the main characters and some of the supporting characters. You’ll also want to touch on the setting, or when and where the story took place, as well as a plot summary illustrating the progression of the book. So, now that you know the pieces - how can you put it all together?

The Standard Report

Writing up a standard book report might not be the most fun but it’s easy and some teachers will require you to stick to the basics. You’ll want to write an essay style report that includes the basics listed above.

  • A list of characters and their descriptions, try to be as descriptive as possible with your main characters, describe them personally but also include a brief explanation of their evolution throughout the story.
  • Include a brief explanation of the setting, when and where your story takes place, noting any particularly distinctive details.
  • Lastly you’ll want to include a plot summary. Keep in mind that you aren’t rewriting the book but try to give as many details as possible. You will want to illustrate your understanding of the story’s progression and the moral, if there is one.

A storyboard can be done on a piece of poster board or cardboard and usually includes pictures and paragraphs that help the audience, in this case your class and teacher, get an idea of what’s going on in the book. The basic parts still apply but you can feel free to illustrate (or use clip art) to help emphasize certain parts. Try to have a flow to your storyboard and include titles for each section. For example you can use just a picture to show the time and place your book was set but make sure to label it under setting.

Creating a Symbolic Model

This is where your creativity really gets to shine. Using a 3D model can help you show the importance of symbolism in your book by bringing to life the important symbols used in a story. For example if innocence is used throughout your book you could use a baby’s cradle as your base. You can buy a pre-made doll cradle, make one from paper, or get even more creative using materials you find.

Add other symbols that remind you of innocence or go along with the theme like a rattle, a bottle, or a mobile. Attach paragraphs to the objects describing each one of the basics listed above. Make sure you discuss this kind of project with your teacher to ensure that you’re headed in the right direction.

Creating a Scene or Setting from the Story

Using a shoe box, or similarly sized box, create a model reenacting an important scene or setting in the story. Of course, you still want to write up a brief summary of the basics, that you can include with your scene but this can help you get creative and really understand either the setting or the scene you choose. If you want to get extra creative, section the box off into three or four smaller compartments and include the beginning, middle, and conclusion of your story. This can help the class get an idea of what happened in the story and it can help your teacher see how much you really understood the progression.

Create a PowerPoint Presentation

If you like using computers ask your teacher if you can create a PowerPoint presentation for your book report. As always include the basics but feel free to emphasize key points with pictures or animations. You can then give your report strictly from your presentation or using notes with more detail. Make sure to write everything down, either in the presentation or on paper so you can turn in your work and get credit for all of the information.

Get Creative

As long as you keep in communication with your teacher about what’s expected from you and deliver the necessary information you’ll usually find that your teacher will be very flexible with how you present the information. Don’t be afraid to get creative and remember to have fun while you’re completing your book projects for middle school.

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How to Write a Book Report

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Book Report Fundamentals

Preparing to write, an overview of the book report format, how to write the main body of a book report, how to write a conclusion to a book report, reading comprehension and book reports, book report resources for teachers .

Book reports remain a key educational assessment tool from elementary school through college. Sitting down to close read and critique texts for their content and form is a lifelong skill, one that benefits all of us well beyond our school years. With the help of this guide, you’ll develop your reading comprehension and note-taking skills. You’ll also find resources to guide you through the process of writing a book report, step-by-step, from choosing a book and reading actively to revising your work. Resources for teachers are also included, from creative assignment ideas to sample rubrics.

Book reports follow general rules for composition, yet are distinct from other types of writing assignments. Central to book reports are plot summaries, analyses of characters and themes, and concluding opinions. This format differs from an argumentative essay or critical research paper, in which impartiality and objectivity is encouraged. Differences also exist between book reports and book reviews, who do not share the same intent and audience. Here, you’ll learn the basics of what a book report is and is not.

What Is a Book Report?

"Book Report" ( ThoughtCo )

This article, written by a professor emeritus of rhetoric and English, describes the defining characteristics of book reports and offers observations on how they are composed.

"Writing a Book Report" (Purdue OWL)

Purdue’s Online Writing Lab outlines the steps in writing a book report, from keeping track of major characters as you read to providing adequate summary material.

"How to Write a Book Report" ( Your Dictionary )

This article provides another helpful guide to writing a book report, offering suggestions on taking notes and writing an outline before drafting. 

"How to Write a Successful Book Report" ( ThoughtCo )

Another post from ThoughtCo., this article highlights the ten steps for book report success. It was written by an academic advisor and college enrollment counselor.

What’s the Difference Between a Book Report and an Essay?

"Differences Between a Book Report & Essay Writing" ( Classroom)

In this article from the education resource Classroom,  you'll learn the differences and similarities between book reports and essay writing.

"Differences Between a Book Report and Essay Writing" (SeattlePi.com)

In this post from a Seattle newspaper's website, memoirist Christopher Cascio highlights how book report and essay writing differ.

"The Difference Between Essays and Reports" (Solent Online Learning)

This PDF from Southampton Solent University includes a chart demonstrating the differences between essays and reports. Though it is geared toward university students, it will help students of all levels understand the differing purposes of reports and analytical essays.

What’s the Difference Between a Book Report and a Book Review?

"How to Write a Book Review and a Book Report" (Concordia Univ.)

The library at Concordia University offers this helpful guide to writing book report and book reviews. It defines differences between the two, then presents components that both forms share.

"Book Reviews" (Univ. of North Carolina)

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s writing guide shows the step-by-step process of writing book reviews, offering a contrast to the composition of book reports.

Active reading and thoughtful preparation before you begin your book report are necessary components of crafting a successful piece of writing. Here, you’ll find tips and resources to help you learn how to select the right book, decide which format is best for your report, and outline your main points.

Selecting and Finding a Book

"30 Best Books for Elementary Readers" (Education.com)

This article from Education.com lists 30 engaging books for students from kindergarten through fifth grade. It was written by Esme Raji Codell, a teacher, author, and children's literature specialist.

"How to Choose a Good Book for a Report (Middle School)" (WikiHow)

This WikiHow article offers suggestions for middle schoolers on how to choose the right book for a report, from getting started early on the search process to making sure you understand the assignment's requirements.

"Best Book-Report Books for Middle Schoolers" (Common Sense Media)

Common Sense Media has compiled this list of 25 of the best books for middle school book reports. For younger students, the article suggests you check out the site's "50 Books All Kids Should Read Before They're 12."

"50 Books to Read in High School" (Lexington Public Library)

The Lexington, Kentucky Public Library has prepared this list to inspire high school students to choose the right book. It includes both classics and more modern favorites.

The Online Computer Library Center's catalogue helps you locate books in libraries near you, having itemized the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries.

Formats of Book Reports

"Format for Writing a Book Report" ( Your Dictionary )

Here, Your Dictionary supplies guidelines for the basic book report format. It describes what you'll want to include in the heading, and what information to include in the introductory paragraph. Be sure to check these guidelines against your teacher's requirements.

"The Good Old Book Report" (Scholastic)

Nancy Barile’s blog post for Scholastic lists the questions students from middle through high school should address in their book reports.

How to Write an Outline

"Writer’s Web: Creating Outlines" (Univ. of Richmond)

The University of Richmond’s Writing Center shows how you can make use of micro and macro outlines to organize your argument.

"Why and How to Create a Useful Outline" (Purdue OWL)

Purdue’s Online Writing Lab demonstrates how outlines can help you organize your report, then teaches you how to create outlines.

"Creating an Outline" (EasyBib)

EasyBib, a website that generates bibliographies, offers sample outlines and tips for creating your own. The article encourages you to think about transitions and grouping your notes.

"How to Write an Outline: 4 Ways to Organize Your Thoughts" (Grammarly)

This blog post from a professional writer explains the advantages of using an outline, and presents different ways to gather your thoughts before writing.

In this section, you’ll find resources that offer an overview of how to write a book report, including first steps in preparing the introduction. A good book report's introduction hooks the reader with strong opening sentences and provides a preview of where the report is going.

"Step-by-Step Outline for a Book Report" ( Classroom )

This article from Classroom furnishes students with a guide to the stages of writing a book report, from writing the rough draft to revising.

"Your Roadmap to a Better Book Report" ( Time4Writing )

Time4Writing offers tips for outlining your book report, and describes all of the information that the introduction, body, and conclusion should include.

"How to Start a Book Report" ( ThoughtCo)

This ThoughtCo. post, another by academic advisor and college enrollment counselor Grace Fleming, demonstrates how to write a pithy introduction to your book report.

"How to Write an Introduction for a Book Report" ( Classroom )

This brief but helpful post from Classroom  details what makes a good book report introduction, down to the level of individual sentences.

The body paragraphs of your book report accomplish several goals: they describe the plot, delve more deeply into the characters and themes that make the book unique, and include quotations and examples from the book. Below are some resources to help you succeed in summarizing and analyzing your chosen text.

Plot Summary and Description

"How Do You Write a Plot Summary?" ( Reference )

This short article presents the goals of writing a plot summary, and suggests a word limit. It emphasizes that you should stick to the main points and avoid including too many specific details, such as what a particular character wears.

"How to Write a Plot for a Book Report" ( The Pen & The Pad )

In this article from a resource website for writers, Patricia Harrelson outlines what information to include in a plot summary for a book report. 

"How to Write a Book Summary" (WikiHow)

Using Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone as an example, this WikiHow article demonstrates how to write a plot summary one step at a time.

Analyzing Characters and Themes

"How to Write a Character Analysis Book Report" ( The Pen & The Pad )

Kristine Tucker shows how to write a book report focusing on character. You can take her suggestions as they are, or consider  incorporating them into the more traditional book report format.

"How to Write a Character Analysis" (YouTube)

The SixMinuteScholar Channel utilizes analysis of the film  Finding Nemo to show you how to delve deeply into character, prioritizing inference over judgment.

"How to Define Theme" ( The Editor's Blog )

Fiction editor Beth Hill contributes an extended definition of theme. She also provides examples of common themes, such as "life is fragile."

"How to Find the Theme of a Book or Short Story" ( ThoughtCo )

This blog post from ThoughtCo. clarifies the definition of theme in relation to symbolism, plot, and moral. It also offers examples of themes in literature, such as love, death, and good vs. evil.

Selecting and Integrating Quotations

"How to Choose and Use Quotations" (Santa Barbara City College)

This guide from a college writing center will help you choose which quotations to use in your book report, and how to blend quotations with your own words.

"Guidelines for Incorporating Quotes" (Ashford Univ.)

This PDF from Ashford University's Writing Center introduces the ICE method for incorporating quotations: introduce, cite, explain.

"Quote Integration" (YouTube)

This video from The Write Way YouTube channel illustrates how to integrate quotations into writing, and also explains how to cite those quotations.

"Using Literary Quotations" (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison)

This guide from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Writing Center helps you emphasize your analysis of a quotation, and explains how to incorporate quotations into your text.

Conclusions to any type of paper are notoriously tricky to write. Here, you’ll learn some creative ways to tie up loose ends in your report and express your own opinion of the book you read. This open space for sharing opinions that are not grounded in critical research is an element that often distinguishes book reports from other types of writing.

"How to Write a Conclusion for a Book Report" ( Classroom )

This brief article from the education resource  Classroom illustrates the essential points you should make in a book report conclusion.

"Conclusions" (Univ. of North Carolina)

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Writing Center lays out strategies for writing effective conclusions. Though the article is geared toward analytical essay conclusions, the tips offered here will also help you write a strong book report.

"Ending the Essay: Conclusions" (Harvard College Writing Center)

Pat Bellanca’s article for Harvard University’s Writing Center presents ways to conclude essays, along with tips. Again, these are suggestions for concluding analytical essays that can also be used to tie up a book report's loose ends.

Reading closely and in an engaged manner is the strong foundation upon which all good book reports are built. The resources below will give you a picture of what active reading looks like, and offer strategies to assess and improve your reading comprehension. Further, you’ll learn how to take notes—or “annotate” your text—making it easier to find important information as you write.

How to Be an Active Reader

"Active Reading Strategies: Remember and Analyze What You Read" (Princeton Univ.)

Princeton University’s McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning recommends ten strategies for active reading, and includes sample diagrams.

"Active Reading" (Open Univ.)

The Open University offers these techniques for reading actively alongside video examples. The author emphasizes that you should read for comprehension—not simply to finish the book as quickly as possible.

"7 Active Reading Strategies for Students" ( ThoughtCo )

In this post, Grace Fleming outlines seven methods for active reading. Her suggestions include identifying unfamiliar words and finding the main idea. 

"5 Active Reading Strategies for Textbook Assignments" (YouTube)

Thomas Frank’s seven-minute video demonstrates how you can retain the most important information from long and dense reading material.

Assessing Your Reading Comprehension

"Macmillan Readers Level Test" (MacMillan)

Take this online, interactive test from a publishing company to find out your reading level. You'll be asked a number of questions related to grammar and vocabulary.

"Reading Comprehension Practice Test" (ACCUPLACER)

ACCUPLACER is a placement test from The College Board. This 20-question practice test will help you see what information you retain after reading short passages.

"Reading Comprehension" ( English Maven )

The English Maven site has aggregated exercises and tests at various reading levels so you can quiz your reading comprehension skills.

How to Improve Your Reading Comprehension

"5 Tips for Improving Reading Comprehension" ( ThoughtCo )

ThoughtCo. recommends five tips to increase your reading comprehension ability, including reading with tools such as highlighters, and developing new vocabulary.

"How to Improve Reading Comprehension: 8 Expert Tips" (PrepScholar)

This blog post from PrepScholar provides ideas for improving your reading comprehension, from expanding your vocabulary to discussing texts with friends.

CrashCourse video: "Reading Assignments" (YouTube)

This CrashCourse video equips you with tools to read more effectively. It will help you determine how much material you need to read, and what strategies you can use to absorb what you read.

"Improving Reading Comprehension" ( Education Corner )

From a pre-reading survey through post-reading review, Education Corner  walks you through steps to improve reading comprehension.

Methods of In-text Annotation

"The Writing Process: Annotating a Text" (Hunter College)

This article from Hunter College’s Rockowitz Writing Center outlines how to take notes on a text and provides samples of annotation.

"How To Annotate Text While Reading" (YouTube)

This video from the SchoolHabits YouTube channel presents eleven annotation techniques you can use for better reading comprehension.

"5 Ways To Annotate Your Books" ( Book Riot )

This article from the Book Riot  blog highlights five efficient annotation methods that will save you time and protect your books from becoming cluttered with unnecessary markings.

"How Do You Annotate Your Books?" ( Epic Reads )

This post from Epic Reads highlights how different annotation methods work for different people, and showcases classic methods from sticky notes to keeping a reading notebook.

Students at every grade level can benefit from writing book reports, which sharpen critical reading skills. Here, we've aggregated sources to help you plan book report assignments and develop rubrics for written and oral book reports. You’ll also find alternative book report assessment ideas that move beyond the traditional formats.

Teaching Elementary School Students How to Write Book Reports

"Book Reports" ( Unique Teaching Resources )

These reading templates courtesy of Unique Teaching Resources make great visual aids for elementary school students writing their first book reports.

"Elementary Level Book Report Template" ( Teach Beside Me )

This   printable book report template from a teacher-turned-homeschooler is simple, classic, and effective. It asks basic questions, such as "who are the main characters?" and "how did you feel about the main characters?"

"Book Reports" ( ABC Teach )

ABC Teach ’s resource directory includes printables for book reports on various subjects at different grade levels, such as a middle school biography book report form and a "retelling a story" elementary book report template.

"Reading Worksheets" ( Busy Teacher's Cafe )

This page from Busy Teachers’ Cafe contains book report templates alongside reading comprehension and other language arts worksheets.

Teaching Middle School and High School Students How to Write Book Reports

"How to Write a Book Report: Middle and High School Level" ( Fact Monster)

Fact Monster ’s Homework Center discusses each section of a book report, and explains how to evaluate and analyze books based on genre for students in middle and high school.

"Middle School Outline Template for Book Report" (Trinity Catholic School)

This PDF outline template breaks the book report down into manageable sections for seventh and eighth graders by asking for specific information in each paragraph.

"Forms for Writing a Book Report for High School" ( Classroom )

In this article for Classroom,  Elizabeth Thomas describes what content high schoolers should focus on when writing their book reports.

"Forms for Writing a Book Report for High School" ( The Pen & The Pad )

Kori Morgan outlines techniques for adapting the book report assignment to the high school level in this post for The Pen & The Pad .

"High School Book Lists and Report Guidelines" (Highland Hall Waldorf School)

These sample report formats, grading paradigms, and tips are collected by Highland Hall Waldorf School. Attached are book lists by high school grade level.

Sample Rubrics

"Book Review Rubric Editable" (Teachers Pay Teachers)

This free resource from Teachers Pay Teachers allows you to edit your book report rubric to the specifications of your assignment and the grade level you teach.

"Book Review Rubric" (Winton Woods)

This PDF rubric from a city school district includes directions to take the assignment long-term, with follow-up exercises through school quarters.

"Multimedia Book Report Rubric" ( Midlink Magazine )

Perfect for oral book reports, this PDF rubric from North Carolina State University's Midlink Magazine  will help you evaluate your students’ spoken presentations.

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"25 Book Report Alternatives" (Scholastic)

This article from the Scholastic website lists creative alternatives to the standard book report for pre-kindergarteners through high schoolers.

"Fresh Ideas for Creative Book Reports" ( Education World )

Education World offers nearly 50 alternative book report ideas in this article, from a book report sandwich to a character trait diagram.

"A Dozen Ways to Make Amazingly Creative Book Reports" ( We Are Teachers )

This post from We Are Teachers puts the spotlight on integrating visual arts into literary study through multimedia book report ideas.

"More Ideas Than You’ll Ever Use for Book Reports" (Teachnet.com)

This list from Teachnet.com includes over 300 ideas for book report assignments, from "interviewing" a character to preparing a travel brochure to the location in which the book is set.

"Fifty Alternatives to the Book Report" (National Council of Teachers of English)

In this PDF resource from the NCTE's  English Journal,  Diana Mitchell offers assignment ideas ranging from character astrology signs to a character alphabet.

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Book Report Packet for Middle School

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Tips and tools for how to write a book report

Use the 4 strategies and 2 resources in this packet to help your middle school students get more out of their reading and write better book reports. These strategies can be applied to any work of fiction, and the editable worksheets focus on collecting and organizing the most important plot and character information.

  • 4 strategies with tips on how to put them into practice
  • An editable plot sequencing printable for gathering and documenting important plot points
  • An editable character study printable for summarizing character information by chapter
  • A generic rubric for grading and assessing book study projects like book reports.

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Erin those projects look amazing! I am so impressed! Be sure to tell you students I said they look like works of art! What an awesome way to show what you know! I am glad you found my blog at Teachingisagift. I love to share all my zany ideas with anyone who is willing to read them! Make sure you come back and link up with the Blog by Province Linky Party at http://teachingisagift.blogspot.ca/p/blog-by-province.html. While you are there be sure to download your Ontario Blogger button (just right click on the image and save image as...) Then you can upload it to your sidebar and link back to the original page. If you need any help let me know. There are lots of great canadian bloggers out there just waiting to meet you! Sidney Teachingisagift

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Thank you for the kind words and the warm welcome, Sidney! We had lots of fun with these! I think I have the Ontario Blogger button set up correctly now! :) Erin

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Wow! These projects look amazing! They are really making me hungry just looking at them! I am so happy that your kiddos had fun with them and that you were pleased with the results. Thanks so much for the bloggy shout out! :)

Thank YOU for the great product! :) Erin

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I found you from The Peanut Gallery blog today. What a wonderful project! I'm a new follower. Hunter's Tales from Teaching

Thank you so much! :) Erin

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These book reports are awesome - I will have to go and check out that resource. I can't believe the amount of effort and creativity that went into those. What grade do you teach? It's great meeting other Ontario bloggers! Looking From Third to Fourth

I couldn't believe the final products either! I knew that a couple of them would go all-out, because that's what they always do, but this... I had no idea!! I teach grade five - my FAVOURITE grade ever!

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The children's projects are fabulous. I have to check out the product on TpT. I have been wanting to spice up summer reading for this year. I wonder if this would do it. Thanks for Sharing, Stacy @ http://new-in-room-202.blogspot.com

Thanks, Stacy! It was great fun! :)

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Wow!! I teach math, but I have to say I enjoyed looking at these projects. My wheels are spinning right now trying to turn them into math projects.

Thank you, Brooke! It was fun to see what the kids came up with! Let me know if you come up with a way to use this for math... I'd be interested to hear how it goes! ~Erin

nice projects

Great project! I'm always looking for new ways to present book reports. Did the students do this on their own, with parents, or at school? Did they have to purchase their own materials?

Hi there, CCTeach! The students created these projects at home with any materials they chose. Some were as simple as paper inside of a pizza box. I'd recommend checking out the resource I mention at the beginning of the post - It includes everything you need to implement this in your classroom. :) Thanks for stopping by! Erin

hello! i wanted to recreate the cake book report, i am just LOVING the idea! can you please tell my measurements of the purple cake so i can buy it on amazon?? thanks!

Hi Farhiya, I have no idea what the measurements are. These are projects that my students completed six years ago, and they purchased the supplies themselves. Best of luck locating what you need! Erin

hey do you have a rubric so i can recreate the cake

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by! If you take another look at the post, you will see that this isn't my resource. There is a link at the top of the page to the listing on Teachers Pay Teachers. Best, Erin

Wonderful. Isimply love the idea.Beautiful way to inspire students. I WILL DO IT WITH MY STUDENTS IN GRADE 9. CHEERS Barbara

were is the instructions on how to make this?

Hi there! This is a resource for sale on Teachers Pay Teachers. You can find it by following the links in the post. Best, Erin

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Five Alternatives to Book Reports Your Students Will Love

Book reports and summaries are a thing of the past. Engage your middle and high school students with five book report alternatives that will leave them asking for more and, most importantly, building vital reading and analysis skills along the way.

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1. Assign one pagers at the end of a novel.

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One pagers are engaging, allow for creativity, and lead to higher level thinking and analysis. Assigning a one pager is easy and works for any novel. Follow these simple guidelines:

Make it standards based: choose a standard to focus on, and design the content of the one pager around that standard. For example, these directions help students to master standard RL3:

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Grade the learning, not the art. While I require my students to fill the blank space of their one pagers, I make it clear that students are not graded on their artistic ability. Then, I give suggestions for filling the blank space that do not require artistic ability: magazine cutouts, color, or filling blank space with powerful words and quotes.

Share models and a rubric with students so expectations are clear.

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2. Make paper airplanes.

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Paper airplanes are not just for kids to toss around when the teacher is not looking. They can also provide a fun alternative to book reports. Here’s how:

Instruct students to fold a paper airplane.

On the outside of the plane, instruct students to draw the plane’s windows with the protagonists on one side and the antagonists on the other. Instruct students to label each character and give a brief description of each.

On the inside of the plane, instruct students to write an analysis of the characters. How did the characters change throughout the novel? How were the characters impacted by (the plot, the setting, the conflict, etc. )? How do the characters affect each other?

Require students to back up their analysis with text based evidence, just like they would in a more traditional essay.

On the day airplanes are due, instruct students to fly their planes to a classmate (you might want to model a proper flight vs. an aggressive flight!). Students read their classmate's analysis, then share one fact they learned about the characters with the rest of the class. Allow students to make several "flights" so students can hear a wide range of perspectives.

If you want to save time on making a paper airplane book report assignment, you can grab my Best Ever Reading Response project set here , which includes four other projects plus Paper Airplane Book Report instructions, a rubric, and an airplane template that makes implementing this project easy!

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3. Make it a book talk.

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Book talks are the perfect interactive alternative to a traditional book report. Book talks give students an authentic audience, motivation to succeed, and require higher level thinking that can help push students to be more analytical in response to their reading.

Book talks can be implemented in several ways:

Students can prepare their book talks ahead of time, then sign up for times to present their book talks to the class. Require students to bring their book on the day they give their talk. The great side effect of book talks is that kids in the audience get interested in new books!

Students can complete book talks speed dating style. Ask students to complete this form:

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Line up chairs in the classroom so students are facing each other with half of the class on one side and half on the other. Set a timer for five minutes and instruct students to give their book talks to and listen to the book talk of the person sitting across from them. When the timer is finished, instruct students on one side to shift one seat to the right. The student on one end will move to the beginning of the row so each student has a new partner. Reset the five minute timer and repeat the book talks. When the timer is up, the same row shifts to the right again. Repeat as many times as you see fit.

Do FlipGrid Book talks. Students can use FlipGrid to record their book talk using laptop cameras, their phones, or iPads. This is a great way to save class time (you can show selected book talks or the book talks of students who volunteer--watch the rest for grading outside of class). It's also a great alternative for students who are not comfortable getting in front of the class for their book talks.

4. Create book trailers using iMovie.

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Want instant engagement? Offer book trailers as a culminating book project. iMovie makes it SO easy. Students can use phones or iPads to create a professional looking book trailer.

To create a book trailer, students must first choose a design template from iMovie:

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Next, students will complete a storyboard for their book trailer. To create storyboards, students will need images and videos that connect to their novels.

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For the best storyboards, instruct students to follow these simple steps:

Choose a focus for your book trailer. Entice your audience to read your novel by hinting at major themes that readers will take away. Highlight characters and conflicts that viewers will be able to connect with.

Next, examine the titles of the story board. Brainstorm titles that will help to tell the story of your novel with a focus on themes, relatable characters, and conflict.

Last, brainstorm a list of images and videos you will need to capture. The images and videos will show for a certain number of seconds indicated by iMovie. Be sure to limit your videos to indicated seconds.

Begin taking pictures and videos!

Put it all together. Write your title and subtitles. Insert pictures and images, and choose audio.

Preview your book trailer and revise as needed, adding or changing pictures and video and editing grammar.

After students finish their book trailers, have a viewing party complete with books and popcorn. Beware: students will want to read more books after viewing their classmates' trailers!

5. Create professional looking book covers using Canva.

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If you haven't used Canva in the classroom--go, right now! Canva is an amazing design tool that allows teachers and students (or the average Joe) to design anything from posters to greeting cards. They also have the option of creating book covers!

To create book covers in Canva, visit the Canva website linked here . Create an account if you don't already have one. Click on Templates and do a search for Book Covers. Choose one of the free options (there are LOTS of great free options--there is no need to purchase templates or images). Start editing!

In order for your students to create a book cover on Canva, they will need to create a Canva account using their email. Make sure this works for your district (check FERPA requirements for using outside apps--in my school, I share the website with admin before using anything with my students).

Recommendations for implementing a standards-based book cover project:

Master standard RL 2: Student's book cover must reflect the theme of the novel. The back of the cover must include an objective summary of the text.

Master standard RL 3: Student's book cover must reflect the interaction of at least two different elements of the novel. For example, the cover might show how characters are affected by the setting or by a major event (with no spoilers!).

Master standard RL 6: Student's book cover must reflect the development of two different characters' points of view. For example, the front might reveal one character's point of view and the back another.

Display book covers in your classroom to entice your readers to read even more!

With a little creativity, we can engage students to analyze their texts in more meaningful, interactive ways. Try one of the five alternatives to book reports and let us know how it goes! Share your reflections, comments, questions, and suggestions below. Enjoy!

Want to save time and implement some fun alternatives to book reports? Check out my Best Ever Reading Response Projects here .

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Cool article, I liked it because it allows you to expand your boundaries when you are a student, so to speak, to fill your life with something else besides studying, because when I was a student, my hobby, or rather my skateboarder vector , lost its relevance, I thought that I would not be able to combine these two activities, and that was my mistake, only after graduation did I realise that I could do not only skateboarding, but also other things, and not devote all my time to my studies.

Here's the link to the rubric I used with my students: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ElgFpsm7MZ8_w1vscYRAxmkPlFl7kKkLeXC-QHBRezY/edit?usp=sharing

I hope this helps! Enjoy!

Do you have a rubric for the book trailer? I looked on TPT, but couldn't find this activity. I think my 8th graders would like this choice; I'm hoping to see what you already have created. Thanks!

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No need to dread a book report! When kids find titles that are engaging, interesting, and thought-provoking, they're hooked. If it's fiction, students can dissect plot, theme, and characters. If it's nonfiction, they can plunge into a subject that fascinates them or learn a lot about something they've never heard of before. Here's a list of surefire selections for students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. For even more ideas, check out 50 Books All Kids Should Read Before They're 12 .

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Young refugee's story is told in memories, myths, fables.

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Bittersweet, lovely story of friendship and social media.

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Teen learns to love herself in uplifting tale of misfits.

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Hold on tight for an intense tale of survival.

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Touching take on Lost Boys of Sudan, based on true story.

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One Crazy Summer

A gem, with strong girl characters, '60s black history.

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Poverty, being unhoused explored in hopeful tale.

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The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

Little-known disaster gets overdue, in-depth treatment.

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Compelling Civil War novel questions morality of battle.

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Interned girl, Native boy find common ground in moving tale.

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American Ace

Moving, fast-paced novel-in-verse; great for teen boys.

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The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club

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It's my fault. I'll admit it. During my eight years in the classroom, I ruined at least two amazing literary works by assigning horrifically dull reading projects. My only hope is that those middle school students, whose enthusiasm I quashed, found another way to become passionate about literature.

Peanuts raises some interesting questions about the value of reading projects. Does Lucy clearly articulate her understanding of Peter Rabbit ? Does Schroeder have a solid grasp on the concept of narrative? Will Charlie Brown ever want to read another book?

In middle school, we ask students to dissect texts and perform literary analysis. However, that does not mean that we have to limit how we assess their understanding of the books. If the desired learning objective is for students to . . .

  • Demonstrate understanding of the plot elements
  • Explore the role of tone and theme
  • Identify significant scenes or events and their impact on the story
  • Analyze a character and show an understanding of that character's motivations
  • Explain the relationship between the author's life and the story

. . . does it have to be an essay or book report ?

Book Trailers

In the spirit of movie trailers, book trailers allow students to create video advertisements to entice new readers. Not only do these projects ensure that students have a firm grasp on the story's plot, setting, theme and main characters, but they also provide an opportunity to address persuasive writing as well as digital literacy concepts like copyright and publishing.

Students could use iMovie or Animoto to create and publish their videos. In fact, iMovie includes a set of pre-built trailer templates, and Ben Schersten ( @benschersten ) created a great set of PDF storyboards for students to use in planning those projects. Both iMovie and Animoto allow students to focus on the content, as they greatly simplify the editing process. Ann Feldmann's sixth graders produced a great set of examples . By incorporating their own drawings and writing instead of searching for images or shooting live video, the technology became a medium through which they could really engage with the literature.

On a foggy fall day, I took my ninth graders outside to sit on the porch while I read "The Tell-Tale Heart," tapping heartbeats on the deck and playing off the ominous weather. They hung on every word, engrossed in Edgar Allen Poe.

Leveraging the recording capabilities of most computers and mobile devices, students could explore the role of tone and sound by creating podcasts in the fashion of old-school radio shows. Using Garageband , Audacity , AudioBoo or any other sound recorder, students can retell portions of stories, complete with background music and sound effects, to demonstrate their understanding of tone, setting and theme, as well as practice their reading fluency.

Choose Your Own Adventure

My middle school students struggled with identifying and comprehending the concept of foreshadowing. They didn't readily see how certain moments or scenes could impact later events. By allowing students to recreate the story as a "choose your own adventure" tale, they have the opportunity to map out not only the original story but also a new one, identifying significant events or images and their impact on the story.

Within the Book Creator app , students can build e-books with text, images, drawing, audio and video. Since inserted images can be hyperlinked to specific pages, students could create interactive stories. Jonathan Wylie ( @jonathanwylie ) describes a similar approach in his blog using a combination of Google Forms and Google Presentations. Either one of these options encourages students to identify significant moments from a book and illustrate their relative impact on the overall plot.

Illustrated Character Analysis

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Atticus Finch tells Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird , "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view -- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." In order to see whether or not your students truly comprehend the characters, encourage them to create a new scene and put those characters in the middle of it -- to take a walk in their shoes.

Storybird allows students to choose from hundreds of illustrations in order to create their own stories. As illustrated by Cybenglish , students could show their understanding of characters by placing them in new scenes in order to reveal their motivations.

Augmented Reality Author Studies

When my eighth graders read Night , they also conducted historical research into the life of Elie Wiesel to better understand the context of the book as well as the author's account. These studies turned into small research papers to which my students had hardly any personal connection beyond having completed an academic task.

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On the other hand, Elissa Malespina ( @SOMSLibrary ) constructed a completely different experience for her students. At the culmination of their author study, her students created Animoto videos which they then turned into "auras" with Aurasma , an augmented reality app. To do this, students created trigger images representing either the author or a character from the book, which their classmates scanned in order to watch the videos. In the end, not only did these students articulate the relationships between the authors and the stories, constructing an immersive experience for the rest of the class, but they also contributed their knowledge to a broader community.

Vision of an Engaged Middle School Reader

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How many middle school readers have you seen who look as engaged as the children in this picture?

If the true learning objective is to ignite a student's passion for literature and provide an opportunity to demonstrate understanding through a variety of modalities, then maybe it's time to move beyond the book report.

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Preview of Book Report: Two-Part Book Response for Independent Novels - Middle School

Book Report : Two-Part Book Response for Independent Novels - Middle School

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Middle or High School Book Report / Post-reading Projects Bundle

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Alternative Book Report One Pager - USE WITH ANY BOOK - Middle High School

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Creative Book Reports for Middle School

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Writing a Book Report with Graphic Organizers, Middle School Packet

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Literary Response Book Report Middle High School

Preview of 25 Elementary and Middle School Book Report Templates

25 Elementary and Middle School Book Report Templates

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Fun Book Report Essay for Middle School | Design a Video Game

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Movie Madness Book Report Guidelines Rubric Middle School Project

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Fun Book Report Essay for Middle School | Invent a New Holiday

Preview of Character Cellphone Alternative Book Report Literary Analysis Middle High School

Character Cellphone Alternative Book Report Literary Analysis Middle High School

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Middle School Book Report

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Nonfiction Book Report - Middle School

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  1. 42 Creative Book Report Ideas for Every Grade and Subject

    15. Watercolor Rainbow Book Report. This is great for biography research projects. Students cut out a photocopied image of their subject and glue it in the middle. Then, they draw lines from the image to the edges of the paper, like rays of sunshine, and fill in each section with information about the person.

  2. 12 Creative Book Report Projects Your Students Will Love

    Whether you're teaching a whole-class novel, or finishing a round of independent reading or literature circles, post-reading assessments are always more engaging when they're more than just a test or essay. In this post, you'll discover a dozen fun book report ideas for your middle or high school ELA students, curated by a team of experienced English teachers.

  3. 11 Book Report Ideas For Middle School Teachers Love Too

    Design an Assessment. While many middle schoolers dread taking tests, most will love making them! For this book report idea, students will create a quiz or test (along with an answer key) based on their books. The assessment can be in essay form, true/false, multiple-choice, short answers, or a combination of all.

  4. 42 Creative Book Report Ideas for Every Grade and Subject

    Creative book report ideas reflect outside the box. In this case, it's a ball! ... Engage you middle and high school students with phoebe book report alternatives the will depart theirs inquiry for more both, most importantly, building vital wiedergabe and analysis arts along the way. 1. Assign one pagers at the end a a novel.

  5. 35 Creative Book Report Ideas for Every Grade and Subject

    Help your students make the book come living with these 35 creative volume report ideas. From mint tins to muesli boxes in T-shirts. Ideas, Inspiration, and Giveaways available Faculty ... Elementary School, Middle School: Classroom Ideas. 35 Creative Book Report Ideas for Students.

  6. Ditch the book report and try these book project ideas instead

    2. Make online comic strips. Another successful book project was when the students created their own comics. Kids can get their graphic design on by using easy-to-learn (but beautiful) programs such as the Online Comic Creator by Read Write Think or Pixton.. You can pull this off in many ways, but I assigned comic summaries after every chapter.

  7. Fun and Creative Book Report Ideas for Middle School Students

    The Standard Report. Writing up a standard book report might not be the most fun but it's easy and some teachers will require you to stick to the basics. You'll want to write an essay style report that includes the basics listed above. A list of characters and their descriptions, try to be as descriptive as possible with your main ...

  8. Independent Book Report Project

    Independent Book Report Project. May 16, 2021 obsessedwithlearning. Autonomy, creativity, and the freedom of choice are all aspects of this Independent Book Report Project that students value. As adults, our pleasure reading is rarely chosen for us. We have the opportunity to choose books, articles, and texts on our own that interest us or that ...

  9. How to Write a Book Report

    Common Sense Media has compiled this list of 25 of the best books for middle school book reports. For younger students, the article suggests you check out the site's "50 Books All Kids Should Read Before They're 12." ... Education World offers nearly 50 alternative book report ideas in this article, from a book report sandwich to a character ...

  10. Book Report Packet for Middle School

    Included in this resource are: 4 strategies with tips on how to put them into practice. An editable plot sequencing printable for gathering and documenting important plot points. An editable character study printable for summarizing character information by chapter. A generic rubric for grading and assessing book study projects like book reports.

  11. A Tasty Reading Project

    Are you looking for creative book report ideas for your middle school or elementary classroom? Take a look at this post containing a great idea for a reading project for language arts! Students and teachers alike will love this Book Buffet - you NEED to click through and see the desserts!

  12. Five Alternatives to Book Reports Your Students Will Love

    Book reports and summaries are a thing of the past. Engage your middle and high school students with five book report alternatives that will leave them asking for more and, most importantly, building vital reading and analysis skills along the way. 1. Assign one pagers at the end of a novel. One pagers are engaging, allow for creativity, and lead to higher level thinking and analysis ...

  13. Middle school book report ideas

    Here is everything you need for 6 different types of book reports and post reading projects for middle or high school!No more scouring Pinterest and Google for hours, trying to find book report ideas... templates, rubrics, handouts, and more, are all right here in both no-prep and editable versions!You'll use this versatile collection of resources year after year, with a variety of grade levels.

  14. The Best Book-Report Books for Middle Schoolers

    My Name Is Not Easy. age 12+. Fascinating story of Alaskan kids growing up in the 1960s. By: Debby Dahl Edwardson (2011) See full review. Common Sense Media editors help you choose The Best Book-Report Books for Middle Schoolers. Find fiction, nonfiction, and memoirs perfect for engaging kids.

  15. Book Reports Middle School Teaching Resources

    Here is everything you need for 5 different types of book reports and post reading projects for middle or high school!Templates, rubrics, handouts, and more, all in both no-prep and editable versions!Click on each product cover above to see detailed previews and more information.What you'll receive: 1.Simple Written Book ReportEditable student instructions sheet - Microsoft PowerPointEditable ...

  16. Book Report Projects For Middle School Teaching Resources

    Browse book report projects for middle school resources on Teachers Pay Teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources.

  17. Projects to Engage Middle School Readers

    Projects to Engage Middle School Readers. It's my fault. I'll admit it. During my eight years in the classroom, I ruined at least two amazing literary works by assigning horrifically dull reading projects. My only hope is that those middle school students, whose enthusiasm I quashed, found another way to become passionate about literature.

  18. PDF Middle School Outline Template for Book Report

    for the report (see points next to each item). When you go to write your book report, be sure to include the information completed on the following pages. The final report must be typed and double spaced. Be sure to hand into your Reading teacher both this template and the book report when you return to school. Introductory paragraph - What is ...

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  21. Middle School Book Reports Teaching Resources

    If your middle school students are reading independent novels, here is a simple, ready-to-distribute Book Response Assignment designed in 2 parts: students demonstrate that they have read and understood the novel's events AND also provide their personal reactions by expressing their thoughts and insights while reading.The assignment provides some choice for students, including a drawing option ...

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