Transcript SSR Book Report #2 - Mrs. Price's Classroom | A Middle

Reading Log
Book Report
a multi-genre project
What is a multi-genre book report?
A multi-genre book report is a combination
of a written report paired with projects of
different formats which enhance the
written form and enable the book report to
take on a higher level of enrichment.
You have 2 parts…
Part 1: The Letter Essay
You will be writing a letter to Mrs. Pittman-Price
detailing your ideas and observations about
your Reading Log book. The letter essay will
be an informal response written to me.
Part 1: The Letter Essay
• at least three paragraphs long
• Must include a quote from the book
• Must include a recommendation – Would you
recommend this book to another person?
Explain why you would or would not
recommend this for someone else to read.
• I AM NOT LOOKING FOR PARAGRAPHS
DETAILING THE PLOT – this is a RESPONSE to
your book, not a summary.
Part 1: The Letter Essay
FORMAT –
November 15, 2010
Dear Kelsey,
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MY EXAMPLE…
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Sincerely,
Kristin
Part 2: Multi-Genre Piece
This part of your book report serves as the
creative section. Using your Reading Log
book, you will create one of the projects from
the following list:
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Movie Poster
Ending rewrite
Journal Entries
ABC Book
Book Trailer
• Cartoon Version
• Children’s Story
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Newspaper Story
Text Messages
Poetry
Or choose an activity
off the Summer
Reading Tic-Tac-Toe
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Movie Poster
• Create a movie poster for your novel on a piece of paper bigger than
8 ½ by 11 – poster size is preferable
• Guidelines:
– You must represent the themes and characters of your novel with
crayons, markers, cut outs, and any other materials approved by the
teacher.
– The poster must show a major element of the book and a major
character.
– You must show knowledge of key characters and themes in order to
represent the book as a poster. After you finish your posters, you must
write a paragraph on the back explaining the representation you made
based on the book.
• Requirements:
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one character
a representation of a major theme
the title of the book
a tag line (if the book was made into a movie…)
A paragraph (on the back of your poster) explaining the representation
of your novel in the movie poster.
Real Movie Poster Examples:
Student Examples:
Ending Rewrite
• If you do not care for the way your book ended,
here is your opportunity to change it!
• Rewrite a new ending to the book you just read
(1-2 pages). Be sure to write in the style of the
author. Do NOT explain how the ending should be
changed. Write as if you were writing the story.
• On a separate page, explain why you made these
changes. Also explain the differences between
your ending and the original ending.
Journal Entries
• Write 4 journal entries from the viewpoint of a
character or several characters from your book.
• Journal entries should be spread out from the
beginning to the end of the novel. Begin each
entry with “Dear journal,” and write in first
person point of view.
• These need to include the date and journal
format “Dear Diary…”
• All four entries must be a page long and detailed
• I am looking for your ability to write as IF YOU
WERE the character you choose.
Journal Entries
Dear journal,
Today I went to see my best friend and we…
• Place your entries into a cover that you create,
organizing them in proper order. On the first
page, include an information sheet identifying
the name of the character, his or her age
(guess if you don’t know), where he or she
lives, and any other important details…
ABC Book
• 26 pages long – one page for each
letter
• Think of something in your book
that begins with each letter –
illustrate it!
• “___ is for _____”
• A is for Amelia’s plane that
disappeared.
• H is for horcrux. HP had to destroy
six of them to kill Lord Voldermort.
• Make sure you explain why each
thing you choose for the letters is
important –
• A is for alligator (NOT ENOUGH!)
Book Trailer
• Create a book trailer ( similar to a movie trailer like the
ones you see on T.V., only about a book) for your book!
• Must be at least a minute long…
• Must show your understanding of the novel you read –
do NOT copy the trailer of a book that’s been turned
into a movie (Harry Potter, Twilight, etc.)
• Included in the book trailer you must have a summary
of the text (without giving away the ending), visual
images to represent what you say, and the author and
title stated.
Book Trailer Examples:
The Hunger Games
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HnwvVZBl
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The Giver by Lois Lowry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNL77KnIRI
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Cartoon Version
• Create a comic book based on your book. It
should have an illustrated cover with the title
and author and be comic book size.
• Inside – retell the story using dialogue and
descriptions of setting and characters. Put
your writing in bubbles. Create colorful
illustrations that help tell the story.
• DO NOT USE LINED paper!
• At least 6 pages long…
Children’s Story
• Turn your book into a children’s story by
retelling the plot in a simply way with
vocabulary appropriate for youngsters.
• Make sure your creation looks like a children’s
book – complete with a cover that includes
the title and author AND colorful illustrations
on each page.
• DO NOT USE LINED PAPER!
• At least 10 pages long…
Newspaper Story
• Create a newspaper that is devoted entirely to your
book. The front page should look as much like a real
newspaper as possible!
• Writing in columns, headlines, a newspaper title, etc.
• You can include a variety of different kinds of features
including horoscopes for each character, Dear Abby
letters, comic strips, news articles, advertisements,
personal ads, an obituary section, or anything else you
might find in a newspaper
• EVERYTHING you include, however, must be based on
events and characters in the book you read!
• For proper format – CHECK OUT A NEWSPAPER! 
Text Messages
• Create text message conversations between
characters in your book!
• Must include at least 4 conversations that
include 8 text messages each.
• Can be between only two characters or
several, but needs to be relevant to the
details/events in your story.
• Can be drawn in bubbles or written in boxes…
Poetry
• Write 4 poems about your story – they can
deal with certain characters, emotions, plot,
etc.
• On the back of each poem, write what that
poem is about – how it relates to your Reading
Log novel.
• Ex – “This poem is written as if I were the
main character Harry. He’s just gotten to
Hogwarts and …”
Evaluation of MultiGenre Pieces
• Projects will be evaluated based on the following:
– Physical Appearance (neatness, organization, color,
etc.)
– Content and Detail (To what extent does this project
prove to me that you read this book? Does the final
product reflect well thought-out ideas and
demonstrates your understanding of the novel?)
• When choosing projects that involve drawing –
you ABSOLUTELY MAY NOT copy the book cover
or any pictures found in the book. This involves
no creative thinking on your part whatsoever and
will not be given credit.
To Recap
When you turn your Reading Log Project in
to Mrs. Pittman-Price by October 31, 2012
at the LATEST, you will be turning in two
things:
• Letter essay to Mrs. Pittman-Price
• One of the multi-genre options