Grade 8 Name ______________________________ Class _____________
Book Report 2013
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General Outcome 2.2 Respond to Texts (Weighting of 3)
General Outcome 3.3 Organize Information (Weighting of 3)
General Outcome 4.2 Attend to Conventions (Weighting of 3)
In this book report, show the following skills to the best of your ability:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
I can organize my interpretations of a fictional story.
I can construct meaning from what I read and analyze how plot develops.
Besides the plot, I can identify the other main literary elements of the story.
I can identify and explain a form of genre.
I can enhance my presentation with supporting ideas and details, effective visuals,
or other media.
Choose ONE of the following formats:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Create a presentation on www.prezi.com .
Create a Power Point presentation.
Create a videotaped book talk or an audio taped book talk.
Create a traditional paper book report (NOT A POSTER, PLEASE).
If you have another idea, talk to me and get approval for it.
IT IS OPTIONAL TO PRESENT THIS TO THE CLASS.
Here is the CHECKLIST of what you MUST include: USE HEADINGS, PLEASE!!!
1. ____ Provide the novel’s title and the author’s name; have a TITLE PAGE. Underline
the title of the novel and capitalize it properly (eg. The Outsiders).
2. ____ Explain the type of genre that the novel belongs to AND how you know it belongs
to that genre. What features does it have that tells you it belongs to that genre?
3. ____ Explain the setting of the novel: Where and when did it take place?
4. ____ Identify the protagonist and a brief description about this main character and
their role in the story. Explain this protagonist’s basic problem in the story. Explain
what type of conflict this is – egs. Character vs. Character, Character vs. Self, etc…
5. ____ Identify the antagonist and a brief description about this character and their role.
6. _____ Choose two other characters (besides the protagonist and antagonist) in the
story and identify whether they are dynamic, static, round, flat, or stock characters.
Explain why you put them in these categories.
7. ____ Plot Structure:
a. _____ Exposition: Explain how the story line begins and which characters are being
introduced. What have you learned about the setting so far?
b. _____ Initial Incident: Explain where the first point of conflict begins. This is where
you, the reader, realize that there is a problem.
c.
_____ Rising Action: Explain the main actions that show the development of the
problem and the major complications. You should have 6-8 points here.
d. _____ Climax: What was the turning point in the novel? Where was the most
dramatic tension? Explain if this is where the problem was resolved, too.
e. _____ Falling Action: The dramatic tension should have declined here. What
Happened after the climactic moment to help ‘wrap up’ the story?
f.
_____ Resolution/Conclusion: How did the novel end?
8. _____ Explain what point of view was used in the novel. Provide a quotation from the
first page of the book to prove it.
9. _____ Explain the overall mood of the novel. Suspenseful? Humourous?
Serious/somber? Include a line(s) or a passage with REALLY STRONG WORD CHOICE
that helped to establish this mood.
10. _____ Explain the theme of the novel. What did the writer want you, the reader, to
learn from this book? What was the main lesson or message?
11. _____ Rate the book out of five stars and explain why you gave it this rating. For
example, if you gave it 4/5, why did it lose a star?
Name: ________
Book Report Rubric
100
80
(Weighting of 3 for each outcome)
60
Redo
Respond to Texts
2.2
Experience
Various Texts
-organize
interpretations
of text 2.2.1.3
-shows a
comprehensive
understanding
of fictional
elements
-shows a
thorough
understanding
of fictional
elements
-shows a partial
understanding
of fictional
elements
-shows an
incomplete
understanding
of fictional
elements
Construct
Meaning
-analyze how plot
develops 2.2.2.2
-identify/explain
Conflict 2.2.2.3
Organize, Record,
and Evaluate 3.3.
-organize ideas in
categories 3.3.1.1
-produce texts
with developed
and linked ideas
3.3.1.2
-record notes
using headings/
graphic
organizers 3.3.2.1
-information is
rich and
detailed
- information is
specific
-information is
simplistic but
needs more
details
-information is
insufficient
- points/ideas
skillfully and
purposefully
placed
- points/ideas
logically placed
- points/ideas
simplistically
placed
-points/ideas
disorganized
and/or
haphazardly
placed
-ideas explicitly
connect with
one another
-ideas clearly
connect with
one another
-ideas partially
connect with
one another
-ideas
superficially
connect with
one another
Attend to
Conventions
4.2.1,4.2.2,4.2.3
Present and
Share 4.3
Enhance
presentations
-clarify and
support ideas
with details,
visuals, and
media or oral
techniques
Comments:
-the writing
was free from
errors
-few errors
which did not
interfere with
understanding
-some errors in
the writing
affected its
clarity for the
reader
-many errors
made it
difficult for the
reader to
understand the
writing
-all ideas were
creatively
enhanced with
specific
techniques
-most ideas
were creatively
enhanced with
specific
techniques
-some
ideas were
creatively
enhanced with
specific
techniques
-few ideas
were creatively
enhanced with
specific
techniques