Newspaper Article Book Report
Due Monday, February 8th
January’s book report is based on a book you have read from one of
three genres: historical fiction, realistic fiction or non-fiction.
(Historical fiction is a fictional story that takes place in a time period in
the past. The setting is usually real, but the characters are made up
from the author’s imagination. Realistic fiction is a story made up with
characters and events, and the events could have happened in real life.)
Directions:
1. Choose a book to read and read it.
2. Pretend you are a newspaper reporter. You are going to report
what happened in the story by summarizing.
*Remember that reporters have to be impartial. When you tell the
story, don’t give your opinion on the character’s actions.
*Make sure your article includes the title of the book, the author, your
name, and an illustration that supports the main idea of the story.
*Your illustration should include a caption that explains what is in the
drawing.
3. Use the newspaper article planner on the back to help organize
your thoughts. Remember that an article is written in columns.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE PLANNER:
Title: _______________
Author: ______________
Illustration:
Caption: ______________________________________________
Who? ________________________________________________
What?________________________________________________
Where?_______________________________________________
When?________________________________________________
How?_________________________________________________
Why?_________________________________________________