Historical Fiction Book Report
Due Friday May 4, 2012
Genre – Historical Fiction – A historical fiction book is a book that is written
to portray a time period or historical event.
The book I am reading is ______________________________
If you feel the book your child chose is not working for him/her, please let me
know and I will help select a new one. This decision should be made during the
first week of the project.
Project Choice: You will create a poster in the form of either a scrapbook page
or a newspaper page.
Choose One
Scrapbook – Create a scrapbook page for the main character of your book. See
the attached project outline for the details.
OR
Newspaper – Create the front page of a newspaper for a major event from your
book. See the attached project outline for the details.
Your 18” x 24” poster should include the following:
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The title and author of the book.
The name of the main character.
The setting of the story – be sure to include the time period and
location.
Your name.
Please be prepared to share your project with the class.
I have attached a calendar and grading rubric to help you organize your
project. If you have any questions, please contact me at
mransden@student.framingham.edu.
Enjoy! Mrs. Ransden
Scrapbook Page Poster Details
You will create a poster that looks like a scrapbook page for your book project.
You should create the scrapbook page as if the main character in your book
created it. Do your best to make your character seem as real as you can,
taking into account the way he or she talks, the character’s age, where he
or she lives, and the time period.
 The scrapbook page background should reflect the main setting of
the story. You can color it or cover it with paper if you like. You
can then glue or tape the other scrapbook elements over the main
background.
 The poster should include the character’s name, the title of the
book, the author’s name, the setting, and your name.
 Choose 3 - 5 pictures or photographs to help tell your character’s
story. Mount these pictures on your scrapbook page. You can draw
your pictures, cut them out of magazines, use real pictures, or
print them from the Internet. Type or neatly print a caption for
each picture. Some ideas are:
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The main character in a scene from the book
The character’s family or friends
The main character’s major accomplishment
The setting of the story
 Draw or print 2 souvenirs that the main character would have put
in a scrapbook. These objects should reflect events in the story or
important aspects of your character.
 Write a 1-2 paragraph diary entry from the main character’s point
of view. The entry should reflect how the character feels about an
event in the story.
Spelling, punctuation, and neatness all count! Be creative and have fun!
Scrapbook Page Rubric
This project is worth 100 points.
Book: _______________________________________
_______ Includes title and author of book (10 points)
_______ Includes name of main character (5 points)
_______ Includes setting of story, time period and location (10 points)
_______ Includes 3 – 5 pictures that relate to the main character (10 points)
_______ Each picture includes a caption (10 points)
_______ Includes 2 souvenirs (10 points)
_______ Includes a 1 – 2 paragraph journal entry (10 points)
_______ Includes correct spelling and grammar (15 points)
_______ Project is neat and organized (15 points)
_______ Your name is neatly printed on the front (5 points)
_______ Total
Comments:
Newspaper Front Page Poster Details
You will create a poster that looks like the front page of a newspaper for your
book project. You should create the newspaper page as if the main character in
your book is reading it. Do your best to make your character seem as real as
you can, taking into account the way he or she talks, the character’s age,
where he or she lives, and the time period.
 Create a name for your newspaper. The newspaper page should
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reflect the main setting of the story. The date and location should
be accurate.
Create an attention-grabbing headline.
Write a 1-2 paragraph article telling about a major event from the
story.
Create a word search using new or interesting words from the
story. The following website has a free word search creator.
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/free_resources
/teachers_corner/wordsearch/wordSearch.jsp
Choose 2 - 3 pictures or photographs to help tell your character’s
story and mount them on your newspaper. You can draw your
pictures, cut them out of magazines, use real pictures, or print
them from the Internet. Type or neatly print a caption for each
picture.
Include one other article. Some ideas are:
a weather report from an event in your story
a store advertisement for an item from your story
a Help Wanted ad for a worker from your book
a House for Sale advertisement
a comic strip for an event or character from your story
Make it appropriate to the time period of your story.
Spelling, punctuation, and neatness all count! Be creative and have fun!
Newspaper Front Page Rubric
This project is worth 100 points.
Book: _______________________________________
_______ Includes title, author, and time period and location of book (10 points)
_______ Includes a catchy headline (5 points)
_______ Includes a 1 – 2 paragraph article about a major event (10 points)
_______ Includes 2 – 3 pictures that relate to the main character (10 points)
_______ Each picture includes a caption (10 points)
_______ Includes a word search (10 points)
_______ Includes an additional article (10 points)
_______ Includes correct spelling and grammar (15 points)
_______ Project is neat and organized (15 points)
_______ Your name is neatly printed on the front (5 points)
_______ Total
Comments:
April - May 2012
Historical Fiction Book Report Calendar
Sun da y
M onda y
T uesd a y
W edn e sda y
T hursd a y
Fri da y
S atu rd a y
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Project assigned:
read book
Read
Read
Read
Read
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Read
Read
Start sloppy copy
Collect supplies
Plan poster
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24
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28
Poster: headline or
title
Work on poster
Poster: diary entry
or article
Work on poster
27
Poster: word
search or
souvenirs
30
1
2
3
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5
Poster: pictures
and captions
Finishing touches
Finishing touches
Practice presenting
to the class
Project Due!
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