Non -Fiction: Fancy Folder Book Report
Opening Sentence:
The non-fiction book I read was called______________________________
and it was written by__________________________________. I chose this book
because__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________.
“Meat” of the paragraph:
*Please list 5 interesting facts that you learned while reading your non-fiction
book. After each fact, please choose a response from the box below and finish
the sentence.
This is important because….
I am confused about……
This makes me think that…..
So basically…….
This is similar to…………
Sample response: While reading this book, I learned many interesting facts. For
example, did you know that A King Cobra snake can kill an elephant if it injects
enough venom into it? This makes me think that the venom of a King Cobra snake
is extremely poisonous and extremely powerful. I sure am glad that cobra snakes
do not live in N.J.!
Your turn:
1. While reading my book, I learned many interesting facts. For example, did you
know that_______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2. In addition, I learned that_________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
3. Another interesting fact about____________________________ is __________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
4. Also, did you know that _____________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
5. One final fact I learned is that ________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Closing Sentence:
One thing I know for sure is that there is always something new and exciting to
learn when it comes to the topic of_____________________________.
Using all of the notes that you just took, type or NEATLY write a 1 paragraph
summary about your topic.
**Hint: Just type/write word for word what you have already created.
Name________________________
Date________________
Report is due: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Non -Fiction: Fancy Folder Book Report
Non- fiction is fun to read because it lets you explore your interests and learn
more about topics that are important to you. Read your non-fiction book. As you
are reading, use sticky notes to mark the parts of the text that are interesting,
confusing or important to you. Notice any connections that you may be making
as you read. Then fill out the information and staple it to the inside of your fancy
folder. Be prepared to share your information with your classmates.
3= full credit: work is
complete and done correctly
2= partial credit: work is
1= minimum credit: work is
mostly correct with few errors completed, but many errors
are present
1. Folder is colored and includes title of book, author, and student’s name.
2. Report includes 5 interesting facts about the non-fiction topic.
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3. Each fact is followed by a thoughtful response from the word box.
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4. Writing has been revised and edited for
accuracy, correct grammar and punctuation.
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5. Report is neatly written and done
to the student’s best ability.
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NOTE: 5 points will be taken off for each day turned in after the due date.
Total points:
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Final grade:
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Suggested timeline for completion
February 2015 – March 2015
Sunday
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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** Book
Report
Introduced
**Read
**Read
**Read
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3
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7
**Read
**Read
**Read
**Read
**Read
**Read
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9
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14
**Read
**Read
**Read
**Read
** Book
should be
finished
15
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19
**If you
want to
show your
rough
draft, bring
it today
26
** Read
**fill in
notes
22
**decorate
fancy
folder
**expand
facts with
sentence
starters
23
**decorate
fancy
folder
**expand
facts with
sentence
starters
24
** BOOK
REPORT
DUE IN
SCHOOL
**expand
facts with
sentence
starters
25
**fill in
notes
**fill in
notes
20
21
**revise
and edit
**revise
and edit
27
28