November/December Book Report: Adventure Guidelines
DO NOT LOSE this sheet! It needs to be turned in with your final draft project on December 19.
Instructions: Your mission is to construct a diorama of an exciting scene from your book in the
form of a shoebox diorama. There should be absolutely NO exposed cardboard on or inside of
your shoebox. To summarize your story, set up the outside of your shoebox like this:
TOP: Title and autor
Right side: Characters and descriptions. Include their name, age, physical and personal
characteristics. (2-3 sentences about each character). Example: Theodore Boone, age 13.
Brilliant, although uninterested in school. Both parents are lawyers, so Theodore knows a great
deal about the law. He assists classmates and people in his life with legal problems and is painfully
honest.
Left Side: Setting description. Include the time period and any major places, along with their
descriptions.
Back: Summary of book. This should be 2 or more paragraphs and include the main problem,
solution and the ending. Use the guidelines on the back to write your summary.
Click on the link to see examples of shoebox dioramas that other students made.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BK_eAx_RoVQocyNIQSS_mNw4iBYIKX_wrbiDK3oWv78/edit
Remember this project is due no later than
present on Thursday, December 19 as well!
Thursday, December 19!
We will
Content/5-Point Summary (50 points) ______ (50) 50
_____ (5) Included the name of my book and author.
_____ (10) Included a description of my character(s).
_____ (5) Include a detailed setting description.
_____ (15) Include the big problem in the story and how the problem was solved..
______ (10) Included the ending of the book.
______ (5) Include a detailed reason why someone should read the book or why they shouldn’t.
NOTE: This written summary should include the actual ending of the story. Please don’t end with
“Well, you’ll have to read it to find out.” Save that for your presentation!
Creativity & Presentation (40 Points) _____ (40)
_____ (10) My diorama includes an important event, along with a description of the characters
and setting, title, and a summary on the back.
_____ (20) My diorama represents 100% of my best effort and is of appropriate grade-level
work. That means there is NO EXPOSED shoebox cardboard. (either covered with paper or
painted)
_____ (10) I presented with style (Practice so I don’t just read my paper. Be sure to be excited
and enthusiastic when I present~ Remember, we have to sit through 29 presentations. What will
you do to make yours stand out?)
Conventions/Timeliness/Citizenship (30 Points) _____ (30)
______ (10) I have checked my spelling, grammar, sentence structure, endmarks, capitals and
made sure they are correct throughout my work.
_____ (10) I will have my project finished no later than Thursday, December 19.
_____ (10) I will give each presentation 100% of my attention by listening politely.
Total ____ 120 possible points
Comments:
Writing A Summary
Here’s a brief description of a written 5-point summary:
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This is a summary of _____________ (Name of book). It was written by
____________ (Author’s name).
This book was about:
 Characters - Who are the main characters? What are their names? Include a
description of who they are, describe them-give their characteristics.
(include brief character summaries in your big summary. More in-depth
character descriptions will be on the side of your diorama)
 Setting - Where and what time the story take place or how the story begins.
Remember describe how with descriptive words, don’t just tell. (Also include
the setting in your comprehensive summary. 1-2 sentences should cover it).
 Sequence - What happened in the beginning, middle and end?
 Problem - What is the big, main problem your character(s) has/have to face?
 How the problem was solved
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Ending (Tell what happened after the problem was solved)