Book Report Projects
Choose from one of the projects below. You will need to choose a different project every month. You
will not be able to do the same project twice, unless it is for extra credit. All projects that require
typing must be double spaced and size 12 font. The font style is up to you…just make it legible.
Book Report Sandwich
Use appropriate colored sheets of paper – for example: ham on pink, tomato on red, Swiss cheese on yellow, etc. The sheets serve as the ingredients
for your book report sandwiches. All of the information on your sandwich “parts” must be typed.
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On the top slice of bread, write the title and the author of the book you have just finished reading.
On the lettuce, write a brief summary of the book.
Write about the main character on the tomato slice.
On the mayonnaise, describe the book's setting.
Share the book's climax on the Swiss cheese.
On the ham slice, describe the plot.
On the bottom piece of bread, draw and color a favorite scene from the story.
The contents of your sandwich can be whatever you want (type of bread, type of cheese, type of meat, type of dressing, etc.). The ones
listed above are simply suggestions.
Book in a …
After choosing and reading a book, you will select a book report container. The container could be a plastic bag, a manila envelope, an oatmeal
container, a can, or anything else that might be appropriate for a book. Decorate your containers to convey some of the major details, elements, or
themes found in the book.
When your containers are complete, you should go to work on the contents of your containers. You must include the following:
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Questions Type ten questions based on the book. Five of the questions can be about general content, but the other five must require more
thinking.
Vocabulary Type a ten-word glossary (words and definitions) of unfamiliar words from the book.
Things Include five things (small objects) that have a connection to the story.
The third and final part of the project is the presentation. You will present a "Book in a…" project to the class. In your presentation, you will explain
the connection of the container to the story, conduct a show and tell about the five things, and then share information about three of the book's
literary elements -- setting, characters, conflicts, climax, or resolution.
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
You will type a full paragraph (no less than five complete sentences) review of the book you just finished reading -- in the style of a movie review.
You will conclude by awarding a thumbs up or thumbs down on the book. This activity could be even more fun if two of you read the same book.
Then, you could plan a lively interaction, a la Ebert and Roeper, about the book, which could be videotaped for all to see!
Letter to the Author
After reading your book, you will share your reactions to the book in a letter written to its author. The letter must be at least one full typed page.
You may use any style of font, but it must be size 12 and double spaced. If you write to an author who is still alive, you can actually mail the letter.
Sell it!
You will pretend to be a publicist for the book that you’ve just read. You will type and then deliver a 60-second speech that will persuade other
students to read the book. Writing and speaking persuasively will be especially difficult if you didn't like the book. If that's the case, you can share
that fact after completing the speech.
Interview a Character
You will type six to eight questions to ask a main character in the book you’ve just completed. You will also write the character's response to each
question. Both the questions and the responses should be typed. The questions and answers should provide information that shows you have read
the book without giving away the most significant details.
Script It!
You will write a movie script for a favorite scene in the book you’ve just read. At the top of the script, you can assign real-life TV or movie stars to
play each role. You may also want to work with classmates to perform the favorite scene. The entire script must be typed.
Glossary and Word Search
You will create a glossary of ten or more challenging words that are specific to the book's tone, setting, or characters. You will define each word and
write a sentence from the book that includes that word. Then, you will create a word search puzzle that includes the glossary words. You can
exchange your glossaries and word searches with others in the class. With the exception of the word search, this project must be typed.
Create a Comic Book
You will turn your book, or part of it, into a comic book. It should contain six to eight scenes/boxes, and be complete with comic-style illustrations
and dialogue bubbles.
Characters Come to Life!
You will create a life-size "portrait" of one of the characters from the book you’ve just read. The portrait should include a typed piece that tells about
the character. The piece might also include information about events, traits, or conflicts in the book that involve that character. We may even hang
your portrait in the hallway.
Picture Books
After reading your book, you will create a colored picture book version of the story that would appeal to younger students. You will then share the
picture books with your class. Your book should contain no less than ten pages.
“Dear Diary”
You will create a diary or journal and type at least five entries that might have been written by a character in the book you’ve just read. The entries
should share details about the story that will prove you have read the book. Each entry should be at least half a page.