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Game Board Book Report
Students will choose a book they have not read in the past. The student will read the book and
prepare a board game that relates to the book. Based on what the students have read they will
identify the 1.goals for their board game, 2.select questions, 3.create rules, and 4. write directions on
how to play the game. Be creative with the game and the game boards.
The game board must include the following:
Using a supplies around the house create a game board. Make sure you include your name, the book
title, and the games title some where on the game board.
Create at least 25 questions and answers for your game that relate to the book that you read. The
questions must be somehow incorporated into playing the game.
At least 10 of the questions must be higher-order thinking questions.
1. What if………?
2. I wonder……….
3. Make a prediction for what will happen to the characters after the story.
4. How did the character change?
5. Why did the character change?
6. Make a judgment about a certain character’s actions. Give evidence from the text for your
judgment.
7. How does the setting affect the plot?
8. What is the major theme of the story? Give text evidence from the text that supports the theme.
9. How does the author create suspense?
10. How do you connect to the story?.
The format and purpose of your game must in some way relate to the book. Example: Game board is
in the shape of a castle or the purpose is to escape the evil grandmother. Directions are created to
explain how to play the game.
Board Game Rubric
Name:___________________________________
You are a board game manufacturer, and you have been assigned the task of creating a board game that will help
students review everything they read in the book of your choice. The game should be created in a fun and interesting way.
• Using a supplies around the house create a game board. Make sure you include your name, the
book title, and the games title some where on the game board.
• Create at least 25 questions and answers for your game that relate to the book that you read. The questions must be
somehow incorporated into playing the game.
• The format and purpose of your game must in some way relate to the book. Example: Game
board is in the shape of a castle or the purpose is to escape the evil grandmother. Directions
are created to explain how to play the game.
Rubric: Creating a Board Game
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Design &
Creativity
Everything is neatly created and
Game board is excellent but
directions were followed
some parts are a little sloppy.
completely.
Game board is complete
but 1 or 2 elements are
missing and it could be
neater.
Questions
There are 25 questions and
answers, and they are well
incorporated into the game.
A couple of questions or
answers are missing or
incorrect.
Some questions are missing
Many questions are incorrect or
OR one could play the game
missing and very few are required
with answering most
to play the game.
questions.
Format &
Purpose
The purpose of the game relates
directly to the novel and the
game board represents the
theme.
The purpose closely relates to
the novel and the game board
somewhat represents the
theme.
The purpose partially
It is unclear what the purpose and
relates to the novel and the
theme of the game are from the
game board doesn’t clearly
appearance.
represent a theme.
Directions
Directions make it perfectly clear
how to play the game. They are
neatly typed with minimal
grammatical errors.
Directions are typed but have 23 minor grammatical errors.
They are somewhat unclear or 1
step is missing.
There are more than 3
errors. Directions are
unclear and 2-3 steps could
be added to clarify.
There is a game board but it is not
colored and no extra efforts were
made at creativity.
Complete revision needed. Many
steps are missing or incomplete
and it is very difficult to understand
how to play the game.
Game is a bit too simple for Game is not appropriate for the
Content & Questions and rules of play are of Rules of play are age
an appropriate level-- not too
appropriate but some questions the grade level and some grade level and questions are too
Difficulty difficult and not too easy.
are too easy or too difficult.
questions are too easy.
easy or too difficult.