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Book Report Template

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Dear Teachers,

Want a fun way to help your students communicate what they love (and don't love) about their independent reading?


Here's a template for a book report and/or author study, plus a couple of additional resources for creative book reports.


📚 Here's to happy readers!

The Watsons Go To Birmingham, by Christopher Paul Curtis The Watsons Go To Birmingham, by Christopher Paul Curtis

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About the Author 🧑🏾‍💻

👶🏾 Christopher Paul Curtis was born in Flint, Michigan in...

👀 Some life-changing events that happened to him were...

✏️ He got started with writing when...

Christopher Paul Curtis Interview - Part 1
Learn More About Christopher Paul Curtis
Check out his website for information about all his books!

The Characters 🧍🏾‍♀️ The Characters 🧍🏾‍♀️

  1. Main Character:
  2. Supporting Character:
  3. Supporting Character:
  4. Supporting Character:
  5. My favorite character is... because....

The Setting 🏠 The Setting 🏠

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Use Photos

The book starts out in Michigan, in winter. It's very cold!
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To Describe

Then, the family takes a roadtrip in the "Brown Bomber," their 1948 Plymouth car.
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The Setting!

They travel to Birmingham, Alabama, the site of an infamous church bombing.

The Plot ❓ The Plot ❓

In the beginning of the book...➡️ In the middle of the book...➡️ By the end of the story...

The Conflict 🤺 The Conflict 🤺

At the heart of every good story is a conflict, or, a problem that needs to be resolved. Describe the BIG problem at the center of your book, the one that keeps your main character from moving forward.

The Resolution 🕊 The Resolution 🕊

How does the conflict get resolved? Describe in a way that makes someone else want to read the book, but no spoilers!

My Review! My Review!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

5 Stars Because....

I loved this book because...


You should read this book if you...


You should not read this book if you...

Tired of the Standard Book Report? Try These Ideas 👇🏽 Tired of the Standard Book Report? Try These Ideas 👇🏽

30 Amazingly Creative Book Reports

30 Amazingly Creative Book Reports

Responding to what you read is an important literacy skill. Reading about other people's experiences and perspectives helps kids learn about the world. And although students don't need to dive deeply into every single book they read, occasionally digging into characters, settings, and themes can help them learn to look beyond the prose.

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Creative Alternatives to Book Reports | Lexia Learning

Creative Alternatives to Book Reports | Lexia Learning

Book reports are a valuable tool for assessing students' understanding of independent reading, but writing report after report can become rote for students-and reading them can be equally tedious for educators. Fortunately, there are a plethora of alternative methods to accomplish the same goal.

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