remove_red_eye 178
page background

Book Report Template

Drop Everything and... READ!

Book ReportTemplateDrop Everything and... READ!
User uploaded image
zoom_out_map

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!

One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia

User uploaded image
zoom_out_map

About the Author 🧑ðŸū‍ðŸ’ŧ

ðŸ’Ĩ Rita Williams-Garcia grew up in Queens, New York, and loved...

🧒ðŸū Some important things that happened to here were...

âœðŸ― She got started writing when...

Rita Williams-Garcia on Storytelling, Black Panthers, and Writing History
Learn More About Rita Williams-Garcia
Check out her website for information about all her books!

The Characters 🧍ðŸū‍♀ïļ The Characters 🧍ðŸū‍♀ïļ

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

The Setting 🏠 The Setting 🏠

User uploaded image
zoom_out_map

Use Photos

The story begins in Brooklyn, New York, where Delphine and her sisters live with their dad and grandmother.
User uploaded image
zoom_out_map

To Describe

The girls fly across the country to spend the summer with their mother in Oakland, California.

User uploaded image
zoom_out_map

The Setting!

They explore a new city, make surprising discoveries, & learn what it means to speak up.

The Plot ❓ The Plot ❓

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

The Conflict ðŸĪš The Conflict ðŸĪš

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 ðŸ‘‡ðŸ― Tired of the Standard Book Report? Try These Ideas ðŸ‘‡ðŸ―

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.

launch weareteachers.com

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.

launch lexialearning.com
Smore âĪïļ Reading 📖
www.smore.com
Loading indicator

close
Powered by