Newspaper Book Report This book report takes the form of a newspaper. Use the following requirements to design and lay out your book report, graphic organizers can be found below. Place the articles and features where you think they fit best on your poster board. Your newspaper should be neat, clean and free of spelling/grammar/punctuation errors, and you will present it to the class with an oral presentation lasting no more than 3 minutes. Check off each requirement after you ve completed it. REQUIREMENTS TITLE/NAME OF NEWSPAPER Create a title for your newspaper. It can be related to the book, your name, the class, the school, and so on. Don t forget to include your name as the editor. ARTICLES Summary At the top of the first page, write a summary of your book in a well-developed paragraph. 1. Make sure your summary answers who, what, where, when, and why. 2. Create a headline that related to the summary. Protagonist Write a brief article about the main character. 1. Describe who the character is, what he or she did, personality traits, and interesting things about the character. 2. Create a headline that relates to the article. 3. Include a picture of the protagonist in a scene from the book. -OR- you can choose to talk about the Antagonist Antagonist Write a brief article about the antagonist. Write in complete paragraphs. 1. Explain why this person/thing is the antagonist. 2. Create a headline that relates to the article. 3. Include a picture of your antagonist causing the problem. New Ending Write a different ending to the book that changes the outcome of the 1. Create a headline that relates to the article. story. FEATURES Editorial Choose an issue related to your book and take a position on it. 1. Write a letter to the editor describing how you feel about this issue. 2. Think carefully and honestly about what you want to say. 3. Create a headline for the editorial.
Comics Design a four-panel comic strip that illustrates something funny that happened in the story. 1. Use the four squares as a guide or as the actual comic strip. 2. Create a title for your strip. Advertisements, Crosswords, and More All the space in your newspaper should be filled. After you have written all that is required, be creative to fill up the remaining spaces. Suggested possibilities include want ads, advertisements, crossword puzzles, word searches, riddles, or obituaries if a character in the book dies. Make sure everything relates to the story you read. Oral Presentation Skills For an excellent presentation include the following: Speak clearly and at a steady pace. Be easily heard by the class Use expression in your voice Make frequent eye contact (you may use note cards to help you, but do not read them word for word) Have good posture and a calm body
Newspaper Book Report Graphic Organizers SUMMARY Write notes about the five W s to help you write your summary. WHO? WHERE? WHAT? SUMMARY Headline: WHY? WHEN? ANTAGONIST In the ovals, list four reasons why this character is the antagonist. In the box, draw a sketch of the antagonist causing the problem. Use this information to help you write your article.
Newspaper Book Report Graphic Organizers MAIN CHARACTER Fill in the data disk to help you write your article about the main character in your book. Headline Ideas Sketch of the character in a scene Personality Traits Main Character s Name Things the character did in the story Interesting things about the character COMICS In the space provided, draw a thumbnail sketch of your comic strip. Include dialogue. Comic Strip Title:
Mr. White Student: Rubric: Newspaper Book Report and Oral Presentation The students will choose and read a book they select. They will then complete a final presentation which will include a newspaper layout and written work about the book. In addition, they will be present their project orally. Newspaper Book Report 3 pts 2 pts 1 pts 0 pts Newpaper Layout Student went above and beyond what was expected. Creativity and attention to detail were excellent! Student put a good amount of effort into the project, displaying their work in a creative way. Student put some effort into the project, but could have spent more time on details and creativity. Student completed a book report but did not follow guidelines in a newspaper format. Summary of the Book The student wrote with detail and summarized the book in clear form. They included the 5 W's in a well-developed paragraph. The student wrote with little summarization details. He/she did write response sentences to the questions but needed more detail. The student wrote incomplete sentences and the editing features were not observed. Inaccurate information and incomplete sentences were provided with no editing. Required Elements Please see checklist Student was creative and went above and beyond on, when writing about the book. All required elements are present. Student was somewhat creative when writing about the book. 1-2 required elements missing. Student was not very creative in writing about the book. 3-4 required elements missing. Student made little effort. 5+ required elements missing. Grammar/Structure There were no errors or evidence of corrections in the report. Words were well chosen and sentences were concise. A couple errors occurred in capitalization, punctuation, word usage, sentence structure and structure Proofreading evident. Some errors occurred in in capitalization, punctuation, word usage, run-on sentences, sentence fragments or structure Proof-reading questionable. It looks like it was completed the morning of. Oral Presentation Student spoke in a clear voice, at an adequate pace, used good tone and volume, and made excellent eye contact. Glanced briefly at notes. Lasted 2.5-3 minutes. Student spoke in a clear voice, at an adequate pace, used good tone and volume, and made good eye contact. Looked at notes regularly. Lasted 1.5-2.5 minutes. Student voice not clear, pace not appropriate, tone and volume not appropriate, and made little eye contact. Read consistently from notes. Lasted 1-1.5 minutes. Failed to make oral presentation.