See more ideas about teaching reading, reading workshop and book projects. Give a brief summary of the plotand describe the personality of one of the main characters. Alcotts little women upper elemmiddle school first sentence use this first sentence. The power of the book likes in how palacio creates such a normal, relatable character from a boy living with such an extraordinary physical affliction. Feb 26, 2015 there are many, many great ways for students to respond to literature. Just click on the title of each activity or resource you want to see below and the link will take you to the page of the full resource details. Discussion questions and classroom activities for were all wonders. It includes discussion questions and classroom activities, plus ideas for reading buddies and schoolwide.
Idea book by karen sevaly teacher friend, a scholastic company and the scholastic teacher plan book by bill singer and tonya ward singer 2005, scholastic. Looking for more lesson plans, book picks, and reading tips for your classroom or library. These will work for almost any book and are especially good when students are reading independent book selections. The class is assigned any science fiction book to read over a four week period. The theme, or main idea, for wonder is dont judge a book by its cover.
You may use a shoebox or something similar to create this scene. Grades 23 book report format and template printable ideas science fiction book report easier. Aug 12, 2009 where is a good website for book reports. Choose any topic from your book and write a 12 page research report on it. See more ideas about teaching reading, teaching language arts and teaching. If you want to use a different creative idea, you may ask your teacher for approval on the planning sheet. Writing book reports helps children chose books to read and share their thoughts and ideas on what they read with others.
Book report ideas 20 ways of looking at the book these activities address multiple intelligences and a range of student ability levels. Book report ideas see what i read this report is a visual one. Jack and summer become his friends almost instantly, but everyone else is a different story. Cereal box book report diary of a wimpy kid part 2 duration. Book reports, page 2 magazine cover if the book became a magazine, what might its cover look like. In the novel wonder august has a facial deformity and gets jerked around about it. Their book, readytogo book report projects, is the result of the innovative and creative book report projects they developed to challenge and motivate their own students. Creative book report ideas for all types of manuscripts.
Because its true, the thoughts and ideas in this book challenge your perception of todays society. Include a one paragraph explanation as to how it applies to your book not in the paper itselfon your title page. Wonder by rj palacio, so many ideas were bursting out of my head for how i could teach this incredible novel. Consider adding important characters, quotes from the book, words that describe the. The most important thing is to be creative in each presentation. More than any other person, mary cassatt helped introduce americans to the work of the impressionists. Multimedia book report rubric this rubric includes descriptors for 4 levels and 11 proficiencies. See more ideas about wonder activities, wonder novel, wonder book. Follow the directions below to be sure you include all the elements of the yearbook.
By the end of the year, you will have shared four different books in four different new. Oct 16, 2011 for my october book report, i usually do a commercial, which is when students make a short reenactment of the story. Exposition august has a deformed face and is going to a real school for the first time. Suggested template groupings to create projects that focus on such topics as vocabulary, character studies, themes, research, precepts, point of view, story.
Today im sharing some of my favorite activities for teaching story elements, particularly. For most of the school year, auggie was not treated with respect because of what he looked like. Book report creative ideas choose one of the following ideas for sharing your book. Final book test and book report project 25% off savings this bundle contains a fourpage wonder test with answer key and a wonder project where students create a movie poster for this classic novel. We have many book reports to chose from here at activity village from simple reports for young children to reports for different story genres to reports for particular books. The author tried to present a theme called treat others the way you want to be treated. It is easy to videotape events with the smart devices, so this is one of the easiest creative book report ideas. Being part of the community where bens bells was started, i know much about the kindness movement in fact, i actually found one of the bells on the anniversary of my uncles death several years ago. With all of these ideas, they have to present their novel to the class. An amazing book needs amazing activities and resources. Students could design a tattoo for a character and then write an essay explaining or.
Draw a classroom mural depicting a major scenes from the book. Two report forms guide students through the writing of book reports for fiction and nonfiction books about dolphins. They must summarize events of the novel and give a book talk. This study guide consists of approximately 43 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of wonder. They have to get the audience interested in reading the book without giving too much away, or leaving the audience confused about the book. Guilt is another feeling that you will probably come across while reading this book. Even though wonder is recommended for children ages 8 through 12, the book s themes of identity, bullying, and acceptance make it interesting reading for a wide audience as well. But towards the end, a frightening and dramatic event at a school camp changes things completely. Book reports ideas, forms, format, printables, writing, and. If you answered no to any of these questions, then you have found the right place to find unique and engaging book report ideas to use with your students i have been teaching for 22 years, and i love teaching reading and trying to make it engaging and fun for my students. Book report project ideasbook report project ideas after reading your chosen book, select one of the following projects.
Charlie and the chocolate factory has to be one of the best loved childrens books of all time. Wonder by rj palacio novel study and 3d book report activity. More ideas than youll ever use for book reports 341 ideas for book projects from three different teachers. Great for book reports or new creative writing projects. Make a collage representing some event or part of your book. To read in augusts point of view, you get a glimpse of how it feels like to be judged all the time.
Create a 68 frame comic strip that shows the plot main events of the whole story. They are strongly encouraged to dress up as the character and use props during their acting. Wonder tells the story of auggies first year at school and how other kids treat him. May 05, 2017 wonder activities for your classroom that are wonderful and kind. The letter to the author method is the best when you consider the fun book report ideas. Ten great creative book report ideas creative book report. Wonder is an excellent book that tells a moving and inspiring story. Time capsule this report provides people living in a future time with the cay and. The road map will show important events from a particular period in history covered in your book in sequential order. Since i work in a title i school, i cant make anyone do a project that might be beyond their means. Aug 14, 20 because its true, the thoughts and ideas in this book challenge your perception of todays society.
Page 1 of 2 hialeah gardens high school suggested secondary creative book report ideas 1. Alcotts little women upper elemmiddle school printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. For this report you will create a timeline in the shape of a road map. If you are reading the same book as one or more others are reading, dramatize a scene from the book. There is so much focus on bodyimage and peer pressure in the media, by reading this you get a. After reading an informational book, make a scrapbook about the topics. Write a script and have several rehearsals before presenting it to the class. You can only do each of the projects one time throughout the school year. I compiled a list for you with plenty of ideas so that students can have a better learning experience. A quick web search will reveal that there are many ideas out there for creative book.
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