Monthly Book Report Themes

Monthly Book Reports

Let’s READ exploring all the different genres! Along with the Bookworm project (which is reading 100 books), students will choose and read one book each month for a book report. The chosen book should be at the individual reading level of the student (not too easy or too difficult), book needs to be in the selected genre and this book can be added to the 100 booklist for bookworm. Each month students will complete an individual project and be responsible for getting it in on time. Projects and celebration events are held on the last school day of the month (Due Date might occur before a major Holiday so look at the dates). PLEASE – use your local library and school library to find books in each genre with your child! :)

Outlook: Monthly Book Report

October – Memory Bag - GENRE - Fiction
November – Plus 5 Minus 5 - GENRE Autobiography or Biography
December – Puppet or Play – Genre Fable or a Tall Tale
February – Windsock – GENRE – Realistic Fiction
March– Flipbook - GENRE – Historical
April – Book jacket - GENRE - Adventure Story
May - Free Choice

Descriptions and Due Dates

Dates you should read the books	Genre	Project	Due date	Important Notes
Sept 1-Oct 3	Fiction	Memory Bag	Mon, Oct. 31
Oct 17-Nov 17th	Autobiography or biography	Plus 5 Minus 5	Wed, Nov 30th	After Thanksgiving
Nov 14- Dec 12th	Genre Fable or Tall Tale	Puppet or Play	Fri, Jan 6th	After Winter Break
Jan 6 –Feb 17th	Realistic Fiction	Windsock	Wed, Feb 29th
Feb 13 – March 18th	Historical	Flipbook	Friday, March 30^th
March 19 – April 20th	Adventure Story	Book jacket	Monday, April 30^th
April 30^th – May 14th	Free Choice!	Free Choice!	Friday, May 18th	Due before the end of school

Thanks to these teacher websites for credit with ideas and for the resources they have given out!

1. Mrs. Newbury's website - descriptions of Genres

2. Mrs. Renz website

- description of genres

examples of project ideas

3. NEW! How each report is graded? Each report will be graded on presentation skills along with requirements for each project (flyer to be sent home each month to explain project)

Presentation Rubric - Book Reports


Name: ________________________________________________	Name of Book Report Project: ______________________________

	Book Name: ________________________________________

	Yes	Not really	No
	I looked at different	I looked at the same	I did not look at the
1. I looked at people while I presented.	people while I	people all through	people while I
	presented.	my presentation.	presented.



	I signed and	I signed and	I did not sign or
2. I signed and fingerspelled clearly.	fingerspelled clearly.	fingerspelled clearly	fingerspell clearly.
		most of the time.



	My signing was	I signed too fast	I signed too fast
2. My signing was not too fast.	just right.	sometimes.	most of the time.




	I translated my	I translated my notes/project	I did not translate
3. I presented in ASL.	notes/project into ASL.	into ASL most of the	my notes/project into ASL.
	I understood my	time.	I did not understand
	notes well.	I understood some	my notes/project.
		of my notes.

	I used the right facial	I used the right facial	I did not use the
4. I used the right facial expressions.	expressions.	expressions	right facial
		sometimes.	expressions.



	I introduced myself	I introduced myself	I did not introduce
5. I introduced myself and explained what I would talk about in the beginning.	and explained what	or I explained what	myself and explain
	I would talk about.	I would talk about.	what I would talk
		I did not do both.	about.