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 30th |
|
March 19 – April 20th |
Adventure Story |
Book jacket |
Monday, April 30th |
|
April 30th – 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
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. | ||