Book reports make some students, even my oldest girls, cringe in fear.
A few years ago, I created book lists and alternative book reports to encourage reading outside our curriculum and introduce some literary analysis-type things they hadn't had before. Reading took off for both of them, and the girls seemed to enjoy the alternative book reports.
We didn't do book reports this year and switched to summary pages instead. These took less time and went over a bit better. I have been using the summary pages to check in on their reading comprehension of their readers this year.
So, under the Simply Language Arts umbrella, you will begin to see these alternative book reports and summaries available for purchase.
AVAILABLE NOW:
Bookmark Book Report: Students will create a bookmark as an alternative to a traditional book report.
Included
- Student Instructions: Gives students guidelines for the project.
- Bookmark template for students.
- Use the rubric Cover page for the final grade and teacher comments.
- Rubric to grade students' work.
Character Autopsy Book Report
Students will create a character autopsy as an alternative to a traditional book report. They are instructed to use thirteen different body parts/areas of the body to provide information about their character.
Included
- Student Instructions: Gives students guidelines for the project.
- Three planning pages for students to use before making their final project.
- Use the rubric Cover page for the final grade and teacher comments.
- Rubric to grade students' work.
Pizza Slice Book Report
Students will create pizza as an alternative to a traditional book report. The are instructed to use six slices of pizza, with each slice giving different information about the book they have read.
Included
- Student Instructions: Gives students guidelines for the project.
- Pizza slice template
- Use the rubric Cover page for the final grade and teacher comments.
- Rubric to grade students' work. Plus, bonus presentation rubric.
Coming Soon Are:
Imagine a setting
Plan a party
Persuasive letter
Comic strip
Alternative ending
Pack a bag
Character diary
Book theme park
1 page intensive
Rainbow lines
Design a cereal box
Map the setting
Book cover redo
Movie poster
Alphabet book
Timeline
The complete Bundle will hopefully be available by July 2025.
I have a growing bundle on my website that will eventually include all of the alternative book reports once completed. The price will increase as reports are added.