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![book report class ideas book report class ideas](https://www.educationworld.com/images/awards.png) ![book report class ideas book report class ideas](https://www.scholastic.com/content/dam/scholastic/educators/articles/11521-book-report-16-9.jpg.corpimagerendition.xxl.1400.788.png) Book reports may be a staple of elementary and middle school education, but they are far less frequently assigned in the higher grades. High school ELA teacher Nancy Barile thinks that should change. Students in 6th grade and above can learn a lot when they are challenged to use higher order thinking skills to understand and interpret the literature they read via a good old-fashioned high school book report template. To start, Barile recommends that students choose the books they want to write about themselves—with teacher approval, of course. See the book list at the end of this article for engaging young adult titles and book report ideas, including books with thematic elements that are particularly appealing to older readers. Writing the Report To structure the book reports, Barile recommends eight sections of analysis that will “require students to provide evidence of their choices and reasoning, which helps them think more deeply about what they have read.” For each section, students should give examples from the book to back up their analysis. The below book report template can help. If your students need to review the elements of fiction before beginning this assignment, Teaching Powerful Writing is a great resource. This collection of personal narratives and writing activities highlights different writing techniques and covers literary elements such as voice, using flashback, and point of view. Book Report Breakdown Students should identify the setting of the novel and explain why the setting is important. - How are the time and place significant to the events of the story?
- How does the setting contribute to the overall meaning of the novel?
2. CHARACTERIZATION Beginning with the protagonist and then moving on to the supporting characters, students should discuss the characterizations in their novel. - Is the character well-developed, or are they a stock or stereotypical character?
- Is the character static (unchanging throughout the story) or dynamic (changes by the end of the novel)?
- What personality traits does the character possess, and how does this affect the outcome of the novel?
- Do the character's inner thoughts and feelings reflect their outward actions? Explain.
3. POINT OF VIEW Students should identify the novel’s point of view and why it is significant. - What advantages does telling the story in (first person/second person/third person) have? Why?
- Why do you think the author chose this point of view?
4. CONFLICT What is the primary conflict in the novel? Is it human vs. human, human vs. nature, human vs. society, or human vs. themselves? Your students should delve into conflict much more deeply than they may have in the past. If their story has more than one major conflict, they should detail the additional conflicts as well. - Explain the conflict and how the protagonist deals with it.
- Does the protagonist overcome the conflict? Or do they succumb to it?
Students should identify the theme of the novel and the specific meaning of the book they chose. They should avoid stock themes such as “Don’t judge a book by its cover” and think more critically on their author’s message. - What was the author’s purpose in writing the book?
What are the symbols in the novel and how are they significant? - How do the symbols help develop the story and contribute to the overall meaning of the book?
7. FORESHADOWING Students should identify the foreshadowing in their novel and give examples from the text. - Did you know what was going to come? Why?
- Were there any hints as to what might occur?
- Why do you think the author chose to use or not use foreshadowing?
Finally, students should evaluate the ending of the book. - Was the ending justified? (Was the ending viable and believable?)
- Was it a satisfactory ending that fit the rest of the novel?
- Was there a catharsis of some kind? Explain.
If your students follow this structure in their book report, it will help them explore each of the elements of fiction in a very specific way. As Barile discovered in her decades of teaching: “Students who explain, interpret, and synthesize what they have read gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of literature.” Shop great classroom titles for book reports below! You can find all books and activities at The Teacher Store . ![book report class ideas Black Circle with Utensils Restaurant Lo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3f1be_b42aa9e5c3e8414a9198eed1c43934a6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_68,h_60,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Black%20Circle%20with%20Utensils%20Restaurant%20Lo.png) Five Alternatives to Book Reports Your Students Will LoveBook reports and summaries are a thing of the past. Engage your middle and high school students with five book report alternatives that will leave them asking for more and, most importantly, building vital reading and analysis skills along the way. ![book report class ideas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3f1be_e3f976ee422e4a1080f013e6e22c868e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_80,h_120,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b3f1be_e3f976ee422e4a1080f013e6e22c868e~mv2.png) 1. Assign one pagers at the end of a novel.![book report class ideas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3f1be_eb384edf9dc64f41afa9f831c78719f5~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_56,h_32,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b3f1be_eb384edf9dc64f41afa9f831c78719f5~mv2.png) One pagers are engaging, allow for creativity, and lead to higher level thinking and analysis. Assigning a one pager is easy and works for any novel. Follow these simple guidelines: Make it standards based: choose a standard to focus on, and design the content of the one pager around that standard. For example, these directions help students to master standard RL3: ![book report class ideas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3f1be_beba70f888bc432ab1a3e98d14d30b69~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_31,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b3f1be_beba70f888bc432ab1a3e98d14d30b69~mv2.png) Grade the learning, not the art. While I require my students to fill the blank space of their one pagers, I make it clear that students are not graded on their artistic ability. Then, I give suggestions for filling the blank space that do not require artistic ability: magazine cutouts, color, or filling blank space with powerful words and quotes. Share models and a rubric with students so expectations are clear. ![book report class ideas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3f1be_ed6eda11c549460ba498a992676fb14d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_115,h_115,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b3f1be_ed6eda11c549460ba498a992676fb14d~mv2.jpg) 2. Make paper airplanes.![book report class ideas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3f1be_ae1729ba18cb43deb75c7727f278bff8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_56,h_32,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b3f1be_ae1729ba18cb43deb75c7727f278bff8~mv2.png) Paper airplanes are not just for kids to toss around when the teacher is not looking. They can also provide a fun alternative to book reports. Here’s how: Instruct students to fold a paper airplane. On the outside of the plane, instruct students to draw the plane’s windows with the protagonists on one side and the antagonists on the other. Instruct students to label each character and give a brief description of each. On the inside of the plane, instruct students to write an analysis of the characters. How did the characters change throughout the novel? How were the characters impacted by (the plot, the setting, the conflict, etc. )? How do the characters affect each other? Require students to back up their analysis with text based evidence, just like they would in a more traditional essay. On the day airplanes are due, instruct students to fly their planes to a classmate (you might want to model a proper flight vs. an aggressive flight!). Students read their classmate's analysis, then share one fact they learned about the characters with the rest of the class. Allow students to make several "flights" so students can hear a wide range of perspectives. If you want to save time on making a paper airplane book report assignment, you can grab my Best Ever Reading Response project set here , which includes four other projects plus Paper Airplane Book Report instructions, a rubric, and an airplane template that makes implementing this project easy! ![book report class ideas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3f1be_37464911221f48858a97b0c5f22840fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_115,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b3f1be_37464911221f48858a97b0c5f22840fd~mv2.jpg) 3. Make it a book talk.![book report class ideas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3f1be_4d2240393a48442b96558f210d5b38d3~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_56,h_32,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b3f1be_4d2240393a48442b96558f210d5b38d3~mv2.png) Book talks are the perfect interactive alternative to a traditional book report. Book talks give students an authentic audience, motivation to succeed, and require higher level thinking that can help push students to be more analytical in response to their reading. Book talks can be implemented in several ways: Students can prepare their book talks ahead of time, then sign up for times to present their book talks to the class. Require students to bring their book on the day they give their talk. The great side effect of book talks is that kids in the audience get interested in new books! Students can complete book talks speed dating style. Ask students to complete this form: ![book report class ideas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3f1be_9e5979e5e57d4703a0c69eebb472952d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_82,h_96,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b3f1be_9e5979e5e57d4703a0c69eebb472952d~mv2.png) Line up chairs in the classroom so students are facing each other with half of the class on one side and half on the other. Set a timer for five minutes and instruct students to give their book talks to and listen to the book talk of the person sitting across from them. When the timer is finished, instruct students on one side to shift one seat to the right. The student on one end will move to the beginning of the row so each student has a new partner. Reset the five minute timer and repeat the book talks. When the timer is up, the same row shifts to the right again. Repeat as many times as you see fit. Do FlipGrid Book talks. Students can use FlipGrid to record their book talk using laptop cameras, their phones, or iPads. This is a great way to save class time (you can show selected book talks or the book talks of students who volunteer--watch the rest for grading outside of class). It's also a great alternative for students who are not comfortable getting in front of the class for their book talks. 4. Create book trailers using iMovie.![book report class ideas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3f1be_95b255599ad14841ba77b50048aad1f4~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_56,h_32,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b3f1be_95b255599ad14841ba77b50048aad1f4~mv2.png) Want instant engagement? Offer book trailers as a culminating book project. iMovie makes it SO easy. Students can use phones or iPads to create a professional looking book trailer. To create a book trailer, students must first choose a design template from iMovie: ![book report class ideas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_068deff4f2814ac6a1cc820f4d8f102c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_69,h_121,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/a27d24_068deff4f2814ac6a1cc820f4d8f102c~mv2.png) Next, students will complete a storyboard for their book trailer. To create storyboards, students will need images and videos that connect to their novels. ![book report class ideas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3f1be_ab78ce266d234ec1882b17477da00139~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_69,h_138,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b3f1be_ab78ce266d234ec1882b17477da00139~mv2.png) For the best storyboards, instruct students to follow these simple steps: Choose a focus for your book trailer. Entice your audience to read your novel by hinting at major themes that readers will take away. Highlight characters and conflicts that viewers will be able to connect with. Next, examine the titles of the story board. Brainstorm titles that will help to tell the story of your novel with a focus on themes, relatable characters, and conflict. Last, brainstorm a list of images and videos you will need to capture. The images and videos will show for a certain number of seconds indicated by iMovie. Be sure to limit your videos to indicated seconds. Begin taking pictures and videos! Put it all together. Write your title and subtitles. Insert pictures and images, and choose audio. Preview your book trailer and revise as needed, adding or changing pictures and video and editing grammar. After students finish their book trailers, have a viewing party complete with books and popcorn. Beware: students will want to read more books after viewing their classmates' trailers! 5. Create professional looking book covers using Canva.![book report class ideas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3f1be_73d7dee58d40452bbf68931257c8ebfe~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_56,h_32,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b3f1be_73d7dee58d40452bbf68931257c8ebfe~mv2.png) If you haven't used Canva in the classroom--go, right now! Canva is an amazing design tool that allows teachers and students (or the average Joe) to design anything from posters to greeting cards. They also have the option of creating book covers! To create book covers in Canva, visit the Canva website linked here . Create an account if you don't already have one. Click on Templates and do a search for Book Covers. Choose one of the free options (there are LOTS of great free options--there is no need to purchase templates or images). Start editing! In order for your students to create a book cover on Canva, they will need to create a Canva account using their email. Make sure this works for your district (check FERPA requirements for using outside apps--in my school, I share the website with admin before using anything with my students). Recommendations for implementing a standards-based book cover project: Master standard RL 2: Student's book cover must reflect the theme of the novel. The back of the cover must include an objective summary of the text. Master standard RL 3: Student's book cover must reflect the interaction of at least two different elements of the novel. For example, the cover might show how characters are affected by the setting or by a major event (with no spoilers!). Master standard RL 6: Student's book cover must reflect the development of two different characters' points of view. For example, the front might reveal one character's point of view and the back another. Display book covers in your classroom to entice your readers to read even more! With a little creativity, we can engage students to analyze their texts in more meaningful, interactive ways. Try one of the five alternatives to book reports and let us know how it goes! Share your reflections, comments, questions, and suggestions below. Enjoy! Want to save time and implement some fun alternatives to book reports? Check out my Best Ever Reading Response Projects here . ![book report class ideas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3f1be_37464911221f48858a97b0c5f22840fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30/b3f1be_37464911221f48858a97b0c5f22840fd~mv2.jpg) Recent PostsCreating a Digital Book Tasting Reading Brings Us Closer: How to Implement a Community Read Aloud 5 Alternatives to Traditional Reading Comprehension Questions CREATIVE BOOK REPORT IDEASAre you a middle or high school student interested in learning about book report writing? Perhaps, you've been tasked with coming up with your own idea for such an assignment? Well, you'll be pleased to read this article. We'll explore the basics of book reports and give a list of ideas that may be used by your teachers in the classroom. Let's begin with the basics. A book report is a piece of informative writing that provides a summary account of a certain literature piece. By going over it, a prospective reader should be able to learn the basic data about the book. It is expected that the report reflects as accurately as possible the facts without getting them distorted by the reporter's bias. Facts here are centered on the theme, plot or storyline, and the characters in the book you read. It is also pertinent to mention here that personal views and thoughts are never to be expressed in the report. As a kind of assignment, book reports are commonly given to middle and high school students. The complexity of the task varies with the grade of the student. The higher the grade, the more requirements there is. There are crucial parts or elements that characterize such a piece of writing and should be included when creating it. It would usually consist of the following: - Author's name in full
- The genre (e.g., fiction or nonfiction)
- Year of release or publication and publisher
- The setting of the story (place and time in history)
- Main characters and a brief description of each
- Description of the plot or storyline
- A brief explanation of the themes
What you have read thus far is the conventional understanding of book reports. But, when it comes to doing assignments of this kind, many students may find it overly academic and even boring. How about a change in style and what good can come of that? There are more than a few creative ways it could be approached that can get students excited each time they hear the words "book report assignment." Many of such ideas are not traditional and may not necessarily be about writing. Now, let's take a look at some fresh ideas your teacher may use in class as creative alternatives to the traditional approach. To simplify things, your teacher could choose a single book around which your classroom activity will be focused on. Also, the ideas below are subjective with no order of importance. - As a student, you'll be asked to choose several characters, then compare and contrast them (physical appearance, behavior, and role).
- Your teacher may prepare a separate description for each character in the story. As a student, you'll be required to read a description and match it to the corresponding character.
- Your teacher could prepare a visual illustration (if possible) of the main characters and paper cards describing each of them. Each student will be asked to create a character map by matching each card to the relevant name and description.
- Along with your fellow students, you may be asked to read a specific book or some part of it in preparation for the class. Then, your teacher will randomly select one student and have them mention their favorite character, explaining why they prefer them strictly based on a given description or associated events in the story.
- You may be asked to act out a specific sequence of action of a scene from the storyline performed by your favorite character. This may be done with a few of your fellow students whose favorite character feature in that particular scene.
- The student (or a few of them) may be asked to describe verbally or in writing the first interaction of the main character (the protagonist) with the villain (antagonist), if applicable to the book.
Some Interesting IdeasHere, we'll take a look at two other ideas that can get you and your peers excited and feeling challenged to put your creative mind to work. In using this, your teacher would require you and other students to read a book. After you do that, each of you would have to create a painted hand-sketched art piece depicting your favorite character (based on all available description contained in the book). Then, you'll have to glue the piece of art to a grocery bag. What's more? On the other side of the bag, you'll put a card, containing five adjectives you believe describe the character you sketched. Alternatively, instead of the five adjectives, you may be asked to write in one or two sentences why you like chosen character is your favorite. This would require you to create a pyramid (formed by joining four identical triangles). Before you glue together the triangles that form the sides the three-dimensional shape, you'll have to draw on one side, showing the first scene in which the protagonist is introduced. Next, on the adjacent side, you'll sketch the second scene in which the protagonist appears, followed by the third scene of some of their main features presented. On the base of the card, write the name of the book, the author, and the protagonist. With all that has been explained above, we hope that you've learned an appreciable lot by reading this article, which is our clearly mentioned goal. You can go ahead and use what you've learned here to your advantage. Lastly, don't forget that we have academic experts ready to help you with your book reports, should you need any help! - Our Services
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Don't waste your time Order now!![book report class ideas facebook](https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1152336224949540&ev=PageView&noscript=1) Ditch the book report and try these book project ideas insteadAmanda Clark September 12, 2019 ![book report class ideas opened book beside ball](https://storage.googleapis.com/classcraft-1188.appspot.com/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-book-report-blog-feature-300x111.png) Growing up, my brother did a book report on “Charlotte’s Web” — three years in a row. As you’re probably aware, though, book reports are easy to plagiarize and can be quite boring for the student. This is why I leaned toward book projects instead of traditional reports, and the creative assignments that my students came up with still astound me. From videos to online comic strips, there are many options that students can use to share what they learned from a book. So, why not ditch the book report and try these book projects instead? 7 alternative book reports your students will love!![book report class ideas clap board roadside](https://storage.googleapis.com/classcraft-1188.appspot.com/uploads/2019/09/clap-board-roadside-Jakob-Owens-Unsplash-web.jpg) 1. Make moviesLet’s start with movies. Kids love them! From my experience, when I told the students they were going to make a summary movie as opposed to writing a full-fledged book report, they were beyond ecstatic. Many began brainstorming right away. I then let them know that a written shorter summary would accompany the video, but by that time, they were so excited about their main plots and cinematography that they didn’t seem to mind. As long as you have a clear set of expectations (a detailed rubric worked best for me), you can cater movies to various topics around literature. Here are a few more ways to integrate videos and literature: - Make a move about a particular character. Show how that character developed, their inner thoughts, and their importance to the outcome of the story.
- Make a movie about the main themes of the book. Some students struggle with this concept; seeing various visual examples on the screen can make it easier for them to understand and internalize those themes.
- Make a movie about the setting and background history related to the book. For example, if students are reading To Kill A Mockingbird , one video could examine major trials that occurred during that time period, or explore how racism manifested itself in the judicial system of that time. Students could do this recording reenactments or monologues.
![book report class ideas Comic art](https://storage.googleapis.com/classcraft-1188.appspot.com/uploads/2019/09/comic-art-PexelsPixabay-web.jpg) 2. Make online comic stripsAnother successful book project was when the students created their own comics. Kids can get their graphic design on by using easy-to-learn (but beautiful) programs such as the Online Comic Creator by Read Write Think or Pixton . You can pull this off in many ways, but I assigned comic summaries after every chapter. This reaffirmed the reading by creating a visual overview of what students just read. Plus, the kids loved to share their finished products, which kept everyone up to date on what was happening in the book. ![book report class ideas white castle miniature](https://storage.googleapis.com/classcraft-1188.appspot.com/uploads/2019/09/white-castle-miniature-Stefan-CosmaUnsplash-web.jpg) 3. Make dioramasYou may remember dioramas from when you were a kid. I created one on dinosaurs that’s stuck in my memory ever since. This old-school classic still resonates with students. For those of you unfamiliar, a diorama is a scene created inside a cardboard box. You could assign every kid in the class a major scene from the book and then have them present it to the class with a diorama. It’s possible to integrate a writing component, too. Have kids whip up a short description of a scene while also focusing on one aspect of grammar, such as comma usage. This activity will hook your linguistic and visual learners! ![book report class ideas flatlay photography of scrapbook on white surface](https://storage.googleapis.com/classcraft-1188.appspot.com/uploads/2019/09/scrapbook-Estée-JanssensUnsplash-web.jpg) 4. Make scrapbooksYou’ve probably never heard of Sabrina Ward Harrison or Dan Eldon , but these are two published scrapbook writers. Scrapbooks are an awesome way to ditch the book report and add some life to literature projects. You can let students choose if they want to do an online scrapbook on Word or Glogster (make sure you use the education version), or make a traditional one with colored paper, glue, and glitter. My students really got into these projects. Scrapbooks are a convenient part of any curriculum because there are even free expectations for them already published online . ![book report class ideas black and white printed vintage newspaper](https://storage.googleapis.com/classcraft-1188.appspot.com/uploads/2019/09/black-and-white-printed-vintage-newspaper-Jon-SailerUnsplash-web.jpg) 5. Make newspapersOne of my top book projects was asking my students to create their own newspaper while reading “The Outsiders”. Not only is this a compelling book for middle schoolers, but students also had the freedom to design their own newspaper around various writing prompts, character descriptions, literary term analysis, and so on. The possibilities are endless! I allowed students to choose from provided newspaper software such as Canva , which features professional designs. The kids enjoyed the integration of technology, images, and writing. Alternatively, you could have them use Microsoft Publisher for a more classic route. ![book report class ideas Class discussion](https://storage.googleapis.com/classcraft-1188.appspot.com/uploads/2019/09/Class-discussion-andros1234-Pixabay-Web.jpg) 6. Make author studiesYou can kick off an author study at the beginning or end of a book unit. After all, the author’s personal experiences tend to affect their written work in a multitude of ways. Charles Dickens’s classic “Great Expectations”, for example, contains many events, characters, and themes from his own life that he shares through the protagonist. Here’s what worked for me: - I provided students with a checklist of author information they had to research.
- It was up to them how they were going to display their findings.
This allowed student choice while still meeting those benchmarks. Students performed skits, created collages and paintings, and much more. At the end of the project, we put all the projects in a circle and had a gallery walk where students viewed each other’s work. It was a smoking success! ![book report class ideas silhouette of three performers on stage](https://storage.googleapis.com/classcraft-1188.appspot.com/uploads/2019/09/silhouette-of-three-performers-on-stage-Kyle-HeadUnsplash-web.jpg) 7. Put on a playIn one of our previous posts on how drama can have a big impact on student engagement , we talked about how plays can positively influence student learning. The article describes how students can create a modernized play on a classic book. You can create a whole unit around this objective. Sure, this is a lot of work, but so worth it! In all honesty, would you rather write a report on “Romeo and Juliet” or modernize it and act it out? ![book report class ideas people dancing on street](https://storage.googleapis.com/classcraft-1188.appspot.com/uploads/2019/09/people-dancing-on-street-Nadim-MerrikhUnsplash-web.jpg) 8. Make tableausYou may have heard of tableaus — which is just a fancy term for frozen scenes. Here’s the process: - Two students hold up a sheet of paper or a curtain. Behind it, a group of students pose as characters from a scene in the book.
- Then, the “curtain” drops, and the rest of the class views the freeze-frame and tries to identify it as it relates to the book.
You can make this more complex by integrating costumes. And you can add a writing component that describes the process of creating the scene. Alternatively, students can record the relevance of the scene to the entirety of the book in writing. If you have students interested in theater and fashion, this activity will hook them in an instant! ![book report class ideas Students working](https://storage.googleapis.com/classcraft-1188.appspot.com/uploads/2019/09/20140523-Google-Edu-Fresno-CA-444-web.jpg) Creative book projects motivate students to read AND learnAlthough the title of this article is “Ditch the Book Report and Try These Book Projects Instead”, I believe there is a place for the traditional book report. But I also believe that it gets over-assigned; there are creative ways to meet the standards with more engaging projects. According to a paper by the National Research Council , 40% of students are disengaged from school. You read that correctly! And countless research points to the positive correlation between motivation and student performance. Assigning book projects that get kids excited about reading and writing proves to be a fun change for both the student and the teacher. There are other advantages, too. Let’s put it this way: Would you rather grade 20 essays or watch 20 short films on “Great Expectations”? Hand over the popcorn because I prefer the latter. Photo: Dollar Gill/Unsplash Student Engagement Grace and Mr Milligan - Book Week 2024 Craft and Display Ideas![book report class ideas Show preview image 1](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Grace-and-Mr-Milligan-Book-Week-2024-Craft-and-Display-Ideas-11745853-1719007272/medium-11745853-1.jpg) Also included in![book report class ideas](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Book-Week-2024-Craft-and-Display-Bundle-Early-Childhood-Book-Shortlist-11762215-1719344645/large-11762215-1.jpg) DescriptionDownload this booklet so that your class can complete craft activities based on the book ‘Grace and Mr Milligan’ by Caz Goodwin. This printable booklet includes 4 craft activities that can be used during Book Week in the classroom when studying the shortlisted Early Childhood book 'Grace and Mr Milligan'. There is also printable lettering to complete a classroom display. Use the craft templates to make a 'Grace and Mr Milligan' display that is perfect for Book Week 2024. The booklet includes; - Grace and Mr Milligan colouring poster
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The Best Time to Book a Flight for Domestic, International, and Summer TravelHere are our best tips for booking travel in 2024. ![book report class ideas book report class ideas](https://www.travelandleisure.com/thmb/vM4R4obkt3jGuBwPZk3EDo57vnk=/75x75/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/Stefanie-Waldek-7eed18a8c9734cb28c5d887eb583f816.jpg) When to Book Flights for Domestic TravelWhen to book flights for international travel, when to book flights for summer 2024 travel, when to book flights for holiday 2024 travel. Buying plane tickets is something of an art form. Ideally, you want to secure your spot months in advance to avoid the inevitable price spike as your travel dates get closer. But sometimes the best time to book a flight also depends on the destination and whether it's domestic or abroad. The trends are always changing, but experts say the sweet spot for booking domestic flights is 28 days, or 60 days for international flights. Flights generally open for booking about a year ahead of time, and the airfare will change often between then and takeoff. Although you can book just a couple of weeks before the departure date in some cases, prices are likely to be astronomical. In other cases, when you want to go somewhere popular or during a big travel weekend, flights could fill up faster than normal. Our advice: Track flight prices on Google Flights or Hopper as early as possible so you can keep an eye on cost fluctuations. Read on for more advice about when to book flights from the pros. According to Expedia's 2024 Air Travel Hacks report , you should aim to book 28 days before your domestic flight. "Doing so can save travelers up to 24 percent compared to those who wait until the last minute, from zero to six days out," Expedia travel expert Christie Hudson tells Travel + Leisure. For domestic trips, pricing is elevated when tickets are first released, about a year before the flight. Those prices will slowly creep downward, all the way to their lowest point in the prime booking window, after which you'll likely see a huge increase in cost for last-minute travel. Meet the ExpertChristie Hudson is a travel expert at top booking site Expedia. You're better off booking earlier rather than later for international travel, but the Expedia report says ideally no more than four months before your desired departure date. The sweet spot is around 60 days. "This is a big change from 2022 data, which showed the cheapest fares were secured when travelers booked four to six months out." Hudson says. "2023 data revealed that people who booked that far in advance actually paid more on average." The report says the least expensive day of the week to book is Sunday and the most expensive is Friday, for both domestic and international travel. But there is some regional variance. 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"The best time to book for peak season is … the opposite season," says Katy Nastro, travel expert at Going. "While most of us are scrambling to focus on our winter holiday plans, we should also keep our eyes open for some great summer fares." She notes that the booking window for peak season ranges between three and seven months for domestic flights and four to 10 months for international trips. "And if you do book something, keep that flight alert on," says Nastro. "If it drops again, depending on your ticket type, you can call to rebook and get a refund or travel credit back with the difference." Katy Nastro is a travel expert at Going, a website that finds flight deals to more than 900 destinations around the world. Around the winter holidays is the priciest time to travel, Nastro says. "Your best bet is to remember the Goldilocks zones: look to book between three to seven months ahead for domestic travel and four to 10 months ahead for international travel." 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New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten CommandmentsLouisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom. (AP produced by Javier Arciga) ![book report class ideas Image](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/7bfb2c5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2666+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fc9%2F57%2F25a66f3a812dae032747e25bb894%2Fa8e026827351427c8a68b89dc84c6af1) FILE - Workers repaint a Ten Commandments billboard off of Interstate 71 on Election Day near Chenoweth, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) FILE - Workers remove a monument bearing the Ten Commandments outside West Union High School, Monday, June 9, 2003, in West Union, Ohio. Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File) BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom, the latest move from a GOP-dominated Legislature pushing a conservative agenda under a new governor. The legislation that Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law on Wednesday requires a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” in all public classrooms, from kindergarten to state-funded universities. “If you want to respect the rule of law, you’ve got to start from the original lawgiver, which was Moses” who got the commandments from God, Landry said. Opponents questioned the law’s constitutionality and vowed to challenge it in court. Proponents said the measure is not solely religious , but that it has historical significance. In the language of the law, the Ten Commandments are “foundational documents of our state and national government.” The posters, which will be paired with a four-paragraph “context statement” describing how the Ten Commandments “were a prominent part of American public education for almost three centuries,” must be in place in classrooms by the start of 2025. ![book report class ideas Image](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/0fb26b0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2846x1896+0+275/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fa7%2F89%2F21205993f357ac8967addd5299c5%2Fcf661fcfdea2477abf8513429e533c0d) Under the law, state funds will not be used to implement the mandate. The posters would be paid for through donations. The law also “authorizes” but does not require the display of other items in K-12 public schools, including: The Mayflower Compact, which was signed by religious pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in 1620 and is often referred to as America’s “First Constitution"; the Declaration of Independence; and the Northwest Ordinance, which established a government in the Northwest Territory — in the present day Midwest — and created a pathway for admitting new states to the Union. Not long after the governor signed the bill into law at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Lafayette on Wednesday, civil rights groups and organizations that want to keep religion out of government promised to file a lawsuit challenging it. The law prevents students from getting an equal education and will keep children who have different beliefs from feeling safe at school, the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom from Religion Foundation said in a joint statement Wednesday afternoon. “Even among those who may believe in some version of the Ten Commandments, the particular text that they adhere to can differ by religious denomination or tradition. The government should not be taking sides in this theological debate,” the groups said. The controversial law, in a state ensconced in the Bible Belt, comes during a new era of conservative leadership in Louisiana under Landry, who replaced two-term Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards in January. The GOP holds a supermajority in the Legislature, and Republicans hold every statewide elected position, paving the way for lawmakers to push through a conservative agenda. Similar bills requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms have been proposed in other states including Texas , Oklahoma and Utah. However, with threats of legal battles over the constitutionality of such measures, no state besides Louisiana has succeeded in making the bills law. Legal battles over the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms are not new. In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a similar Kentucky law was unconstitutional and violated the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says Congress can “make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” The high court found that the law had no secular purpose but rather served a plainly religious purpose. Associated Press reporter Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, South Carolina, contributed. The story has been corrected to clarify that the time for gubernatorial action did not lapse. 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A group of students from the Warwick University Conservatives Association have been condemned for an "utterly abhorrent" video in which they sing a Nazi marching song. The clip, taken at a chairman's dinner at the Warwick Conservatives Association two weeks ago, shows members singing "Erika" - a song used by the SS and the armed forces of Nazi Germany. In a statement, the Union of Jewish Students condemned a "blatant and unchallenged support for Nazism". It said: "The blatant and unchallenged support for Nazism at the Warwick Conservatives Association 'chairman's dinner' is utterly abhorrent. "Glorification of the Nazis has no place in our society, especially on campus. It is in no way acceptable and must be widely condemned. "We expect swift and decisive action from the University of Warwick and the Conservative Party. 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Struggling to keep up with who is saying what? Here is a summary of where the main parties stand on major issues. For a more in-depth look at what each party has pledged, scour our manifesto checker ... A speech by Nigel Farage was interrupted by a banner showing a smirking Vladimir Putin with the caption "I [heart emoji] Nigel". Campaign group Led By Donkeys carried out the stunt as the Reform UK leader spoke on stage at the Columbine Centre in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Footage posted on social media showed the banner slowly descending from the ceiling showing the Russian president with his thumb up. Upon seeing the banner, Mr Farage - the Reform UK candidate for Clacton - said: "Who put that up there? Someone at the Columbine Centre needs to get the sack." It comes after Mr Farage received widespread criticism for claiming earlier this month that the West and NATO "provoked" Russia's war on Ukraine. Watch below... 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15. Watercolor Rainbow Book Report. This is great for biography research projects. Students cut out a photocopied image of their subject and glue it in the middle. Then, they draw lines from the image to the edges of the paper, like rays of sunshine, and fill in each section with information about the person.
Whether you're teaching a whole-class novel, or finishing a round of independent reading or literature circles, post-reading assessments are always more engaging when they're more than just a test or essay. In this post, you'll discover a dozen fun book report ideas for your middle or high school ELA students, curated by a team of experienced English teachers.
Ten Great Creative Book Report Ideas. There are many, many great ways for students to respond to literature. Students especially enjoy creative book reports. These will work for almost any book and are especially good when students are reading independent book selections. A quick web search will reveal that there are many ideas out there for ...
Click to open. 7. Book cover. Here, students get to be creative and invent their own book cover (front and back) of the book they just read. Or maybe just a cover for of a piece of text you've read out loud. They can use the whiteboard tools: pencil, type tool, switch colors, add images, etc. Click to open. 8.
Here are 10 book report ideas that kids will love: 1. Cereal Box Book Report. These oh-so-cool reports were always the top-ranked project by my fifth graders. Students loved creating an original book report display using a covered cereal box and ready-made templates.
17. Pizza Box Book Report Mrs. Suggs/pizza box via X (formerly Twitter) If you're looking for creative book report ideas that use upcycled materials, try this one using a pizza box. It works well for both nonfiction and fiction book reports. The top lid provides a picture of the book cover. Each wedge of the pizza pie tells part of the story ...
For this fun reading book report idea, students will take 14 blank, white sheets of 8.5 x 11 inches paper and cut each into halves. Two of the pages will serve as a cover page and an outro page. The other sheets will each represent one letter of the alphabet. Students will brainstorm a significant word from the book that starts with the letter ...
The first way to add creativity to a book report is to alter the form of the report. Instead of summarizing the story, plot, setting, and characters and ending with a recommendation ("I liked this book because…"), you ask for something more creative. The second way to add creativity is to change up the presentation.
And although students don't need to dive deeply into every single book they read, occasionally digging into characters, settings, and themes can help them learn to look beyond the prose. ... Here are 42 creative book report ideas designed to make reading more meaningful. BY ELIZABETH MULVAHILL. SEP 28, 2023. Attributes: 1-3 4-5 6-8. Resource ...
Here are 17 book report ideas you can use in the classroom: 1. Yearbook report. For this type of book report, have students create a page of a fictional yearbook for one of the characters in the book. They can get as creative or descriptive as they want, including in-character answers to yearbook questions about best friends or favorite ...
This brief but helpful post from Classroom details what makes a good book report introduction, down to the level of individual sentences. How to Write the Main Body of a Book Report. ... This list from Teachnet.com includes over 300 ideas for book report assignments, from "interviewing" a character to preparing a travel brochure to the location ...
Creative book report ideas. Check out the clever book report mobile, timeline idea, magazine ad, game board, book report project or even a book report crossword puzzle - there are so many unique 3rd grade book report ideas!Pick a 4th grade book report ideas for the whole class to try or let everyone do their own unique projects based on their interests.
Table of Contents. Make Book Reports Fun for 5th Grade Students. 13 Creative Book Report Ideas for 5th Graders. 1. Interview the Main Characters. 2. Film a Movie Trailer for the Book. 3. Write an Alternative Ending.
In addition: Ideas for cyber book reports! ... Each student presented a "Book in a" project to the class. In the presentation, the student explained the connection of the container to the story, conducted a show and tell about the five things, and then shared information about three of the book's literary elements -- setting, characters ...
To structure the book reports, Barile recommends eight sections of analysis that will "require students to provide evidence of their choices and reasoning, which helps them think more deeply about what they have read.". For each section, students should give examples from the book to back up their analysis. The below book report template ...
Book reports and summaries are a thing of the past. Engage your middle and high school students with five book report alternatives that will leave them asking for more and, most importantly, building vital reading and analysis skills along the way. 1. Assign one pagers at the end of a novel. One pagers are engaging, allow for creativity, and lead to higher level thinking and analysis ...
7. Mint Tin Book Report. Using cards cut to fit inside a mint tin, have your students create a mint tin book report. They'll make a "cover" design for the outside of their tin and then illustrate a scene from the book for the "inside cover.". The other elements of the story can be written out on cards that fit inside the tin and be ...
We'll explore the basics of book reports and give a list of ideas that may be used by your teachers in the classroom. Let's begin with the basics. A book report is a piece of informative writing that provides a summary account of a certain literature piece. By going over it, a prospective reader should be able to learn the basic data about the ...
2. Make online comic strips. Another successful book project was when the students created their own comics. Kids can get their graphic design on by using easy-to-learn (but beautiful) programs such as the Online Comic Creator by Read Write Think or Pixton.. You can pull this off in many ways, but I assigned comic summaries after every chapter.
Browse our most popular book ideas. Seasonal. Creative Writing & Reading. Math & Science. Social Studies. Studentreasures Publishing offers a collection of sample books and book topic ideas to inspire students to create their own classbooks. Check out this page to know more.
Here are some ideas for special book reports: 1. Interview a character from your book. ... This especially works out well if you're reading the same book as one or more of the others in your class. You can work together and write a script and have several rehearsals before presenting it to the class. If you're alone but have a lot of ...
Step 2. Once you have finished reading the book and have taken thorough notes, it is time to start organizing your thoughts. Create an outline to structure your report like the one in the example above. Make sure you over all the necessary components.
This printable booklet includes 4 craft activities that can be used during Book Week in the classroom when studying the shortlisted Early Childhood book 'Grace and Mr Milligan'. There is also printable lettering to complete a classroom display. Use the craft templates to make a 'Grace and Mr Milligan' display that is perfect for Book Week 2024.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom, the latest move from a GOP-dominated Legislature pushing a conservative agenda under a new governor. The legislation that Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law on Wednesday requires a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in "large ...
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