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Grade 7: B. McAuley
During the free-reading period of each day you
will be required to read books or prepare book
reports on books that you have read. During the
year, you must prepare at least 5 book reports to
be presented in at least 5 different ways. You
must do at least one report from each of sections
A to E. Extra credit will be given for extra
reports. Below are suggested ways to report.
SECTION A: WRITING
1. Write a diary as the main
character would write one to
explain the events of the story.
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25. Pretend you are an advice columnist in a
newspaper or magazine. Write a question that a
character in your book might have. Then write an
appropriate response.
26. Write a letter from a character in your book
to the reader explaining his or her actions in the
story.
27. Create Who Am I? riddles from your book
by making 5 or 6 statements about one or more
characters from your book.
After other students have
guessed at the answer to
your riddle, use your
statements to help explain
what the book is about.
28.. Create What Am I? riddles from your
book by making 5 or 6 statements about one or
more objects from your book.
After other students have
guessed at the answer to your
riddle, use your statements to
help explain what the book is
about.
SECTION B: SPEAKING
29. Describe the problem or conflict existing for
the main character in the book. Tell how the
conflict was or was not resolved.
30. Tell about the illustrations in a book. Tell
how they influence the reader.
31. Suggest some changes which you think the
author might make to improve the book.
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50. Explain why the book begins as it does.
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SECTION D: DRAMA
SECTION E: HODGEPODGE
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100. Give a brief overview of the book but dont
give away the climax. Try to make other students
want to read the book after you have described it.
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126. Prepare a short multimedia presentation to
tell about the book.
127. Make up a game based on your book. Make
it so it can be played by other students.
128. Develop a questionnaire for other readers to
complete before reading a book, to see if the
book would be suitable for them.
129. Make a movie of a part of the book.
130. Develop an award for your book. Explain
the criteria for the award
and why this particular
book was elected to
receive it. You may find it
helpful to check out the
Newberry and Caldecott
awards.
131. Compose a song based on the book. Present
it to the class with the help of any willing
volunteers.
132. Create a brochure to tell about your book.
You may use a computer to help in your creation.
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144. Complete an Admiration Rating for three or
more characters in your book. Rank the
characters from most admirable to least
admirable. Be ready to justify your ranking with
information from your book.
145. Research to find information about the
author of your book. Consider questions such as
the following: Is the author male or female?
When was the book written? Was the author
young, middle-aged
or elderly? Where
did the author live
when writing the
book? Then explain
how you think this
information about
the author affected
the content of the
book.
146. Create a Drammy Award for a character
in your book. Select a character and determine
an appropriate award. List the criteria for
winning the award and justify from your book
why your character deserves it.
147. Create a Regret and
Rewind for a character in
your book. Assume the
role of a character.
Consider something in the
book that you would do
differently if you could
rewind the text and suggest the impact this might
have on the final outcome.
148. Create your own way to present a book
report to the class and then give it. Check with
your teacher first.
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