Nicole warchol is a 7th grade language arts teacher and a teacher consultant for the kean university national writing project. Offers 50 diverse suggestions intended to offer students new ways to think about a piece of literature, new directions to explore, and ways to respond with greater depth to. Ten great creative book report ideas minds in bloom. Have students create a portrait of a character from the book they read. More than a few alternatives to the book report the following list of alternatives is intended as a series of basic ideas that can act as a starting point in developing creative ways of asking students to be accountable for their summer reading. In this alternative to the traditional book report, students report on their novel choices that feature journeys by creating postcards one of the settings featured in their books. On the back of the book cover, explain why you are giving the award to the book. Mar 30, 2015 a book report is a book report, and thus will need to be graded by certain standards plot, analysis, etc. The focus of the organization, then and now, was to provide a nurturing environment for troubled children. With the varied levels of todays students jane has given us a book with activities to enable all students to achieve success. As a result, many standard rubrics for book reports may still apply, helping give students an idea of what their project should include and how their work will be graded. Eric ej560738 fifty alternatives to the book report.
Some require very little actual writing but require the same thinking and rehearsal as a more formal piece of written text. Feb 14, 2008 individuals maintain complex relationships with objects. Well, guess what, your students dont want to write them either. When you have a child who hates to write, short book reports can be just as daunting as a fullfledged. Do your students grumble every time you mention the words book reports. Thisis a creative way studentscan present an oralpresentation. Fifty alternatives to the book report william ruthven primary school. Nov 25, 2012 6 creative alternatives to book reports 1. Pretend you are a talk show host and interview the main character. Write a letter to the main character and the characters reply. I ran a post about book trailers during the summer which you can read here. The premium pro 50 gb plan gives you the option to download a copy of your binder to your local machine.
Creative alternatives to book reports lexia learning. Creative activities for any book plus a powerpoint on how to craft a book report. Book in a boxin this book responseactivity, studentsdecorate a box torepresent the book and fillit with objects thatsymbolize differentaspects of the story. Not your grandma s book report harpursville middle school. Here are some creative activities you can have your children do. Heres how to get it done in one night, before the assignment must be turned in. Fantastic list of alternatives to writing book reports. Asking students to create an alternative ending to a book one. A book report is an essay in which a student recites a summary of the book and expresses his attitude to it. I remember how much fun it was having my preschooler dictate an alternative ending to stuart little it helped engage him in the story and revealed more about his thinking processes and grasp of t here is a great post in edutopia about alternatives to book reports some great ideas.
You want your reports to be engaging, informative, fun and truly unforgettable. Turn them into creative projects complete with artwork, technology applications, acting or writing with a. Write newspaper reports of different events that occur in the book. Help your students make the books they read come alive with these 22 creative book report ideas and. After reading ban the book report, nicole warchol put her new knowledge to work in her classroom see image at right. Canvas tools make it easy to create documents that dazzle. Traditional book reports should be a thing of the past. During or after reading, students complete a graphic organizer including information such as characters, setting, why they likeddisliked the book, and a short summary. On one side of the cover, come up with 10 song titles that represent characters, events, or settings in the book. Creative bookreporting activities real life at home. Oct 20, 2017 book report alternatives for kids who hate to write. If you notice big eye rolls or hear lots of groaning when you mention the words book reports, any of these 25 alternative bookrelated activities are the perfect. If so, theyll jump for joy at the chance to try these ideas for creative book reports. A quick web search will reveal that there are many ideas out there for.
Fifty alternatives to the book report readwritethink. Education world presents 25 ideas for you to use or adapt. Creating reading excitement with book trailers readwritethink. Resources for finding alternatives to book reports. Students draw scenes from a selected part of the bookperhaps a scene. You can see some of her students work products in this dropbox folder. Alternative book reports for the 21st century whooos. Ive also included suggested requirements for these thoughtfuland funresponses to literature. In short, a book trailer is a short video created by students to highlight the key points of a book. Use your chromebooks, laptops or mobile devices to give them a creative twist. This is how you can get a good grade on your tough book report your teacher gave you to do that will take forever. Offers 50 diverse suggestions intended to offer students new ways to think about a piece of literature, new directions to explore, and ways to respond with greater depth to the books they read. Dec 01, 2016 a book report is an ordinary assignment for students after they have finished some book.
Theres something for everyone, including the crafty kid, the letterwriter, the mapmaker, the imaginative child, and the listmaker. The book not only provides instructions and rubrics for the activities but schedules, suggestions for group interaction, classroom management tips, and very importantly, authentic pictures of the finished products. With a little imagination, you can create something youll be proud to put into your design portfolio. Nov, 2019 popular alternatives to bookletcreator for mac, linux, windows, web, software as a service saas and more. Students choose a book to read independently the first time we did this, we just used picture books, but any level of book would work. Fresh ideas for creative book reports education world. Creative alternatives to book reports conversations. Book report alternatives for kids who hate to write well. Explore 8 apps like bookletcreator, all suggested and ranked by the alternativeto user community. Spice up those old book reports with some new, creative ideas. Report writing is hard enough without this extra pressure.
Choose bold colors, creative typography and easy to digest graphics that really showcase your data. When creating their book trailers students should be trying to sell viewers on a book. Creative alternatives to book reports teachercreated lesson. In this alternative to the traditional book report, students create book trailers using microsoft photo story 3, a free downloadable software program for digital storytelling. Apr 12, 2011 while traditional book reports have their place in our homeschool, i really like to encourage the kids creativity and imagination when it comes to book reporting. Aug 03, 2015 do your kids roll their eyes at the thought of having to write another boring book report. Read our great tips below for good business report writing, and learn more about our writing courses.
These will work for almost any book and are especially good when students are reading independent book selections. Jan 23, 2019 annual reports are something of a staple for graphic designers, and theyve gained a bit of a reputation as the kind of project that pays the bills and paves the way for more exciting work. As the school years approaches the last days and spring fever claims the limited attention span of students a fun creative alternative to the standard book report. Book reports need not be boring retellings of stories. Under executive director, joy biddles leadership, the organization continues to make a difference in hundreds of californias foster youth. Book reports are a valuable tool for assessing students understanding of independent reading, but writing report after report can become rote for studentsand reading them can be equally tedious for educators. If students read a book has already been made into a movie. Making movies based on popular books is a hollywood staple. Instead of book reports alternative ideas directions. A creative book report is almost the same thing as simple one, but with small peculiarities. Too often reports can be a real yawnfest that look just like every other report out there. I mean, do you really want to read 30125 recaps of the same book.
And if you refine that search and ask for examples of creative book reports, you will get actual images and explanations for crafting them. Creative alternatives to book reports book report ideas halfway through grade one, my adored, grandmotherly teacher saw fit to promote me, in one dizzying moment, from a member of the earthbound turtles reading group, past the bluebirds in the treetops, to join the soaring eagles. Alternatives to traditional book reports richard byrne. There are authentic alternatives texts created by professional writers and thinkers that do more than a mere book report but stop shorts of serious literary analysis. Fifty alternatives to the book report diana mitchell ncte journal. Jul 16, 2017 for many of us, just hearing the words book report gives us a flashback to tedious reports that we were tasked with completing when we were in school. Take a look at these fun and effective alternatives to book reports and get your students and. And most importantly, they really dont measure the comprehension of a text or confirm that they have even read the text. English 9 carmack instead of book reports alternative ideas directions. Mention the words book report, and chances are, youll see eyes roll.
This list of 30 creative alternatives to the traditional book report emphasizes multiple intelligences and student imagination. Creative alternatives was founded in 1976 by ron and mary phillips in hughson, california. Draw and color the book cover, and place the book award ribbon on the cover. Fortunately, there are a plethora of alternative methods to accomplish the same goal. Create a travel brochure for the setting of the story or scrapbook pages about key characters. Book reports are a valuable tool for assessing students understanding of independent reading, but writing report after report can become rote for students and.
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