Reading/Writing
This is a list of book reports during the year:
September Book Report: Read a biography and then dress up like the person read about and tell us in 1st person all about your life. They will say, Hi, I’m ______. I did this, I invented this, I won this, etc. They are welcome to read from note cards or memorize their speech. They may bring props to use as part of their presentation. Should be about 2-3 minutes long. Due September 30.
October Book Report: Make a mobile based on your mystery book read
Mobile Guidelines:
You need a hanger
From that hanger you need characters, setting, problem, try/fail, resolution, favorite part.
On one side describe these items, on the other side draw or print a picture about these items.
You will make a paper to put on top of the hanger that on one side is the title and author
of the book read. On the other side is a summary of the entire book.
Pictures can be hand drawn or printed out and colored. Writing can be handwritten or
typed and glued on.
Due November 1.
November Book Report: Make a pop-up book based on your animal book read
The guidelines for the pop-up book are:
1. 4 scenes are required--one from the beginning, two from the middle, and 1 from the ending of the book.
2. 3 pop-ups are required for each scene from the book.
3. Each page has to have writing about what the scene is. 2-3 sentences are expected.
4. Each scene needs a background drawn, in addition to the 3 pop-ups.
5. The 4 scenes need to be glued/stapled together with a cover page to finish off the book
It is due November 30.
December Book Report: Read 4 myth, legend, folk or fairy tales in class and make a flap book. Will be made in class.
January Book Report: Make a mini-book based on the Adventure book read. Mini-book will be made in class.
February Book Report: Make a google slide slow with all story structures based on Fantasy book read
March Poetry Assignment
1. Memorize, analyze, and pass off 5 poems.
2. Requirements for poems:
a. 8 lines is the shortest a poem can be, and only one poem can be this short.
b. One poem has to be at least 18 lines or 4 stanzas long.
c. Only two can be by Shel Silverstein
d. One poem has to be free verse (not rhyming)
e. When passing off poems they must be said with expression and proper phrasing.
3. After a poem is passed off, it will be written down in a flap book with its analysis and a small picture.
4. All poems must be passed off by Thursday, March 31.
April Book Report: Make a Wanted Poster about the "bad guy" in your historical fiction book read. Needs to be at least 11" x 17" On the top write WANTED in large print. Then under that write the name of "who or what" is wanted. Under that will be a large picture of who is wanted. Then the rest is written: why are they wanted, what did they do, a short summary of the plot. Enough writing to fill up the space.
May: No Book report