Welcome to 5th grade Reading! We will be using the Wonders anthology. We will read and work on the skills and strategies for each story for two weeks. At the end of those two weeks we will take a selection test over the material.
Students will be expected to read a minimum of 2 chapter books each month. Book #1 will have an assigned genre. Students will choose a book report option from the list below to complete for this book. Students may not use the same book report two months in a row, but they may use any of the options more than once throughout the school year. Book #2 will be any novel of the student's choice. Students will complete one choice board activity for this book. By the end of the year, all choice board options will be completed. Book reports and choice board activities will be turned in using Google Classroom.
Vlog Book Report
You will create a video of yourself discussing the book you have read. You will need to state the name of the book and the author. Be sure to include all of the information listed in the rubric.
Create A Quiz Book Report (Google Docs)
You will create a quiz about the book you have chosen. Your quiz should be designed to find out if a person has read and understood the book. Questions should be focused on the important parts of the book. Make sure you have questions for the beginning, middle, and ending of the book. You should also include information on the setting, characters, and plot.
Digital Book Report in a "Bag" (Google Slides)
When you finish reading your book, you will choose 4 items that represent an important event in the book. Each item needs to be symbolic of a main character, setting, problem, or event in the story. Instead of placing these items into an actual bag, you will put a picture of each item on a slide in a Google Slides presentation. You will need to include a short description about why you chose to include this item in your book report.
Soundtrack Book Report (Google Slides)
Pretend that the book you read is going to become a movie and you are in charge of choosing the songs for the movie soundtrack. You will choose four scenes from the book to describe and you will choose a song that will play during this part of the movie.
Point of View Book Report (Google Docs)
You will describe two scenes from the book you read. Then you will choose a different character to tell this part of the story. You will need to explain how those scenes would change by being told from someone else's point of view.
Graphic Chapter Book Report (Google Slides)
You will choose one chapter from the book you read and present it as a graphic novel (comic strip style) in a Google Slide presentation. Each frame should include a picture and words. Your words and pictures can be created digitally, or you can draw them on a piece of paper and take a picture of your finished product. Then you can upload the picture of your work into the Google Slides presentation.
Choice Board Activities
After reading a novel of your choice, you will complete one of the choice board activities for the book. All choice board activities will be used by the end of the year.