1. Beauty and the Beast.....click
BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS
Beauty and the Beast.....click
FUN!
READING IS

2. The Princess Bride...click
BOOK REPORTS
TEN WAYS TO DO BOOK REPORTS
The Princess Bride...click

3. The Neverending Story...click
Presented by Pat Davis
Teacher of 4th Grade Gifted
Pony Express Elementary
The Neverending Story...click

4. Assignment Explained Due the first of each month
Each method may be repeated only once
For extra credit,the same book may be reported in several methods

5. Book Report Form #1 click me 1. Who are the main characters?
2. What is the plot of the book?
3. Would you recommend this book for your friends?
4. Write a short synopsis of your
book. #1
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6. #2
Character Report
Dorothy of Oz

7. Rewrite the Ending #3 click me
How would you change the ending of the story?
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8. Posters and Advertisements#4
Posters and Advertisements
Make a poster advertising your book
Poster
Be creative !
Use pictures!
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9. #5
You are the editor and want changes! It is your job to write a letter to the author persuading him to change.
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10. #6 AUTHOR! AUTHOR! AUTHOR! How would you finish the letter? click me
Dear Author,
I wanted to tell you why I appreciated your book.
How would you finish the letter?
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11. Interviewing #7 click me
You are a reporter. Interview one of the main characters.
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12. Extra! Extra! Read all about it!!#8
Extra! Extra! Read all about it!!
You are a reporter. Write a news story about something important in your book

13. #9 LETTER TO YOUR CLASS Convince them they need to read your book
Dear Class,
My book is so good, it makes Pokeman look dull! It is a must read for every student.

14. #10
Power
Point
Children may use Power Point to present outlines of their book samples
Sid’s
Brandon’s
Ryan’s

15. ABOUT ME
Fourth grade gifted teacher at Pony Express Elementary, Sacramento City Unified School District
Ten ways to do Book Reports meets reading and writing standards for multi-grades as difficulty level can be adjusted for different levels. Particularly, it meets the 3.0 Standard for 4th grade. “Students read and respond to a wide variety of significant works of… literature.”