Name _________________________

Free Choice Fiction Book Report

Due December 7th
Second Quarter Book Report: There are two required parts to the 2nd quarter book report. Your book
must be in your Lexile range or slightly above.
1) A written paragraph following the book report format either typed or neatly handwritten.
2) An electronic presentation: please use Power Point, video, Publisher, anything that you do on the
computer and show on the smart board. Be entertaining and appropriate.
My book title___________________________________________Author____________________
My Lexile _____________ My book Lexile _____________
Teacher Signature of approval by 11/13 ______________________ Date _____________________
Directions:
1.
Find a book that matches your Lexile score and get it approved by your teacher
2.
Use sticky notes to mark details in your book that you might want to put into your presentation.
3.
Use sticky notes to label major events in your book that you might want to present for cause and
4.

effect.
Find one or two quotes from the book that you identify with mark them with a sticky note and

5.
6.
7.

write something about the quote put them in your report and tell why you made a connection.
Share point of view, genre, and authors purpose. Double check for accuracy!
Book recommendation tell us why we should want to read the book make us want to read it!
Give only a five word summary using quality adjectives to sum up the book. No paragraph

8.

summaries in your presentation

Using the paragraph guide given out in class write a complete summary paragraph about your
book.
Suggestion: Use sticky notes while reading; marking quotes, making connections, and writing
quality adjectives that could be a part of your 5 word summary. Also, collect evidence for the
point of view, genre, fact/opinion and authors purpose. This will make creating the report an
easy task and help you to produce superior work.

* Save this paper and turn it in during your presentation to be graded.

Outstanding

Satisfactory

Unacceptable

Technology

Lexile

Student was able to navigate

Student was able to

Student was not able

technology flawlessly.

navigate the technology

to navigate the

(Technical difficulties do not

with some help.

technology.

count.)
Book chosen has a Lexile within

Lexile of the book is close

Lexile range of book is

the students Lexile range

to student Lexile

way below or way above

Student picks an event in

Student does not

book and discusses what the

the book and notes the

include cause and

cause and effect of the event

cause and effect.

effect in their report

was using details from the text.

Student reads and explains 2

Student reads and

or does so incorrectly.
Student does not use

quotes from the book going

explains 1 quote from the

quote or make

above and beyond making

book and makes

connections.

connections at a higher level.

Student understands and

connections.
Student tells the correct

Student does not show

shares point of view using

point of view.

understanding of point

Cause and Effect Student picks an event in the

Quotes from the

book
Point of View
(1st person, 3rd person
or 3

rd

person

evidence to show understanding.

of view.

omniscient)

Genre

Student shares correct genre

Student tells the correct

Student does not show

using evidence to show

genre.

understanding of genre.

Authors Purpose

understanding.
Student shares authors

Student tells the authors

Student does not show

purpose using evidence to show

purpose.

understanding of

understanding.

authors purpose.

Recommendation

Student recommends book and

Student recommends book

Student does not meet

gives an opinion as well as a

and gives an opinion.

this requirement.

Five word

personal connection.
Student uses 5 quality

Student uses 5 words to

Student misses this

adjectives to describe the

describe the book.

requirement.

story.
Report is edited and free of

Report has a few errors.

Errors impede

summary
Conventions

errors.

understanding of
report.

Approved on time The book was approved early.

The book was approved on

The book was not

11/13.

approved or approved
late.

Presentation

Presents facing the class

Student read some of the

Student read all of the

without looking at the screen.

report off the screen.

report off the screen.

Book Report Summary Question Sheet

Include the following information in your summary. Use this sheet for a rough
draft for your answers. Use complete sentences.
This book report will count as a test grade in Reading.
1. What was the title of the story?
__________________________________________________________________
2. Who was the author of the story?
__________________________________________________________________
3. What was the genre of the story?
__________________________________________________________________
4. Who was/were the main character(s)?
__________________________________________________________________
5. Where did the story take place (setting)?
__________________________________________________________________
6. Whose point of view was the story being told in?
__________________________________________________________________
7. In a few sentences, please tell what this story was mainly about. Only
include the most important details (beginning, middle, end Include the
main problem, the climax of the story and the conclusion)
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

Book Report EXAMPLE Summary Question Sheet

Include the following information in your summary. Use this sheet for a rough draft for
your answers. Use complete sentences.
1. What was the title of the story?
The title of the story that I read is Frindle.
2. Who were the main characters in the story? Describe each
character using adjectives.
One of the main characters is Nick Allen, who is a creative young boy. Another character is the
mysterious Mrs. Granger.
3. Where did the story take place (setting)?
The story takes place at Lincoln Elementary School in New Hampshire.
4. Whose point of view was the story being told in?
The story was told in the third person.
5. Was there a problem that occurred in the story? What was the
problem?
Nick was trying to spread the word frindle around in place of the word pen. The principal and
Mrs. Granger didnt like this idea and they tried to stop Nick and the rest of the students from
using it.
6. What were 3 MAIN EVENTS that took place in the story and
affected the outcome of the story? Put these events in order. (Hint:
beginning, middle, end)
Event 1 A boy named Nick Allen creates a new word to take the place of the word pen.
Event2 Nick comes up with the word frindle and the word catches on quick.
Event 3 Even though Mrs. Granger tried to put a stop to the new word, it turned out that she was
rooting for Nick all along.

7. Was there a message or a lesson to learn from this story? If yes,

what was the message or lesson?

This story can teach people to keep an open mind for new ideas.
8. What was the climax (most exciting) part of the story?
The climax of the story was when Mrs. Granger gave Nick a gift and told him that she was rooting
for him all along.
9. How did the story end? Was the ending sad, happy, confusing etc.?
The story had a surprising ending because Nick found out that Mrs. Granger was on his side
afterall.
10. What is one thing that you would have changed in the story if you
could?
(Be specific example, I would change the ending. would not
qualify as an answer)
I would have changed the story by having Mrs. Granger come to Nick in person to tell him that
she had rooted for him.
EXAMPLE SUMMARY USING THE ANSWERS FROM THESE QUESTIONS:
Frindle is about a creative young boy named Nick Allen who made up the word frindle to
take the place of the word pen. The story takes place at Lincoln Elementary School in New
Hampshire. The story is told in the authors point of view. When Nick tries to spread the word
frindle his mysterious teacher, Mrs. Granger, tries to put a stop to it. In the end, and a bit to
Nicks surprise, Mrs. Granger sends him a note telling him that she was on his side after all. I
would have changed the story by having Mrs. Granger come to Nick in person to tell him that she
had rooted for him. The lesson to be learned is always keep an open mind.