Pizza Box Project: A Creative Book Report

Directions for completion:

I. Carefully cut out 10 pizza slices using the one you have been given as a template. (Each pizza slice you cut out will be used per the instructions below.) Make sure that your name is on each Pizza Slice. You may use both sides of the Pizza Slice if you need to. Please be very NEAT! Always do a sloppy copy first!! Spelling, grammar, and punctuation count!

KNOWLEDGE Top of Pizza Box--WRITE the title, the author of your book, and your first and last name on the cover of the pizza box. Plan the lettering to use up the entire space and make it attractive. BE SURE TO SPELL EVERYTHING CORRECTLY! Draw a picture to entice someone to read this book that is related to the story. Inside cover of the Pizza Box-- Glue your Biography Book Report worksheet to the inside cover of the Pizza Box. (Include your name on paper). COMPREHENSION 1. DESCRIBE the main character(s) of the story. Include both physical and personality characteristics in your description and why they are famous/important. APPLICATION 2. DRAW a picture or a map of the setting of the story. ANALYSIS 3. DRAW a picture of the most exciting, the funniest, or the saddest part of the story. Be ready to EXPLAIN why you selected that part. 4, 5, 6. On these three pizza slices WRITE a SUMMARY of the book. Include key and important events. Use all three pizza slices. 7. WRITE a poem about the story. Choose a part of the book that is particularly appealing to you. The poem should be at least two verses. Make it very creative, maybe a shape poem, Haiku or limerick. It can be any type of poem you choose. 8. In at least two paragraphs write 2 important things this person accomplished in their life. EVALUATION 9. WRITE two paragraphs telling your opinion of the book. Tell why you would or would not recommend it to a friend. (5 complete sentences or more for each paragraph). 10. DESCRIBE some qualities about the character that you admired or disliked. EXPLAIN why you feel that way. DIRECTIONS FOR COMPLETION (CONTINUED) Place your pizza inside the box. Check to make sure you have followed all the directions above. Check to make sure that your name is on each pizza slice!

Pizza Box Project: A Creative Book Report

Student Name: __________________________________

1. Title, Author, Picture (Pizza Box Cover): ______ 2. Biography Book Report Worksheet glued to inside cover: ______ 3. Describe Main Character: ______

(Included both Physical and Personality Characteristics) 4. Draw a picture or map of the setting: 5. Picture of most exciting event: 6. Summary of book: 7. Include important events: 8. Complete summary: 9. Poem about the story: ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

10. Two paragraphs of important things accomplished: 11. Opinion about book (5 or more sentences): 12. Qualities Admire or dislike and why: ______ ______

Name on all parts: Spelling: Neatness: Total:

______ ______ ______ ______

Comments:

These are some steps for creating a pizza box biography: 1. Students should take notes about a famous person. In their notes they should be able to come up with basic facts about the famous person. When born, where lived, when died etc. They should also find six important accomplishments, inventions, contributions, events etc. that the person was associated with. Be sure to include years. For example: President Franklin Roosevelt was involved with the Depression, the New Deal, WWII etc. So it doesn't necessarily mean that students should include only single events. Some events occur over a period of years. 2. Younger students can write up the notes as six sentences that will be typed and displayed inside the top of the pizza box. Older students can use paragraph form. 3. Decorate the inside top of the box with some kind of background decoration that has to do with the historical figure the student is depicting. Example: The inside top cover of Walt Disney's biography box could be decorated with Mickey Mouse wrapping paper. Teddy Roosevelt's could have an Adirondack Mountain theme etc. The typed facts or paragraph is placed on this background. 4. Make six pizza slices to place in the bottom of the box. Use your imagination for what to make the slices out of. It could be tag board, poster board, fun foam etc. Each pizza slice needs to have a three dimensional clue that goes with the six sentences displayed on the inside top cover. For example: One of Henry Ford's slices could have a small model of a Ford car on it. Werner von Braun's could have a small rocket on one slice. (I call these "A slice of their life") 5. The boxes are displayed with the lid open and there is no decoration used on the outside of the box. 6. The directions can be modified to the grade level or subject you're working with.