5th Grade Summer Reading

Book Report - Outline Form

Name:___________________________________Date:_________________
Book Title: ____________________________________________________
Author: _________________________________

I. Main Characters (List characters and two details about each one)
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2. __________________________________________________________
B. ______________________________________________
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2. __________________________________________________________
C. ______________________________________________
1. _________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________

II. Setting and Time Period (List 3 details about the setting or time period the story
is set in.)
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B. ______________________________________________________________
C. ______________________________________________________________

III. The Plot: A Timeline (List 5 big events from the story in order that they
happened.)
A. ______________________________________________
B. ______________________________________________
C. ______________________________________________
D. ______________________________________________
E. ______________________________________________
IV. Best Parts of the Book
A. ____________________________________________________________
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B. ____________________________________________________________
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V. Criticism of the Book (one positive, one negative)

A. ____________________________________________________________
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B. ____________________________________________________________
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VI. Recommendation (Would you suggest this book to another reader? Explain
why or why not.)
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