Social Justice 12 Name: _____________________________

Ms. Buckley

Social Justice “Book Report”

You are tasked with choosing a book that hits on a Social Justice
topic that you are interested in. You will need to create an
untraditional “book report” that you will present to the class. This
book report cannot be a regular ol’ essay or one page summary.
Be creative!

You will present this “book report” to the class to share what you
have learned about the Social Justice issue covered in your book.
Your presentation should be between 3-5 minutes.

You will also need to ensure you properly reference anything that
you are using for this “book report”! Citations please!

Your book report/presentation NEEDS to include the following:

- Creativity!
- Background research into the topic
- Examine or express the main theme(s)
- Invite your audience to think about the topic and ask questions
- Proper citations for anything you are referencing

Possible Ideas for the “Book Report” Format

*if you have another idea, run it by Ms. Buckley*

- Write a letter to the - Write a different ending to

author/character
- Make a movie or movie
script about the book
- Create a board game
- Record a podcast
- Create a comic book or
graphic novel
- Make a scrapbook
- Create a sculpture
- Make a speech to the UN
about why they should care
about this issue
- Create a choose your own
adventure story about the
book
the story
- Build a diorama
- Create a painting
- Film an interview with a
character or the author
- Create a commercial or
infomercial
- Write and record/perform a
song
- Write poetry that connects
to the theme of the book
- Write/illustrate a children's
book on the theme
- Write a detective crime
report
 Social Justice 12 Name: _____________________________
Ms. Buckley

Social Justice Book Report

Marking Rubric
4 3 2 1

Project Creativity Presentation and Presentation and Presentation and Presentation and
report is original report is original report have some report is ordinary.
and/or unexpected. and interesting. It is original aspects. It The audience’s
It is highly engaging engaging and the is somewhat attention is not
and the audience’s audience’s attention interesting. The held throughout.
attention is held is held throughout. audience’s
throughout. attention drifts at
times throughout.

Background Gathered a lot of Gathered a great Gathered sufficient Minimal

Research background deal of background background background
information information with information with information
demonstrating the important themes in themes in mind. gathered. Little
depth of the mind. Used some Found some attention is paid to
important themes sources in a few sources in at least the quality of
covered in your book. different formats. two formats. sources used
Used several strong and/or additional
sources in a variety sources are lacking.
of formats.

Themes Content represents a Content represents Content represents One or two general
startling variety of important themes some important themes are
important themes and includes themes. represented.
and includes multiple examples of differing
examples of differing points of view.
points of view.

Citations All work is cited well All work is cited and Most work is cited Little work is cited
and multiple strong multiple references and some or citations are
references are are included in the references are incorrect.
included in the reference list. included in the References are
reference list. reference list. minimal or not
included.

Engagement with Complex questions Complex questions Questions are One or two
the Audience are presented to the are presented to the presented to the questions are
audience directly and audience directly. audience. Space is presented to the
indirectly. Audience is Audience is provided for the audience. Little
encouraged to ask encouraged to ask audience to ask space is given for
questions questions questions once or audience
throughout. throughout. All twice. Most questions.
Responses are questions are questions are Responses are very
in-depth and express responded to in a responded to in a superficial or
complex satisfactory manner. satisfactory manner. incorrect.
understanding.

Total = /20