Book Report Options

BOOK REPORT OPTIONS

DIRECTIONS: You will read a novel of your choice (100 written pages minimum) each nine

weeks, and respond in one of the following ways. You MUST try three of the options before

you can repeat one. Due dates:

Thursday, September 29

Friday, December 9

Friday, March 9

Friday, April 27

You may turn your report in any time before the due date for 3 extra points.

1. Response journal. Choose the most important 5 events/incidents/situations in the novel.

Briefly describe the event (very briefly), and then respond to it in a very well-developed

paragraph (7 sentences minimum). Your response can include such things as the theme the

author is addressing, character motivation, analysis/interpretation of plot events, and so on. The

range of responses is limited only by your imagination, but responses must be analytical.

Include the title of the book and the author in your first response.

2. Theme essay. Five paragraphs, with an introduction, body and conclusion. You must

sufficiently explain why you think this is the theme, giving specific examples from the novel that

support the theme.

3. Oral presentation. You might write and perform (or videotape) a skit based on the novel, a

commercial, a dramatic reading, stage a debate between two characters, give a speech, or come

up with some other idea. Again, this option is limited only by your imagination. Presentations

must be at least three minutes long. Commercials are my favorite!

4. Art project. Drawing, collage, book jacket design, mural, poster, model, etc. You must

present your art project and explain how the art work represents something of significance to one

of the novel's themes. You will present your project to the class, so prepare by writing a

paragraph that includes the title and author as well as the theme your artwork represents (7