Mrs. Howard's Fabulous Fourth Grade

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Fourth Grade  
2009-2010 BOOK REPORT INFORMATION
 
Objectives: 
1)To read a variety of literacy forms in books that are new to you]
2)To complete different styles of book reporting

3)To plan ahead and meet due dates for each book report

Directions: 
Choose one TYPE of book and one STYLE of book from the following lists  for
EACH book report due. There will be FOUR book reports due this year.
See due dates below.
 
TYPES OF BOOKS	        
1)Science Fiction/Fantasy	    
2)Short Stories Collection 	   
3)Mystery	                         
4)Biography	                      
5)Newbery Award Winner	          
6)Non-fiction / Historical novel    
 (see explanations below) 
         
STYLES OF BOOK REPORT
1)Disguise
2)Model
3)Poster
4)Letter
5)Book Jacket
6)Mobile

BOOK REPORT #1     DUE:  Tuesday, October 6, 2009
BOOK REPORT #2     DUE:  Tuesday, December 15, 2009
BOOK REPORT #3     DUE:  Tuesday, February 23, 2010
BOOK REPORT #4     DUE:  Tuesday, May 4, 2010
 
EXPLANATIONS OF BOOK TYPES:

SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY – These books are about things that would NOT     
happen in real life (Ex.  Outer space stories, animals talking, fairy tales, etc.)

SHORT STORIES COLLECTION- These are separate, short stories in one book,
usually about a particular topic  (Ex. Dog Heroes Stories, Scary Stories )

MYSTERY- These usually have something strange to figure out, are filled with
suspense until the mystery is solved  ( Nancy Drew, Box Car Mystery series)

BIOGRAPHY – Stories on the life of a famous, REAL person who lived long ago,
or may still be alive today ( Abraham Lincoln, Tiger Woods, )

NEWBERY AWARD WINNER- These books have been given a special award given out
once a year for excellence in literature (Ex. Holes, Bridge to Tarabithia)
You can tell the book is a winner by the special seal on it.  I will also
accept “Newbery Honor” books.

NONFICTION/ HISTORICAL NOVEL – These are either real stories about a specific
topic, or a made up story that takes place in a specific time in history
(Ex. A book on airplanes, “ Number the Stars”, about the Holocaust)

EXPLANATION OF BOOK REPORT STYLES:

1)DISGUISE- Disguise yourself as one of the characters from the book you have
read.  Dress up to look like him or her as much as possible.  Come  to “visit”
the class and tell us some of your adventures.  This oral presentation is
written in the “first person” (I) and should be about 1½ to 2 minutes in length.

2)MODEL – Make a model or diorama of an important object, scene or person
described in your book.  Use a variety of materials to create it. Attach a
card with the following information: Book Title, Author , and short paragraph
explaining  your model scene.  (Shoe boxes work great for this)

3)POSTER –Make a well planned and attractive poster which illustrates the
major theme of your book.  (standard size, about 24” long).  Put TITLE and
AUTHOR.  Use large lettering and lots of illustrations.  Give just enough
information to get others to read the book.

4)LETTER – First write a SHORT summary of the book and introduce the main
characters (about 1 paragraph of 5 to 6 sentences).  Next, write a LETTER
pretending to be one of the characters in your book.  The letter should be
addressed to another character in the book, recalling some of the special
events in the story. Use real stationery or  design your own, NO binder paper
please. Letter should be at least 250 words.

5)BOOK JACKET – Design an ORIGINAL book jacket, complete with inside flaps. 
Be sure illustrations are yours, and not copied from the book.  Front cover
should have artwork, title, and author of book. Left inside flap should have
the summary of the story (don’t give away ending).  Right inside flap should
have some information about the author OR the description of a favorite scene.
 Back cover should have more artwork or book review comments.  Put title on
“spine” of the book jacket too.

6)MOBILE – Use a wire hanger or other materials to create a hanging book
report.  Use creative things like fabric, yarn, construction paper, or even
toys, to best illustrate your story.  There should be at least 5 cards:
1)Title and author, 2)Main characters, 3)Setting 4)Short summary, and
5)Favorite scene.  Try to design the SHAPE of each card to match objects, or
theme of the story.

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