7^th Grade Cereal Box Book Report - 2009

Select a book from the required reading list. Make a cereal box that represents the book. Use a real cereal box for ideas about how to format and design the box. Include the following items on the box:

Front – Include the name of the cereal and a picture. Invent a name for the cereal that is related to the title of the book and sounds like a cereal. Do not use the exact title of the book.

Side One

· List the main characters of the book, beginning with the protagonist.

· Create a "Nutritional Facts" chart that rates the book by giving the percentage of the RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) in several categories (humor, drama, suspense, action, education, vocabulary, etc.) Make sure you include these and at least three categories of your own. Remember, the total percentage must equal 100%.

Side Two – Decorate however you choose, but you must list at least five new vocabulary words and their definitions. (You will be quizzed on these words later on in the year!)

Top – Title, Author, Publisher, Date, Number of Pages (Illustrator, if there is one)

Bottom – Your name, and the date

Back

· Illustrate scenes or characters from the book.

· Create "catch phrases" to go along with the cereal and the commercial.

Prize – Cereal boxes often include a prize. Your cereal must include a prize for the protagonist. It must be something he/she could have used in the book.

Oral Presentation

The oral presentations will be made beginning on the first day of school. If you are present, you are expected to make your presentation. Your presentation will be a 30 to 60 second television or radio commercial for the cereal.

You will be timed. Practice your commercial to make sure of the timing. Use the following guidelines for writing the commercial:

· Do not just encourage the audience by using opinion words (exciting, great, interesting, best, good, etc.), but also by featuring elements from the book - scenes, facts, etc.

· Be dynamic. Try to convince the audience to buy the cereal whether you liked the book or not.

· You may consider discussing the "nutritional value" of the cereal as part of your sales pitch.

· (Optional) Be a character from the book as you make your pitch.

Name: ______________________________________ Date: ____________________

Cereal Box Book Report Rubric

_______	The front includes the name of the cereal and a picture. Invent a name for the cereal that is related to the title of the book and sounds like a cereal. Do not use the exact title of the book.
	Side One includes:
_______	· A list of the main characters of the book, beginning with the protagonist.
_______	· A "Nutritional Facts" chart that rates the book by giving the percentage of the RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) in several categories (humor, drama, suspense, action, education, vocabulary, etc.) with at least three categories chosen by the student.
_______	Side Two is decorated according to the student’s wishes, but must list at least five new vocabulary words and their definitions. (You will be quizzed on these words later on in the year!)
_______	Top includes: Title, Author, Publisher, Date, Number of Pages (Illustrator, if there is one)
_______	Bottom includes the student’s name, and the date
_______	Back includes:
_______	· Illustrated scenes or characters from the book.
_______	· "Catch phrases" to go along with the cereal and the commercial.
_______	· The cereal box includes a prize for the protagonist, something he/she could have used in the book.
_______	Total Points out of a Possible 10 Points