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42 Creative Book Report Ideas for Students

Inspire your students to share their love of books.

Responding to what you read is an important literacy skill. Reading about other people’s experiences and perspectives helps kids learn about the world. And although students don’t need to dive deeply into every single book they read, occasionally digging into characters, settings, and themes can help them learn to look beyond the prose. Here are 42 creative book report ideas designed to make reading more meaningful.

1. Concrete Found Poem

This clever activity is basically a shape poem made up of words, phrases, and whole sentences found in the books students read. The words come together to create an image that represents something from the story.

2. Graphic Novel

Have students rewrite the book they are reading, or a chapter of their book, as a graphic novel. Set parameters for the assignment such as including six scenes from the story, three characters, details about the setting, etc. And, of course, include detailed illustrations to accompany the story.

3. Book Snaps

Book Snaps are a way for students to visually show how they are reacting to, processing, and/or connecting with a text. First, students snap a picture of a page in the book they are reading. Then, they add comments, images, highlights, and more.

4. Diary Entry

Have your students place themselves in the shoes of one of the characters from their book and write a first-person diary entry of a critical moment from the story. Ask them to choose a moment in the story where the character has plenty of interaction and emotion to share in a diary entry.

5. Character To-Do List

This fun activity is an off-the-beaten-path way to dive deep into character analysis. Get inside the head of the main character in a book and write a to-do list that they might write. Use actual information from the text, but also make inferences into what that character may wish to accomplish.

6. Mint Tin Book Report

There are so many super-creative, open-ended projects you can use mint tins for. This teacher blogger describes the process of creating book reports using them. There’s even a free template for cards that fit inside.

7. Fictional Yearbook Entries

Ask your students to create a yearbook based on the characters and setting in the book. What do they look like? Cut out magazine pictures to give a good visual image for their school picture. What kind of superlative might they get? Best looking? Class clown? What clubs would they be in or lead? Did they win any awards? It should be obvious from their small yearbooks whether your students dug deep into the characters in their books. They may also learn that who we are as individuals is reflected in what we choose to do with our lives.

8. Book Report Cake

This project would be perfect for a book tasting in your classroom! Each student presents their book report in the shape of food. See the sandwich and pizza options above and check out this blog for more delicious ideas.

9. Current Events Comparison

Have students locate three to five current events articles a character in their book might be interested in. After they’ve found the articles, have them explain why the character would find them interesting and how they relate to the book. Learning about how current events affect time, place, and people is critical to helping develop opinions about what we read and experience in life.

10. Sandwich Book Report

Yum! You’ll notice a lot of our creative book report ideas revolve around food. In this oldie but goodie, each layer of this book report sandwich covers a different element of the book—characters, setting, conflict, etc. A fun adaptation of this project is the book report cheeseburger.

11. Book Alphabet

Choose 15 to 20 alphabet books to help give your students examples of how they work around themes. Then ask your students to create their own Book Alphabet based on the book they read. What artifacts, vocabulary words, and names reflect the important parts of the book? After they find a word to represent each letter, have them write one sentence that explains where the word fits in.

12. Peekaboo Book Report

Using cardboard lap books (or small science report boards), students include details about their book’s main characters, plot, setting, conflict, resolution, etc. Then they draw a head and arms on card stock and attach them to the board from behind to make it look like the main character is peeking over the report.

13. T-Shirt Book Report

Another fun and creative idea: Create a wearable book report with a plain white tee. Come up with your own using Sharpie pens and acrylic paint. Get step-by-step directions .

14. Book Jacket

Have students create a new book jacket for their story. Include an attractive illustrated cover, a summary, a short biography of the author, and a few reviews from readers.

15. Watercolor Rainbow Book Report

This is great for biography research projects. Students cut out a photocopied image of their subject and glue it in the middle. Then, they draw lines from the image to the edges of the paper, like rays of sunshine, and fill in each section with information about the person. As a book report template, the center image could be a copy of the book cover, and each section expands on key information such as character names, theme(s), conflict, resolution, etc.

16. Act the Part

Have students dress up as their favorite character from the book and present an oral book report. If their favorite character is not the main character, retell the story from their point of view.

17. Pizza Box Book Report

If you’re looking for creative book report ideas that use upcycled materials, try this one using a pizza box. It works well for both nonfiction and fiction book reports. The top lid provides a picture of the book cover. Each wedge of the pizza pie tells part of the story.

18. Bookmark

Have students create a custom illustrated bookmark that includes drawings and words from either their favorite chapter or the entire book.

19. Book Reports in a Bag

Looking for book report ideas that really encourage creative thinking? With book reports in a bag, students read a book and write a summary. Then, they decorate a paper grocery bag with a scene from the book, place five items that represent something from the book inside the bag, and present the bag to the class.

20. Reading Lists for Characters

Ask your students to think about a character in their book. What kinds of books might that character like to read? Take them to the library to choose five books the character might have on their to-be-read list. Have them list the books and explain what each book might mean to the character. Post the to-be-read lists for others to see and choose from—there’s nothing like trying out a book character’s style when developing your own identity.

21. File Folder Book Report

Also called a lap book, this easy-to-make book report hits on all the major elements of a book study and gives students a chance to show what they know in a colorful way.

22. Collage

Create a collage using pictures and words that represent different parts of the book. Use old magazines or print pictures from the Internet.

23. Book Report Triorama

Who doesn’t love a multidimensional book report? This image shows a 3D model, but Elisha Ann provides a lesson to show students how to glue four triangles together to make a 4D model.

24. Timeline

Have students create a timeline of the main events from their book. Be sure to include character names and details for each event. Use 8 x 11 sheets of paper taped together or a long portion of bulletin board paper.

25. Clothes Hanger Book Report Mobile

This creative project doesn’t require a fancy or expensive supply list. Students just need an ordinary clothes hanger, strings, and paper. The body of the hanger is used to identify the book, and the cards on the strings dangling below are filled with key elements of the book, like characters, setting, and a summary.

26. Public Service Announcement

If a student has read a book about a cause that affects people, animals, or the environment, teach them about public service announcements . Once they understand what a PSA is, have them research the issue or cause that stood out in the book. Then give them a template for a storyboard so they can create their own PSA. Some students might want to take it a step further and create a video based on their storyboard. Consider sharing their storyboard or video with an organization that supports the cause or issue.

27. Dodecahedron Book Report

Creative book report ideas think outside the box. In this case, it’s a ball! SO much information can be covered on the 12 panels , and it allows students to take a deep dive in a creative way.

28. Character Cards

Make trading cards (like baseball cards) for a few characters from the book. On the front side, draw the character. On the back side, make a list of their character traits and include a quote or two.

29. Book Report Booklets

This clever book report is made from ordinary paper bags. Stack the paper bags on top of each other, fold them in half, and staple the closed-off ends of the bags together. Students can write, draw, and decorate on the paper bag pages. They can also record information on writing or drawing paper and glue the paper onto the pages. The open ends of the bags can be used as pockets to insert photos, cut-outs, postcards, or other flat items that help them tell their story.

30. Letter to the Author

Write a letter to the author of the book. Tell them three things you really liked about the story. Ask three questions about the plot, characters, or anything else you’re curious about.

31. Book Report Charm Bracelet

What a “charming” way to write a book report! Each illustrated bracelet charm captures a character, an event in the plot, setting, or other detail.

32. Fact Sheet

Have students create a list of 10 facts that they learned from reading the book. Have them write the facts in complete sentences, and be sure that each fact is something that they didn’t know before they read the book.

33. Cereal Box TV Book Report

This book report project is a low-tech version of a television made from a cereal box and two paper towel rolls. Students create the viewing screen cut-out at the top, then insert a scroll of paper with writing and illustrations inside the box. When the cardboard roll is rotated, the story unfolds.

34. Be a Character Therapist

Therapists work to uncover their clients’ fears based on their words and actions. When we read books, we must learn to use a character’s actions and dialogue to infer their fears. Many plots revolve around a character’s fear and the work it takes to overcome that fear. Ask students to identify a character’s fear and find 8 to 10 scenes that prove this fear exists. Then have them write about ways the character overcame the fear (or didn’t) in the story. What might the character have done differently?

35. Mind Maps

Mind maps can be a great way to synthesize what students have learned from reading a book. Plus, there are so many ways to approach them. Begin by writing a central idea in the middle of the page. For example, general information, characters, plot, etc. Then branch out from the center with ideas, thoughts, and connections to material from the book.

36. Foldables

From Rainbows Within Reach , this clever idea would be a great introduction to writing book reports. Adapt the flap categories for students at different levels. Adjust the number of categories (or flaps) per the needs of your students.

37. Board games

This is a great project if you want your students to develop a little more insight into what they’re reading. Have them think about the elements of their favorite board games and how they can be adapted to fit this assignment. For more, here are step-by-step directions .

38. Comic strips

If you’re looking for creative book report ideas for students who like graphic novels, try comic strips. Include an illustrated cover with the title and author. The pages of the book should retell the story using dialogue and descriptions of the setting and characters. Of course, no comic book would be complete without copious illustrations and thought bubbles.

39. Timeline

Create a timeline using a long roll of butcher paper, a poster board, or index cards taped together. For each event on the timeline, write a brief description of what happens. Add pictures, clip art, word art, and symbols to make the timeline more lively and colorful.

40. Cereal Box

Recycle a cereal box and create a book report Wheaties-style. Decorate all sides of the box with information about the book’s characters, setting, plot, summary, etc.

41. Wanted Poster

Make a “wanted” poster for one of the book’s main characters. Indicate whether they are wanted dead or alive. Include a picture of the character and a description of what the character is “wanted” for, three examples of the character showing this trait, and a detailed account of where the character was last seen.

42. Movie Version

If the book your students have read has been made into a movie, have them write a report about how the versions are alike and different. If the book has not been made into a movie, have them write a report telling how they would make it into a movie, using specific details from the book.

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15 Creative and digital book report ideas that will get your students excited to read

Not all students are excited to read a book. So how can you make reading a book more engaging and fun? This is a huge challenge for most teachers, so I hope I can help you out!

Here’s what you’ll find in this blog post (click on the title if you want to jump to the section directly)

5 tips to get your students excited about reading

• 15 creative and digital book report lesson plans (free & ready to use!)
• The complete collection of book report lesson ideas in one assignment (your students get to choose!)

Instructions on how to use these digital book report lesson activities

Before you dive into the book reports, you have to get your students excited about reading first. In this previous post about reading, I’ve listed 10 tips that will encourage your students to read . I’ve come up with 5 more amazing tips! Here we go:

1. Use AR apps

Here are a few apps with amazing storylines and AR books.

• Wonderscope , for example, is an excellent storytelling tool. It uses augmented reality to transform ordinary places into real-time stories. Students also learn to read with the app. They ask questions to the characters in the story and listen to the characters’ answers.
• The Ghostkeeper’s journal and field guide : This book is an immersive adventure for readers aged 10 and up, offering several AR experiences to enhance the storyline. These are accessed via a mobile app “ Ghost-o-Matic ”.
• Bookful creates an engaging reading experience and brings stories and characters in books to life. The app holds the world’s largest 3D/AR library with hundreds of titles from leading publishers and brands such as: The Tale of Peter Rabbit, DK’s Encyclopedia, and children’s favorites such as Barbie, My Little Pony, Thomas & Friends, Transformers, and The Smurfs.

2. Escape lessons

Here are 3 fun ready-to-use escape lessons to spark your students’ joy of reading:

• A Halloween Murder : Let your students investigate the murder of the victim: Brat Spook. When they find the murderer, they get their “inspector” badge. Let them look for evidence in the murder scene, talk to suspects, analyze lab results, and so on!
• Finding Rudolph : Save Christmas by helping Santa find back Rudolph. Students go through different challenges, talk to eye-witnesses, and follow Rudolph through a winter maze, so Santa can deliver all the presents to the children.
• Easter Bunny Substitute : Can your students find a good Easter Bunny replacement? In the last breakout game for the classroom, the Easter Bunny is hurt, so your students need to interview the possible applicants and take tests to replace the Easter Bunny themselves. If they succeed in the challenges, they get an Easter Bunny substitute badge.

3. Storytelling

If you bring cultural elements into your lessons by telling a story, your students will be more eager to learn. Storytelling makes students want to “live the story”. And they do this by reading it. If your story is strong enough, your students will love learning and reading. They will even remember the lesson content better.

Here’s a fun & ready-to-use example: The life of William Shakespeare

4. First chapters

5. Books & sleepovers

You can even add different parts to your sleepover. For example, let students read their favorite passage in a book of choice out loud, and 1 hour before bedtime, all your students take their book and read in silence. Or how about creating cozy themed corners? Fantasy, science fiction, detectives,… When your students are reading in themed corners, they get the full experience. They can even dress up as a character in their book whilst reading.

15 Creative and digital book report lesson plans

Step 1: Get your students excited about reading. ✅ Step 2: make sure they don’t lose their interest when you’re announcing the book report assignment! ☑️ This part can be demotivating.

As the lower grade students often still get fun book report assignments, the higher grade students often get a dull worksheet where they have to describe the characters and give a summary. Change up your book report assignments with these creative, free & ready-to-use lesson ideas.

Take a look at all these ready-to-use and free digital book report activities. They’re all made with BookWidgets . You can even make exercises like these yourself in your own BookWidgets account.

Keep on reading to find out how to use these exercises in your lessons.

How did your students experience the book? Let them fill the glasses with drawings of the storyline/the book. The glasses represent the view of the students. Students can get really creative and use the toolbar at the bottom to draw and type.

You can ask your students to present their book report artworks to the other students as well. This way, your students can explain what’s on their drawing.

2. Bookworm

3. Timeline

This interactive book report asks your students to create a timeline of the story. When did what happen, chronologically? The have to add the biggest events in the story to the timeline.

4. Comic book

In this book report exercise, your students have to write a comic book based upon the book they’ve just read. When they click on the “start” icon, they can choose fitting text balloons to go with their story.

Here are three other fun websites that let students create comic books: Storyboard That , Comic Life , and Toonytool . They already give you creative templates and drawings. This is a bit easier for students. This way, they don’t have to start from scratch.

5. Character portrait

6. Randomness task

Just… add a little spice. I’ve turned the ordinary book report task, where students have to describe characters, the setting, plot, etc., into an exciting one. Your students don’t know yet what they’ll have to describe. They spin the randomness wheel and their task appears. The fun thing about this one is that all of your students will write a different book report.

7. Book cover

Here, students get to be creative and invent their own book cover (front and back) of the book they just read. Or maybe just a cover for of a piece of text you’ve read out loud. They can use the whiteboard tools: pencil, type tool, switch colors, add images, etc.

8. Character family tree

This digital mind map exercise allows your students to add boxes with text and connect them to each other. This is perfect for a book report activity focusing on the characters in their book.

9. Facebook Profile

Modern days call for modern book report lesson ideas. Image the main character having a Facebook profile. What would be on it? That’s exactly what your students have to figure out here. Create a Facebook profile about the main character.

10. Book Collage

Here, students have to add 10 pictures or images that have to do with the book. They can do so by clicking on the photo icon and adding images into their collage.

11. Mirror selfie

In this creative book report, students have to dress up like the character in their book, including holding 3 attributes that refer to the personality of the main character. They have to take a picture or mirror selfie of themselves dressed up, and add that picture to the whiteboard. You can ask them to come forward and present their images and explain why they’ve chosen those specific attributes.

The fun thing about all of these exercises is that they work on smartphones as well. So in this case, students can just open the exercise on their smartphones, take a mirror selfie with their phones and add it to the mirror in the digital whiteboard exercise.

12. Email to the author

Your students have the chance to write a friendly email or letter to the author of the book they just read. Students have to share:

• their opinion;
• the character in the book they liked most, and why;
• their favorite part of the book and why;
• questions that they have about the book.

If you have an email address of the author, ask your students to submit their works to you, the teacher, first. After having given feedback on their letters, they can make some changes and send it over to the author.

If you have the author’s postal address, it’s much more fun to write a classic letter.

13. Conversation between characters

There is something called a “texting thumb” or a “smartphone pinky”. This shows that students like to send texts. A lot of them. So why not include it in your book report lesson plan? In this digital book report, students have to invent a conversation between two characters in their book.

14. Movie vs. Book

A lot of books have a movie version too. If your students choose a book that also has a movie, it’s interesting to let your students make a comparison. With this book report exercise, you’re also sure your students actually read the book instead of just watching the movie and write a summary of the movie and not the book.

15. Emoji summary

The last exercise is also one students can relate to. Nowadays, we use emojis after almost every sentence when we’re communicating with friends. Emojis also have a strong meaning and can be used to express feelings or say something without actually saying it.

The complete collection of book report lesson ideas in one assignment

All these book report exercises are so much fun and yet they don’t take up a lot of time. Perhaps they just ask your students to only describe a certain part about the book. Cue… the planner widget.

With this type of BookWidgets activity, you can combine several lessons into one. You can let your students take matters into their own hands and choose which book report activities they’d like to finish.

It’s actually pretty easy. Your students read the instructions in the instructions widget and then start adding at least three book report activities to their planner. They finish the activities, submit them to their teacher, check off their planner, and that’s it!

Above, you can find the 15 ready-to-use book report activities. You can use these lesson examples for free. Since they’re all made with BookWidgets, I’ve listed them in this BookWidgets group . Here’s what you need to do:

• Click on this link . It will immediately bring you to the group with all of the book report activities. If you don’t have a BookWidgets account yet, you’ll have to sign up first for free .
• Duplicate all the book report activities. Click on the settings wheel , select all widgets , click on the settings wheel again, choose duplicate selected widgets . Choose where you want to save the activities in your BookWidgets account.
• Go to your saved book report lessons. You can now click on the black dropdown arrow next to the ‘Show’ button of a particular exercise and select Edit . You can make some changes to this activity (if you want). If it’s perfect for you, click on Share in the upper right corner.
• Share this link with your students. When they click on it, they can fill it out. A lot of the book report examples above have been made with BookWidgets’ Whiteboard widget, in which students can use the tool menu at the bottom to switch tools (draw, type,…), and to switch colors. When done, they can submit the book reports to you by clicking on the envelope in the upper right corner.
• As a teacher, you go to “Grades & reporting” in BookWidgets to find your students’ answers.

Of course, now that you’ve got your own BookWidgets account, you can also create book report activities or other assignments yourself!

Attention! Once your free trial runs out, you’ll only be able to use the widgets you’ve already finished/shared with students. While your BookWidgets account will still work and you’ll still get your students’ results with the free BookWidgets version, you won’t be able to duplicate widgets nor create new widgets yourself anymore.

So that’s it! I hope these lesson ideas are useful for your classroom or at least give you lots of new ideas for your book report lessons! You can even create ones yourself!

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35 Creative Books Story Ideas for Students

From mint tins to cereal boxes to T-shirts.

Responding to what you take is certain important schulische skill. Reading about other people’s experiences and perspectives helps kids learn about the world. And although graduate don’t need till dive deeply into any single book they learn, occasionally digging under characters, settings, and themes can help them learn to look beyond the prose. Here are 35 creative book report ideas designed at make recitation more meaningful. Tired by the same old book report style? Do your students grumble each hour you mention the words buy reports? · Descriptive writing. · Thumbs ...

1. Concrete Found Poem

Source: MiddleWeb

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2. Abbildung Novel

May students rewrite the book they are reading, or adenine chapter of their book, as a print novel. Set input in the assignment such how including six scenes from the story, three characters, details about the setting, more. And, of course, include detailed examples to accompany the company. Fresh Ideas for Imaginative Book Reports | Education World

3. Book Snap

Source: Reading and Writing Haven

Book Snaps are a way for students to visually show how they exist reacting to, treating, and/or connecting with a text. First, students snap ampere picture of a page in the book they are reading. Subsequently, they add comments, images, highlights, and more. Book reports what a curriculum mainstay, however their format exists a pitch tired.  Spice up your association with these creative book report your!

4. How ampere Diary Entry

Have respective pupils place themselves in which shoes away one of the characters from their book furthermore write a first-person diary entry off a critical instant from this story. Ask them to elect a moment in the story where the chars has plenty of interaction and emotion to share in a logbook entry. Book Report Projects

5. Temperament To-Do List

Print: MiddleWeb

This fun activity is an off-the-beaten-path way to dive deeper into feature research. Get inside the head of the main characters included a book and write a to-do tabbed that they might write. Use truly informational upon the text, but also perform reason into that that nature may wish to accomplish. Book reports be antiquated news, and kids often don't enjoyable doing them. But never angst! These 10 creative book reported beliefs wish spice things up forward the better!

6. Punch Tin Book Report

Source: Teacher Blossom

It are so many super-creative, open-ended projects you could use mint tins for. This teacher blogger describes which process of generating book reports and with yours. There’s even a open template for cards that perfect inside. 15 Creative additionally digital book report ideas that will get your students aroused to read

7. Fictional Yearbook Entries

Ask your students to create a jahrbook based up and drawing the setting in the book. Whichever do they show like? Cut out magazine pictures to give ampere right visually image for their school print. What kind of superlative might they get? Best looking? Class clown? What clubs would they be in or lead? Did they win no awards? It should be obvious from their small yearbooks whether your students dug lower into the characters in their books. They may also learn that whoever we are as individuals is mused in what us selecting to do with our lives. Some interesting additionally variable projects with that old book report.

8. Novel Report Cake

Source: Ms. Beattie’s Classroom

Here project would be perfection used a book taste for your learning! Each student presents theirs buy report is who shape starting food. See the hamburger press pizza options upper and check off this blog for more delicious ideas.

9. Current Events Comparision

Are students locate three to cinque current events articles a character on their book might be interested in. After they’ve found of articles, have them explain conundrum the character would find she curious and how them relate to the book. Learning about how current events affect period, place, and people is critical to helping develop opinions about what we read and experience in life. Ten Great Creative Book Report Ideas - Brains the Bloom

10. Loaf Book Report

Source: 123Homeschool4Me

Yum! You’ll notice a lot of his creative book report ideas revolve around food. In this project, each layer of to order report sandwich covers a different element of that book—characters, define, conflict, etc. A fun adaptation of this project is the book report cheeseburger.

11. Book Alphabet

Choose 15 to 20 rudiment books to help give the students examples of how yours labor around themes. Then ask your students to create their own Book Alphabet based upon the book they read. What artefacts, vocabulary words, and names muse the important parts of that book? After they meet ampere news to represent each letter, have them write one sentence that explains wherever the word fits in. 35 Amazingly Creative Book Reports

12. Peekaboo Order Report

Source: Runde’s Your

Using cardboard lap books (or small academics report boards), students inclusive get about their book’s main characters, design, setting, conflict, resolution, etc. Then they draw a head and arms on menu stock and attach them to aforementioned board from behind to make computers look like the main character is peeking go and report.

13. T-Shirt Book Report

Source: Pinterest/T-Shirt Book Report

Another having and creative idea: Create ampere wearable book report with a plain white tee. Come up with insert personal using Sharpie writing and acrylic painting. Get step-by-step show .

14. Register Jacket

Have students create a new book jacket by their story. Include an attractive exhibited cover, a summary, adenine short biography of the author, and a few reviews from readers. Apr 5, 2020 - Explore Kay Bolt's board "Book Report Projects", followed by 355 people on Pinterest. See more ideas learn book reports projects, book report, school reading.

15. Watercolor Rainbows Book Report

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This can great fork biography resources projects. Students cut out a photocopies image of hers subject and glue it in the middle. And, they draw lines from the display at the edges of the white, like rays of solar, press fill in each sectioning with information about the personality. As a book write template, the centers image could be a copy of the book cover, plus each section extend on keyboard information such as character names, theme(s), conflicts, resolution, else.

16. Doing the Part

Have learners dress up as their my character from the book furthermore present an oral book report. When their favorite character is nope which main character, retell the story from their point concerning view. From mint tins to cereal boxes to T-shirts.

17. Pizza Box Book Report

Source: Education World

If you’re looking for creative book report ideas that use upcycled materials, try this one using adenine pie box. It works good fork both nonfiction and fiction book reports. Each gear of the pizza pie tells part of which company.

18. Bookmark

Have students create adenine customizable illustrated mark included drawings and words from either their favorite chapter alternatively the wholly booking.

19. Book Reports in a Bag

Source: Sunday Dispatch

This project really inspires creative thinking. Students read a book and write an summary. Then, they decorate a paper grocery bag with a view from the book, place five items that exemplify something from the book inside the bag, also present the bag to the class.

20. Easy Lists for Characters

Ask your students to think about a character in their book. What kinds off sell energy the character like the read? Take them to and library to choose five books and character ability have on yours to-be-read list. Are them list the books and describe something each book might stingy to the character. Item the to-be-read lists for others to see and set from—there’s nothing like testing out a buy character’s style at develop your customized identity.

21. Rank Folder Book Reports

Source: Appletastic Learn

Also called a wrap read, this easy-to-make book report hits on all the major parts of a book study press gives collegiate a risk for show what they know in a colorful way.

22. Collage

Create a collage using image both words that display distinct parts of the book. Use old reviews or print pictures from that internet.

23. Post Report Triorama

Source: Swarthmore Education

Who doesn’t love a multidimensional book report? Those image shows a 3D model, but aforementioned link provides one instructional to display students how to glue four triangles together for make a 4D model.

24. Timeline

Have students create a timeline of the main events from their book. Be save to include character names plus click for each event. Use 8 x 11 sheets is glass taped together or an long portion of bulletin cards paper.

25. Wear Hanger Book Report Mobile

Source: Anjanette Young

This creative project doesn’t require a fancy or expensive supply pick. Students just need to ordinary apparel hanger, seil, and papers. The body of the hanger is used to identify the book, and the tickets on the strings dangling below are filled with key define in the book, like characters, setting, and a summary.

26. Publicly Service Display

If adenine student have read a book about a origin that influenced people, animals, or the environmental, teach them around public service announcements . Once they understanding what a BANNER is, have them research of issue or cause that stood out in the register. Then give them one template for a storyboard so they can create their own PSA. Some students might want to take it a step further and create ampere movie grounded for their storyboard. Consider sharing their storyboard or video with an organization that supports the cause other issue.

27. Dodecahedron Booking Report

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Creative book report idea think outside the box. In this koffer, it’s a ball! SO much information can be roofed on the 12 panels, press it allows students to take a deep dive in a creative way.

28. Character Cards

Perform trading postcards (like major cards) for a few characters from the book. On the front side, draw the sign. On the back side, making a view of their character traits and include adenine quote or two.

29. Paper Bag Book Report Books

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This clever book report the made from ordinary paper bags. Heap the page bags turn top of any other, unfold them in half, and staple that closed-off ends regarding of bags together. Students can write, tie, and decorate on aforementioned paper bag pages. They can also record informational on writing or drawing paper and glue aforementioned article up the web. To opens ends for the bags can be used as pockets to insert photos, cut-outs, postcards, or others flats items that help them tell their story.

30. Letter to the Autor

Write ampere letter to the author of the book. Tell you three things you true liked about the story. Ask three questions about the site, characters, with anything else you’re strange about. Publication reports don't required to be painfully boring. In fact, they can be a ton of fun! Bitte is 10 creative book report ideas till exercise in get classroom.

31. Book Report Charm Bracelet

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From of author the this lesson: “What a charming way the write a book report! Each illustrated bracelet magic captures a character, an event in the plot, setting, or other detail.”

32. Fact Sheet

Create a list of 10 facts that she learned by easy the book. Write your facts in complete sentences, and be sure that every fact is any ensure you didn’t perceive before you read the book.

33. Cereal Mail TV Book Report

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This book report projects is a low-tech version of a television built upon a cereal box and two art towel rolls. Students compose to look screen cut-out at the up, then insert an scroll by paper with writing and browse inside the frame. When the paperboard roll is rotated, that story unfolded.

34. Be a Quality Therapist

Therapists works to uncover their clients’ fears based on their words and deals. Wenn we get books, we needs lessons to use a character’s actions and click to infer their fears. Numerous charts revolve around a character’s fear and this work i takes to overcome that fear. Ask students to identify a character’s fear and locate 8 to 10 scenes that prove this fear exists. Then has them writer about ways one character overcame this fear (or didn’t) in the legend. What might the character has done differently?

35. Mind Maps

Wits maps can become a great way to synthesize what students must knowledgeable from reading a book. Plus, there are so many ways to approach them. Starting by writing ampere central view are an middle by the page. For example, public information, characters, plot, etc. Then branch out from the center with ideas, thoughts, and connections to material from that book.

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Book reports are a curriculum mainstay, but their format is a bit tired. 

Spice up your assignment with these creative book report ideas!

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Book Report Ideas

Book reports are a great educational tool because they teach students to identify the framework of a story and analyze its structure and style. 

They are also a welcome chance to practice persuasive writing and presentation.

Book reports’ very utility is why they are assigned so often (and why students start to dread them). 

You can turn all this around by jazzing up a book report in one of two ways.

The first way to add creativity to a book report is to alter the form of the report. 

Instead of summarizing the story, plot, setting, and characters and ending with a recommendation (“I liked this book because…”), you ask for something more creative .

The second way to add creativity is to change up the presentation. 

Who says a book report need always be on 8.5 x 11 paper? 

Why not creatively present the report (and perhaps incorporate art as well)?

Creative Ideas for Book Reports

Here are some book report ideas that ask for creative content:

Ask the Therapist Book Report

Imagine you are a therapist analyzing a character in the story. 

What does the character fear? 

Give specific examples from the story. 

Magazine Interview Book Report

Imagine you are a reporter interviewing the main character for an article. 

What would you ask the person? 

Write an engaging article about the background of the character, their personal life, and what’s next on the horizon.

5W’s + H Book Report

Keep it simple and have the student answer these basic questions (the main components of a story sequence chart).  

• Who are the main characters?
• When does it take place?
• Where does it take place?
• What is the problem?
• How is it resolved?
• Why did you like/dislike it?

Newspaper Article Book Report

Take the 4W’s + H questions above (leave off the “Why” question) and turn it into a newspaper article. 

You can illustrate it.

Villain’s Book Report

Imagine that the villain of the story (as an alternative, pick a minor character) read the book. 

What would his/her book report be like? 

How would the villain describe the main character and the action? 

What would the villain think about the way the author told the story?

Collage Book Report

Hunt through magazines to find pictures that tell the story. 

Assemble them and give a presentation of your book report with that as a visual aid.

Book Report Acrostic

Use the title of the book (or even the letters of the alphabet ABC…) to generate an acrostic poem about the book. 

If the book is Tom Sawyer , T could be “Tom is a clever and hilarious boy.” O could be, “Over and over you see Tom get into mischief.”

Book Report Project Ideas

Here are some book report project ideas that involve creative presentation:

The World’s Tiniest Book Report

Stick to the basics and assemble a mini book report. 

You can fit it in a mint tin or jewelry box.

Origami Book Report

Put the 5W’s and H in an origami creation like the classic “cootie catcher” (alas, that is what the kids call it and what you have to put in the search engine).  

Illustrated Book Report

Don’t just stop at writing–add art!  

Diorama Book Report

Create a diorama of the most important scene in the book. 

Have the student give a presentation on what is happening in the scene and why she feels it is pivotal.

Keep in mind that you’re probably going to have to teach your students how to make a diorama because it’s pretty much a lost art!

Book Report in a Bag

Decorate a grocery bag with the title of the book and illustration. 

Fill the bag with the paragraphs of a book report, each written on their own paper in fun shapes. 

Reach your hand into the bag and pull out the info on the book!

Pizza Box Book Report

Ask a local pizza company to donate some unused boxes. 

Create paper book report pizzas that tell about the book on each slice. 

Decorate the inside lid of the pizza box like a project board advertising your book.

Cover Design Book Report

Create a new dust jacket for the book. 

How would you illustrate it? 

What content would you put on the back to entice the reader to buy the book? 

Don’t forget to invent quotations from other famous authors or celebrities!

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Your students have likely had enough of the traditional book report. 

Add pizzazz to the task with these creative ideas for book reports.

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Fun book report ideas for fourth, fifth and sixth graders.

Book reports don’t need to be painfully boring. In fact, they can be a ton of fun, and with the right project, students will love the entire process of creating and sharing meaningful book projects. There are loads of great book report ideas out there just waiting to happen in your classroom!

Here are 10 book report ideas that kids will love:

1. cereal box book report.

These oh-so-cool reports were always the top-ranked project by my fifth graders. Students loved creating an original book report display using a covered cereal box and ready-made templates. The finished projects made a great classroom display, and students loved looking at their classmates’ creative reports. Read more about Cereal Box Book Reports HERE .

2. Paper Bag Book Report

This is a super simple idea that is quite fun for students. Provide each student with a lunch-sized paper bag. Tell them to think about 5 objects that relate to the main character of their book . The objects have to be small enough to fit into the bag . Send the bags home and have students place the 5 objects in the bag and bring them back to school. On the day they are due, have students take turns sharing the objects in their bags and explaining how they relate to the main character of the book. You can even make a great display with the bags, objects, and books to pique the interest of other students.

3. Character Day

Have students dress up as the main character of their book. Then, have each student take a turn standing in front of the class and telling their character’s story in first person point of view.

4. Book Report Lap Book

you need are two file folders, some cardstock or construction paper, scissors, glue, and the FREE book report template found here . The finished products are quite amazing, and your students will probably keep theirs forever! Check out my photo tutorial for making a lap book .

5. Book Scene Diorama

Have students construct a diorama of one of the main events of their book. They will make a 3-dimensional scene, including models of characters, the setting, and objects. A shoebox makes a great place to build a diorama. Require students to write a description of the scene.

6. Book Report Posters

This might be the easiest option of the book report ideas. Have students first sketch their posters on a sheet of notebook paper. Then, provide students with a large piece of poster paper or chart paper. Posters must identify main characters, setting, title, problem, and solution. Display finished posters in the classroom or on hallway walls.

7. Book Report Mobiles

Mobiles are easy to make, and it’s fun to watch students use their creativity in designing their own projects. A paper plate folded in half makes a great base/topper for mobiles. Have students write the title of the book on this paper plate semi circle and hang the mobile pieces from it. Provide students with construction paper, yarn, markers, paper hole punches, and any other materials they might need.

8. Book Report Mini Books

With just one piece of paper, your students can make a complete, creative book report!

In these clever book projects , students identify:

• Title/Author
• Main Character

No tape, glue, or staples required! Photo directions are included in this download.

9. Design a Book Jacket

Show your students several examples of some outstanding book jackets. Point out the front with the title and illustration, the spine and its information, and the back with the book summary. Also show the two inside flaps with information about the author and a smaller summary. Provide them each with a larger piece of paper and have them design a jacket for the book they have just read.

10. Ready-to-Print Templates

Use NO PREP book report templates to save your sanity AND to keep things fun for your students. You could print out all 12 templates in this Book Report Templates Packet and let students choose the one they want to do each month! There is even a really nice digital option for Google classroom included!

Regardless of which of these book report ideas you choose, be sure to clearly outline the expectations before your students begin. It’s best if you can model a project to demonstrate the quality of work your students should strive for.

Keep it fun and engaging, and your students will be excited to invest their time in their projects!

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• Cereal Box Book Report
• Paper Bag Book Report
• Character Day
• Book Report Lapbook
• Book Scene Diorama
• Book Report Posters
• Book Report Mobiles
• Design a Book Jacket
• Ready-to-Print Templates

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While book reports can be a great school activity to gauge what your children learned, they can be boring to create. Have you considered thinking outside of the box and finding book report ideas that your children might actually enjoy?

When it comes to homeschooling you want your child to have a love of reading and a love of learning. Boring them with book reports simply will not achieve this. Instead of having your child write up a standard book report, challenge them to create something fun and exciting!

• Create a cereal box design based on the book they read.

This is a great activity for highly visual kids. From adding characters to the front of the box to giving book details in place of nutrition facts. This is option is a lot of fun and will challenge your child’s creative side.

• Design a game using characters, settings and events from the book.

Having your child create the file folder game will allow them to think back to the book every time they play. Creating games is an easy way to encourage siblings to talk about the books they read with each other. This is also a great way to build up a stock of fun file folder games to entertain your kids.

• Challenge your child to become a travel agent and create a brochure for a setting in the book the read.

This will challenge your child to really think about the setting of the book and the adventures that are possible in that setting. Encourage them to make the worst places seem fun and exciting. This is an opportunity to teach them that not everything they read is a truthful depiction of reality.

• Take a trip to the local thrift store and give your child a budget to choose an outfit to dress up as a character from the book they read.

Your child will have to pay close attention to details the author gives on the appearance of the characters.  They will also need to be creative to make their own costume, as well as stay in the budget you gave them.

• Fictional diary entries are a great way for children to connect to the characters in a book.

This will require your child to put themselves in the shoes of the characters. They will have to consider both the characters and the details of the events in the book as they create their diary entries. 

• Have your child write an alternate ending .

Test your child’s comprehension of the story by challenging them to write an alternate ending to a book. They will have to contemplate the many different possibilities before deciding on which they will use. This is a great activity for your future authors, as many authors have no idea where the story will go as they are writing. Often they leave the door wide open to allow your children to pull details from the book into their alternate ending.

• Set up an interview with your child playing the role of the author.

This can be a fun way to have your child step into their creative side. It also will test your child’s comprehension and memory of the book while they pretend to be the author of the book they read.

• Design a mini-book for their book report.

Each page of their mini-book can cover different vital details from characters to setting and plot. If you do this for several books you’ll have a cute mini-library perfect for use with dolls for imaginative play. This can be particularly engaging for children that love the popular American Girl® dolls.

• Encourage them to create a video.

Kids obsessed with YouTube will get a kick out of doing a video book report. This is great for reluctant writers that would rather give their report verbally. 

• Have your child write a song about the book they read.

This is such a fun and creative way for them to show what they have learned. It also gives your child the opportunity to include their interests in their learning, which will cause them to be more excited to complete the project. 

• A young scientist would love to come up with a science project or new invention to help solve a problem in the book they read.

Creating such a project would prove that your child understands the struggles in the plot, while also giving them a creative outlet for their young minds.

• Have your child create their own book report ideas .

Give your child free reign in their own learning and you may be pleasantly surprised with the amount of thought and work they put into creating the perfect book report!

The key to making book reports fun is to give your child the opportunity to try something new.

Try giving your child a list of books to read and different style book reports they will need to complete. Then let them decide which book will become which style book report. 

How do you make book reports fun for your kids?

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In this article, we will explore 10 book report ideas that can foster creativity, critical thinking, and a deeper understanding of literature.

Traditional book reports often involve summarizing the plot, analyzing characters and themes, and providing a personal evaluation of the book. However, educators and homeschoolers alike have recognized the need to make reading assessments more engaging and meaningful. Try some of these book report ideas to engage your learners.

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Alternative Book Report Ideas! 1. Book Trailer or Movie Adaptation

Instead of writing a traditional book report, here’s an idea: students can create a book trailer or even film a short movie adaptation of their chosen book. They can focus on capturing key scenes, character interactions, and the overall mood of the story, while employing artistic and technological skills. This can be an independent project or group work for book club!

2. Conduct a Character Interview

Students can imagine themselves as journalists and conduct a character interview. They can prepare a list of questions and then respond in the character’s voice, providing insightful answers that demonstrate a deep understanding of the character’s thoughts, motivations, and personality. This book report idea works independently or students can work in pairs to come up with interview questions and answers.

3. Create an Alternative Ending

Encourage students to reimagine the book’s ending. They can pen a new chapter or conclusion that deviates from the original, providing justifications for the changes they made and exploring how these changes would impact the overall story.

4. Character Social Media Profiles

In the age of social media, students can create profiles for book characters on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok. They can design the profile, write updates and posts in character, and engage with other students’ character profiles to discuss the book’s events and themes. You can create these right on the apps or Download a Printable Instagram Template here .

5. Book Report Ideas: Create a Collage or Diorama

Students can express their understanding of the book through visual representations. They can create collages or dioramas that depict key scenes, settings, or symbols from the book. This artistic approach allows students to explore their creativity while demonstrating their comprehension of the story.

6. Write a Letter to the Author

Another alternative book idea is to write a letter to the author. Students can give their opinion of the book, talk about themes, characters, and express how they relate to the content. Many authors have contact information online if you’d like to mail your letter as well!

7. Podcast or Radio Show

Students can create a podcast episode or a radio show inspired by the book. They can discuss the plot, analyze characters, interview real or fictional experts on related topics, and even create original music or sound effects to enhance the audio experience.

8. Book Report Ideas: Use Alternate Formats

Allow students to explore non-traditional book formats such as graphic novels, poetry collections, or choose-your-own-adventure stories. They can write a reflection or analysis on how the chosen format enhances or alters their reading experience.

9. Throw a Literary Tea Party!

Organize a literary tea party, where students can dress up as a character from the book they read. During the party, they can engage in lively discussions, debates, and character analysis while enjoying tea and snacks.

10. Creative Presentation

Encourage students to present their understanding of the book using creative formats like puppet shows, dramatic performances, or visual presentations. This allows them to actively engage with the material, showcase their public speaking skills, and bring the story to life.

Book Report Ideas: Conclusion

By diversifying book report options, you can ignite students’ passion for reading and cultivate their critical thinking abilities. These 10 alternatives to traditional book reports offer students the opportunity to express their creativity, explore different perspectives, and demonstrate a deep understanding of the books they read. So, let’s inspire students to go beyond the boundaries of traditional book reports and embark on unique and exciting literary adventures.

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Are you tired of the same old book reports? Are you looking for creative ways to make your literary analyses more exciting?

You're in the right place!

In this blog, we've gathered a variety of unique book report ideas that break away from the usual routine. If you're a student or a book lover, our fresh ideas will make your book reports more interesting.

So, let's dive in and explore these exciting ways to share your thoughts and love for literature!

• 1. How to Create an Interesting Book Report?
• 2. Creative and Fun Book Report Ideas for Middle School
• 3. Book Report Ideas High School

How to Create an Interesting Book Report?

Do you know there are many ways to present your book report? Of course, the traditional way is writing it. 

Here’s how you write a book report:

• Select a Book and Take Notes: Choose a book and read it attentively, taking notes on essential elements like characters, plot, themes, and notable quotes. Jot down your reactions and thoughts while reading.
• Understand the Requirements: Understand the guidelines or requirements given by your teacher or the format you need to follow. Different book reports might have specific criteria to fulfill.
• Craft an Outline: Organize your thoughts by creating an outline. This could include an introduction, summary, analysis, and conclusion. This step helps you structure your report effectively.
• Write the Report: Begin writing your report using your outline as a guide. Start with an engaging introduction, summarize the book's key points, delve into your analysis, and conclude with your thoughts on the book.
• Revise and Edit: Review your report for any errors, and consider refining your content. Check for grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes, and ensure your ideas are presented clearly and coherently.
• Add Creativity: Enhance your report by adding imaginative features such as oral book reports, book report mobiles, book jackets, or create a timeline presented visually. These elements contribute to making your report more captivating and interactive for your audience.

Here’s a variety of creative book report ideas you can choose from:

Creative and Fun Book Report Ideas for Middle School

Creative ideas include more than writing, and this is why working on these ideas requires more time and attention. This is what makes the process so engaging and interesting for the students.

Here, we have provided some ideas and ways of presenting your book report in an outstanding and creative way.

Paper Bag Book Report Idea

Probably one of the most simple book report types, this kind of project does not need many objects, and all you need is a lunchbox size paper bag. 

To create the paper bag book report, follow the below steps:

• Add up to five objects that are relevant and significant in the bag
• When presenting the report, explain one by one how these objects are significant in the book and to the main book characters
• Instead of keeping the cover plain, you can draw some relevant drawings on it

This is an interesting book report idea for 3rd grade as younger students are usually visual learners.

Cereal Box Book Report Idea

These kinds of book reports are quite creative and cost-effective also. All you need to have is an empty cereal box and some paper to cover the box and to add other details.

To create book report, follow the below steps:

• Cover the entire cereal box with white, or any other color, paper
• Make a relevant drawing on the front part of the cereal box
• Write the details like the book’s themes and summary at the sides of the box
• Rename the cereal with a correlating name

This idea is well-suited for slightly older students, making it an ideal choice for a book report idea for 4th-grade students.

Character Analysis Book Report

This kind of book report is unique as in it, the students dress up like one of the characters in the book and present it through the character’s point of view. Students may choose their favorite character for the analysis. Besides the acting part, your teacher may ask you to prepare the written character analysis report also. When dressed up, explain the significance of the character and its role in the book.

This makes for an interesting book report idea for 7th grade as it involves critical skills to analyze a character.

Lapbook Book Report

Lapbooks are different from scrapbooks and make for an excellent and quick book project that is both creative and informative. The students create them to present their book reviews and reports creatively. 

To make the Lapbook, follow the below steps:

• Take a file folder; you can take a file folder of any color
• Fold both sides of the folder inwards and make a strong crease
• Cut and paste a piece of strong paper like cardboard paper or construction paper in the middle part of the file
• You can add the summary and list of important themes in the middle section of the file
• To the side panels, add the list of main characters and personal analysis and recommendation

This is quite a simple and creative type of book report idea for 5th grade, and you can present all the necessary details easily with it.

Diorama Book Report

A diorama is a 3-D version and representation of a scene or character from the book. It is different from a simple and straightforward drawing and includes more creative and interesting elements. 

To make a diorama, follow the below steps:

• Take a shoebox, big enough to help you present the scene completely
• Draw the scene that you want to represent on the inside of the box and place it facing forward
• Draw and make some paper structures from the scene like objects and characters
• Place them to represent the said scene
• You can write the scene’s description and place it at the top of the box

A diorama is an excellent way of defining and explaining a scene from the book, and if you are good with papercraft, it would be an easy project. It's a bit more complex so it would be a suitable book report idea for 6th grade students.

Poster Book Report Ideas

Looking for something different from the usually written book report? Try a poster-style book report. Poster-style book reports are creative and allow you to add as many features from the book as possible. 

To make the poster, follow the below steps:

• Take a poster of the color of your choice
• Draw the characters and some scenes from the book on it
• You can also divide the poster into sections and add things like the book’s summary, the list of themes and characters on it

This is a unique book report idea for  and allows a lot of creativity.

PowerPoint Book Report

This idea is more suitable if you are having a class presentation for the book report. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation of your chosen book. You can add pictures and other visual objects to your slides. 

Moreover, to make a memorable PowerPoint book report, follow the below steps:

• Add the name of the book on the first slide and add some elements from the book to it
• Mention the summary of the book on the next slide
• Add a list of main themes and explain them verbally
• Mention the main characters from the book; you can either add a list of these characters or dedicate one slide to each character and add some of its defining qualities to it

This is quite an interesting book report idea where you get a chance to combine visual objects with explanations. It involves the use of PowerPoint software, making it a suitable book report idea for 7th grade.

Mini-Book Report

These are the miniature versions of the complete and lengthy books, and all you will need is a paper or a premade template that you can download online. Since they are easy to make, students read and make the report easily.

If you are making the mini-book yourself then follow the following steps:

• Fold the paper into four sides
• Add the title of the book on the main cover and draw a scenic view of it
• List the main characters of the book on one side of the paper
• Add the main theme or scene that you will discuss in your report and add its description and explanation on one side of the fold

These mini-books are easy to make, and you can fit an entire book into a single paper.

Jacket Book Report

A jacket book report is somewhat like a lapbook with the only distinction that the jacket is used from all sides. You can either download a premade template or make one yourself. Follow the below steps:

• Fold the paper inwards like a jacket
• Write the summary of the book at the back of the jacket
• Write the list of the main themes and characters at the flaps of the jacket
• Add the description of the main occurrences and characters on the inside of the jacket

The project is quite interesting as you get a chance to present your book report in detail.

Letter-to-the-Author Book Report

In this project, the student writes a letter to the author and tells him about what they have experienced when reading the book. It is a great way of communicating your thoughts, and the writer is alive. The school or teacher could actually arrange to mail these letters to him. 

Some key steps to mention in the letter are given below:

• Explain how you like the plot of the book
• Describe the traits of the main characters that you like and dislike about them
• Comment on the setting and conclusion of the book and explain if you agree or agree with it

Writing a letter-type book report will help you become a better analyst and write a better and more detailed analysis of the book.

Book Report Ideas High School

Here are a few book report ideas for high school students:

Picture Book Report

These kinds of book reports are all visuals and appeal greatly to younger students. After you read the book, create a picture version of it. 

Either you could add the pictures only, or you can mix it with some written descriptions like the summary of the book on the cover page. 

Other things and elements that you could add to your book report are given below:

• The list of the main characters
• The list of the themes and parallel plots

However, add the list alongside the pictures depicting these themes and characters. These reports will help them understand the book in a better manner.

Timeline Book Report

As the name says it all, in this kind of book repkort, you will prepare a timeline of the main events as and when they occurred in the book.  Instead of adding all the events in a row, look for the events that are significant in the book and explain how they helped to shape the story. It is an easy way to learn about the main events that occurred in the book.

Factsheet Book Report

This kind of book report is based on gathering and presenting the relevant facts about the book. You can either prepare ten or more significant facts about the book and that you have learned while reading comprehension. 

Some of the things that you add in this factsheet are:

• Morals that you have learned from the book talks
• Incidents that are prevalent in both the book and the life of the author
• The significant flaws in the personalities of the main characters
• Key points of additional information about the book

Factsheet book report helps you understand the book better, focusing on important events and themes. This way of presenting information using data might be complex, making it an appropriate book report idea for 8th grade.

Glossary Book Report

This is a very interesting type of book report, but you will need to be quite careful when working with it. To create a glossary and understand the book better, you must carefully read it and observe how specific words impact the overall story. To make such a book report, follow the below steps:

• Read the book carefully and note down important words and phrases
• Explain the collected words and phrases and add relevant sentences as examples
• Explain verbally also how these collected words and phrases are important in the book
• If your teacher allows, pass the book report in the class for everyone to read it

These kinds of book reports encourage you to read the book and help others understand the main aspects of the book.

Character Book Report

Sometimes instead of the entire book, the teacher gives the choice of choosing any one character from the book and preparing your book report on it. You can choose any character and study it in detail. 

When preparing the report, add the following points to it:

• Positive traits of the character
• Negative traits of the character
• The significance of the character in the book
• The way the character has helped shape the storyline

This kind of book report is a good way of understanding and studying the characters of the book.

T-Shirt Book Report

This could be a great way of using an old white t-shirt. 

You can use color pens, glitter pens, crayons, and acrylic colors to make the scenes and write down different things on it. To make one such t-shirt book report, follow the following steps:

• Draw the scene of the book on the front of the shirt with details like the title of the book, its author, and genre
• Use the back of the shirt to write a summary of the book and section it to add the main characters of the book
• Use the sleeves to add other details like the themes and plot of the book
• Draw some scenes from the book that is significant for the story

To present the book report, you can either wear it in the class, or you can hang it on a hanger and present it.

Rainbow Book Report

This is quite an enjoyable project, and we are sure that no matter what grade you are studying in, you will enjoy working on this project. To make a colorful rainbow book report, follow the below steps:

• Take a white-colored poster
• Paste the printed picture in the middle of the poster
• Draw lines from the middle picture and divide them into several sections
• Write details in those sections
• Color each section with a different color and use crayons or watercolors for it

The project is colorful and informative; as with it, you can explain your book in a better manner.

Hanger Book Report

This is a very simple kind of book report. All you will need is a hanger, some paper cards, and pencils or markers. It is easy to make and equally easy to present. To make one, follow the below steps:

• Write the name of the book on the top of the hanger
• Draw the characters and scenes on the paper cards
• Add the summary of the book and description of the themes of the book on other paper cards
• Attach all the cards with strings and in the flow that represents the events in a sequence

The project is simple, and you will not need many things to execute this project.

Charm Bracelet Book Report

Who doesn’t love charm bracelets? They are cute and make a great book report project idea also. To present such a book report, you can either make one and wear it to your class or draw an entire paper hand with the charm bracelet around it. 

To make one, follow the below steps:

• Cut a paper in the shape of a hand with the bracelet on it
• Use each part of the charm bracelet to present a different aspect of the book, like the list of the main characters, the summary of the book, the main themes of the book, etc.
• Color each part with a different color

This project makes an interesting book report, one that you will really enjoy making.

Pizza Box Book Report

Do you know that your favorite pizza makes for a great book report idea? Yes, it does. 

It is a unique idea, and it will really get your creativity going. To make a pizza box book report, follow the following steps:

• Cut a paper in a circular shape and make sure that the paper is big enough to cover all the main book details
• Divide and design the paper like that of a pizza
• Use the upper slice to add the book title and the name of the author
• Use other slices for the summary of the book, main characters, setting, themes of the book, and important incidences
• Use the insides of the box to add and stick paper cutting for other important book details

This is an excellent idea to present your book report, and you will enjoy making it also.

Sandwich Style Book Report

Another ‘edible’ book report idea is on our list. This yummy book report has a number of layers, just like a sandwich, and you will use each layer to present different aspects of the book report. To make a sandwich book report, follow the below steps:

• Download the printable versions of the slices of bread, lettuce, cheese, etc. or draw and cut them yourself
• On the top layer of the bread, mention the title of the book plus the author of the book
• In the next layer, add the summary of the book
• Use other layers to add and explain the main characters and themes of the book
• In the last layer, add the recommendations and personal analysis

A sandwich book report is easy to make, and if you have downloaded the designs, then all you will have to do is to add the written details.

Mint Tin Book Report

Now, this kind of book report represents how to present a book in a box or in a tin box. It is a really cute and adorable way of presenting your book, and you can make one by following the below steps:

• Get a tin box of any size that you find perfect for your book report
• Cut papers as per the shape and size that will fit into that tin box
• Make a list of the things that you will add into your book report tin
• Write the summary of the book on the top piece of paper
• Add other details like the themes, settings, plot, and characters on other paper pieces
• To make it even interesting, draw a relevant drawing on the title paper of the book report You can use the same idea to make other books in the box types of book reports.

Cake Book Report

Love cakes? Why not make one as your book report? A cake-style book report is quite creative, and your teacher will love to have these in the class. To make a cake book report, follow the below steps:

• Download and assemble a premade cake book report
• At the top main, write the title of the book and the author
• At the top tier of the cake, list the names of the main characters, like the main protagonists and antagonists
• In the second tier, add the main themes and motifs of the book
• In the last tier, add personal analysis and recommendations

If you do not want to make the report with a premade template, you can also make one yourself.

Alternate Ending Book Report

Not satisfied with the ending of the book? Why not write an alternate ending for it? This makes for an excellent book report where you can explain the main themes and elements of the book and the reason why the ending is not relevant or could be better.  When working on this kind of book report, add the following points:

• Explain the background of the author and the book
• Explain the main incidences, characters, and themes of the book
• Mention why the ending is not appropriate and add relevant examples from the text
• Suggest an alternate ending and explain why and how it is better than the actual ending

This kind of book report is a great exercise to read and analyze a piece of literature while working on your critical analysis skills.

Book Report Ideas for Distance Learning

Following are a few book report ideas for distance learning.

Screenplay Book Report

How would your favorite book be formed in a movie? Making movies based on books is nothing new, and you will find plenty of them. This kind of book report is different, and you will need to ask your teacher if he would allow you to do it this way.  When writing the screenplay, add the following things to it:

• Write the dialogues according to the personality of the character
• Make the setting as close to the ones described in the book
• Make sure that you have built your characters as per the descriptions in the book

It is quite a creative project and will help you sharpen your creative writing skills.

Collage Book Report

Looking for an easy and creative book report idea? A collage book report is easy to make, and it is quite colorful and creative also. To make a collage book report, follow the below steps:

• Take a strong chart paper in any color
• Cut different structures to represent different characters and themes of the book
• Other things to mention and add are the settings of the book and important incidences

The project is a great book report idea if you are fond of drawing and want to combine it with writing.

Letter-to-the-Character Book Report

If you have the liberty to choose the kind of book report then this kind will definitely excite you. in it, you will write a letter to one of the characters of the book. When doing so, you can add the following details to it:

• Mention how you do like the character
• Explain the qualities and personality traits that you like about him or her
• Mention the traits that you do not like or want the character to improve

This kind of book report helps you in building your critical analysis skills and use them in further projects.

Compare and Contrast Book Report

For this kind of book report, you will need to choose two or more books. Then, read them and find out the parallels between them and how these books are similar to one another.  Afterward, 

You can use a file folder or even a collage to draw these parallels and differences between them. However, no matter what kind of design you choose, present the book’s side so that the onlooker can understand the similarities and differences between them.

Here are some sample book report to give you ideas:

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• Each of my students have a reading sticker chart to record the number of books that they have read.
• I display all of my students' finished projects in my classroom.

It really is that simple and most importantly, it works! My students are excited to read books independently and complete their fun reading projects!

The students in my class read a new book and complete a reading response project every two to three weeks. My students produce a polished final draft that is unique in style, shape, and content. Since my students find these response templates fun and challenging, they are engaged and interested in using their best effort to complete their projects.

My templates emphasize reading comprehension and the writing process, and they also include an art component.

All of my students are given an individual reading file. Inside their reading files are: their book, reading sticker chart, book mark, and their first draft worksheets for their book projects. Students proofread and edit their first drafts on their own, with a partner, or with me before they begin on their final draft templates.

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My students are proud of their final drafts and enjoy evaluating their own work using my grading rubrics. They love to see their projects displayed in the classroom, and they later place them in their educational portfolios to show to their parents with pride.

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10 Book Report Alternatives Your Students Will Love to Complete

The children groan as you close the book and begin to give instructions…They know the dreaded book report is coming. When you were planning your novel unit , you likely included a project to wrap things up. However, many of these end up being nothing more than a colorful book report. So how do you find a post-novel activity that serves as book report alternatives?

Much like your pre-reading activities , wrapping up your novel study is a key part of making the learning stick. Making post-novel activities fun and engaging is a large piece of that. That’s why I’m sharing some book report alternatives to help you think outside the box.

10 Novel Study Activities to Wrap up Your Unit

This list is designed with students in mind. I firmly believe there’s no point in considering book report alternatives unless you’re considering your learners. The students in your class need to have activities that excite them. That’s why it is important to consider their interests and passions when you’re trying to plan meaningful novel study activities. You’ll also want to make sure you incorporate websites and tech tools that are engaging and build 21st Century skills.

With that being said, here’s the list of my 10 favorite book report alternatives.

1. Have students extend the story instead of writing a book report.

This option is perfect for your creative writers and is a great fit for many popular novels. Ask students to write about what else happened in their own words.

For some books, this might be adding a chapter that picks up where the story ends. However, that isn’t the only option. Many books also have plot holes where students could use their knowledge of the plot to write a scene.

The benefit of taking this approach is it requires students to examine multiple various elements of the novel. They need to have a strong understanding of the plot to make their addition fit the story. Analyzing the plot can encourage students to step into the character’s shoes. In turn, they can begin to empathize with characters at a deeper level.

They also need to spend time analyzing the author’s writing style. Many times we forget to look at novel units as a chance to teach the author’s craft. However, novels can easily serve as mentor texts for writing, too.

Alternatively, students could retell a piece of the book from the perspective of another character. They could even approach it from a totally different point of view. This can help students focus on the plot and feelings without the pressure of developing plot points.

2. Create a commercial as a post-novel activity.

A book commercial is a creative way to have students write about a book. It’s different from a book report because the student is trying to persuade others to read the book, without giving away too much of the plot. By creating a short video, reluctant writers can share what they learned from the book.

If you decide to go this route, encourage students to include details about why they liked the book or what makes it stand out. Have them mention if there are any other books in this series or by this author that would be good for people who like this one.

Ideal for your budding filmmakers, ask students to create a visual summary about the best parts of the book. This might include having peers act these out, using stop-motion videography, or even using animation tools (like Powtoon ).

Your future marketing gurus may enjoy planning the target market or creating a sales pitch for the book. Similarly, they may use the author’s message to explain how the book will change readers’ lives.

Adding an imaginary or actual review can also add to their advertisement. Was there a movie made? They could compare their review to a movie review and evaluate how well the story was retold!

3. Have students create character text messages to wrap up their novel unit

Text messaging is a great way to communicate with friends and family, but what if we could use it as an alternative to book reports?

Creating text message threads between characters in a story is a great way to examine character relationships. It can also help students explore plot points from different perspectives. This option is perfect for students who struggle to write long passages, but it is also a great choice for students who struggle to be concise.

By creating a text conversation or a chat on social media, students can analyze the characters and their relationships differently than just describing them. They need to take the perspective of both characters in the conversation to create a believable text thread.

Helping them empathize with the characters will help your students evaluate the plot in a more approachable format than a full book report. Assign chapters to various literature circle groups. Their product can be creating a message that represents their section in detail.

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4. Design a yearbook as a post-novel activity.

Designing a yearbook as an alternative to writing a book report is a great way to engage learners and provide them with a memorable post-novel activity. For this project, students will create their own yearbook that features personal photos of the characters, summaries of important events in the story, thoughts on what they learned from reading the novel, predictions for what might happen next in the story, and how it relates to real-life issues or problems that exist today.

Creating yearbook pages for the characters will help students sum up their ideas in a short and punchy way. This works best with access to computers, but providing pictures can work for classes without access to technology.

This will help students reflect on the most important parts of the book and why they remember the characters. Drawing out the story elements will help the students analyze how the characters develop the plot.

Particularly creative students might want to write poems to include. This can use quotes and even retell important scenes.

5. Create book jackets as a book report alternative.

A book cover or jacket redesign can help students explain an important part of the plot while allowing their creativity to shine. Encouraging them to illustrate a scene for the front cover will help them take their favorite scene and show how that can encourage people to read the book.

Symbolism is an important, higher-order skill. Allowing your students to put complex ideas into picture form will encourage them to grow their understanding of the plot. Additionally, using the text to create something new is an excellent example of synthesis!

For students who prefer to write, creating a new blurb with a cliffhanger would help them review the book and analyze the plot.

6. Instead of a book report, have students create a character social media profile.

Making a task relevant to students can be a challenge. Using social media opens opportunities for creative writing, graphic design, and acting for videos.

If your students want to focus on Facebook-style writing, they can write a long-form post with pictures and retell the story. Fakebook offers a great digital format for this. A more succinct option would be to ask them for a Tweet instead.

Students who prefer video could create a Snapchat story using pictures or a series of short clips for Tik Tok. Acting as the characters will make students engage with character analysis, copying their mannerisms and how they act.

7. Have students plan an interview for a post-novel activity.

Perfect for writers, an interview with a character can help them think of questions that need to be answered after they’ve finished the novel! Learning to take perspectives will help them analyze the character’s motivations and summarize it in a sound bite.

Instead of simply imagining and writing, students might prefer to work in pairs or small groups and directly ask the questions to their peers. The interviewer can create questions and develop ideas for the interviewees to role play and answer.

Alternatively, they could interview the author and imagine what they might say. You could even encourage them to try and directly contact the author – if they get a response, you can turn this into further analysis!

8. Write a parody after you finish the novel.

Perfect for musical students, writing a parody song of the story will help them focus on the main themes, summarize the content, and fit it into a different format.

Using a popular song, they can rewrite the lyrics to tell the story from one character’s perspective or about the entire plot. If you have a student who loves to perform, they might even create a recording or play it live for their peers!

Teaching students to sequence the important events and how they cause each other is also easier with a song – you don’t have as much time to analyze, so they need to show causation in a clear and snappy way.

9. As a post-novel activity, let students create a comic or graphic novel

Comics and using pictures to explain can help students who struggle to put their ideas into words. You can provide a template for the students to use, pictures for them to base their ideas around, or just let them draw and write everything originally.

Learning to retell a story and sequence their ideas can help them creatively reimagine the story and use art to show what they think was most important. They could also create a symbol for a theme to show underlying, important ideas.

This can be turned into a whole class project by asking students in small groups to each retell a part of the story as a picture and then join them all together to create a giant comic strip. This will require a lot of space for the display!

10. To wrap up the book create a visual or written mind map

For a quick wrap-up activity, you can ask them to mind map the key ideas of the novel. This will help students remember the main events, link them together, and expand on the key ideas.

With effective modelling, you can show students how to bring ideas together and arrange them. For example, you could ask students to create a few sections – themes, problem, solution, characters, setting, and relationship. This will help organize and create connections between ideas.

Working in a group can also help students bring ideas together. Using chart paper will give students space to share ideas and develop understanding. If that isn’t available, you can ask students to put ideas on a post-it and create a post-it mind map on a table or wall.

Book reports aren’t designed for today’s student.

Although writing a book report as a post-novel activity might show what some students can remember, using a variety of tasks that encourage artistic and creative work will help all students show off what they’ve learned.

Summative assessment is important for showing that students have engaged with the novel and can help them evaluate and analyze. This is excellent for tracking your students’ grades and identifying what they need to improve on.

These strategies can be a quick win for adding engagement and interest into your classroom novel unit.

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Whether you walk into a classroom in Asia, North America or Europe, you will almost certainly see teachers and students building their understanding of the world through a dedicated daily reading session full of great reading activities.

Books allow students an opportunity to be informed, entertained or escape as they comprehend fiction and non-fiction texts against their understanding of the world, their personal insights, and opinions and finally compare those texts to others.

Whilst you may have a wealth of books in your school library, developing fresh and engaging ways to study literature can often be challenging.  So today, we will explore 25 proven activities that can be applied to any book and at any age level.

These reading activities to improve reading comprehension are easy to follow and suitable for most age groups within an elementary/junior high school level.

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A lifetime tale in pictures reading task.

Draw the main character from a book you have recently read.  Show them as a baby, middle-aged and an older person.

Underneath each picture, write what you think they might be doing at that point in their life, and explain why they may be doing so.

For example, if you drew Harry Potter as a baby, he might cast spells on his mum to feed him lots of yummy food.

Post-reading activities like this are accessible for all age groups to adapt their skill level and text style.

If you want to learn more about characters, read our complete guide here.

TEXT TO SELF-READING TASK

Based upon a book you have just read, share a  story about yourself related to an event or character in the book.

It is probably best done in the form of a written recount. Link your experience to no more than four situations that occurred within the text.

Text to self is an excellent opportunity for students to become introspective about the content they read and compare it to their own life experiences. 

This activity is appealing to teenagers more so than juniors .

IT’S IN THE INSTRUCTIONS READING TASK

From a book you have just read, select either a critical object or creature and create a user manual or a guide explaining how to care for it.

Ensure you use any vital information learnt from the book and any other information you consider essential.

If you are writing a user manual for an object, remember to focus on using it correctly and taking care of it.

If you are writing a user guide for an animal or creature, focus on keeping it alive and healthy as well as information that explains how to keep it happy and under control if necessary.

Dear Diary, READING TASK

Place yourself in the shoes of one of the characters you have just read about and write a diary entry of a critical moment from the story.

Try to choose a moment in the story where the character has plenty of interaction and emotion to share in a diary entry.

Your diary entry should be around a page long and contain information you learned from the book when the character was in that specific place and time.

Remember, when writing a diary entry, you are writing it from a first-person perspective. It is usually but not always written in the present tense.

Diary writing has been a very popular activity throughout time, but social media tools such as Facebook and blogging have in some ways changed this.

Mapping it all out, READING TASK

How do you make reading lessons fun? This reading activity answers that question confidently.

Have a go at drawing a map of one of the places from the text you have just read. See how much detail you can include, and be sure to discuss your map with another reader so you can compare and add more if necessary.

Take some time and effort to ensure your map appeals to the same audience the book aims at.

All good maps should contain the following BOLTS elements.

B – Bolts

O – Orientation

L – Legend

S – Scale

Express Yourself READING TASK

Using an iPad or a digital camera, make faces of the emotions the main characters would have gone through in your book and take photos of them. 

Put them together in a document on your computer or device and explain the emotion below the image and when the character would have felt this way.

This is an excellent opportunity to use some creative direction for this task.

Be sure to play around with the images, filters and graphical styling available.

Travel Agent READING TASK

Think of yourselves as a group of travel assistants whose job is to promote a  city of your choice from the text you have been reading.

As a group, you need to develop a concept map of all the exciting things that happen in your city and then present it to the class.

Don’t forget all of the exciting things such as theatres, restaurants, sports, adventure activities, entertainment and much more…

If you are a little short on details of the location of your story, do some research if it was an actual location or just get creative and make up some locations and tourist attractions based on what you read.

You’re Hired READING TASK

Select a character from a book and consider what might be an excellent job for them. You can choose something entirely suitable such as a security guard job for Superman or a more oddball approach, such as a pastry chef.

Either way, you will have to write a letter from this character’s perspective and apply for a position.

Be sure to explain why your character would be a great employee and what special skills they would possess to make them ideal for the role. Sell your character by explaining all the great attributes they possess.

What’s the Status? READING TASK

Create a Facebook page for your character with some status updates about what they have been up to.

Include some pictures and ensure your status updates are relevant to the character and the story.

Around 3 – 4 status updates with mages should give an overall picture of the character.

Use your status updates to explore what your character does for a job, leisure time, places they might go on vacation and the like.

Bubbles and Clouds READING TASK

Using speech bubbles and pictures of the characters, draw a conversation between two characters from the story you have read.

Remember, thought is drawn as a cloud, and a spoken statement is drawn as a  bubble.

Be sure to look at some comics or graphic novels for inspiration and insights.

This activity is usually best done on pen and paper, but numerous digital apps and tools will allow you to make this a reality through technology.

Amazing Artifacts READING TASK

An artifact is an object that has some significance or meaning behind it. Sometimes, an artefact might even have a very important story behind it.  I am sure you have a favorite toy, or your parents have a particular item in the house that they would consider an important artifact.

For today’s task, you will select five artifacts from the text you have been reading and explain what makes them significant or essential.

They don’t all have to be super important to the story, but I am sure that at least a couple played a significant role.

Be sure to draw a picture of the artifact and if necessary, label it.

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Thinking Differently READING TASK

Choose three important events from the text and explain how you would have handled them differently from the characters in the story.

Explain how it may have changed the story’s outcome in either a minor or significant way.

Be insightful here and think of the cause and effect.  Sometimes your smallest action can have a significant impact on others.

Popplet Mind Mapping Task

Popplet is a mind mapping tool that allows you to connect ideas together using images, text and drawings.

From a text, you have recently read, create a family tree or network diagram that explains the relationship the characters have with each other.

Some may be father and son, husband and wife or even arch enemies.

Try and lay it out so it is easy to follow.

You Have Three Wishes READING TASK

A genie lands at the midpoint of the story you have just read and grants the two main characters three wishes.

What do they wish for and why?

Finally, would their wishes have changed anything about the story?  How so?

Again think about the cause and effect relationship and how this may have altered the path of the book you have been reading.

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