February Book Report for Middle School



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7thGrade Book Report for February

Use the following topic outline to write a descriptive, organized book report in paragraph form.

Use supportive, detailed examples from the book.

Give specific page references in parentheses, if you quote from the book, but avoid excessive quotation.

Indent the beginning of each paragraph.

Proofread for complete sentences and correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. 

COVER SHEET

A. Title of book, author, publisher, date of publication

C. Genre

D. Center all information

E. Skip a few lines and put your name, teacher’s name, and the date.

INTRODUCTION

A. State the title of the book (underlined) and the author.  Give your reaction/evaluation

B. State the purpose of the paper (are you trying to convince the author to write a sequel? Should we use it for a book club book?)

SETTING:

A. Describe the setting in detail. (When, Where) Be as specific as possible.

B. Does the setting change? Explain.

C. Discuss the relationship/influence of the setting to the plot.

CHARACTERIZATIONS

A. Identify and describe the main character (include his motivation)

B. Identify and describe the dominant people opposing the main character (include his motivation)

C. Identify and describe at least two other characters

D. Explain how each one moves the plot forward

PLOT/CONFLICTS

A. Briefly describe the plot (what was the problem, what were the obstacles to resolving it, how was it resolved)

THEME

A. Identify the theme/main idea of the book. Themes are big ideas (friendship, bullying, perseverance, love, justice, truth, recognition, etc)

B. Give two specific examples from the book which support your idea about the theme. (Use the

page numbers where you find the examples.)

C. Discuss the significance of the theme in your life.

ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION

A. Give your own opinion and review of the book.

B. Address the effectiveness of the writing. Was is powerful, disturbing, motivating, beautiful?

C. Describe its strengths and weaknesses

D. Explain how you feel about the author’s style of writing, the setting, or the mood of the novel.

E. Tell whether or not it has changed your way of thinking

Rubric

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Total
Organization	- ideas and details are unorganized - no use of paragraphs - may or may not have title page	- ideas and details are somewhat organized into paragraphs - no or minimal evidence of editing - title page included	- most ideas and details are organized into developed paragraphs - point form notes and draft included - evidence of editing - title page included	- all ideas and details are organized into well-developed paragraphs  - evidence of editing - title page included - evidence of a high degree of attention to readability	___ X 2
Communication	- communicates limited information with limited clarity - simple vocabulary -difficult to understand	- communicates some information with some clarity - simple vocabulary used correctly	- communicates sufficient information with considerable clarity - wide variety of grade appropriate vocabulary -easy to understand	- communicates considerable information with a high degree of clarity - extensive variety of grade -appropriate vocabulary	____ X 3
Reasoning and Analysis	- few simple ideas - demonstrates limited ability to read and describe setting, main character, and plot -lacking assessment of author’s ability	- some simple ideas - demonstrates some ability to read and describe setting, main character, and plot with some accuracy -some assessment of author’s ability	- well-developed ideas - describes setting, main character and plot themes examples and accuracy -assesses author’s ability	- well-developed ideas - demonstrates ability to describe setting, main character and plot, and theme -assesses author’s ability with evidence	____ X 3
Grammar	Few aspects of the report are complete and it demonstrates grade level grammar, spelling, punctuation	Many aspects of the report are complete and it demonstrates grade level grammar, spelling, punctuation	All aspects of the report are complete and it demonstrates grade level grammar, spelling, punctuation (with 1 -3 errors)	All aspects of the report are complete and it demonstrates grade level grammar, spelling, punctuation is outstanding - extensive variety of sentence types	___ X1