5th Grade Book Report Format Template printable pdf download

Grade Book Report Format

Introduction (2-3 sentences, including a “topic” sentence)

Include:

• The title (underlined) and author of the book

• Why you chose the book (if this applies) or how it ﬁts into our history

program this year (if this applies).

• What kind of story is it?

o Fiction (made up): Fantasy, Science ﬁction, Realistic ﬁction,

Historical ﬁction, Mystery, or Traditional Literature (folktale, myth,

fable, fairytale)?

o Non-Fiction (true) Narrative nonﬁction, Biography, Expository

nonﬁction, or Informational?

Body (1-2 paragraphs supporting topic and including the following):

In this section you want to describe the main parts of a story: theme, setting,

characters, and plot (not necessarily in that order - paragraph 1). Then you give

your opinions about the book (paragraph 2).

The Theme is the main idea of the story. Some examples might be the

importance of friendship/hope/honesty/integrity/etc. or how to be

courageous in a difﬁcult situation. Tell what you think the theme is and

how you know (example from the book).

The Setting is the time and place of the story. Is it set a long time ago or

now?

Does it take place in another country or in an imaginary place?

How much time passes in the story – a day? a year? A lifetime?

The Characters are who the story is about. The main character is called

the protagonist. Who are the other important characters? Do they help or

hinder the protagonist?

The Plot is what happens. You want to brieﬂy tell what the story is about.

What is the main event or conﬂict?

What things lead up to it?

What

happens as a result? How does the story end?

Be careful not to re-tell the whole story in detail – you want room in your

report to write about other things; instead, just say enough about it to

demonstrate you read/understand the book, and so the rest of your report

will make sense. One paragraph should be about right!

Once you have summarized the book, you can tell what you think about

it! Select 2-3 questions from below to answer with examples/supporting

reasons from the book:

5th Grade Book Report Format Template