Paper Bag Book Report (Page 2 of 4) in pdf

Name _____________________

Directions:

Book Report in a Bag

1. Remember to make sure you have a paper grocery bag.

2. Choose an appropriate fiction chapter book that you haven’t already read. (One

that is not too easy and not too hard for you.) If you aren’t sure whether your book

is appropriate, bring it in and show it to your reading teacher.

3. Read the book. Don’t wait until the last minute to read the book. Remember that

you need to leave yourself time to work on the project! You need to be reading each

night for AR points, so you should be able to read this book fairly quickly.

4. On the front of the bag, write the title and author’s name. You also need to draw and color a scene from

the story. You should do all of this on a piece of white paper and then glue it onto the bag. I have drawing

paper if you need some. Get creative! Attaching a small basketball hoop or fake plant leaves onto the front of

the bag are examples of creative details that make the bag look great!

5. On the back of the bag, write a summary of the book. The summary should tell about the main

characters, setting (Where did the story take place?), and the plot (a brief explanation about what happened

at the beginning, middle, and end of the story.) Write your summary on lined paper and then glue or staple it

to the bag. I would expect your summary to be about 1 page long. It should be in YOUR own words, and not

your parents or older siblings. (And yes, you may type it)

6. On the left side of the bag, pick two of the main characters in the story. Create a Venn diagram

comparing the two characters. Also include your review. Draw stars to show how well you liked the book. 4

stars shows you loved it. 1 star means you didn’t care for it. You also need to write a sentence to tell why you

liked it or why you didn’t. You can do this on paper and glue it to the bag.

7. On the right side of the bag, pick 10 interesting words from the story. Write down the words and tell

what they mean (Use your new dictionary for the definitions). Do this on paper and glue it on the bag. You

can draw, too!

8. Put at least 8 items (that go along with the story) inside the bag. Explain how these items go with the story

during your book report talk. Be imaginative and creative. You can use toys, modeling clay, or anything else

that may represent something important from the story. Make sure each item that you pick is unique

and include a one-sentence description attached to the item about its significance. You can get

index cards from your teacher.

9. Bottom of the Bag, please put your first and last name, cubby number and homeroom teacher.

10. Practice for your book report talk. You will be sharing your project with the class. Your presentation

will be recorded. You will need to show the bag to the class; tell them the title and author; explain how many

stars you gave the book (and why); show the items from the inside of the bag and tell how they went with the

story; and either read your summary to the class or briefly explain what the book was about. You will have

only three-minutes to present, so practice!

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