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Genres in Literature

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Enthusiastic readers take part in a book club unit that focuses on genre, particularly historical fiction, fantasy, and adventure. Over the course of 10 days, groups read a variety of stories and choose leveled activities from a learning...
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Literacy Design Collaborative

Betrayal in Literature—Barreiro

For Students 8th Standards
What do Roald Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter" and the Book of Genesis have in common? Both are complex texts that model how authors can approach the same concept—betrayal—in very different ways.
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BOOK REPORT: INFORMATIONAL BOOKS

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this book report form for expository reading, students are given four questions to answer about their book. Questions include, "Did you find the book interesting?" and "What type of information is this book about?".
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Reading Rainbow Book Review

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars watch a "Reading Rainbow" video including the short book reviews that are always shown during each video. They read a book fo their choice and do an oral book report similar to those from Reading Rainbow.
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Writing A Book Review

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write book reviews. In this book review lesson, students take notes while reading a book and write a review on the book. Students include positive and negative aspects of the book.
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Book Review: And Then There Were None

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students complete a book review for Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. In this book review lesson, students read the book and discuss how to write a book review. Students follow the format and write the book review.
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BOOK REPORT FUN!

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this book report form, learners are given names of literary elements (setting, problem/conflict, characters, main event, conclusion) in boxes. They are asked to complete short answers about each element in their book.
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Book Report Fun- Blank Report Grid

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this book report instructional activity, students use blank boxes with titles to write about a book they have read. They will report about setting, characters, main events, conflicts, and conclusion. The boxes are unlined.
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Book Report- Jokes And Riddles

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this book report form worksheet, students write about a joke/riddle book they have read. There are 4 questions, and students write answers inside large blank shapes.
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HISTORICAL NOVEL BOOK REPORT

For Students 4th - 5th
In this history worksheet, students read a book and then organize their thoughts on the worksheet to create a book report while focusing in on the main characters and events.
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My Book Report

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this book report worksheet, students answer 7 questions about their book. These include main characters, setting, summary, and a review.
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Accordion-Book Summary

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, young scholars will complete an accordion book to summarize a story. Students are provided with the directions to complete the book and prompted to write about the beginning, middle, and end of their...
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Generic Book Report Form

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this literature worksheet, students fill in a generic book report form that includes the title, author, setting and main characters. They explain the storyline in a paragraph and give reasons as to why or why not they would recommend...
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School-Home Links/ Book Links

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this reading response activity, students first read a book at home with their families. Students complete a simple book report form in which predictions are made about the rest of the story.
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School-Home Links/Book Links

For Students K - 2nd
In these book parts worksheets, students receive help from a family member to complete the 4 worksheets. Students find a book's title and author, the plot, and the setting to complete the exercises.
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HMS Book Review Podcast

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students develop their podcasting skills. In this book review instructional activity, students create podcasts to recommend books for other students to read.
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Number The Stars Book Report

For Students 6th - 8th
In this language arts worksheet, students look for the facts to complete the sheet for a short book report. This includes a short summary.
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Book Report on Shhh! We're Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this literature worksheet, students answer 3 essay questions about the book Shhh! We're Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz. Students answer questions about the setting, characters and an interesting fact they learned.
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Connector Literature Circles

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this writing learning exercise, students are asked to select a passage from a piece of literature and connect this piece to their own life within their school and/or community. Students work in small groups to share and relate their...
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Book Advertisements

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in the practice of producing a report about favorite books. The show Reading Rainbow creates context for this instructional activity. The making of an iMovie is done to present the book as an advertisement for the whole...
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Ideas for Making Class Books

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
I like to make enough class books throughout the year so that at the end of the school year, each child gets one book to keep. Here are a few easy ones. For every field trip we take, we make a class book.
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Book Illustrations and Their Illustrators as Artists-K-3

For Teachers K - 3rd
Help learners construct relationships between written narratives and book illustrations, and between the narratives in formal visual art and the subject of the visual art. Look at Caldecott winning books and focus on the pictures drawn....
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Book Talk Fun!: Growing Independence and Fluency

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Master reading fluently and with emotion and expression! Young learners read and reread the book Tiki Tiki Tembo by Arlene Mosel to practice this strategy. The remark on the end punctuation to help them decide how to read the sentence. 
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Class Bear Book

For Teachers K
Students use the story, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" to explore the concept of color, name writing, and text sequencing. A personal page is created for the class Big Bear Book.

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