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Name__________________ Date_____________ Period________

BOOK REPORT DUE DATE_____________________________

1. Comic Strip Book Report Project (40 points—see rubric):

a. You will be creating a comic strip summary of your book. Your summary must include

all of the literary elements of you book (characters-including protagonist, antagonist,

dynamic, static-, primary/main setting, conflict/major problem, rising action, climax,

falling action, solution, and resolution). Your comic strip must be neat, and your pictures

should be in color and should not include stick figures. Every box needs to have a

caption, and several boxes should also have dialogue and thought bubbles.

b. You should outline your story using a plot line first to help you plan and decide how

many boxes you will need (you need to have at least 15). A good comic strip summary

uses lots of examples and quotes from the text and is interesting and informative.

c. Be ready to explain your choice of events from the book. Be creative and make your

comic strip look like a professional product that could be published in a newspaper.

2. Written Report (40 points—see rubric):

a. Write a summary of your story. Remember a summary is not a retell nor is it an

explanation. A summary’s focus is on the important main ideas from the text so that

someone who has not read the text would understand what it is about. Your summary

must include:

Title, author and all the literary elements book (characters-including protagonist,

antagonist, dynamic, static-, primary/main setting, conflict/major problem, rising action,

climax, falling action, solution, and resolution).

b. Write a paragraph review of the book using strong details and reasons why you liked or

disliked the book.

c. Use the writing process—brainstorm, outline, draft, revise, edit. The first draft needs to

be proof read by an adult; have your proof reader sign his/her name at the top part of

your first draft.

To turn in the report you must do both the written report and the comic strip project. If you

do not finish reading the book, I will not accept your report.

Name_________________________

Comic Strip

__________/40

Summary and Review__________/40

Presentation to class __________/20

See attached rubrics

Book Report Template