Encourage your students to actively demonstrate their comprehension of both fiction and non-fiction with these alternative responses to literature! The thirty-nine standards-based projects in this resource appeal to all types of learners in grades 4-8. Easy-to-follow directions support you during every step of each project, helping you give clear, explicit instructions to your students. A reproducible rubric for each project helps students at all skill levels understand the grading criteria, and gives you an effective tool to easily assess reading comprehension. Includes a CD of customizable rubrics that you can adapt for other genres and content-area topics. Book jacket.

Dozens of creative alternatives to the traditional book report including brochures, culture kits, story trees, greeting cards, tangram tales, and more. Includes easy-to-follow models.

Gives students an organized, responsible and accountable way to do book report writing so that they will be encouraged and stimulated to develop an enjoyment of reading.

Engaging Activities with reproducibles, rubrics, and everything you need to help students get the most out of their independent reading.

Gives students an organized, responsible and accountable way to do book report writing so that they will be encouraged and stimulated to develop an enjoyment of reading.

Projects designed to help students think critically about the books they have read.

Ready-to-use reproducible pages help the kids create their own book reports in a variety of formats such as diary entries, newspaper articles, scrapbooks, and many more.

Fabrications offers a unique change from standard book reports--12 motivating projects with ideas for innovative book reports and related, interdisciplinary learning experiences. Now teachers can present their students with a motivating alternative to the usual book report format. Grades 3-6

This resource contains six sections: Vocabulary Development, Identifying Important Information, Character Analysis, Summarizing & Sequencing Events, Reasoning & Critical Thinking, and Creativity & Design. Each section begins with a Teacher's Notes page that will provide suggestions to help you to introduce the sections and to obtain the best results from your students. Students in the Intermediate Division have more sophisticated reading skills and require purposeful and challenging activities that will promote successful and enjoyable reading experiences. Book reports allow the young readers to share their thoughts about the stories they have heard or have read themselves. As well, students need the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the materials.

Algined to Common Core! This resource contains six sections: Vocabulary Development, Identifying Important Information, Character Analysis, Summarizing & Sequencing Events, Reasoning & Critical Thinking, and Creativity & Design. Each section begins with a Teacher's Notes page that will provide suggestions to help you to introduce the sections and to obtain the best results from your students. Students in the Intermediate Division have more sophisticated reading skills and require purposeful and challenging activities that will promote successful and enjoyable reading experiences. Book reports allow the young readers to share their thoughts about the stories they have heard or have read themselves. As well, students need the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the materials.