Book Report

Create a BookJacket

Due Date:

1. Take the large sheet of construction paper thatwas provided to you, and fold it as follows:

2. Open the book jacket. Starting from the left,number the panels 1-5 lightly in pencil. This will bethe outside of the book jacket.

1vocabulary 2 summary 3 4 cover 5 opinion

Constructing the Panels:COVER/PANEL #4: Design a cover for your book jacket that includes thetitle of the book, the author's name, the illustrator's name, any awards thebook has won, and a detailed, color drawing. PLEASE DO NOT COpy APICTURE FROM YOUR BOOK! This must be your own hand-drawn artwork.

SPINE/PANEL# 3: Use creative lettering to design a spine for your bookjacket. Include the title of the book, the publishing company, and theauthor's name.

BACKCOVER/PANEL #2: Write a three-paragraph summary of the bookthat describes the beginning, middle, and end. Each paragraph should have atleast 3 sentences, but no more,than 8 sentences. (Remember, a summarygives just the main ideas of a story.)

VOCABULARY/PANEL #1: As you read the book, look up at least 5 wordswhose meanings you do not know. List these words alphabetically, along withtheir definitions.

OPINION/RECOMMENDATION /PANEL #5: This is your chance to shareyour opinion of the book. Express your opinion of the book. If you enjoyedthe book tell why and give an example (detail) to support your opinion.. Ifyou didn't like it explain what you didn't like and why. Explain why or why notyou would recommend this book to someone else to read. You may want toinclude the genre of book such as, mystery, fiction, and non-fiction. Be sureto sign your name!

Name Project turned in on: _

Book Report Rubric: Book JacketCATEGORY 14 3 12 1 Points Earned

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Inside Right (back) Includes readers name Includes the Includes the reader's Reader's nameFlap #5 both opinion and reader's name and name but either the lAND/OR

recommendation along both opinion and recommendation or Iopinion/recommendatiotwith detail supporting recommendation but ppinion is missing. n is missing.both. no details.

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jrneanings the reader meanings the reader meanings the reader !severely lackingpoes not know. Words ~oes not know. ~oes not know. The appropriate context orare listed Includes complete words are not in ompleteness.alphabetically with ~efinitions. alphabetical order.heir definitions. Definitions mayor may

not be complete, orhey lack appropriate

context.Spine #3 Includes the title, Includes the titie and May be missing either Missing 2 or more

name of author, and name of author in itle, publishing omponents.publishing company in neat, creative company, or author'sneat, creative writing. writing. name.

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