Book Report Alternative example essay topic

Dear Parents / Guardians, The students of Mrs. Caroleo's classes will be attending a performance of the National Players As You Like It by Shakespeare on Wednesday, March 26th. Many of the students participated in a workshop given by Mr. Peter Wylie (one of the players) here at Stoddert. The students will have to be at Stoddert at 7: 30 a.m. to catch the bus for Thomas Stone. All students must ride the bus. The cost of the trip to Stone and the play is nothing (free). Students must bring a bag lunch to be eaten at Thomas Stone.

The contents of the lunch must be completely disposable because there will not be a place to store lunch bags or lunch packs. Schedule: 8: 00 a.m. - 9: 30 a.m. Performance of the play. 9: 45-! 0: 15 Lunch 10: 30-12: 00 Workshop with the National Players.

12: 00 p.m. return to school Sincerely, Mrs. Caroleo Reading Workshop Book Report Alternatives The current Reading Workshop will come to an end on Monday, September 29, 2003. Most students are already close to finishing their first book. Some are already reading a second, "extra credit" book. Don't forget that a Book Report Alternative is due at the end of the unit! Please choose one of the following ideas for your Book Report Alternative. The due date is Monday, September 29, 2003.

The Book Report Alternative will serve as a "unit test" and will be worth 50 possible points. (One letter grade will be deducted for each day late.) Be prepared to present your project to the class. 1. Book on a box. Use a shoe box or other "cube" object. Place pictures on each side.

Pictures should represent characters, setting, and important events. 2. Book in a bag. Bring in a shopping bag containing 5 or 7 items you feel are representative of important parts of the story. For example, if the story took lace at a beach, you could include a sea shell in the bag. 3.

Imagine that you are the author of the book you have just read. Suddenly the book becomes a best seller. Write a letter to a movie producer trying to get that person interested in making your book into a movie. Explain why the story, characters, conflicts, etc., would make a good film.

Suggest a filming location and the actors to play the various roles. YOU MAY ONLY USE BOOKS WHICH HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN MADE INTO MOVIES. 4. Construct a diorama (three-dimensional scene which includes models of people, buildings, plants, and animals) of one of the main events of the book. Include a written description of the scene.

5. Write a feature article (with a headline) that tells the story of the book as it might be found on the front page of a newspaper in the town where the story takes place. 6. After reading a book of history or historical fiction, make an illustrated timeline (poster size) showing events of the story and draw a map showing the location (s) where the story took place. 7. Create a mini-comic book or comic strip relating a chapter of the book (or the main events of the book).

8. Make a set of three posters about the book using two or more of the following media: paint, crayons, chalk, paper, ink, real materials. One poster should depict the "beginning" of the book. Another should represent the "middle".

The third poster should depict the "ending" of the book. 9. Design a book jacket for the book. Include front, back, and inside flaps. (I STRONGLY suggest that you look at an actual book jacket before you attempt this.) 10. Create a newspaper for your book.

Summarize the plot in one article, cover the weather in another, do a feature story on one of the more interesting characters in another. Include an editorial and a collection of ads that would be pertinent to the story. 11. Create a comic strip illustrating the main events of the story.

12. Perform a dramatic monologue. Pretend to be a character from the book. Tell the story.

You can do this aloud or on paper. If you pick someone other than the main character, you may find the story looks different from your eyes than it does to the main character. After all, the bad guy might not see himself as being so bad! 13. Write a new ending for the story, or add an extra chapter.

This is especially good if you hated the ending. Remember, you have to use a similar style and the ending has to make sense with the rest of the story. 14. If the story involves travel, map out the journey with illustrations of what happened there. 15. Do a report on the author.