Useful Forms Book Reports for a novel and for short stories collection

These are my book report forms.  Feel free to use them for your classes.

Rachael Orbach
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Book Report

Your name ……………………………………………………

Name of the book ……………………………………………

The Author …………………………………………………..

Did you enjoy reading the book?  Yes / No   Why ……………………………………

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Would you recommend this book to your friends?  Yes / No    Explain why

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Choose one (only one) of the following as a topic for your book report.  Remember to relate to all

aspects of the question.  Use correct language, spelling and punctuation.  Write about 150 words.

In order to get full points, you must provide details from the book to prove or substantiate what you

1. You are presenting an award to one of the characters in the book you read.  Decide what award

this character deserves and why he / she deserves this award.

a. Write the speech that you would give when you present the award to the character.  Make

sure to explain what the award is and why the character you chose is getting this award by

b. Write a letter to the committee that is giving out the award and explain why you think

your character deserves the award.  Make sure to present details from the story to strengthen

2. One of the characters in the story is having a birthday party.  Explain what present you would

bring this person and explain why you think this present is perfect for him or her. Make sure to

present details from the story to strengthen your claims.

3. Write a letter that does not actually appear in the book.  You could write a letter that is mentioned

in the book, or that could have been written by one of the characters.

Then explain briefly why this letter is important to the story.

Make sure to give details from the story to support what you write in the letter.

Good Luck!





Book Report  -  Short stories

Your name ……………………………………………………

Name of the book ……………………………………………

The Author …………………………………………………..

Did you enjoy reading the book?  Yes / No   Why ……………………………………

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Answer the questions below. Make sure to give details from the story to support your opinions. Use

correct language, spelling and punctuation. (60 points for content, 12 for vocabulary, 20 for

1. Which story or part of the book do you like the most or did you find most interesting.  Explain

why. ……………………………………………………………...

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2. Which story is most unusual?  Explain why.    …………………………………….

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3. Do some of the stories have something in common?  Explain what this is.

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4. Why do you think the stories were put into one book? ……………………………

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Good Luck!

Book Reports in June!

I have many different formats of book reports, so this one is a good one to share with you for the end of the year.  I usually give one in class book report, so have fun with this one!



Book Report

Your name ……………………………………………………
Name of the book ……………………………………………
The Author …………………………………………………..
Did you enjoy reading the book?  Yes / No   Why ……………………………………
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Do you have the book in class?    Yes  /  No

Choose one (only one) of the following as a topic for your book report.  Remember to relate to all aspects of the question.  Use correct language, spelling and punctuation.
(60 points for content, 12 for vocabulary, 20 for grammar, 8 for spelling and punctuation)
In order to get full points, you must provide details from the book to prove or substantiate what you are writing.

1.  Write a letter to the author.  Include the following information:
* Your opinion of the book and why you feel this way about it (provide details from the book to justify your opinion)
            * A description of a scene or a part of the book that you really liked or didn't like
            * Something that you would change in the story

2. Write a letter to one of the characters in the story.  Include the following information:
            * Explain what you think about this character and why you feel this way (provide details
            from the story to justify your opinion)
            * Give the character advice about something: it can be advice about a problem that he/she needed to solve or about something that should have been done differently.
            * Below the letter explain who the character is.

3. Write a letter to a movie director and recommend that this book be turned into a movie.
          * Explain why the story would make a good movie (provide details from the story)
          * Describe one scene that would be especially great on film.  Explain what the scene would look like, who would play in it, what special effects you might use, etc.

Good luck!

Book Report Task Setting

I use this in class as part of the book report Each week I give out a different task for the students to do about their book. At the end, I collect them all and have the students write an introduction,

put pictures and make a presentation in class about their book.

Book Report Setting

The setting of a story is very important.  It tells where and when the story takes place.

Sometimes the setting will be a determining factor of the story.

Read 10 pages of your book. Then answer these questions:

1. What is the setting of your book?  _______________________________________

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2. If the place were different, would that change the story? _____________________

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3. In what way? _______________________________________________________

4. If the year(s) were different, would that change the story? ____________________

5.In what way? ________________________________________________________

Vocabulary:  Write four  new words with their meaning in English or Hebrew.

1. __________________________________ 2.______________________________

3.___________________________________4.______________________________

Choose two words and use them in ONE sentence: _____________________________________________________________________

Grammar in context:   Past Simple:

1. Find five instances of the Past Simple and translate

a. ____________________________________ b._____________________________

c._____________________________________ d.____________________________

e._____________________________________

2.Write your own sentence in English using the words that you translated.  

a. _________________________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________________________

c. _________________________________________________________________

d. _________________________________________________________________

e. _________________________________________________________________