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Name: ______________________

Literacy Fair Book Report Project

Due Date: Monday May 14th

Instructions: You
will share a new to you fiction novel you have
read through a storyboard presentation. This is also your last
book report grade for this year – make it count!! A checklist
of all required information for this project is on the back.

Requirements: Your display needs to be on a tri-fold project board. The board

should be the 28” H by 40” W size. Any additional height you add to your project
may not exceed a total height of 30”.
 Story boards should be colorful and interesting. Models, shadowboxes,
and illustrations that fit in the middle of the display are allowed. No items
should hang over the edge of the table or be placed on the floor.
However, students may hold or wear items that coordinate with the
project, if desired.
 Items used for the project are not to be alive, valuable, or dangerous.
 Be creative! Use the examples shown in class as inspiration. Your checklist
for items to include and grading rubric are on the back.

Examples of how project boards could be organized:

 Literacy Fair Book Report Project Checklist

Project needs to have the following:

________ Title of the book

________ Author

________ Main Characters – only those important to the story line

________ Setting – place and time of the story

________ Short Summary/Plot Map – explain the exposition, rising action, climax, falling
action and resolution of your story (this should be brief, NOT a retelling)

________ Conflict and Resolution – clearly state the major conflict in your story and how
it was resolved

________ Author’s Purpose – why the author wrote the story (to entertain, inform and/or
persuade)

________ Theme – message about life that is expressed in the story

How you will be graded: (100pts total)

Writing: (20pts)
Writing is neat and inviting.
Writing is easily understood.
Creativity: (20pts)
Project is original.
Project demonstrates imagination.
Unique materials are used to express ideas – think color!!.
Quality of Project: (20pts)
Project follows the guidelines; all required information is clearly presented.
Project is durable (it will be able to stand on its own).
Thoroughness of Written Information: (20pts)
Project captures the most important information.
Project captures the concept/point the author made in the book.
Interest Evoked: (20pts)
Project demonstrates student’s ability.
Project encourages and excites others to read the book.
Project attracts others and makes them interested in the work.
 Book Project Planning Calendar April - May

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed. Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
PROJECT Selecting Selecting Selecting
ASSIGNED book book book

8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Selecting Bring Read at Read at Read at Read at Read at
book selected least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins
book to per night per night per night per night per night
class
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Read at Read at Read at Read at Read at Read at Read at
least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins
per night per night per night per night per night per night per night

22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Read at Read at Read at Read at Read at Read at Read at
least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins
per night per night per night per night per night per night per night

29 30 1 2 3 4 5
Read at Read at Read at Read at Read at GOAL: book Begin
least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins least 20 mins finished collecting
per night per night per night per night per night supplies,
rough drafts
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Start writing Continue Continue Continue Continue Continue Continue
& constructing constructing constructing constructing constructing constructing
constructing

12 14 15 16 17 18 19
Finishing PROJECT IS Presentations Presentations
touches DUE!!!
Presentations

**This is a suggested pacing for this assignment. In order to finish the novel in time, it is the book you
need for SSR and you need to read every night! 