Quarterly Book Report Assignment

General Guidelines:

1. Choose a book at least 60 pages in length unless we give you special permission

2. Complete the project according to the directions for each quarter. There will be a different theme and activity for each quarter
(see below for instructions and due dates by quarter)

3. Write a brief summary about the book. This is to be done for each book report. This is to be hand written.

4. Bring the completed project, summary, and the book to school on the due date.


CURRENT ASSIGNMENT

2nd Quarter Book Report: Due Date: Thursday, January 15

Focus: Influential Americans (nonfiction)

Details: Read a biography or an autobiography about any historical or modern day American

Project: Time line: Illustrate and label a time line on the person's life. Choose 6 important events besides the birth and death (some may still be living) of the person. There should be 7 to 8 events on the time line. Paper will be provided.

Resources added by a Forest Park Public Library Librarian:

Do you not have enough information on the influential American you chose?  Here are some examples of books we have here that fit your teachers' requirements. We have listed books we have at our library but you can also check to see if your school library has any of these as well! If you need help finding something, please ask your librarian. Remember that since we don't often carry more than one copy of a particular title, these books are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, so the sooner  you begin your search for the right book, the better!

Politics and Presidents
Barack Obama: The Politics of Hope  by William MIchael Davis
Great American Presidents: John Adams by Heather Lehr Wagner
The Story of George Washington: Quiet Hero by Tom LaPadula
Great American Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt  by Alan Allport
Eleanor Roosevelt by Mary Winget
Jane Addams: Champion of Democracy by Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin
The Remarkable Rough-Riding Life of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Empire America by Cheryl Harness
Lincoln Through the Years by Martin W. Sandler
Encyclopedia of the Presidents: John F. Kennedy by Zachary Kent

Civil Rights Figures
Martin Luther King Jr.:  Minister and Civil Rights Activist  by Brendan January
Rosa Parks: "Tired of GIving In"  by Anne Schraff

Innovators, inventors and scientists
The Importance of Benjamin Franklin  by Gail B. Stewart
The Wright Brothers: The Story of the Struggle to Build and Fly the First Successful Aeroplane by Anna Sproule
Helen Keller by Lois Markham

Stories from the old west
 The Trailblazing Life of Daniel Boone: How Early Americans Took to the Road by Cheryl Harness
Legends of the West: Annie Oakley by John Wukovits
Famous Lives: The Story of Sitting Bull by Lisa Eisenberg

People in the Arts (Musicians, artists, writers, etc.)
Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song  by Katherine Krohn
Culture Legends: Steven Spielberg by Elizabeth Ferber
Edgar Allen Poe by Suzanne Levert
Frank Lloyd Wright by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Phillis Wheatley by Kathryn Borland and Helen Speicher
Knucklehead by John Scieszka
Up Close: Oprah Winfrey by Ilene cooper

And also...
Escape!: The Story of the Great Harry Houdini  by Sid Fleischman
Helen Keller by Lois Markham
Jesse Owens by Tom Streissguth

3rd Quarter Book Report: Due Date: Thursday, March 19

Focus: Friends (fiction)

Details: Read a fictional book about characters that are friends

Project: Using a hanger, make a mobile that gives the title, author and setting on the cover of the hanger. Then hanging down from the hanger have two pictures about your favorite scenes and in the middle have a picture of the main characters with labels.

Here are some of Ms. Lindsey's Favorable Books about friends!
Charlotte's Web by EB White
The Magic Half By Annie Barrows
Nikki and Deja by Karen English
Moongobble and Me: The Dragon of Doom by Bruce Coville
Kenny and the Dragon by Tony Diterlizzi
Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows
The Cricket in Time Square by George Selden
Chicken Feathers by Joy Cowley

4th Quarter Book Report: Due Date: Thursday, May 14

Focus: Adventure (fiction or nonfiction)

Details: Read any fiction or nonfiction book about an adventure

Project: Create a showbox diorama to show your favorite scene or setting of your book. Put the title of the book, author, title of the scene, and your name on the top of your diorama.

COMPLETED ASSIGNMENTS

1st Quarter Book Report: Due Date: Thursday, October 16

Focus: Animals (fiction)

Details: This can be any book about real animals or imaginary animals as main characters.

Project: Sequence Wheel: Construct a sequence wheel with 6-8 captions telling what happened in your story starting from the beginning and carrying through to the middle and then to the end. Draw illustrations to illustrate each caption that you wrote about using colored pencils or crayons. In the center of the wheel use a brass fastener to connect a circle with a pointer to put the title, author, and your name.

Resources added by a Forest Park Public Library Librarian:

Still on the search for a good animal book? Don't worry! There's a lot to choose from. Here are some good examples that fit your teachers' requirements. We have given the call numbers for our library, but you can also check to see if your school library has these as well! If you need help finding something, please ask your librarian!

• Ruthann and Her Pig by Barbara Ann Porte    J FIC PORTE
  
• Paddington On Top by Michael Bond    J FIC BOND
  
• Paddington On Screen by Michael Bond  J FIC BOND
  
• The Incredible Journey: A Tale of Three Animals by Sheila Burnford  J FIC BURNFORD
  
• Bunnicula by James Howe (There are several books about Bunnicula, so if you've read one and liked it, look for others by James Howe)   J FIC HOWE
  
• I Was a Rat! by Philip Pullman  J FIC PULLMAN
  
• The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary  J FIC CLEARY
  
• Ribsy by Beverly Cleary (humor) J FIC CLEARY
  
• Poppy by Avi (adventure)  J FIC AVI
  
• Socks by Beverly Cleary (humor)  J FIC CLEARY
  
• Stuart Little by E.B. White J FIC WHITE
  
• the Animal Ark series J  FICSERIES ANIMAL ARK
  
• the Geronimo Stilton series (adventure/humor)  J FIC SERIES GERONIMO STILTON
  
• the Chet Gecko series (mystery/detective series) J FIC SERIES CHET GECKO
• Astrosaurs series (science fiction) J FIC SERIES ASTROSAURS