Have students take a close look at several book covers and make a list of common elements they see, such as the title, author, images, book blurbs, etc. They should explain who the character is, which book characters the new character would interact with, what role the new character would play (Advisor? Foil? Comic relief?), and how the new character would affect the rest of the book. Have students introduce a new character into the book they read. This is a great way to integrate the arts into a literacy lesson. For example, if a character is a computer whiz, the outline of her face might be made up of ones and zeros like binary code, and her eyes might be computer screens. The portrait should be made up of words and symbols that represent the character. Have students create a portrait of a character from the book they read. They should include information about key changes from the book and develop ideas about why these changes were made and how effective they were. If students read a book has already been made into a movie, they can write a comparison between the book and the movie. This activity obviously works best with books that have not already been made into movies.
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Have students create an “elevator pitch” (i.e., a pitch delivered in the time it would take to ride an elevator) that explains to a producer why the book would make a good movie, give suggestions about who should play the characters, and identify an element that might need to change for the movie version. Making movies based on popular books is a Hollywood staple.
Take a look at these fun and effective alternatives to book reports and get your students (and yourself) out of the report rut. Fortunately, there are a plethora of alternative methods to accomplish the same goal. Book reports are a valuable tool for assessing students’ understanding of independent reading, but writing report after report can become rote for students-and reading them can be equally tedious for educators.
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