WILL MARK BRAINLIEST I. Basic Information (paragraph 1)
A. Title and author of book
B. Genre of book
C. Setting of book

1. Place of story
2. Time of story

II. Characters (paragraph 2)
A. Major Character
1. Description
a. Age
b. Personality
c. Appearance

2. Other important “stuff”
a. Relationship to other characters
b. Role in the story
c. Background info that may
add interest

B. Minor Characters (paragraph 3)
1. Brief Descriptions
2. Relationship to other characters

III. Plot (paragraphs 4,5,6+)
A. Get the story started
1. Begin the story
2. What interesting things happened?

B. Problem/ Climax of the story
1. Build up to the climax/problem
2. How is the problem/climax solved

C. Conclusion
1. Tie the loose ends together
2. Tell how the story ends

IV. Your opinion (last paragraph)
A. Express your opinion about the book
1. support it with several good supporting sentences

B. Recommendation
1. Audience—who would enjoy reading this?
2. Reason—why would they enjoy it?

**Things to Remember**
1. Reports are to be either:
2-3 pages, hand written neatly, using blue or black ink on the front side of the paper. Trim the edges of notebook paper.
​OR
TYPED, Times New Roman, size 12 font, double spaced, 1-inch margins.
2. Did you get your book approved and signed up in advance?
3. Did you proofread the final report?
4. Book reports are worth 100 points.
Book Report Alternative—8th Grade

In place of the traditional book report, you may do one of the following:

1. CONVERT THE EVENTS OF A STORY INTO A BALLAD OR SONG. Write the lyrics and music or adapt words to a melody by someone else. Song will need to be recorded and submitted via email.

2. DESIGN THE ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE BOOK. Each illustration must have a caption to explain it. You must have a minimum of eight illustrations, and these must be on drawing paper (not lined), and you must put care and effort into these illustrations.

3. DESIGN A TRAVEL BROCHURE. Illustrate and advertise the "world" of your novel. The brochure can be done neatly by hand or by using publishing software, such as Microsoft Publisher.