Book Report in a Can Project

Due Date: February 25, 2011

Here are the steps to have a successful:

1. Choose a chapter book that is in your AR book level from the library while we have library time today, Feb. 8th. Be sure that it is one that you haven’t read and tested on before.

2. Read the book and take an AR test on it.

3. Decorate a large coffee can, shoebox, or container of your choice with something that represents the setting of the story. For example, the setting may be the beach, colonial times, a school, etc. You can paint the container, or cover it with paper or fabric. The more 3D, the better. THERE ARE NO LIMITS.

4. Inside the container you should have something like a puppet to represent one of the main characters. This can be made of paper, wood, a pre-made doll, anything. THERE ARE NO LIMITS.

5. Also in the container there should be a 5x7 index card with a summary neatly written in cursive or typed, telling the main idea of the story. The summary should make me want to read this book right away. It is a summary, we are not retelling the story. It should be like a summary found on the back or inside the cover of a book.

6. The last component is for the student to somehow portray a scene from the story. This can be by telling, singing, acting out, a student-made video. THERE ARE NO LIMITS.

How will this be graded.

Neatness (20points)—The project should show that time was taken to complete it. This is not something that should be done at the last minute.

Imagination/creativity/hard work (20points)—The more this presentation makes us want to read the book, the better. There are no limits. Included in these points is the presentation of a scene from the book.

Index card with summary(20 points) of the main characters, setting, and basic idea of the story.

Decorated container (20 points)—represent the setting of the story.

Puppets to represent the main character (20 points)—choose one or more characters and form something to look like those characters.

Remember to get full credit this presentation should make us want to read this story right away! THERE ARE NO LIMITS!! The extravagancy, imagination, creativity, hard work, and thought that is put into this project will definitely result in a high grade.
HAPPY READING!!!

Thanks,
Mrs. Helums