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Non-Fiction Book Reports

Story Maps are graphic organizers that can be useful in helping a student analyze or write a story. This type of analysis is especially good for examining fables and folktales.

Story map graphic organizers help the student identify the elements of the story and the theme or moral of the story. Some of the many elements of a story include the important characters (their appearance, personality traits, and motivations), the setting of the story (time and place), the problem faced by the characters, how the problem is approached, and the outcome.

There are many types of story maps that examine different elements of the story (and reveal different structures within a story).

• Some summarize the beginning, middle and end of a story.
• Some list the 5 W's: the who, when, where, what, and why of a story.
• Some list the title, setting, characters, the problem, the solution and the moral or theme of the story.
• Some list a complex chain of events that summarize all key elements of the story, in chronological order.
• Some, like a storyboard, are mostly pictorial, and illustrate the major events of a story in chronological order.

For a page on how to write a book report, click here.

Printouts Useful for Analyzing or Writing Stories:

Beginning, Middle, and End Map Printout This story map prompts the student to summarize the beginning, middle, and end of a story.	Beginning, Middle, and End Map Printout This story map prompts the student to summarize the beginning, middle, and end of a story, with two extra cells for each (to list extra details).	Honeycomb Story Map Printout This story map prompts the student to summarize the place, time, characters, problem, and solution of a story.	Honeycomb Story Map Printout #2 This story map prompts the student to summarize the title, place, time, characters, problem, solution and moral of a story.
Story Map Chart Printout This story map chart prompts the student to summarize describe the settting, the characters, the problem, two major events, and the solution.	Story Map Chart Printout #2 This story map chart prompts the student to summarize describe the settting, the characters, the problem, three major events, and the solution.	Story Map Diagram Printout This story map diagram prompts the student to summarize describe the settting, the characters, the problem, two major events, and the solution.	Story Map Diagram Printout #2 This story map diagram prompts the student to summarize describe the settting, the characters, the problem, three major events, and the solution.

Simple Book Report Printout This graphic organizer prompts the student to write about the characters, setting, and events of a story.

Book Review Printout #1 This graphic organizer prompts the student to review a book, summarizing the book and writing their opinion about the text.

Book Review Printout #2 This graphic organizer prompts the student to review a book, summarizing the book and writing their opinion about the text.

Fiction Book Report Wheel Make a book report wheel using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. The student fills out the parts of the book report, including: Genre, Year Published, Setting, Main Character(s), Plot - Beginning, Middle, End, Problem or Conflict, and Message or Moral of Story. When you spin the wheel, the the parts of the book report appear, one at a time. The student then answers the questions, "Did you like this book? Would you recommend this book to a friend? Explain why."

Reading Log Wheel Make a reading log wheel for 8 books using this 2-page print-out; it consists of a base page together with a wheel that spins around. After putting the wheel together, the student follows the instructions on the front wheel and fills out the reading log for each given genre (type of book), including: Biography, History, Science, Animals, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Fables/Myths, Any Fiction, Any Non-Fiction. For each of the 8 books, the student writes: Title, Author, Number of Pages, Your Rating of the Book, Date Completed. The student then answers the questions, "Which book was your favorite book (and why)? Would you recommend this book to a friend? and Which book was your least favorite book (and why)?"

4 Bookmarks to be used as Mini Book Reports Print 4 different bookmarks. Each bookmark is a graphic organizer on which the student can write information about the book that is being read.

3 Bookmarks to be used as Mini Book Reports Print 3 different bookmarks. Each long bookmark is a graphic organizer on which the student can write information about the book that is being read.

Storyboard Diagram Printout (2x3) This storyboard matrix gives the student cells in which they can illustrate the major events in a story in chronological order - 6 cells.

Storyboard Diagram Printout (3x3) This storyboard matrix gives the student cells in which they can illustrate the major events in a story in chronological order - 9 cells.

Storyboard Diagram Printout (3x4) This storyboard matrix gives the student cells in which they can illustrate the major events in a story in chronological order - 12 cells.

Story Clock: 3 Divisions Story clock with three divisions.

Story Clock: 4 Divisions Story clock with four divisions.

Story Clock: 5 Divisions Story clock with five divisions.

Story Clock: 6 Divisions Story clock with six divisions.

5 W's: Who, When, Where, What, and Why

Story Star Printout A story star is a type of star diagram that can be used to describe the key points of a story or event, noting the 5 W's of the story: who, when, where, what, and why.

5-W's petal Labeled Flower Diagram Printout 5 labeled petals around a main oval.

5 W's Chart Diagram Printout A chart with 2 columns and 5 rows, labeled: Who, When, Where, What, and Why.

5-W's Labeled Oval Diagram Printout 5 labeled options around a central oval.

5-W's Labeled Circles Printout 5 labeled circles around a main oval.

Triple Draw and Write Worksheets

Book Impressions: Triple Draw and Write Draw three of the major characters, scenes, or ideas from a book you have read, and write about each picture. Or go to a pdf of the worksheet.

Books: Draw and Write 3 Things Draw a scene or character from three of your favorite books and write about each of them. Or go to a pdf of the worksheet.

Paragraph Structure

Paragraph Structure Graphic Organizer Printouts Diagrams for writing paragraphs with a topic sentence, support details, and a conclusion sentence.

Book Report in Essay Form

BOOK REPORT FORM Use this form to write a book report, noting the book's name, author, main characters, setting, and plot summary.

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