Book Report / Book Review
Use these sentence starters to help you brainstorm topics for your writing.
Write about a book you read recently. | |
Write about a funny or scary book you read. | |
Write about a book you did not enjoy. | |
Write about a personal narrative you read. | |
Write about a realistic-fiction book you read. | |
Write about a tall tale you read. | |
Write about a fable you read. | |
Write about a trickster tale you read. | |
Write about a fantasy-fiction book you read. | |
Write about a play you read. | |
| Writing Traits for Book Reports / Book Reviews | |
| Ideas | Did I have a clear focus on the book? |
| Organization | Did the beginning identify the title, author, characters, and setting? Did the middle briefly describe the main events in time order? Did the ending sum up my opinion of the book? |
| Voice | Did I use a confident, lively voice? |
| Sentence Fluency | Did I use variety in my sentences? |
| Word Choice | Did I use descriptive adjectives and adverbs? |
| Conventions | Did I check for mistakes in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization? |
| Presentation | Is my report neat? Did I include a photo or drawing of the book’s cover? |