Name__________________ Date_____________ Period________
BOOK REPORT DUE DATE_____________________________
1. Comic Strip Book Report Project (40 points—see rubric):
a. You will be creating a comic strip summary of your book. Your summary must include
all of the literary elements of you book (characters-including protagonist, antagonist,
dynamic, static-, primary/main setting, conflict/major problem, rising action, climax,
falling action, solution, and resolution). Your comic strip must be neat, and your pictures
should be in color and should not include stick figures. Every box needs to have a
caption, and several boxes should also have dialogue and thought bubbles.
b. You should outline your story using a plot line first to help you plan and decide how
many boxes you will need (you need to have at least 15). A good comic strip summary
uses lots of examples and quotes from the text and is interesting and informative.
c. Be ready to explain your choice of events from the book. Be creative and make your
comic strip look like a professional product that could be published in a newspaper.
2. Written Report (40 points—see rubric):
a. Write a summary of your story. Remember a summary is not a retell nor is it an
explanation. A summary’s focus is on the important main ideas from the text so that
someone who has not read the text would understand what it is about. Your summary
must include:
Title, author and all the literary elements book (characters-including protagonist,
antagonist, dynamic, static-, primary/main setting, conflict/major problem, rising action,
climax, falling action, solution, and resolution).
b. Write a paragraph review of the book using strong details and reasons why you liked or
disliked the book.
c. Use the writing process—brainstorm, outline, draft, revise, edit. The first draft needs to
be proof read by an adult; have your proof reader sign his/her name at the top part of
your first draft.
To turn in the report you must do both the written report and the comic strip project. If you
do not finish reading the book, I will not accept your report.
Name_________________________
Comic Strip
__________/40
Summary and Review__________/40
Presentation to class __________/20
See attached rubrics
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Comic Strip Rubric
4--Mastery (4 points each)
Includes more than 15 slides that are all high quality and show attention to detail
Elaborated, interesting and informative details included
Includes caption for every comic strip box
Includes 10-15 boxes with dialogue or thought bubbles
Text based evidence from the story included frequently (quotes, examples, or page numbers, etc)
Organized, neat, easy to read, and in color
On topic, strong word choice, not repetitive
No spelling, capitalization or punctuation errors
Sequence of story clear and accurate
All literary elements easily identifiable Title, author and all the literary elements book (charactersincluding protagonist, antagonist, dynamic, static-, primary/main setting, conflict/major problem, rising
action, climax, falling action, solution, and resolution).
3—At Standard (3 points each)
Includes 15 slides that are all high quality and show attention to detail
Elaborated, informative details included
Includes caption for every comic strip box, but may be simplistic
Includes 7-9 boxes with dialogue or thought bubbles
Text based evidence from the story included regularly
Organized, neat, easy to read, and in color
On topic, good word choice, not repetitive
Accurate spelling, capitalization or punctuation
Sequence of story clear and accurate
Most literary elements identifiable
2—Approaching Standard (2 points each)
Includes 15 slides that are all good quality but lack attention to detail
Skeletal elaboration
Includes caption for almost every comic strip box
Includes 5-6 boxes with dialogue or thought bubbles
Text based evidence from the story missing
Disorganized, messy, readable, and in color
On topic, poor word choice, repetitive in places
Spelling, capitalization or punctuation errors do not meet grade level standard
Sequence of story clear and accurate
Few literary elements identifiable
1—Below Standard (1 point each)
Includes less 15 slides and/or slides are poorly done
No elaboration
Includes few captions
Includes 1-4 boxes with dialogue or thought bubbles
Lacks evidence to show full understanding of the book
Disorganized, messy, unreadable, no colored
Off topic, overly simplistic word choice, repetitive
Spelling, capitalization or punctuation errors do not meet grade level standard
Sequence of story confusing
Lacks adequate information to demonstrate understanding of literary elements
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Outline Example for Summary and Review
Interest Catcher (include title of book, author and what makes it interesting)
Complex Sentence that states the main idea of your essay (occasion/position, however, conjunctive)
Topic Sentence-characters and setting briefly explained__________________________________
Protagonist (s) __________________________________
Example of your detail from the book__________________________________
Antagonist (s) __________________________________
Example of your detail from the book__________________________________
Time (s) __________________________________
Example of your detail from the book__________________________________
Place (s) __________________________________
Example of your detail from the book__________________________________
Conflict, Climax and Solution/Resolution briefly Explained__________________________________
Conflict(s) __________________________________
Example of your detail from the book__________________________________
Rising Action __________________________________
Example of your detail from the book__________________________________
Climax __________________________________
Example of your detail from the book__________________________________
Solution/Resolution __________________________________
Example of your detail from the book__________________________________
Reason you love/dislike this book_____________________________________
Detail that proves/explains why you love/dislike it_____________________________________
Example of your detail from the book_____________________________________
Another detail that proves/explains why you love/dislike it_______________________________
Example of your detail from the book_____________________________________
Conclusion
Different Complex Sentence (occasion/position, however, conjunctive)________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Concluding statement (leaves the reader feeling satisfied/ tells the reader what to do with your ideas.)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Ideas/Content Rubric
4 This paper is extremely clear and focused. It holds the reader’s attention.
A: The topic is narrow and manageable.
B: Relevant, quality details give the reader important information that goes beyond the
obvious or predictable.
C: Reasonably accurate details are present to support the main ideas.
D: The writer seems to be writing from knowledge or experience; the ideas are fresh and
original.
E: The reader’s questions are anticipated and answered.
F: Insight—an understanding of life and a knack for picking out what is significant—is
shown and connections are made.
3 The writer is beginning to define the topic, although the development is basic or general.
A: The topic is fairly broad; however, you can see where the writer is going
B: Support is attempted, but doesn’t go far enough yet in fleshing out the key issues or ideas.
C: Ideas are reasonably clear, though they may not be detailed, personalized, accurate, or
expanded enough to show in-depth understanding or a strong sense of purpose.
D: A few examples of “showing” are present, but the writer relies on general examples.
E: The reader is lefts with questions. More information is needed to fill in the blanks.
F: The generally stays on the topic and begins to develop a clear theme.
2 No one main idea stands out yet, although possibilities are emerging.
A: The paper hints at topics, but doesn’t settle on one yet.
B: Support is incidental or confusing.
C: Several possible ideas may be present which could become central ideas on different
pieces of writing.
D: The writer makes statements without specifics to back them up.
E: The reader has so many questions because of the lack of specific information.
F: Glimmers of the writer’s topic or main point show up occasionally.
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As yet, the paper has no clear sense of purpose or central theme. To extract meaning
from the text, the reader must make inferences based on sketchy or missing details.
A: The writer is still in search of a topic, is brainstorming, or has not yet decided on what the
main idea will be.
B: Information is limited or unclear or the length is not adequate for development.
C: The idea is a simple restatement of the topic or an answer to the question with little or no
attention to detail.
D: The writer has not begun to define the topic in a meaningful, personal way.
E: Everything seems as important as everything else; the reader has a hard time sifting out
what is important.
F: The text may be repetitious, or may read like a collection of disconnected, random thoughts
with no discernable point.
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