Creative Book Reports for Children

Draw on students' talents and assign imaginative book reports that challenge and stimulate their creative abilities. Traditional written book reports are boring for students and teachers. Make the classroom more exciting by altering written book report styles. Consider integrating technology into book report presentations or add an artistic flair to the book reports. Most importantly get students excited about reading and preparing a presentation for the class.

Written Book Reports

Get creative with a traditional written book report. Completing a traditional book report with setting, character descriptions and other literary devices is often boring for students. Dress up these assignments with creative ideas such as asking students to create a comic book for their book report. Encourage students to create the front page of a newspaper, writing a news story about the events and characters in the books. Ask students to include other typical newspaper information such as weather reports to describe the setting, an editorial on the book or an advertisement for a product used in the book.

Technology Book Reports

Encourage students to use technology for a book report. Allow students to write interview questions for the main character. Working with a partner, record the answers for audio or video use. The partners can take turns reading each other's questions, acting as the interviewer. Encourage students to create a PowerPoint presentation for their book report. Incorporate clip art, pictures and other design features of PowerPoint. Ask students to write a commercial advertising their book or write an adaption of their favorite scene. Recruit classmates to serve as actors and film the commercial or scene to watch in class.

Artistic Book Reports

Put students artistic talents to work by assigning a book report with a creative touch. Ask students to create life-size portraits of the characters in the book. Allow students to draw, paint, sculpt or sketch a portrait of the characters in the book. Make sure the portraits include a written description of character traits and emotions experienced by the character. Design picture books for younger students. Invite students to create a picture book version of the book they completed suitable for younger students. Many students think this assignment sounds easy, but once students get started they often find it more challenging. Encourage students to create a book jacket or movie poster for the book. Include an illustration, summary and description of the main character. Consider altering the assignment for movie posters to include a catchy slogan for the movie, critical reviews and actors to play the roles of the main characters.

References

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