Students are assigned a cereal box project for their summer reading book. They must decorate a cereal box with the book's title, ingredients like characters and setting, a recommendation, and a summary. The directions explain that the box should be wrapped in a material related to the book and include a picture, book report details on the sides, and a drawn scene and brief summary on the back. Students are encouraged to brainstorm at school but complete the project at home with drafts and their best effort by the due date.

1. Cereal Box Project
Summer Reading Book
Due Thursday, September 1, 2011
You are going to decorate a cereal box. Think about your book. What kind of paper or fabric
could you wrap your box in that connects to your book? Can you make it 3-D?
Box Front
Name of cereal- If your book was somehow made into a box of cereal what would you call it? Be
clever. Consider the storyline, plot, conflict and resolution. Name your cereal. How will you
make it look on your box? Be creative.
Picture- Use your imagination and create a picture that goes with your clever title.
Name of Cereal
Picture that goes with the name
Your name
Skinny Side 1
On one of the skinny sides, list the ingredients of the story, which in reality is a mini book
report:
Use complete sentences and refer to your book.
Write a sentence about each!
1. Character
2. Setting
3. Problem
4. Solution
Skinny Side 2 Would you recommend this book to anyone? Who do you think would enjoy it?
Write a 1 to 4 sentence recommendation on this side.

2. Back of the Box
Draw a picture of your favorite scene and then write a brief summary.
Picture
Important information:
1. We will discuss the directions and brainstorm ideas for this project in school, but all work
will be done at home.
2. You may wrap your box in any material or color you choose. All work should be written or
typed on another sheet of paper and then glued to the box.
3. You should always do a rough draft before placing anything on the box.
4. Your final product should be your best effort and free of mistakes.
5. Do not wait to start this project, do a little every night until it is finished.
6. If you have any questions, make sure you ask me before Friday, August 26thth.
7. Reminder, project is due at school on Thursday, September 1st.