2. General
Guidelines
• Due date: May 1-10, 2022 (presentation dates will
be assigned by the teacher)
• Groups: 2-4 students in a group. Choose a group
representative. Groups should be approved by the
teacher.
• Books: The book you choose should be at an
approved level for the student (teacher must
approve the book before you start reading). Bonus
if you choose a book that doesn't have a
Hebrew translation or a movie version.
• Make sure all group members have a copy of the
book (either printed or a digital version of it).
• Show the book to your teacher before you begin
reading it. The book should be approved by the
teacher.
3. Part I:
Individual Work
SOLO!
● Book report worksheet to be completed in class,
during a lesson, the week after the Passover
vacation
● In this class-worksheet you will be required to
know:
1. Title - name of book
2. Author - who wrote the book
3. Setting of the story - when, where
4. The plot - very short: Beginning, middle (the
problem), ending (solution)
5. Main characters
6. At least 6 new words you learned from the book
and their context
7. Would you recommend this book, why or why
not (write a review, give it stars)
8. Write at least one important quote from the
book and explain why it is important, interesting
or fun to mention.
4. Part II:
Creative Project
and/or activity
• As a group, decide on a creative project and/or activity to
present the book in an exhibition.
• Assign a role to each member and be prepared to describe
each member’s contribution to the project.
Examples:
1. Create a map describing the route the story takes, add
little notes along the way to help understand the
connection between the map and the book. You can also
make this a board game that visitors to the exhibition can
play.
2. A filmed interview with one of the characters or the
author. You should be able to present it on a laptop and
explain your work.
3. Design a poster about the book - to promote the book,
something in the book (a character, a place), a movie based
on the book or any other topic related to the book.
4. Creating a puppet show of a scene from the book.
5. You may search for more ideas here
• In this part, you will be assess on your creativity, as well
as the effort and time you have invested in the project,
activity and presentation. Your teamwork will also be
assessed!
5. Part III:
Presentation
• Group oral presentation in class:
Oral presentation: the group will present the book and talk
about it. It can be accompanied by cards, notes or a
presentation of up to 5 slides.
Your talk should include the following information:
1. Title, author, genre, date and country of original
publication.
2. Why you chose the book
3. 5 interesting facts about the book
4. An explanation about your project: what is it? Why did
you choose this project? How did you create it? Which
part or parts of the book does it relate too? Extra credit:
use quotes from the book!
5. All group members should be able to talk about the
book and the project!
6. All group members should be ready to answer
questions about the book.
7. If this book was made into a film or a TV series be ready
to answer questions about facts and items that only
exist in the book and the differences between the
versions.
6. Assessment
Assessment Criteria for Group Work
● Ready on due date (May 1st)
● Creativity of Product (WOW factor)
● Explanation of creative product
● Explanation of how product relates to the
book
● Teamwork
● Written reflection on the group work
7. Creative
Ideas
★ Do a costumed presentation of your book. Dress either as
the author or the characters.
★ If a journey was involved, draw a map with explanatory
notes of significant places.
★ Create a travel brochure for a vacation following the book
paths and story.
★ Make a diorama and explain what it shows.
★ Make a new book - jacket with an original blurb.
★ Participate with three or four classmates in a television talk
show about the book.
★ With another student, do a pretend interview with the
author or with one of the characters.
★ Cut out magazine pictures to make a collage or a poster
illustrating the idea of the book.
★ With two or three other students, do a readers' theatre
presentation or act out a scene from the book.
★ For fun, exaggerate either characteristics or events and
write a tabloid-style news story related to your book.
★ Draw a comic-book page complete with bubble-style
conversations showing an incident in your book.
8. Creative
Ideas
★ Make a poster advertising your book.
★ Make three or more puppets of the characters in the book.
Prepare a short puppet show to tell the story to the class.
★ Rewrite the story as a picture book. Use simple vocabulary
so that it may be enjoyed by much younger students.
★ Write a song with music or a poem to recite for your story.
Be ready to present them (recite or sing).
★ Find the top 10 web sites a character in your book would
most frequently visit. Include 2-3 sentences for each on why
your character likes each of the sites.
★ Create a board game, card game or computer game based
on events and characters in the book you read. Be ready to
have your audience play it.
★ Make models of three objects which were important in the
book you read. On a card attached to each model, tell why
that object was important in the book.
★ Complete a series of five drawings that show five of the
major events in the plot of the book you read. Write captions
for each drawing so that the illustrations can be understood
by someone who did not read the book.
9. Creative
Ideas
★ You are a prosecuting attorney putting one of the
characters from the book you read on trial for a crime or
misdeed. Prepare your case on paper, giving all your
arguments. You can also be the defense.
★ Make a shoebox diorama of a scene from the book you read.
Write a paragraph explaining the scene and its effect in the
book on your title page.
★ Make a timeline of the major events in the book you read.
Be sure the divisions on the timeline reflect the time period
in the plot. Use drawings or magazine cutouts to illustrate
events along the timeline.
★ Pick a national issue. Compose a speech to be given on that
topic by one of the major characters in the book you read. Be
sure the contents of the speech reflect the characters
personality and beliefs. You can also video the speech.
★ After reading a nonfiction book create an infographics
showing the main information your learned in the book.
★ Gather a large collection of current events that reflect
incidents that closely parallel those in your novel.
10. Creative
Ideas
★ Create a tasty book report, be ready to explain your choices.
★ Try creative cereal box book reports
★ Create tote-bag book reports (a basket with items related to the
book, be ready to explain them)
★ Create a book-in-a-tiny-box using models, cards, illustrations or
any other ideas to help you squeeze your book in a tiny mint-tin-
box
★ Create a calendar of events you can present, based on your
book
★ Create a yearbook for the characters in your book
★ Design t-shirt book reports
★ Present your casting suggestions for a book that you have read -
only if this book was not made into a movie or a TV series yet.
★ Design a mobile app (create wireframes) for one or more of the
characters from the book, or an app that would take people into
the book, the story, a scene or to meet with the characters.
★ Create a lap-book for your book
11. Your Own
Creative
Ideas
How to find
a book?
★Go to the next slides for research,
search and browsing.
★Visit a library
★Go to a book shop
★Want your idea to appear here?
★You can come up with your own
creative ideas!
★Dare!
12. Links for finding books to read
• Research the right book for you
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/young-adult
• Search for “classics” on Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?sort_order=downlo
ads
• Free Kindle books for “young adults” (teens):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/digital-
text/3511261011/ref=zg_bs?ie=UTF8&tf=1
• Free children’s books on Kindle
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/digital-
text/155009011/ref=zg_bs_nav_digital-
text_2_154606011?ie=UTF8&tf=1
• Bookvooks have a huge library, here’s an example:
13. Links for finding books to read
• Level books: ספרי
רמות https://www.readinga-z.com/
• Epic books - https://www.getepic.com/app/search (you might
need to ask a teacher to assign a book for you)
• Other books to read online:
https://onlinereadfreenovel.com/carl-hiaasen/49378-flush.html
• Level books in our school google drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1pFJaa3LeU1kJMVS
DQTkllYn_5HeooHMW
• Tel Aviv public libraries app for reading books in your mobile or
PC: https://libbyapp.com/ (need a library card to register)
• In the school library - some of these books can be found at school
or in public libraries ( ספרוני
רמות )
14. I want a book like…
• I loved books like “Percy Jackson” - look here:
https://www.beyondthebookends.com/18-books-to-read-if-you-love-percy-jackson/
• Books for those who love Harry Potter books and the world of
magic: https://www.beyondthebookends.com/books-like-harry-potter/
• Books for students who enjoyed “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” -
https://www.booksourcebanter.com/2017/10/06/books-like-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid/
• For those who are into mystery books - https://bookriot.com/must-
read-mystery-books-for-kids/
• Mighty girl historical fiction and novels:
https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=23426
• A walk in the past - https://bookriot.com/historical-fiction-books-for-
middle-school-readers/
• Loved another book? Write in Google: “books like…(name of the
book you loved)”