BOOK REPORT – CEREAL BOX

Project and Presentation Requirements

Our First book report project will be an ‘At home’ project due TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16! Each student must choose an independent reading book that is a chapter book (fiction and a novel) at her or his assigned lexile level. It must be new to you. This means:

•A story that you do not yet know; you haven’t read it before or seen the movie

•A book that you have not read before November 8, 2013

•A new story in a series with which you are familiar is OK.

The book report project will be a Cereal Box Book Report. Each student will decorate a real cereal box with illustrations and information related to the book they read using the directions below. Please do not use the multi-pak cereal boxes from Sam’s of Costco as they are too big for this project.

Front of Box: First, makes sure to cover your cereal box with white or colored paper. Design a cover for your cereal box. Include the name of the cereal with a picture. Invent a name for the cereal that is related to the title of the book that sounds like a cereal. Do not use the exact title of the book. You may want to look at the attached page of real cereal boxes to get some ideas. Choose a shape for the cereal as well as colors and ingredients that all relate to the book. For example, for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, you might invent a cereal called Wizards Wands, a toasted oat cereal in the shape of miniature lightening bolts.

Right Side: Make a list of ingredients that includes the story elements Characters and Setting. Under the heading “Ingredients,” list the main characters and write a sentence about each of one. If you have a lot of main characters, choose five characters to list and write a sentence about. Then describe the setting. You can use the template on the attached sheet or do it your own way. Just make sure to include the main characters and the setting.

Left Side: Write a summary that describes the main problem and the solution of the book. Try to use words that will grab the readers’ attention. And make them want to buy your cereal. You can use the attached template or do this in your own way.

Back of Box: Design a game that is based on the story. It can be a puzzle, a word search, a word scramble, a maze, a crossword puzzle, a hidden pictures illustration or any other fun activity that might be found on the back of a cereal box. Make sure it includes information from the book.

Bottom of Box: Include the title, author, number of pages and a number of stars that you would give this book if you were a book critic. The maximum number of stars would be five. You can use the template or create the bottom of the box yourself as long as you include all of the things listed above.

Prize (Optional): Cereal boxes often include a prize. Your prize must be something the main character could have used in the book or something that reminds you of the main character. You can even include a picture of the prize on the front of the box to let your reader know what is inside the box.

Your Cereal Bob Book Report is due at school on or before UESDAY, DECEMBER 16.

**All templates for this cereal box book report will be available to download from the class website (http://staff.4j.lane.edu/~mcilrath). If students need any glue, scissors, markers, white paper, colored paper or construction from school, they are more than welcome to borrow supplies upon request.

Cereal Box Commercial

Students will share their project by doing a 1-2 minute commercial for their cereal. These oral presentations will be made during the week of UESDAY, DECEMBER 16. Students should practice their commercials at home to make sure they are ready. The goal is to make the other students really want to buy the cereal (read the book). Use the following guidelines for writing your commercial:

•Share exciting elements from the book- the problem, important scenes, interesting characters, etc.

•Be energetic! Try to convince the audience to buy your cereal whether you liked the book or not.

•Cereal has nutritional value and is “good for the body”. Tell you classmates why this book would be good for them.

1. •Optional - Be a character from the book to help you “sell” your product.