Transcript Nonfiction Book Report

Directions:
Create a Cereal Box nonfiction book report. You should select
an informational book about a topic you are interested in. The
book should be at least 50 pages. Please see me if you have any
questions about your book selection. Include the following
information on the front, back, and sides of your cereal box.
*Color/decorate your cereal box. (2 pts.)
*Turn in this form with your book report. (1 pt.)
Draw an illustration to
represent the topic
you chose to read
about. (2 pts.)
Write a paragraph explaining why you
chose to read and learn more about the
topic of your book. Before you began
reading, what did you already know about
your topic? What were you hoping to learn
about your topic? (2 pts.)
(1
Vocab. Words
(9 pts.)
Select three words
from the text that
you think would make
good vocabulary
words. Select words
that are difficult or
interesting. Then,
write the words
below. Use a
dictionary to locate
their definitions, and
record them under
each word. Finally,
draw a picture to
represent each word.
1. Vocabulary Word
*Definition
*Picture
2. Vocabulary Word
*Definition
*Picture
3. Vocabulary Word
*Definition
*Picture
pt. for title, author’s name, and your name)
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Write a summary about
your topic. Make sure
your summary includes at
least five facts you
learned about your topic.
Select three nonfiction
text structures that
helped you better
understand what you read.
List the three structures
that helped you. Under
each structure, explain how
it helped you with your
reading comprehension.
(6 pts.)
(5 pts.)
Good readers make connections to what they read. As
you read, make a text-to-self, text-to-text, and textto-word connection.
#1
(6 pts.)
Quote
#1
Quote
#2
Quote
#3
Explanation
of how the
quote
relates to
something in
your life
Explanation
of how the
quote relates
to something
you’ve read
in another
book
Explanation
of how the
quote relates
to something
going on in
the world
Here is a list of nonfiction text structures:
chronological order, cause/effect, description,
compare/contrast, and sequence.
Total:
____/34
pts.
Explanation of
how the
feature
helped you
#2
Explanation of
how the
feature
helped you
#3
Explanation of
how the
feature
helped you
Kathleen Amari-