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Islam - Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha Book Review Planning Frame
In this Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha book review worksheet, learners respond to the Islam text - Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha by completing an in-depth review. The review should be written to reveal personal opinions for or against the book in an...
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ESL Intermediate Reading: Book Review Record Sheet
For this ESL book review worksheet, students fill in the form to report on and critique a book that they read. They write the title of the book, how long it took to read the book, retell the story, and tell whether they found the story...
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Film, Book And TV Reviews
In this film, book and TV review worksheet, students after watching a film, reading a book and viewing a TV show, fill out a form that includes the main characters, plot and story line of each.
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Charlotte's Web: Book Review
In this book report worksheet, students write a review of E.B. White's Charlotte's Web. Students are instructed to write a short summary which explains "what you thought of the story and why you thought it."
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Potter Book Review
Young scholars describe the plot of the latest Harry Potter novel and comment on the highlights and weak points. They then evaluate the novel and understand the layout of a book review.
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Rough Draft and Peer Edit of Oral Book Review
Students write a rough draft book review over a book they have finished recently. Using their peers, they revise and make suggestions to correct spelling and grammatical errors. In groups, they practice giving their book report to the...
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Reading Rainbow Book Review
Learners watch a "Reading Rainbow" video including the short book reviews that are always shown during each video. They read a book fo their choice and do an oral book report similar to those from Reading Rainbow.
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Literature Awards: Beehive Award Nominees for Children's Fiction 2003-2004
Students examine information about books that were nominated for Utah's Beehive Award in 2003-2004.
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Writing a Book Review of The Hound of the Baskervilles
Young scholars explore The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Students review the process of writing a book review and what needs to be included in the finished product. After reading The Hound of the Baskervilles,...
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Writing A Book Review of The Hobbit
Young scholars explore The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. For this book review lesson, students examine the elements included in a book review, such as author, opinions of the book, summary, character information, main points and plot...
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How to Write a Summary of a Book
Students explore ways to write book summaries. In this summary writing lesson, students discover the steps for writing summaries of fictional books.
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My Book Review
In this book review worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer style book report, filling in details about the book: favorite character, plot, opinion and recommendation.
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Teaching Voluntary Reading
Learners participate in a variety of activities to increase their fluency and read for pleasure. They read books of their choice, participate in author talks and book talks, write book reviews, and select favorite books for a class...
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That Reminds Me
Students investigate various forms of literature using drawings, sentences, and class discussion. They pick the text to look at to keep student interest. The teacher helps the students use appropriate reading level books. They complete a...
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Student Book Reviews/ The Outsiders
Eighth graders participate in a lesson that focuses on the devleopment of reading skills looking for critical elements. They compose a book review for "The Outsiders" after reading previous reviews. Students also access the web in order...
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Book Report Database and Author E-mail Project
Learners read a number of books by a given author and input information into a database. They e-mail information about their favorite author to other students. They focus on story elements and ask questions or make suggestions for future...
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Book Buddies
Students read a book and share a book review with an e-mail book buddy once a month. They word process the review, copy and paste into the e-mail for sharing.
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Have I Got a Book for You!
Fourth graders select a library book, read it and complete "Books to Check Out!" form. They compile their completed forms to a book to be displayed in the classroom for all readers to see.
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Multiple Intelligences and Holistic Models
Tenth graders identify different genres of literature and the characteristics which identify each genre. They identify which genres best suit their interests, read a novel and perform a skit from the novel or present original artwork...
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Creating a Book Review Using a Multimedia Stack
Third graders identify the title, character, setting and plot of a story they have read. They state their opinions of the story read and provide information about themselves as a reviewer, using Multimedia Software.