english 6 dlp 16 writing a book report

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To the Learner

Dear Learner,

How are you today?

In your previous module you have already learned about writingspecifc directions. In this module you will learn how to write a bookreport or home reading report.

Lets Learn This

!hen you fnish this module, you will be able to know how towrite a book report, sees the data and in"ormation in those materialswhich are necessary and important.

Lets Try This

Directions: #nswer these $uestions about writing book reports.

%. !hich o" these introductory sentences is more interesting?

&ichie, a %'(year(old runaway, cries himsel" to sleepevery night in the bowling alley where he lives.

)any children run away "rom home, and this book isabout one o" them, a boy named &ichie.

2. In a report on a fction book about runaways, where wouldthese sentences go? *&ichies mother is dead. He and his"ather dont get along.+

introduction

conclusion

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. In the same report, where would these sentences go?

*#uthor -lark Howard has written a sad and eciting bookabout runaways that shows how terrible the li"e o" a runway canbe, I strongly recommend the book to people o" all ages.

body

conclusion

Lets /tudy This

HOW TO WRITE A BOOK REPORT

!riting a book report should not be a chore. Instead, consider itan opportunity to share the good news about a book you haveen0oyed. /imply writing, *I really liked this book. 1ou will, too2+ is notenough. 1ou need to eplain what makes the book worth reading.

Like other essays, book reports have three parts. #n essay is a

short report that represents the personal views o" the writer. Thethree parts o" an essay 3and a book report4 are introduction, body andconclusion.

The introduction to a book report should be a "ull paragraphthat will capture the interest o" your readers. The body paragraphscontain the main substance o" your report. Include a brie" overview o" the plot o" your book, along with supporting details that make itinteresting. In the conclusion, summari5e the central ideas o" yourreport. /um up why you would or would not recommend it to others.

WRITING A HOME READING REPORT

!hen you see a good movie or you receive something thatmakes you very happy, you like to tell someone also about it so thatyou can share the happiness that you "eel. !hen you read a goodbook, it is also "un to tell your "riends about it. 1ou would like them toget the same pleasing eperience you have.

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# book report is a $uick look at a book. Its purpose is to in"ormthe reader. It tells 0ust enough about the book so that people candecide to read it or not.

1• # writer, as he reads another reading material, sees the dataand in"ormation in those materials which are necessary and

important.

2• The "ollowing outline will give you an idea o" whatin"ormation you need in your book report.

9. Title

35. #uthor o" the book

III. 6lace and Date o" 6ublication

I7. 8o. o" 6ages

7. 9rie" /ummary

7I. )oral

7II. -omments

Lets try to look at its eample.



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-ynthia is an active and hardworking member o" the school9ook Lovers -lub. To show how "ond o" reading she is, she submits ahome reading report every week.

:ind out how -ynthia prepares her home reading report. &ead

it.

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The story is a scene "rom the li"e o" Cohn Cames #udobon, a"amous bird painter. It happened in :rance when he was a young boymany years ago. Cohn Cames "ather took care o" birds called goldfnches in a cage. He was unhappy about the birds in the cage. /oone day, he let them go. Cohn Cames happily watched and listened tothem chirping as they ew out the tree branch. His "ather "ound outwhat he



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did. He told Cohn Cames how he loved them because the birds werebeauti"ul. Instead o" crying while being scolded, Cohn Cames handedhis "ather a beauti"ul drawing o" the birds. The little boys drawingmade )r. #udobon gladder than ever. The gold fnches looked morealive in it. :rom then on, )r. #udobon encouraged Cohn Cames to draw

and paint more pictures o" birds. Cohn Cames also wanted to paintevery kind o" bird in the world. He said that each bird was so beauti"ulbut all kinds o" cages are so ugly. Cohn Cames #udobon later lived inthe nited /tates. He continued painting. His works were published in"our huge volumes o" books.

Cohn Cames is 0ust one o" the many men and women who workon something they had special interest in as children. His success"ulcareer as a well(known bird painter started only as a hobby.

)oral > 9ig things start "rom little things. 9e patientin developing your talent.

-omments > I like the story. It is inspiring, especially tothose who love and are interested inpainting. #"ter reading it, I became moreaware o" my talent. I now promise to readmore widely and to continue writing moreshort stories, anecdotes and verses.

Lets Do This

#rrange the "ollowing notes according to the "ollowing headings.se another sheet o" paper to write your answers.

1- Type o" 9ook

2- /etting o" /tory3- Theme or !hat the book is about

4- 6lot o" The )ain <vents o" the book

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%. fction %%. "araway land'. autobiography %'. tells about eperience in. why gorillas are in danger schoolE. non(fction %. the boy who lived in a villageB. a mountain in the #lps %E. the origin o" the ower

F. met an old witch %B. battle took many homesG. a biography %F. a beach resortA. a king who lives his kingdom %G. sent messages

to do research %A. in recent times

@. in #ntartica in the %Bth century %@. a brave and clever "amily%. personal narration '. a long time ago

Lets Do )ore

/tudy the book report below then fll out the in"ormation asked.

Title : /omeday /oon

Author : 6al &. Canna and =enevieve Hoyt

Type : :iction

Principal Characters : sual community workers

Summary :

The book oers interesting "acts about the community and itsworkers. The "armers and policemen are the communitys mostimportant workers. The colored pictures illustrate the workers dailylives. The bakers baking, the dairymans butter and cheeseprocessing, and the canners method o" canning "ruits are all

described clearly and vividly.;ther workers described in the book are the helpers in trains.

They help make commuters travel com"ortable. )any other means o" traveling are also described, like those by airplane, bus, and tai.

The other part o" the book describes ways o" sending messages.)essages are sent through the e(mail, telephone, and other "orms o" media. 8ewspapers and news in radio broadcasts are also describedin detail.

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Personal Reaction:

;ne should read this book "or the "ollowing reasons> :irst, toen0oy the beauti"ul, colored pictures o" the community and workersJsecond, to know the kind o" work they doJ and third, to learn how thepeoples taes help in the maintenance o" $uality li"e in a community.

Lets &emember This

1• The "ollowing in"ormation needed in writing a Home

&eading &eport.

1o Title

2o #uthor

3o 6lace and Date o" 6ublication

4o 8o. o" 6ages

5o 9rie" /ummary

6o )oral

Lets Test ;urselves

6lace on what you have learned about *!riting 9ook&eport+, identi"y the indicated parts.

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The Story of My LifeBy: Helen Keller

What would it be like to live in a world you couldn’t see

and hear? How could you even learn to talk? Helen Keller livedin this kind of world.

Helen Keller was not born deaf and blind, but she becamesick when she was still small. When she recovered, everythingfor Helen was dark and silent. Her parents loved her and felt very

sorry for her. So, they didn’t try to make her obey, and theyallowed her to have her own way with everything. By giving into her whims and caprices, they made her make a mess of their

lives and hers, too.

Finally, they found a teacher for her, a young woman.

Anne Sullivan. She was nearly blind herself and they wonderedhow she could teach Helen. But Anne Sullivan was a strong,

stubborn person, and she refused to let Helen have her way.

Helen fought her. And even Helen’s parents were angry with her.

They couldn’t understand that pity was bad for their daughter. It

took a long time, but Anne found a way to get to Helen and open

up her world.

This is an exciting story about a real battle to overcomeobstacles. If you want to know how it was won, read book. Helenwill tell you.

Adapted, Grammar and Literature Compilations

1• #re you done?

2• Look at the answer key to check the answers.

3• I" your score is B *6er"ect+ K proceed to the net module.

4• I" your score is E, answer the net activity *Lets<nrich ;urselves+.

5• I" your score is and below, review the net module.

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Lets <nrich

;urselves

&ead and understand the story. :ill in the needed in"ormation.

ur !o"t or #"le Adapted from Messenger of St. Anthony

&ead the story

)y godmothers "amily lives in #laska, /#. /hes a nurse andthe most industrious woman Ive ever known. /he manages a drygoods store with her sister and her husband. /he is )rs. 8enita de7era, a mother o" two boys, Cun Cun and 6io.

/he used to be a "ashion model and, according to )ama, shewas the best(dressed woman in their town in 9icol, )ama had beenher best "riend ever since and thats why she was my godmother. Icant "orget her because o" this wonder"ul story.



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;ne summer evening, 0ust as )rs. De 7era was about to turn o the television set and go to sleep, she saw the tiger skin which waslying on the living room oor begin to move, open its eyes, and comealive.

Then, it slowly stood up and $uickly leaped, almost runningtowards the door.

)rs. De 7era shouted and cried "or help. It leaped out an openwindow and landed in the garden. It disappeared and my godmother,who was in a state o" shock, "ainted.

/he was given frst aid by her sister, who came down a"terhearing the loud roar o" a tiger.

*8enita, whats that?+ she asked.*The tiger is alive #na. Its in the garden.+ she answered.

The women eyed the tiger apprehensively. The tiger lay down on

the grass and etended its body to its "ull length. The two were surprised to see other animals coming "romdierent directions. They met, "aced each other and talked abouttheir skins being made into "ur coats.

*8enita, turn on the lights outside2+ her sister summoned.

Lights were turned on and every animal walked towards thegate. 6eople "rom the apartment were now wide awake. There was acommotion in their store and )r. de 7era came out with a gun in hishand.

*/hut the gate, they are leaving2+ he cried outloud. *#na, the animals took the coats on display2+he said

Their eyes were glued to the lawn where the animals seeminglydisplayed their beauti"ul coats as )rs. De 7era said, *Look at whattheyre doing2 They got back their own skins2+ 6eople were shouting.

*)y tiger skin2+*)y wol"blanket2+ *)yleopard coat2+*)y mink coat2+*)y beaver

skin2+ *)y seal 0acket2+

The animals wore back their skins and slowly walked down thestreet.

The coat owners pursued the animals until they reached thepark. They witnessed how animals skins were ripped o their bodies.It was something they would not want to look at, i" they had thechoice.

*I cant take this anymore2+ cried an old woman.

*/top it2 6ity the animals2 Dont touch them2+ yelled a younggirl. *This is terrible2+ men and women shouted.



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*!e want our "urs but we cant bear to look at all this bloodshed.+ Then the de 7era "amily saw how the people who bought "urs and

coats made out o" the skin o" animals le"t these things they bought. They were embarrassed to see the diculties and pain the animals

went through.

*8o more "ur coats "rom tigers, seals, beavers, and otheranimals,+ cried my godmother, )rs. 8enita de 7era.

/he was shouting in her sleep.

*Dont touch them2 6lease leave them alone2+ she was crying.*Hey wake up, 8ene, 8ene2+ her husband shook her to wake her

up.

)rs. De 7era opened her eyes and cried. *!hat a dream2+ sheeclaimed.

Source: Soaring to New Height in Reading Pu!lisher: A!i"a Pu!lishing # $%%

M -ongratulations222 Cob well done.

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#nswer Ney

$et%s Do T&is

1. Type o" 9ook2. :iction3. #utobiography4. 8on(:iction5. /etting o" /tory6. a mountain in the #lps

7. in #ntartica in the %Bth century8. :araway land9. a beach resort

10. in recent timesa long timeago

11. Theme or !hat the 9ook is #bout12. !hy gorillas are in danger13. a biography14. a king who leaves his kingdom to do research

15. tells about eperience in

school the boy who lived in avillage sent messages

16. 6lot or The )ain <vents o" the 9ook17. met an old witch18. personal narration

the origin o" the owers19. battle took many homes20. a brave and clever "amily

$et%s Do More

Title > /omeday /oon#uthor > 6al &. Canna and =enevieve Hoyt6rincipal -haracters > sual -ommunity !orkers

6lot > %. The book oers interesting "acts about thecommunity

and its workers.

> '. The others part o" the book describes ways o"sending

messages.



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!hy is the book a treasure o" the past>

1. To en0oy the beauti"ul, colored pictures o" the community andworkers.

2. To know the kind o" work they do.

3. To learn how the peoples taes help in the maintenance o" $uality li"e in a community.

$et%s Test Oursel'es

1. Title2. #uthor3. Introduction4. /ummary5. -omments

$et%s Enric& Oursel'es

Title > :ur -oat :or /ale#uthor > #dopted "rom )essenger o" /t. #nthony

6ublisher and -opyright date > /oaring to 8ew Height in &eading F#biva 6ublishing O 'F8o. o" 6ages > '9rie" /ummary >

)oral > #nswers may vary-omments>

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