setting book report packet

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Name: ______________________ Per: _____ Due Date: _______

Setting Book ReportDirections:

• Select a book that you have NOT read before that is at least 150 pages.

• Begin reading right away – this project will be due in six weeks and the visual component will take you some time to complete.

• Choose one of the below options from column A for your visualcomponent.

• Choose one of the below options from column B for your summary component.

Column A Column B

Visual Component Options (100 points):

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Dioramao For this option you will use a

shoe box to create a 3Ddiorama that illustrates thesetting in your book.

•• Travel Brochureo For this option you will

create a 4 panel travel brochure that could be usedto attract tourists to thesetting in your novel.

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Setting Muralo For this option you will

create a piece of a muraldepicting the setting in which an important part of the story or novel you readtook place. You will selectone important section of thestory to illustrate.

Summary Options (120 points):

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Oral Presentationo For this option you must

present your visualcomponent AND give an oralsummary of your novel.Summaries should includeinformation from the beginning, middle, and endof your book, as well as why you did (or did not) like it.Oral presentations should

last 2-5 minutes.• Written Summary

o For this option you mustcomplete a book reportsummary. You will use aformat that I have anddiscuss the characters,setting, beginning, middle,and ending of your book, as well as who you wouldsuggest it to.



Diorama

Your task is to use a shoebox to create a 3D diorama that shows an

important setting from you novel.

Directions:1. Select the box you will use, and make the background. You could

color, paint, or glue construction paper inside to look like the sky,ground, or other aspects of the setting.

2. You must have at least three items that make the setting 3D. You could use twits to make a tree, cotton for clouds, foil forwater, etc. Be creative and have fun! There are some great

suggestions for making dioramas online – check them out.3. Write a one paragraph description of your scene and glue it on tothe top of the box.

4. Make sure that the title and author are clearly visible when yourdiorama is on display.

5. Make sure to put your name on the box.

Rubric for Diorama

_____ setting is displayed neatly and creatively in 3D [25 points]

_____ one paragraph written description of the SETTING and how it relates toyour story [25 points]

_____ neatness and creativity [20 points]

_____ correct use of grammar/spelling/punctuation (10 points]

_____ title and author are visible [10 points]

_____ name is visible [10 points]

_____ FINAL GRADE/100



Setting Mural

For this option you will create a piece of a mural depicting the settingin which an important part of the story or novel you read took place.

You will select one important section of the story to illustrate.

Directions:1. Across the top of a large piece of white butcher paper (at least

36-inches long and 12-inches tall) write the title of your book andthe author’s name.

2. Select one setting from your book that you feel is mostimportant.

3. Illustrate your mural – be sure to include any buildings,landmarks, natural physical features (rivers, oceans, mountains,

etc.), etc. Use multiple media to create different effects(markers, paint, colored pencils, etc.)

4. On the bottom of your mural, you will write a description of where and when your setting is and how it impacts the story.

5. Make sure to put your name on the back.

Rubric for Diorama

_____ mural has title and author clearly identified at the top of the page (10points)

_____ mural colorfully depicts the setting in the novel (30 points)

_____ description of setting is written at the bottom of page; descriptiondescribes where and when the setting is AND how it impacts thecharacters and/or events in the story (30 points)


_____ name is visible [10 points]




Travel Brochure

Your task is to create a tri-fold brochure that could be used to attract tourists

to the setting in your novel.

Directions:1. Fold a piece of white construction paper into three equal sections

from one short end to the other.2. On the outside panel, title brochure “Welcome to _____________”

(fill in with the name of your setting.3. As you open up the brochure, title the first section (on the left),

“A Visit to (setting name)”. Describe the setting and illustrate.4. Title the center section, “The Role (setting name) played in (story

name). Describe how the setting impacted the characters andevents in the story and illustrate.

5. On the final section (on the right) title the brochure “Finding YourWay Around (setting name)”. Draw a map that shows the mainarea described in your novel. What landmarks, buildings, andphysical features are nearby? Some of this may have beenexplained clearly in your story; some you may have to inferbased on how you visualize the setting in your head.

6. Write your name on the back of your brochure.

Rubric for Diorama

_____ front of brochure has a title written neatly and clearly; illustrated [10points)

_____ section one provides a well-described vision of the setting; illustrated[15 points]

_____ section two clearly describes the role the setting played in the story;illustrated [15 points]

_____ section three provides a detailed, colored, and labeled map of the

setting [15 points]

_____ neatness and creativity [20 points]


_____ title and author are visible on the FRONT of the brochure [10 points]

_____ name is visible on BACK of brochure [5 points]


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