Book Jacket Book Report: Putting It All Together

Everything you need to know about the project is below:

Front Cover/Panel 4: This is the front cover. In this section you need the title, author’s name, your name, the date and a duplicate of your book cover.

Summary/Panels 5 & 6: This is the front flap. Write a two or three paragraph summary of the book that highlights the beginning, middle, and end of the book. Remember, the summary states the facts, not what you thought about the book.

Main Ideas/Panel 7: This is the inside front. Write a complete sentence describing the main idea for each chapter of the book.

Main Character/Panel 8: This is the inside spine. Use creative lettering to write the name of the main character. Use a thesaurus to find five adjectives that describe him or her. These adjectives should be words that you do not use in your everyday vocabulary. For example, don’t use words like nice, happy, or pretty, to describe the character.

Problems and Solutions/Panel 9: This is the inside back. Use this panel to illustrate, comic book style, three problems the characters faced in the story. Give each picture a one-sentence caption.

Vocabulary/Panel 10: This is the inside back flap. As you read your book, look up words you don’t know. List five new words alphabetically and their definitions.

Author’s Notes/Panel 1: This is the back flap. On this flap, write a short biography about yourself. Include a self-portrait or a snapshot of you.

Back Cover/Panel 2: This is the back cover. You should write a response to the book here. It will be your review of the book. It should include your rating of the book and why.

Spine/Panel 3: This is the outer spine of the book cover. Use creative lettering for the title with publisher’s name at the bottom.

Timeline to complete project:

By March 5: Choose a book and show it to me for approval.

By March 5-7: Read the book. Write the main idea for each chapter as you read the book. Write your new words and definitions as you read the book. Do this throughout.

By March 8 & 18-22: Begin decorating the book jacket. We will do this in class. Complete the summary.

By March 20-22: Complete the personal response, the author’s notes, and the Problems and Solutions Panel.

By March 25-29: Complete the final illustrations and other work on your book jacket report.

Due March 29