Teachers should use the blackboard to teach their students the 4 parts that make up a book report. Tell students that each part counts as 25% of the total book report grade so they should pay attention to the parts and copy what you write on to their notebooks. That way the students can reference their notes when they are ready to assemble their book reports.
*Note: Teachers should assign students books reports by giving them a topic or a set number of pages as a requirement. You may want your students to do a book report on Mysteries and you may want the book to be at least 150 pages. Make sure you give your students these specific instructions for their first book report after you show them how to put a book report together.
Section #1: The Introduction
The introduction only needs to be a couple of sentences that tells what the book report is basically going to be about. It should always include the name of the book, the name of the author of the book, and in some cases the publisher's information and number of pages in the book.
Section #2: The Body
The body should tell the main theme of the book and what the point of the story is. You want to recount the major events in the story. Make sure your body follows the logical events of the book. In other words don't start at the end and jump to the beginning and then end up with the middle. The body should flow and give the reader a clear picture as to what the books was about, what the characters were facing, and if the characters succeeded in their mission.
Section #3: Evaluation
This section is for your opinion. You want to talk about how the book made you feel, was the story believable or not? Was there something that was missing, or something that should have been added? Did you feel that the author got his or her point across? Tell what you liked about the book and what you didn't. Most importantly tell the readers of your report whether or not this book is worth reading.
Section #4: Conclusion
The conclusion is a chance for you to state any final thoughts. It doesn't have to be long and in fact can be as short as the introduction. Only a few sentences are required.
