Book Jacket Book Report - due 10/27/10

Students received a handout today that outlines
how to create a book jacket book report for one
of the books they've read thus far. They are
still to take an AR quiz by the 27th of October,
but this is an add-on and creative assignment to
challenge them to think through directions and
demonstrate their knowledge of the book.

NOTE: They have the copy of the directions.

BOOK JACKET BOOK REPORT Due: 10/27/10

MATERIALS:
1. 2 sheets of 8 1/2" x 11" paper (lay them end to end to assemble)
2. Scotch tape - to tape paper together at the spine area. (The jacket becomes an 8 1/2" x 22" work surface.
3. black/blue ink, or it can be typed
4. colored pencils, pens, markers, collage pieces, drawing, magazines, glue, etc. Use whatever you
can to make your book jacket appealing and professional!

JACKET ASSEMBLY:
1. tape the two sheets of paper together on the 8 1/2" edge. (Don't overlap them - the tape should run
the full length of the short side of the paper.)
2. fold the left edge inward for a total of 4 1/2 inches - creates flap
3. fold the right inward for a total of 4/1 inches - creates flap

Voila! You have your basic book jacket! The rest is up to you and is only limited by your imagination. Let your creativity reign and let the excellence of your writing come shining through. You must be thorough, eliminate grammatical and spelling errors, and you are expected to give this your very best effort. (Think Academic Expedition)

WRITING SPECIFICS (panel 1, panel 2, panel 3, panel 4):

Panel 1:
Summary contined from front flap
Picture/Drawing of book's author
Author's biography or summary of accomplishments

Panel 2:
Decorative illustration or your favorite scene from the book.
Make sure you include a commentary a out the scene.
NOTE: The illustration should fill this page and the commentary
should be superimposed over the lower part of the graphic.
CMS Heading goes in lower right corner of this panel.

Panel 3:
Catchy Intro to your book goes here.
Title of Book
Full Page Illustrtion of your book is in the background
Author's name shoud be towards bottom and superimposed over
illustration.

Panel 4:
Full summary of book fills up this entire flap.
Include character and scene
descriptions.
(If you need more room, remember that you
can continue it on the first (back flap)

Inner, Blank Side of the Book Jacket
Here is where you write your reaction/evaluation of the novel. Write a 5 paragraph essay that talks about your likes or dislikes of this novel. This is an expository writing assignment that challenges you to express your opinion. You don't have to fill up the whole page, you simply have to articulate your opinion of the book.