Book Report Information

Sample Book Report Information

Killing Kennedy

By Bill O’Reilly

[Title Page 50 points]

Critical Information 100 points

Main Characters
Setting
Publisher
Pages
Genre
Copyright Date
Plot
Review   50 points
Your rating *****

150 points	Summary
Monday Date Mins Pages
Tuesday Date Mins Pages
Wednesday Date Mins Pages
Thursday Date Mins Pages
Friday Date Mins Pages

How to write a book report

Introductory Paragraph [30 points]

This paragraph should include the title of the book and the name of the author. It will also describe the setting and quickly summarize what the book is about. Don’t get too detailed here. Its just the introduction

Body Paragraphs [100 points]

This is where the real content of the book report begins. By reading this part of your book report (four to five paragraphs), your teacher will be able to determine that you read the book and understood the story.

For Fiction or other creative writing:

For biography or autobiography:

Start by describing the main characters of the story. Then describe the conflict

Common conflicts include man vs man, man vs nature, and man vs himself. Describe it in detail.

The remaining body paragraphs should summarize the plot and describe how it relates to the conflict.

For nonfiction:

Summarize what the author has to say about the subject. Pick out only the most important points made about the subject. If the book is divided into chapters, you can use those divisions as a guide to the main events.

For biography or autobiography:

Summarize what the author has to say about the person. Describe some of the key events in the person’s life. If the book is divided into chapters, you can use those divisions as a guide to the main points.

Conclusion [30 points]

This is the appropriate place to state your personal opinion of the book. What did you think of it? Describe its strengths and weaknesses. Would you recommend it to others? Why or why not?

Item	Points
Title Page	50
Critical Information	100
Summary	150
Introductory Paragraph	30
Body	100
Conclusion	30
Reading is concluded	Dec 13
Writing Begins	Dec 14
Due Date	Dec 16

Title Page Rubric  50 points
Professional Quality	Well done	Average	Poorly constructed
A 50-45	B   45-40	C 39-35	D 34-30

Critical Information Rubric 100 points
Professional Quality Very Informative	Well done Informative	Average	Poorly constructed Not informative
A 100-90	B 89-80	C 79-70	D 69-60

Introductory Paragraph Rubric 30 points
Professional Quality Very Informative-Grammar correct- Well Constructed	Well done Informative Mostly well constructed	Average	Poorly constructed Not informative Poorly constructed
A	B	C	D

Summary Rubric 150 points
Professional Quality Very Informative-Grammar correct- Well Constructed	Well done Informative Mostly well constructed	Average	Poorly constructed Not informative Poorly constructed
A	B	C	D

Body  Rubric 100 points
Professional Quality Very Informative-Grammar correct- Well Constructed	Well done Informative Mostly well constructed	Average	Poorly constructed Not informative Poorly constructed
A 100-90	B 89-80	C 79-70	D 69-60

Conclusion  Rubric 30 points
Professional Quality Very Informative-Grammar correct- Well Constructed	Well done Informative Mostly well constructed	Average	Poorly constructed Not informative Poorly constructed
A	B	C	D

Book report is due on December 16. Late work will not be accepted.

Grading Scale
A	B	C	D
460-415	414-370	369-325	324-275