Historical Fiction Newspaper Book Report Genre: Title of ...

Name _______________________ Novel Choice: ______________Historical Fiction Newspaper Book ReportGenre:Historical Fiction (a made up story based on something thathappened in history)Due Date: January 24, 2013Description of Project: This book report will be written as a mininewspaper and will include the following items:Title of Newspaper/DateCreate a title for your newspaper. It should be related to the book.This should be written at the top of the page.The following are some words commonly used in newspaper titles.Gazette Herald Post TimesGlobe Crier Advocate ChronicleThe date should be related to the time period of the book you read.HeadlinesFor each article write a catchy headline. Headlines are short, tell a little bitabout the article, and try to grab the reader’s attention.Articles1. Your first article should be your cover story. Start with a headline thenthe rest of the cover story will be a summary. It should include the authorand title of book and the: who, what, where, when and why of story. Be sureto include the main characters and the problem and solution of the story.Use your name as the reporter at the end of the story. Lastly, include ahand drawn color illustration to go along with the article.

2. The next article should be an article about an event that actuallyoccurred during this time period. Do some research about the time period inwhich your story takes place. You need to choose an actual historical eventfrom the same GENERAL time period as your story. For example in thestory we are reading in ELA class Toliver’s Secret you could write an articleabout the Declaration of Independence being written or one of the battlesin the American Revolution. A hand drawn colored illustration needs to gowith this article as well.3. Design a word search or crossword puzzle with 7 vocabulary words fromthe book. Be sure to include the definition of each word.__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __4. Choose one of the FollowingObituary: Choose either a character from the book who dies or a realperson from that period of history and write a paragraph obituary aboutthat person. (Read some real ones to get ideas.) Information to include inyour paragraph: date of death, age of death, how he/she died, informationabout his or her life, character traits and any important accomplishments.OrLetter to the Editor: Pick a topic at the time of your story which wascontroversial or argued about a lot. (ex. Civil war- slavery) write apersuasive letter to the editor stating your opinion on the argument and yourreasons for having that opinion.OrComic Strip: Create a comic strip of an event from your story. This shouldinclude both words and colored pictures.In order to get your best grade on the book report, you will need to haveyour teacher’s approval on the book, parent’s signature that they are awareof the project and the due date, follow directions and complete the projectby the due date. This information will be available on my website as well.DO NOT LOSE THIS PAPER!!! This paper must be turned in with the project.Parent signature: _____________________________Student signature: ________________________

Planning for This ProjectIt is important that you plan your time wisely for this book project.It is not a project that can be completed in one night. You should allowyourself at least one week to work on your mini newspaper.To help you organize your time I have listed below the tasks you needto do. You need to decide on a due date for each of those tasks.Pick out a bookFinish reading bookWrite article oneWrite article two________________________________________________________________________________________Vocabulary wordsearh /crossword _____________________Choice pieceEdit and proofread articlesType or write articles intoa newspaper formatPut in illustrations (at least 2)Hand in final copy______________________________________________________________________________________________________________If you bring in your rough draft articles, I will go over them withyou.

Name____________Grading RubricBook approved with parent’s signature by due dateFinal project was turned in on timeIncludes title of newspaper that relates to storyIncludes date related to the time periodContains cover story that covers the 5’wsTitle, Author, and main character is mentionedAt least 6-7 sentences with text detailsIllustration that goes along with cover articleIn colorContains an article that covers a historical eventsThat is relevant to the story with correct factsAt least 6-7 sentencesIllustration that goes along with articleIn color7 Vocabulary words in word search or crosswordpuzzle formatChoice article ___________________Correct spelling, grammar, punctuation andCapitalizationFinal copy is neat, organized and colorful____/5pts____/10pts____/3pts____/2pts____/20 pts____/5 pts____/10 pts____/5 pts____/10pts.____/10 pts____/10pts____/10ptsComments:Total____/100pts

Planning Page: Article 1- Story Summary –answer the 5’wsTitle of Newspaper _______________________Date_______________________________________________Headline______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Illustration

Illustration:Article 2- an event that accord during this time period_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

VocabularyWords and Definitions1.________________2.________________3 ________________4. ________________5. ________________6. ________________7. ________________

Choice- Here Plan out Letter to Editor, comic strip or Obituary