Oral Book Report
Criteria Sheet
You are required to give one oral book report this trimester. To get full credit you must meet the following standards when presenting your book:
- Bring the book to show to Mrs. Cheney. It must be at least 200 pages long.
- State the genre of the book in your oral report. Genre means type or classification. Typical genres include mystery, historical fiction, non-fiction, science fiction/fantasy, romance, etc.
- State the title and author of the book.
- Tell your classmates about the book. You may summarize the book if you wish, or you may choose to give a few important highlights. You may even want to read a couple of interesting pages from the book. Just try not to give away the ending so you won’t ruin it for others if they choose to read the book. Also, tell us about something you learned from this book.
- Bring at least one visual aid. This could be a picture, a prop, an object, or even a PowerPoint presentation if you choose. I have a projector in my room available to show such presentations.
- Your report should last 2-3 minutes. You will lose points for falling short or going over.
- I will be grading on content and presentation. That means I will be looking for evidence that you actually read the book (you provide this by showing your knowledge through your words), and I will be looking for your confidence. Speak loudly and clearly enough for the entire class to hear and understand what you have to say.
- If you’d like to do an additional oral report for extra credit, see me to schedule a time. I have a limited number of slots for extra credit reports.
- Good luck!
I also sent around a sign-up sheet so you can schedule your report. If you don't see me to sign up for a time, I will sign you up for a time.
Today we looked at some pictures from the Holocaust. In groups, we described the people in these pictures. We came up with long lists of adjectives describing the plight of the Jews during the Holocaust. Tomorrow we will have a bit of a history lesson about Hitler, the Nazis, WWII, and the Holocaust. Wednesday we will start reading The Diary of Anne Frank. We will read the play version. I will distribute vocabulary lists tomorrow. I have put some links in the right side bar (under the "links" heading). Check out some good Holocaust sites.
As a word of warning, there are many disturbing images to be found on the internet. If you choose to search for images of the Holocaust, you may find some horrific pictures. We won't go into the most horrible parts of the Holocaust. We will focus, instead, on the human will to survive, and the acts of kindness that make the difference to those with whom we interact.
