Beyond the Book Report
Developed for middle and early high school students, this flexible program helps students build language arts skills in preparation for high school studies and is designed to work with any work of fiction as long as there is one overarching storyline.
The Beyond the Book Report is broken into three seasons. Each season includes:
Printed instructor materials with:
- Teaching schedule and guides
- Examples of student work
- Glossary of terms
One disc with:
- Video instructions and lectures
- PDF rubrics
- Student activities and assignments
Please note: You will need a computer system to access the files needed for this program.
Season 1
This season builds the foundation by focusing on literary analysis and journalism.
Concepts introduced include:
- Following a rubric
- Conflict, point of view, climax, protagonist, antagonist
- Paraphrase and summary
- Elements of the plot, mood and tone, setting, genre
- Headline, byline, dateline, inverted pyramid, lead
- Objectivity, bias, objective point of view
Season 2
Season 2 contains two units: the Poetry Book Report and the Drama Book Report. These units introduce concepts including:
- Figurative language: alliteration, metaphor, hyperbole, simile, personification
- Terms: stanza, rhyme scheme, verse
- Types: sonnet, haiku, limerick
- Terms: dialogue, monologue, cast, props, staging, aside, blocking
- Genres: comedy, drama, farce, melodrama
Season 3
Season 3 includes units on the essay, oral book report, and research paper. Concepts introduced include:
- Personal, literary, and SAT essays
- The DOs and DON’Ts of giving an oral presentation with slides
- How to write a research paper
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