Book Report Alternative: Rewind the Plot!

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Book Report Alternative: Rewind the Plot!

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Although summarizing the plot is an important component of a book report, it does not lend itself to student creativity. By mimicking popular websites that relate the plot of movies, television shows, and real life events in reverse, students have the opportunity to review the plot in a more creative and challenging fashion. Using a snowclone (a verbal formula that is changed for reuse), students complete the phrase “If you read ____ backwards, it’s about ____” to comment on the plots of novels.

Education Levels:

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

Writing (composition), Reading, Process Skills, Literature

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

IRA/NCTE

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Keywords:

Literary plots, Freytag’s Pyramid, Book reports, Snowclones

Mediator:

Secondary school teachers, Middle school teachers

Publisher:

IRA/NCTE

Contributor:

Kathy Wickline

Is Part Of:

http://www.readwritethink.org/

Language:

English

General

Essential Resources:

LCD projector and whiteboard/interactive whiteboard; Computers with printing and Internet capabilities; Novels for students; Poster board (optional); Markers (optional)

Learning Time:

Three 50-minute sessions

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Language Arts

Instructional Methods

Assessment Method:

Informal assessment

Interaction Method:

Small group instruction, Large Group instruction

Learning Outcomes:

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

This data provided by the Achievement Standards Network

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Book Report Alternative: Rewind the Plot!

Book Report Alternative: Rewind the Plot!

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