Are you tired of the same old book report projects?
Ratingperson brings you an innovative and exciting biography book report project that will captivate your elementary school students.
John F. Kennedy Newspaper – Nonfiction Book Report Project Example
Biography Book Report Newspapers: Looking for a unique and challenging book report project focused on biographies? Our newspaper graphic organizers combine traditional biography book reports with the creativity of designing a newspaper.
Instead of a one-page worksheet, our project offers four templates, enabling students to dive deeper into the subject matter.
For this nonfiction book report assignment, students will:
- Write an article about the person’s early life
- Describe the most important events in this person’s life
- Create a comic strip about the person
- Design a timeline of significant dates and events in the person’s life
We understand that writing a summary about a biography can be dull for students. That’s why our project allows students to become editors, designing their own newspapers based on the famous people they’ve read about.
Abraham Lincoln Newspaper – Nonfiction Book Report Project Example
This uniquely shaped biography book report project consists of four worksheet templates that combine to form a large and impressive newspaper. The finished project measures 12 inches in width and 18 inches in height.
Everything you need to complete these biography newspaper projects is included in this set of teaching resources. Just grab scissors, glue, tape, and coloring pencils, and you’re all set.
This set offers 16 printable worksheets and template pages, along with a 5-page color bulletin board display banner. Your students’ finished projects will make a dynamic and eye-catching bulletin board display.
In addition, we provide eight reading posters with a newspaper theme to enhance your classroom bulletin board display.
Traditionally, requiring students to write a summary about a biography they’ve read is considered tedious. However, with our extra-large biography newspaper templates, your students will become actively engaged in the role of newspaper reporters.
Biography Book Report Project Video:
To see real-life examples of these newspaper projects, watch the video below.
Assembling Directions:
This teaching resource includes assembling directions to guide you through preparing and assembling the biography book report project.
Grading Rubric:
We believe it’s crucial for students to evaluate their own work. That’s why our book report grading rubric contains an assessment section for both students and teachers.
First Draft Worksheets:
Process writing plays a vital role in our teaching approach. Instead of writing on final draft newspaper templates right away, students begin with first draft worksheets. They can then edit and revise their work individually, with a partner, or in individual writing conferences.
This biography book report newspaper project is divided into the following creative writing sections:
- Title of Newspaper: Get creative and come up with a catchy title for your newspaper.
- Date of Publication: Choose an important date in the person’s life.
- City of Publication: Select a city where this person has lived.
- Weather: Based on the chosen date and season, describe the temperature and weather in this city.
- Issue # and Price: Students have the freedom to choose these.
- Comic Strip: Create an engaging comic strip illustrating an important event from the person’s life.
- Timeline: Chronologically map out the most significant dates and events, providing brief descriptions for each.
- Article #1: Write an article about the person’s early life. Summarize in your own words without copying from the biography, ensuring you include the 5 W’s: Who, What, Where, When, and Why.
- Article #2: Craft an article about the person’s most important events and what made them famous.
- Illustrations: Students can draw pictures to complement their newspaper articles.
Examples of First Draft Worksheets:
To support the writing process, we provide four printable worksheets for students to write their first drafts on. These worksheets’ writing line spaces match the spaces on the final draft biography book report templates.
Black and White Newspaper Templates:
Included in this set are five worksheet templates that, when assembled, create an impressive newspaper measuring 18 inches in height and 12 inches in width.
Top Left: Contains the date, issue #, price, drawing, headline, and the beginning of the first newspaper article.
Top Right: Includes the weather, end of the first newspaper article, and a cartoon.
Top Center: Here, you glue the text box template containing the newspaper title.
Bottom Left: Features the headline, drawing, and the beginning of the second newspaper article.
Bottom Right: Concludes the second newspaper article.
Bottom Center: Glue the text box template containing the timeline.
Newspaper Title Template: Fill in the newspaper title, city, and editor (student). Glue this text box at the top center section of the newspaper.
Timeline Templates: Outline important dates and events in the person’s life. Glue the timeline templates together and attach them to the bottom center section of the newspaper.
Color Newspaper Templates:
When introducing a new book report project, it’s essential to provide students with a visual example of a completed project. Our teaching resources include color templates that serve as reference material for your students as they work on their own newspaper projects.
To save you time, we offer a 5-page bulletin board display banner that you can laminate for durability. Additionally, we provide newspaper-themed accent pieces to enhance your bulletin board display.
Free 5 Page Bulletin Board Display Banner:
Creating bulletin board displays can be time-consuming. To assist you, we’ve designed a 5-page banner that you can use to showcase your students’ biography newspaper projects.
Free Bulletin Board Display Accent Pieces:
As a bonus, we’ve included newspaper-themed accent pieces to help you decorate your bulletin board display. These accent pieces contain catchy reading slogans related to biographies.
With our biography newspaper project, we aim to engage your students and make writing about historic characters both challenging and fun. The finished projects will create a vibrant and dynamic bulletin board display.
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