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How to Make a Stacked Book Report

Creativity has replaced the old standard book reports where the children simply retold the story and gave their opinions. To encourage more creativity, teachers have children create dioramas, comic strips and other exciting projects to share the books they have read. One of the projects that children can do in lieu of a traditional book report is a stacked book report. Each section of the report is created on a different sheet of paper; all the sheets are then put together to create the report. A sandwich shape makes an excellent book report.

Things You'll Need

  • Two sheets of brown paper
  • One sheet of bright yellow paper
  • One sheet of light green paper
  • One sheet of pink paper
  • One sheet of light yellow paper
  • One sheet of light red paper
  • One sheet of white paper
  • Colored pencils
  • Staples and staple
  • Hole punch
  • Brads
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Instructions

    • 1

      Cut two pieces of brown construction paper so they are about 8 inches long and 3 inches high. Shape the paper to resemble bread on a hoagie or sub sandwich. Turn the paper so the long side is parallel to the desk. On one paper, write the name of the book, its author, illustrator and publisher. Include the copyright date. Add the name of the student at the bottom of the paper.

    • 2

      Cut another sheet of paper that is bright yellow. The edges should be uneven, but the basic size should be the length of the brown paper. On the "mustard" of your sandwich, write a summary of the story. Use chronological order and tell about the story in the order that the events actually happened in the book.

    • 3

      Shape a piece of light green paper to be smoother than the yellow paper, but form uneven, rounded edges to form the "lettuce" of your sandwich. Use this paper to create a character analysis. Share the personality of the main characters, including the role they play in the story. Share your opinion of the characters.

    • 4

      Form a pink sheet of paper to be just a little wider and longer than the brown paper, but with a rounded edge. On your "meat," describe the setting of the story. Tell how the setting influences the story events.

    • 5

      Make a light yellow sheet of paper look like a piece of cheese. It should be closer to a rectangle than a circle. One the "cheese," write about your story's climax, also known as the turning point.

    • 6

      Cut a light red sheet of paper in the the shape of a slice of tomato. Use the basic shape of the paper to form the fruit. Use the "tomato" to describe your opinion of the entire story. Tell what you would change and what you would keep the same. You could write an alternative ending to the story here.

    • 7

      Make scalloped edges around a white sheet of paper to add "mayonnaise" to your sandwich. Use this sheet to draw an illustration of either your favorite scene in the story or of a part in the story where the climax takes place. Be sure to use colored pencils.

    • 8

      Stack the sheets of paper together. Add the second slice of brown "bread" to the bottom of the stack. Staple the sheets together or punch a hole on the same end of each sheet and connect them with a metal brad, and turn in your stacked book report.

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