Point of View Writing Assignment - Novel or Short Story Book Report Project

Point of View Writing Assignment - Novel or Short Story Book Report Project: Elevate traditional book reports with the "Point of View of an Object" project, suitable for any novel or short story. In this project, students will embark on a creative journey by retelling the narrative from the perspective of an object within the story. By assuming the viewpoint of this object, students will explore specific observations, reflect on key characters and their decisions, and offer unique insights into the theme of the story. They will also analyze how the altered narration impacts the story's theme and elements such as suspense or humor. With a captivating hand-drawn video introduction by John Spencer and comprehensive materials, including assignment instructions, student handouts, pre-writing organizers, and editing checklists, implementing this project requires no prep.

How This Point of View Writing Assignment Book Report Project Works:

• Students watch a hand-drawn video by John Spencer introducing the project. This will help students understand how retelling a story from the viewpoint of an object within the story can be a unique and engaging perspective. This video is highly engaging and will hook your students immediately. Watch the video preview on the product page to get a sneak peek.
• Use the eye-catching PowerPoint presentations to introduce the assignment in more detail to your class and guide you through each element of the project step by step.
• Use the teacher instructions, student handouts, organizers, and checklists to implement the project and set students up for success with their writing.

Included in This Point of View Writing Assignment Book Report Project:

➡️ Introductory video: Use this short video to introduce this engaging book report project. The video is hand-drawn and will hook your students in before you begin the lesson.

➡️ Teacher and Student Instructions: The teacher instructions will guide you through each element of the lesson and assignment so you feel totally confident implementing this in your classroom.

➡️ Teacher PowerPoint to Guide The Lesson: Use the included PowerPoint slides to guide the introduction of the book report project and as prompts for what students should complete and in what order.

➡️ Choose Your Object Brainstorming Sheet: This brainstorming sheet helps students select an object from the story to narrate from its perspective. Students will consider various objects present in the narrative and brainstorm the potential insights and observations each object could offer.

➡️ Becoming Your Object Planning Organizer: This planning organizer guides students through the process of embodying their chosen object and crafting a narrative from its point of view.

➡️ Flip the Narration Checklist: The checklist ensures that students effectively shift the narration from a traditional perspective to that of the chosen object.

➡️ Good Copy Sheets: These sheets provide space for students to write their final narratives from the point of view of the chosen object.

➡️ Let's Dig Deeper: This section prompts students to reflect on the impact of shifting the narration to the perspective of an object. Students analyze how this narrative choice affects their understanding of the story's story elements.

➡️ Teacher Rubric: Assess the book report project with this easy-to-use teacher rubric that makes grading quick and easy.

What Teachers Are Saying About This This Point of View Book Report Project:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I LOVE this project!!! I use it as a summative project for our novels in verse unit. Students pick an object from the book and write from the perspective of that object. This leads to such creative ways for students to show me that they've read and understood the text. It also helps with teaching and assessing point of view.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I used this as a final project for my 8th grade ELA class and the students loved it! Thanks for the wonderful resource!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We used this resource with short stories in our homeschool. Each child chose a different short story to read, then write about. It was really fun and the kids enjoyed doing it. Thanks!

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