Character Editorial Article - Book Report Project For Any Novel or Short Story

Character Editorial Article - Book Report Project For Any Novel or Short Story: Elevate your book report projects with this creative alternative that encourages critical thinking and deep analysis of character. In this assignment, students will craft an editorial for the Literary Times, evaluating the actions of a character from any novel or short story. Taking a stance on the character's actions, students will explore the complexities of their behavior, supported by text evidence and a defendable thesis statement. Additionally, students will compose a letter to the editor from an opposing character's perspective. With a captivating hand-drawn video introduction by John Spencer, instructions, student handouts, pre-writing organizers, and editing checklists, you'll have everything you need to implement this assignment.

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How This Character Editorial Book Report Project Works:

• Students watch a hand-drawn video by John Spencer that introduces the assignment to them. 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 editorial and letter to the editor.

Included in This Character Editorial 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.

➡️ How to Write an Editorial Student Handout: Share this handout with specific instructions on how to write an editorial that students can keep with them and refer back to as they plan and write.

➡️ Writing Your Thesis Handout and Organizer: Thesis writing can be challenging for many students so this handout and organizer scaffolds the process, so students know exactly what to write.

➡️ Planning Your Editorial Outline: The roots of a solid writing piece lie in the planning; your students can ensure their success with the assignment by thinking about and planning points they want to cover in their editorial.

➡️ Good Copy Sheets: Students can use these eye-catching templates to hand-write their editorial as a good copy before submitting the assignment to you.

➡️ Writing a Letter To The Editor Handout and Organizer: This handout and planning organizer will prepare students for the additional task of imagining they are a different character who is upset with the editorial, and now wishes to respond.

➡️ Teacher Rubric: This 5-point rubric with descriptors makes grading the writing pieces a breeze.

Feedback On This Character Editorial Book Report Project Works:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I used this with my 8th graders that were not quite ready to write full, formal argumentative essays. This was basically the same thing, but they had no idea and it was not daunting at all. They had a lot of fun with it and it lead to very fruitful conversations.

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