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Posted by Kellie Hayden Jul 23, 2008 |
When thinking about how to evaluate a student's understanding of a novel, think about the many modalities of learning. Try some of these creative projects to tap the many modalities.
For the artistic student, the Main Character Shield -- Oral Book Report can showcase a students artistic and creative abilities, while the teacher can assess the understanding of a main character. Another creative report is the Book Talk with Student Created Book Jacket. Students must create a new book jacket for the novel and explain it to the class in a presentation. The Story Episode Lesson allows students to think about the main ideas or themes in a novel and graphically represent them on a poster.
For students who are very opinionated, they may like to try the project, Students as Book Critics. Students can rate a novel critically.
Many students are strong interpersonal learners and enjoy working in a group. The Group Book Report Project offers students a way to read the same book in a small group. Discussion is an intregal part of this project. In addition, some students like to work with only one other person. The Paired Reading Book Project could be a positive experience for this type of student.
These are just a few of the hundreds of creative ideas out there for teachers to use instead of a written book report. Learning how to analyze a novel is important; however, students don't always need to do it in a paper.