I have been teaching middle and high school art for 12 years and always loved openended art projects. Gary paulsens novel hatchet is a highinterest read for most students. This is a concise article, aimed at helping students generate cool art project ideas. Unique and cute projects include a cereal box book report, book report lap book, character reports, and more fun ideas. I loved how one persons drawing would inspire someone else in sculpture. Check the back of the book or authors web site for authors address. Students cut out a photocopied image of their subject and glue it in the middle. Present something from your book to the rest of the class. These 10 creative book report ideas will spice things up for the better. Ditch the book report and try these book project ideas instead. Help students strengthen their visualspatial skills by working on these projects. These fine art projects have been completed as part of a range of high school qualifications, such as gcse, igcse, a level, ncea, ib and ap visual art. Book report project ideasbook report project ideas after reading your chosen book, select one of the following projects. This is the sample for anxiety, but he does many more.
Do your students grumble every time you mention the words book reports. Readwritethink has a variety of resources for outofschool use. Take a look at this post containing a great idea for a reading project for language arts. Students draw scenes from a selected part of the bookperhaps a scene that represents the beginning, middle and end if youre working on understanding chronology. There are many, many great ways for students to respond to literature. Welcome to the home page of the high school level art lessons. This year, after each art project, i have the kids fill out a report. Consequently, the majority of the books that i have created resources for, and that are listed on this page, are for grades 1 5 students. Cut out magazine pictures to give a good visual image for their school picture.
Our high school projects are written and tested by scientists and are specifically created for use by students in the high school grades. Vocabulary, research, writing, problem solving artist toby allen has created a series of illustrations for mental disorders that many face. Create an interactive book report for each book you. Fresh ideas for creative book reports education world. Hi, i am a 14 year old girl in high school and this year i had a chest infection that wasnt diagnosed into 3 months later when it had gotten so bad i couldnt breath properly. Try to recreate an important scene of fill the cover with images from the book.
Page 1 of 2 hialeah gardens high school suggested secondary creative book report ideas 1. Resources calendars classroom organizers clip art graphic organizers newsletters. The following autobiography project was given to my daughter in high school by her 9th grade teacher, mrs. Students and teachers alike will love this book buffet you need to click through and see the desserts. Spice up those old book reports with some new ideas. For this report you will create a timeline in the shape of a road map. Desktop publishing projects for high school students. Are you looking for creative book report ideas for your middle school or elementary classroom. There are also fun individual student projects available for many of the books that are found on this page i spent the last 16 years of my teaching career working at the elementary school level. In a good novel, the main character must make some hard choices. Images can be hand drawn, printed, or clipped from a magazine or newspaper.
List reasons why you would or wouldnt want to get to know these people. These book report ideas projects for kids are a cool alternative to the traditional written book report. Education world presents 25 ideas for you to use or adapt. Book report ideas 20 ways of looking at the book these activities address multiple intelligences and a range of student ability levels. Students can choose to follow the science experiment as written or put their own spin on the project.
A quick web search will reveal that there are many ideas out there for creative book reports, but they are not all good ideas. Thanks to many recommendations by other educators and perusing, here is a list of graphic novels for middle school students. You have found your way to the art of sneaky teaching with print projects resource site. Each engaging project includes a student handout explaining what to do and a grading rubri. Turn them into creative projects complete with artwork, technology applications, acting or writing. Give a dramatic reading of a scene in the book to your classmates.
Show off your kids art with this fun cardboard tv projector thats a great way to. These four high school art projects have proven to be successful at challenging and engaging the students you know the kids like a project when they ask if they can do it again. Art project ideas scholastic scholastic books for kids. This concept could be extended to create imaginary creatures to represent emotions.
Write an acrostic poem about the book using the letters in the title of the book or the name of a character or author. This also allows me to see if they liked the project or not, and why or why not, in case i need to make improvements or leave it alone. Spice up those old book reports with some new, creative ideas. If you answered no to any of these questions, then you have found the right place to find unique and engaging book report ideas to use with your students i have been teaching for 22 years, and i love teaching reading and trying to make it engaging and fun for my students the reading response projects that i have created provide students with a unique way for them to respond. Book report format for medford vocational high school. To do this, you will be completing a college research project that will involve four primary components. High school painting and drawing projects student art guide. With several projects for each genre, this book will easily take you and your students through the school year. I also found they could teach each other techniques rather than always running to me.
Each student presented a book in a project to the class. Make sure you include your home or school address in the letter. Here are 22 creative book report ideas designed to make reading more. Set the words to the music of a popular song and sing it to the class.
Nonfiction project snow hill middle schools sixth grade. These activities are best suited for grades 912 or ages 14 and up years. Go on to support and expand upon your idea with specific examples, incidents, details, and at least one relevant quote from. A tasty reading project reading projects, book report projects. You may also send the letter directly to the publisher, which should be on the page of the book. Medford vocational high school summer reading each of the following numbered items should begin on a separate piece of paper. Write 510 questions that will give this character a chance to talk about the choices they faced. Ten great creative book report ideas minds in bloom. Art 1 projects south central high school visual art. I have not done much work at all and the teacher said i will get quite low grades, not because i am not a smart girl because i am an a. View exceptional high school painting and drawing projects by art students from around the world. This allinone resource helps students reflect meaningfully on popular genres.
You can only do each of the projects one time throughout the school year. My students created artworks beyond their own imagination. Apr 29, 2020 some inspiration for me for high school art projects. This project would be perfect for a book tasting in your classroom. This lesson will give you ideas for assigning a book report that goes beyond the traditional essay format, and gets your. Before starting this activity, you and the teen should take a look at a few childrens picture books as examples for ideas on ways to proceed with an original picture book.
Teachers dont have to look far to find good project ideas. This allows me to show them why they got the grade they did, and record it on a paper this is linked to the whats my art grade. These book projects for high school students cover a variety of thinking levels, learning styles, and range from low. Begin each paragraph with a topic sentence that makes an observation about a particular aspect of the book. If youre tired of the traditional book report, heres a list of alternatives. Illustrate a scene or character from the book on a tshirt. Having students create a book project enables them to read the text and respond to it in creative ways.
Students could design a tattoo for a character and then write an essay explaining or justifying their choices. Try these 15 creative book projects to spice up your reading program. Design a poster or new book cover depicting the climax of the story. Book projects for highschool art students, part 1 in a recent workshop, participating teachers presented me with a challenging range of grade levels.
These will work for almost any book and are especially good when students are reading independent book selections. As a middleschool language arts teacher for 36 years, jane febers innovative approach to language arts instruction has earned her several awards, including the gladys prior award for teaching excellence in 2002 and the 2003 teacher of. See more ideas about teaching reading, book report projects and book projects. So as you can imagine i have had a lot of days of school. Book report ideas i have the students complete one a month except sept. One could use something similar to this in doing a biography of ones ancestors. In each of these two paragraphs, narrow the discussion to a significant topic. These might include a summary of the plot or main points or themes, comparisons or references to the writers earlier works. These work best with large thematic ideas that give students the ability to maneuver, like a collage representing slavery, the 1920s, or an entire story. Describe in detail three characters from the story. Overview there will be four different components to this project.
Teaching students to appreciate literature and analyze it critically is an important part of being a high school teacher. Grades 912 weve listed all of our high school secondary school art lesson plans here. See more ideas about teaching reading, teaching and teaching language arts. In october, i have them complete a mystery book report mobile or poster, in november, a research factual book report about a native american. In west virginia, projectbased learning has been adopted as a statewide strategy for improving teaching and learning. If the book is rich in setting, then asking them to illustrate where the story takes place can also be revealing. Classroom organisationclassroom designschool classroomart schoolschool stuffart. Home art 1 projects art 2 projects art 3 projects art 4 projects sculptureceramics projects student websites syllabus all arts vans shoe design contest peer portraits. Lessons are now categorized by grade level, subject, integration, art period, artist, and medium. So much information can be covered on the 12 panels and it allows students to take a deep dive in a creative way. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education. In this cnn story about the states educational approach, read about a project that grew out of a fenderbender in a school parking lot. These ideas have been collated from students, teachers, artists, examination papers and.
Then, answer the questions as if you were the character. Draw a classroom mural depicting a major scenes from the book. The walden project, an alternative highschool program in northern vermont, focuses on environmental studies and the teachings of henry david thoreau, who did some of his best thinking outdoors at. This clever book report is made from ordinary paper bags. What follows is a list of art project ideas that might be suitable starting points for those studying high school qualifications such as gcse, igcse or a level art. Luckily it was a small class and i was able to conjure individual projects that suited everyone. This page will remain here, but you may want to check out my new site, jerry. Some of the project will be completed at home and other parts will be completed at school.
The projects are fun and educational, and students have many project options, from writing a. Book reports need not be boring retellings of stories. After reading an informational book, make a scrapbook about the topics. Some of this is just a starting point, and sometimes its the whole project i want to make. Are you looking for creative book report ideas for your middle school or. She was born in vermont but ventured to ocala, florida where she taught middle school english for five years.
Create a 68 frame comic strip that shows the plot main events of the whole story. Our panel of crafty practitioners will show you how and answer questions in this interactive session. These fun, handson projects will hold your students accountable for their reading and are sure to motivate even the most reluctant reader. Lessons are submitted by teachers and artists across the world.