Fun book projects for middle school

What better way to expand young readers’ hunger for literature than hosting a book tasting? Students will be eager to eat! (I mean read.)

Last spring, I implemented passion projects for the first time as a culminating project for independent reading. Here's how I did it.

By The Daring English Teacher When teaching a novel, I love to mix things up and throw in a fun, creative, or collaborative activity that engages students as they analyze and interpret the novel’s theme, characters, symbols, or conflict. This allows me to enhance my students’ understanding of the novel, and it gives them a break from the day-to-day routine of reading and reviewing that often accompanies novel studies. Providing students with fun and engaging, yet still rigorous, activities…

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A Book Report Project Your Students Will Love!

Book reports and summaries are a thing of the past. Engage your middle and high school students with five book report alternatives that will leave them asking for more and, most importantly, building vital reading and analysis skills along the way. 1. Assign one pagers at the end of a novel. One pagers are engaging, allow for creativity, and lead to higher level thinking and analysis. Assigning a one pager is easy and works for any novel. Follow these simple guidelines: • Make it standards…

Learn how to implement a rigorous and engaging character analysis puzzle project in your middle school or high school ELA classroom.

Picture books aren't just for young children! If you’ve read any of our other blog posts, you know that we love picture books for all ages. Specifically,

Engage your students in reading response activities with this fun Cereal Box Book Reports activity. Your students will "eat up" this activity!

No more boring book reports! Check out 26+ FUN, creative and unique book report ideas and free printable projects too!