📝 Book report templates by grade

A book report grows with the reader: pictures and one sentence in kindergarten, beginning-middle-end in 1st grade, problem and solution by 2nd, paragraphs and an opinion with reasons in 3rd, theme and evidence in 5th, a thesis in middle school and a short literary analysis in high school. Each template prints with lines to write on and comes with a worked example on a free Peabody story.

• KindergartenAges 5 to 6The title, copied or written with help; Drawings of the main character, the place and a favourite partWith picture frames
• 1st gradeAges 6 to 7Title and author; Characters and settingWith picture frames
• 2nd gradeAges 7 to 8Title and author; The main character and what they are likeWith picture frames
• 3rd gradeAges 8 to 9Title, author and genre; Characters with a word that describes each7 sections
• 4th gradeAges 9 to 10Title, author, genre and when it was written; What the main character wants, with an example7 sections
• 5th gradeAges 10 to 11Title, author, genre and year; A summary6 sections
• 6th gradeAges 11 to 12A thesis sentence; A summary6 sections
• 7th gradeAges 12 to 13Context and a thesis; Plot summary6 sections
• 8th gradeAges 13 to 14A thesis; A short summary6 sections
• High schoolAges 14 to 18A claim (thesis) a reader could argue with; Analysis with close evidence6 sections

Not a written report this time? Book report projects and rubrics: a cereal box, a poster, a diorama, a collage, a character card or a comic strip, each with a planning sheet and an example, and a rubric for each grade band.

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