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Book report template for 7th grade
What a 7th grade report usually shows
- Context and a thesis
- Plot summary
- Protagonist and antagonist, and their motives
- Theme with two pieces of evidence
- One literary device and what it does
- A conclusion
The outline
- Introduction with context and thesis
- Plot summary
- Motives
- Theme, with two pieces of evidence
- Literary device
- Conclusion
Teachers differ, so a class's own instructions come first. This frame covers what most ask for at this age (12 to 13).
🦉 Book report · 7th gradeName ____________ Date ________
IntroductionTitle, author, genre, context, and your thesis.
Plot summary
Protagonist and antagonistWhat does each want, and why?
Theme and evidenceThe theme, with two pieces of evidence from the text.
Literary deviceIrony, foreshadowing, a symbol, an explanation of how something came to be: what does it do?
ConclusionRestate the thesis and give your evaluation.
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A worked example: Arachne the Weaver
- Introduction
- Arachne the Weaver, a Greek myth written down by the Roman poet Ovid about 2,000 years ago, retold by Peabody. Thesis: the myth warns that pride can spoil a real talent.
- Plot summary
- Arachne, a girl from Lydia, becomes the most marvellous weaver in the world and boasts that she is better than the goddess Athena. Athena challenges her to a weaving contest. Arachne's cloth is so good that it makes the goddess furious, and Arachne is turned into a spider that weaves forever.
- Protagonist and antagonist
- Arachne wants to be admired for her skill. Athena, the goddess of wisdom and crafts, wants the respect a goddess is owed.
- Theme and evidence
- Pride spoils a gift. Evidence: Arachne's boast is what starts the contest; and her cloth is never shown to be worse, so it is her pride, not her skill, that is punished.
- Literary device
- The ending explains how something came to be: spiders weave because Arachne still does. Scientists even call spiders arachnids, after her.
- Conclusion
- The myth works because Arachne really is gifted, which makes the warning sharper. A good pick for readers who like myths with a twist.
The review version
Shorter, and opinion first: for a book a child chose themselves, or a quick check after a club meeting.
🦉 Book review · 7th gradeName ____________ Date ________
VerdictA rating and one sentence that sums the book up.
What worksTwo things the book does well, with an example of each.
What doesn'tOne thing that did not work for you, and why.
Read it if…Who is this book for? Name another book it is like.
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For the grown-up helping
Two pieces of evidence means two different moments in the book, not the same moment said twice.
Need a book at the right level first? Books for level 11, or the levels index.