Students should choose five-seven items to place in the bag to represent significant events or characters from the book. Students, after filling and decorating their bags, present them to the class. Each student should explain how the items he or she has chosen relate to the book. This makes for a fun oral presentation which exceeds the traditional book report for both the presenter and the audience. Each student chooses and reads a book.
Students analyze their books' characters, plots, themes, etc.
Teacher explains the bag book reports. Students devise written plans for their bag book reports, detailing five to seven items for the inside as well as layouts for each part of the outside. Provide time in class for students to complete their book report projects so they can see others working and have guided practice at fulfilling the promise of their written plans. Students present their projects, in detail, to the class - first explaining the outside of their bags and then explaining each of the itmes inside. Students can assess each other using a teacher-devised scoring rubric for both the bag and the presentation.