ORAL BOOK REPORT

Each student is required to give ONE ORAL BOOK REPORT! The book must be from independent
reading (not read in the classroom) and a novel (100 pages or more) that is appropriate and at
the middle school reading level.
PRESENTATION INFORMATION
1. BOOK TITLE
2. AUTHOR
3. LIST MAIN CHARACTERS AND DESCRIBE THEM
4. GIVE A DETAILED SUMMARY OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THE STORY
5. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE BOOK AND WHY?
6. PROVIDE A VISUAL AID
7. TIME LIMIT OF 3 TO 5 MINUTES
VISUAL AID OPTIONS
1. Create your own book cover. Include the title, author, small summary (on the front),
and your rating of the book out of 5 stars. Be sure to include an original visual (picture)
and dont copy the actual book cover.
2. Plot graph with illustrations. MUST HAVE PICTURES!
3. Make a poster to advertise the book. Pretend that the poster will be seen in a book
store.
4. Do a costumed presentation of your book. Dress either as the author or one of the
characters.
5. Make a travel brochure inviting tourists to visit the setting of the book. What types of
activities would there be for them to attend?
6. Create a newspaper for your book. Summarize the plot in one article, cover the weather
in another, do a feature story on one of the more interesting characters in another.
Include an editorial and a collection of ads that would be pertinent to the story.
7. Diorama depicting a 3-D scene from the book

100 Points Total

ORAL BOOK REPORT RUBRIC

BOOK TITLE
_____ / 3
AUTHOR
_____ / 2

SUMMARY
_____ / 20

MAIN
CHARACTERS
_____ / 10
FAVORITE
PART
_____ / 15
TIME
LIMITS
_____ / 5
EYE
CONTACT
_____ / 5
VOICE
_____ / 5
ENTHUSIASM
_____ / 5
BODY
LANGUAGE
_____ / 5

Speaker does not mention the title.

0
Speaker does not
mention the author.
0
Speaker does not
Speaker does not
give a complete
give a complete
summary of the
summary of the
book includes
book includes
very few details.
some details.

Speaker mentions the title.

3
Speaker mentions the author.

Speaker gives
a partial summary
of the book
includes some
details.

2
Speaker gives a
complete
summary of the
book includes
some details.

1
2
3 4
Speaker does not
list characters or
does not give
descriptions.

Speaker gives a
complete
summary of the
book includes
several important
details.
17 18 19 20
Speaker gives a
list of all main
characters with
full descriptions.

5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16
Speaker gives a
Speaker gives a
Speaker gives a
list of most of the
list of all the
list of all the
main characters,
main characters,
main characters,
but no
but only describes
but only a vague
descriptions.
some of them.
description.
0
1
2 3 4
5 6 7
8 9
10
Speaker does not share his or her
Speaker shares his or her
Speaker shares his or her favorite
favorite part.
favorite part but does not
part with a full explanation why.
explain why.
0
10
15
Speaker was finished in less
Speaker went over the time
Speaker finished the report in
than a minute.
limit.
the allowed time limit.
2
5
0
Speaker does not
Speaker rarely
Speaker looks at
Speaker looks at
Speaker looks at
look at audience
looks at audience
audience half the
audience most of
audience entire
time
the time
time
0
1
2
3
4
5
Very Difficult to
Difficult to hear
Somewhat hard to
Mostly easy to
Loud and clear,
hear and
or understand
hear or
hear or
easy to
understand
understand
understand
understand
1
Speaker sounds bored

1
Visual is hard to see, speaker
slouches and makes many
distracting movements

FLUENCY
_____ / 5

1
Speaker is distracted, laughing,
rushing, and/or has many
fillers.

VISIAL AID
_____ / 20

1
Visual aide does not meet
requirements, shows little
effort, is messy, or too small.
1

3
Speaker sounds somewhat
interested in book
3
Visual is occasionally hard to
see, speaker makes some
distracting movements.
3
Speaker is occasionally
distracted, has some pauses, is
slightly rushed, uses some
fillers.
3
Visual aide meets most of the
requirements, shows some
effort, and is neat.
6

10

TOTAL: _____ / 100 Points

Grade= ____________

5
Speaker shows great
enthusiasm for the book
5
Visual is always easy to see,
speaker has good posture,
makes no distracting
movements
5
Student is not distracted, no
pauses, well-paced, no fillers.
5
Visual aide meets all
requirements, shows great
effort, and is neat.
11

12

13

14

15