3rd Quarter Book Report – Extra Chapter

Classic Novel
Due: Feb. 19

Many times after reading a book, we as readers have ideas about what “should have happened.” For this book report,
you get to do that. You are going to create an extra chapter for the book you read. Your extra chapter can go anywhere
in the story that you want. Here is how you will do it.

1. After reading your classic novel, fill in the Extra Chapter Organizer found on the back of this page.
2. Now that you have all the details worked out, you will create and type your extra chapter.
- Chapter title will be centered at top in 12 point font.
- Chapter body will be 2 spaces below the title.
- Chapter body will be typed in 12 point font, single spaced with one inch margins.
- Must be AT LEAST 2 pages and AT MOST 5 pages.
- Include the details that you worked out in your organizer.
3. Staple the Extra Chapter Organizer with your name on it to the front of your typed pages.
4. Hand in!

You will be graded on writing process (prewriting, proofreading), content (accuracy, plot continuity, resolution of
story) and meeting length requirements.

DO NOT WRITE ON THE RUBRIC BELOW – THIS WILL BE USED BY MRS.ROWLEY FOR GRADING!

0 1 2 3 4 5
Writing Process – no organizer
included
organizer included,
blank
organizer included
and < 50% filled out
organizer included
and 50-75% filled out
organizer included
and 75 - 99%
organizer included
and completely filled
Brainstorm filled out out

Writing Process- 16+ typos, spelling

errors or
11-15 typos, spelling
errors or grammatical
7-10 typos, spelling
errors or grammatical
4-6 typos, spelling
errors or grammatical
1-3 typos, spelling
errors or
0 typos, spelling
errors or
Proofreading grammatical mistakes mistakes mistakes grammatical grammatical
mistakes mistakes
mistakes
Content – chapter does not
connect in any way
chapter barely hints at
the original
chapter is mostly
accurate according to
chapter is accurate
according to
Accuracy according to characterization, theme, characterization, characterization,
characterization, mood of novel theme, mood of
theme, mood of
theme, mood of original novel
original novel original novel
Content – chapter is not
connected in any
chapter barely hints at
the original plot of the
chapter is mostly
consistent with the
chapter is consistent
with the plot of the
Plot Continuity way the the plot of novel plot of the original original novel
the original novel novel

Content – chapter does not

even resolve any
chapter hints at a
resolution, but does not
chapter only partially
resolves the issue that
chapter helps to
resolve the issue that
Story Resolution issue that what go any further was addressed in the what addressed in
addressed in the organizer
the organizer
organizer
Length & Format font too big or
margins too wide or
less than 1 page or more
than 5 pages
less than 2 pages between 2-5
pages, 12 pt font,
between 2-5 pages,
12 pt font, 1”
title spaced 1” margins, no margins, titled
incorrectly title

_____ x 3 = _______ /90 Final Score

Staple this side up Name ______________________________

Extra Chapter Organizer

Name of extra chapter:

Where is the chapter located in the book?

Description of the major event in the chapter:

Characters in the chapter:

Mood of the chapter:

Setting:

Problem(s) or conflict(s) that occur in the chapter:

List descriptive words – adjectives and adverbs – you List vivid action verbs that you might use to describe
might use to describe characters or the setting: action taking place in your chapter:

What dialogue will need to take place? How will the chapter end?