Oral Book Report Presentation Directions:
Students had to bring a gift (3 items) for the subject of their book. Requirements:
- The gift needed to be thoughtful and meaningful to their subject.
- The gift needed to be wrapped previous to attending class. This indicated that they were thoughtful about the gift they intended to give their subject.
- Each element of the gift needed to be explained. Why were these items important or relevant about this subject?
- They also needed to answer questions 1-4 (see left)
- 1. Who is this person?
- 2. Why are they famous or infamous?
- 3. Why do they matter?
- 4. Have they really changed the world in some way?.
- They needed to rate/recommend the book (we used the Amazon.com system of 5 stars)
