1. Oral Book Report Format
8-10 Minutes Long
Make sure you practice timing yourself
Use a mirror to practice
Eye contact with audience is important

2. Card # 1
• Title
• Author
• Genre
• Number of pages
• Other general info on book

3. Card # 2
• Overview (preview of the book)
• Movie trailer
• 4-6 sentences

4. Card # 3, 4, and 5
• Detailed summary (lasting five minutes or
less) that includes information from the
beginning, middle and end of the book.
• This will be different for everyone / some
people will use more cards than others
• Try this strategy
• Cards 3 and 4 - beginning of book
• Cards 5 and 6 - middle of book
• Cards 7 and 8 - end of book

5. Card 9
• Biography Card
– Three personality traits that make the person
noteworthy, what goals the person set, the
challenges the person encountered, and what you
learned from this person
Or
• True Adventure Card
– What makes your book a true adventure? Give a
brief description of the time in history that your
story is based in. What are the real events

6. Cards 10, 11, and 12
• Personality Trait # 1
• two examples from the story on how it applies
to your character
• Personality Trait # 2
• two examples from the story on how it applies
to your character
• Personality Trait # 3
• two examples from the story on how it applies
to your character

7. Card 13
• What did you learn about people and
conditions during this time in history?
Would you like to live during this time in
history? Explain the advantages and
disadvantages of the time period.

8. Card 14
• Author’s Purpose
– Why did the author write this book? Be
specific and use examples from the book
– “because he wanted too” is not a good
reason and it has no support

9. Card # 15
• Did you like or dislike the book? Why?
Use specific examples from the story!