Toothpaste+Millionaire+Book+Report

Please follow these directions when creating your __**Toothpaste Millionaire**__ Book Report. This report will be your graded assignment in Reading for this story. It takes the place of a test!!

1. Use the format below when creating your book report. 2. The book report can be handwritten or typed

__Book Title__ //**(PLEASE CENTER THE TITLE, AUTHOR, AND A REPORT BY ON THE PAGE)**// Author's Name A Report by (your name)

__Summary__ Write one to three paragraphs to summarize the story. Remember a summary is a short retelling of the story. It focuses on the main ideas of the story. You could start by saying something like... The book __Toothpaste Millionaire__ is a story about a young inventor named Rufus...." You should tell me as many important details from the story as you can in your summary.

__Characters and Character Traits__ In this section, you should list the main characters of the story and tell me about the characters. This is like the paragraph you wrote about Rufus earlier. What are the characters like? Try to share at least 3 describing words to tell what each character is like. Earlier, we called these words "Character Traits". Remember, Character traits are the details about a character that make them the person/animal that they are. Some sample character traits might be "funny, smart, tall, caring..." There are many describing words that could be used as character traits. Make sure you use words to describe each character that really tell about **that** character. You can write this section like this...

Character Name - describing words (ex. funny, smart, tall, caring) Character Name - describing words

__Setting__ This could be one or more words that tell where the story takes place. It could be a town, a specific building, a certain time period, or somewhere outside. Look back through the book, especially at the beginning. Where does this story take place? Some stories have several different settings. If you would like you could get very specific here, but you do not need to. You could simply tell me the town where the story takes place, or you could tell me all the different settings in the story. It is up to you!

__Problem/Solution__ Every fiction story has at least one problem and solution. It is the problem and solution that give the story a plot. We have not yet discussed plot, but we will later! For this section, think about the story. What was the main problem in this story? (HINT... it was what started the whole story - there wouldn't be a story without it!) What was the solution to the problem? (How did they fix the problem) You can write this section as seen below. Try to write one complete sentence for each.

Problem - Solution -

__Theme__ Theme is the underlying message in a story. It answers the question, "What am I supposed to learn from this story?". Some sample themes for the story __The Power of Un__ would be... "You can't change everything", "Sometimes good things can come from bad situations", "If you believe in yourself, you can succeed". Often, there is no right or wrong answer to a question about theme. In this section, start with the sentence... "I think the theme of this story is _." Then, write a sentence or two to tell me why you think that is the theme (Use an example or two from the story to support your answer.).