美国小学教育严重向文科倾斜，小学一年级就开始写所谓的Book Report。我们溜溜还在学前班，大字写不了几个，离写书评还早。我看到这篇文章非常好，有心存下来以后备用。按照这里面介绍的方法，小朋友会把书吃的透透的，一本薄薄的书也读厚了。读书方法中英文通用。不会写字认字的文盲小朋友，家长可以在读完书以后根据书的深浅程度跟小朋友口头提问和讨论嘛。。文章看起来内容很多，实际操练几次慢慢会熟练起来。。。Scholarstic的官网好东西太多了，待我慢慢挖掘，遇到好文也会分享和存档。国内的朋友，如果阅读英文不顺畅可以借助google translate。。或其他翻译软件和网站。这文章内容非常好，带着孩子多练习，练思考练阅读还练表达，一举多得啊。

Create a First-Rate Book Report

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/homework-project-tips/create-first-rate-book-report#

1. Read the book
This is an obvious, but very important, first step! Finish reading the book before you begin your report. After all, the ending may surprise you — and you don't want incomplete information in your project.

2. Pick a medium
When you finish reading, think about how you can best present the book to the class. Maybe you'll make a wanted poster for the book's villain or use a shoebox to create a diorama of your favorite scene. Use these suggestions to spark your own ideas:

• Design an alternate book jacket
• Make up a mock magazine interview with the author
• Craft a movie poster
• Mix a CD of songs for the book's soundtrack with liner notes explaining why you chose each song
• Create the front-page of a newspaper with headlines about the book

3. Identify the information

• Characters: who is in the story
  Examples: The people, animals, robots, aliens, or wizards
• Setting: where and when the story takes place
  Examples: Aunt Mae's farm in 1982, last summer at acting camp, 1950s London, a lake house in Michigan in present day, or 300 years from now on Mars
• Genre: what kind of story is being told
  Examples: Mystery, fable, historical fiction, or sci-fi fantasy
• Point of view: how the story is being told
  Examples: First person — the narrator is also a main character who refers to himself as "I." Third person — the point of view switches around and the characters are "he" or "she."
• Tone: why the story is being told
  Examples: Serious tone for readers who want to learn about the Holocaust or humorous tone for readers who want a silly book about surviving middle school

4. Find an interesting aspect of the story

This can be anything! Think about your favorite character or the last scene in the book. What sticks out in your mind as something you have a lot to say about?

5. Write 5  ideas about the aspect you have chosen

Once you've decided on a part of the story that interests you — say you think the dialogue is really funny — sit down and write at least 5 different thoughts about it. This helps you to pick out specific parts of the story and these details will give you examples when you create your project.

6. Have an opinion

What did you like? What didn't you like? Remember that you don't have to enjoy a book to do a good report on it. While your book project shouldn't just list complaints about the book, your teacher will probably appreciate the thought you put into your opinion. Challenge the author's original ending. Explain why you would have written it differently. If there's a character you didn't like, tell why you would've left her out completely. Keep notes on these thoughts as they come to you.

7. Compare something in the book to your own life

Find a way to relate to the story. What traits does the main character have that you have too? Do any of your friends or family members remind you of the characters? Have you visited the location of the book's setting? If the book is fantasy, would you want the same kind of superhuman powers that the characters have?

8. Decide who else would like this book

Would you recommend this book to a particular friend? Why? Answering this kind of question can show you the audience the book is geared to. It also helps you and your friends figure out books to recommend to each other for your next report!

9. Wrap it up

​Brainstorm what else you want to include, such as great illustrations, who told you about the book, if the author wrote anything else, and where this book ranks on your list of favorites.

10. Spin all the separate pieces into the project

Now it's time to go back to step #2: Pick a medium. You're now ready to put all of the information you gathered into an interesting, entertaining, and above all, informative book report. 

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