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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Book reports are a flat way to analyze a book.  I personally enjoy discussing them more - maybe with follow up analysis.

But a plain 'ole book report isn't anything special wrt understanding and analyzing what you read.  [/quote]

Well lucky for you today's kids are asked to analyze their books with understanding when writing about books.[/quote]

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sure - in a very flat, boring way...[/quote]

Just because you never learned how to write a lively book report doesn't mean no one can.[/quote]

the process is flat, not the product

the other activities posted are better, as long as they don't require parental help at all

but really, I think discussion, kicked off with some provoking questions, is the best way to analyze and engage and open your mind. think harkness. 
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Discussion is the same thing as writing except that you don't write. Both are ways of communicating. Kids spend every week in reading groups discussing their books. At some point they also have to learn to write about them.[/quote]

Discussion really is not the same thing as writing. It's more dynamic; ideas are exchanged and evolve quickly over the discussion. Maybe have a discussion then capture some relevant point in a summary write-up?

Writing is important, no doubt, but a plain 'ole book reports generally aren't inspiring anyone. Not encouraging joy for the book or for writing. There are better ways to do both.

I'm sure teachers will continue to assign them though because they're too lazy to try better ways. Or maybe they consider it a rite of passage "I had to do them, so..."

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I am not sure what writing would actually encourage you to have joy over a book. I gave you many examples that are not dull and are thought provoking and you still think they are a waste of time. During school kids are mainly having discussions on books. I don't know of any student who is not discussing books in class on a weekly basis. They have that part covered already.[/quote]

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