Civilization
Book Report
Pick
one book—Fiction or Non-fiction—about one of the civilizations we are studying
this year. The civilizations are: Mesopotamia, Babylon, Assyria, Phoenicia,
Greece, Israel, Persia, Rome, China, Mid-East, Medieval Europe. **There are
some books in the school library which can be used for this report! The book
must be cleared with me first and cannot be too easy. Here are some suggestions:
Beast by Donna Jo Napoli
Aladdin and other tales
from the Arabian Nights by N. J. Darwood
Cleopatra’s Moon by Vicky
Alvear Shecter
Pandora of Athens, 399 BC
by Barry Denenberg
The Story of the Golden
Fleece by Padraic Colum
Science in Ancient Rome by
Jacqueline L. Harris
The Ancient Romans by
Allison Lassieur
The Ancient Mesopotamia by
Virginia Schomp
Science in Ancient China
by George W. Beshore
Confucius: The Golden Rule
by Russell Freedman
The Pharaohs of Ancient
Egypt by Elizabeth Payne
Oracle Bones, Stars and
Wheelbarrows by Frank Ross
Pyramids of Egypt by D.
Nardo
Saudi Arabia by Ann
Heinrichs
Outlaws of Sherwood by
Robin McKinley
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
by Avi
The Midwife’s Apprentice
by Karen Cushman
Pick a Book by TH, January 30.
You will do a project for
the book and present it to the class. Project ideas can include:
1.
Writing a book
report which will include a short synopsis of the book and THREE things you
learned about your civilization by reading this book. This paper should be
typed and 2-3 pages long.
2.
Making a video
about a part of the book. You must also write a type-written paragraph discussing
one thing you learned about your civilization by reading this book.
3.
Drawing
illustrations for your book. You must describe the characters you are
illustrating in a short type-written paragraph.
You will present your
project to the class.
Book Report Due, T, February 11
STUDENT NAME:__________________________________________________
BOOK TITLE AND
AUTHOR:___________________________________________
Return by TH, January 30.
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