
Cheeseburger Book Report Projects: Are you looking for an exciting and challenging book report project idea for
your students that will make them hungry to read their books?
Your students will give this fun book report project idea a big thumbs up!
These cheeseburger shaped graphic organizers will provide you with all of the teaching resources
that you need for your students to write about the key elements of their books.
Many elementary school teachers assign sandwich book report projects to their students. The layers of the sandwich project are
stapled together, and you can only see the top layer of bread at first glance.
These cheeseburger templates are a unique version of this idea because all of the layers of this cheeseburger project are
visible at the same time. This means that all of the students' writing is easily seen on a bulletin board
display of these finished book report projects.

Traditionally, requiring students to write about the story elements of a book (characters, setting, plot, etc.) is
a task that most students find quite boring. By using this uniquely shaped cheeseburger book report project,
your students will find this task delicious!

This uniquely shaped book report project contains four worksheet templates that assemble
into a cheeseburger. The finished cheeseburger project measures 9 inches in width and 21 inches in height
(see example on the right.)
Everything that you need to complete these cheeseburger book report projects is included in this
set of teaching resources. All that you will need is scissors, glue, tape, and coloring pencils.
There are 11 printable worksheets and template pages in this set, as well as a 5 page color bulletin board display banner.
These finished cheeseburger book report projects will make a colorful and dynamic bulletin board display of your students' work.
In addition, this set of reading resources includes two large cheeseburgers and 8 cheeseburger reading posters
that can be used as accent pieces for your classroom bulletin board display.
This set of teaching resources includes assembling directions on how to prepare and assemble this cheeseburger book report project. Below
is an example of the assembling directions worksheet.

A book report grading rubric is included in this set of teaching resources.
I believe that it is important for students to evaluate their own work, so my book report rubric contains
an assessment section for both students and teachers.
When students evaluate their book report projects, they
color in the faces on their grading rubric worksheets.
When a teacher evaluates the projects, the teacher circles the small numbers inside each
box on the printable worksheets.
Below is an example of my cheeseburger book report grading rubric.

I believe that the writing process is important and that teachers should use process writing whenever
possible.
For this reason, my students never begin their book report projects by writing on their final draft
cheeseburger templates, instead they write on first draft worksheets.
Next, my students edit and revise their written work on their
own, with a partner, or in individual writing conferences with me.
This cheeseburger book report project is designed so that each layer of the cheeseburger is a layer of
information about the book. The layers of this book report project include:
Due to spelling differences in English, there
are two separate sets of teaching resources for the printable worksheets and final draft cheeseburger templates.
You can select the version that contains the
spelling that is used in the country that you live in.
(Examples: color / colour and favorite / favourite)
This set of teaching resources contains two printable worksheets for students to write their first drafts on.
On my
first draft worksheets, I have designed the writing line spaces to match the
spaces allotted on the final draft cheeseburger book report templates.
First Draft Worksheet #1: Students write the title, author, and genre of the book. This
information is written in the top bun of the cheeseburger.
Students write about the setting of the book in the onion template and
they describe the main character in the lettuce template.

First Draft Worksheet #2: Students write about the plot of the book
in the tomato template and the conclusion in the cheese template.
Finally, students write about their favorite part of the book in the meat template.
This book report project contains 4 templates that are assembled together to form the shape of a layered cheeseburger.
Below: Cheeseburger Black and White Templates
(4 printable worksheets that are cut out and then glued together to form the shape of a cheeseburger.)
Top Bun Template: Title, Author, and Genre
Onion Template: Setting

Lettuce Template: Main Character
Tomato Template: Plot
Cheese Template: Conclusion
Meat Template: Favorite Part
Bottom Bun Template: Drawing, Name, and Date
When I am first introducing my students to a new book report project, I believe that it is important
for them to have a visual example of what a completed project looks like.
I always complete an example of this cheeseburger book report project before I introduce
this assignment to my students.
Before my students begin writing their first drafts, I show them my finished cheeseburger project. This visual example immediately
grabs my students' attention and they are excited to start working on this project from the very beginning. I have found that my
students are engaged and use their best effort as they go through the steps of the writing process and
complete this fun book report project.
My students also enjoy hearing about the book that I chose to do my book report project on. This is also a wonderful opportunity to
share a book that I would like to encourage my students to read.
To save you time in coloring your example that you show to your students, I have included color
cheeseburger templates in this teaching resources set. I display my finished cheeseburger book report at the front of my classroom
so that students can refer to it as they are completing their own cheeseburger projects.
Below: Cheeseburger Color Templates
(4 printable worksheets that are cut out and then glued together to form the shape of a cheeseburger.)
I know that it takes teachers a lot of time to design and assemble their classroom bulletin board displays.
Many teachers spend their valuable time cutting out large display letters or making a banner at home on their own computers.
In order to help save you time in assembling a bulletin board display featuring your students' cheeseburger book report projects,
I have designed a 5 page banner that is included for free in this set of teaching resources.
If you have access to a laminating machine, I recommend that you laminate your banner so that it will be more durable
and you can use it again in the future.
Below: Cheeseburger Book Report Banner
(5 printable worksheets that are glued together to form a bulletin board display banner.)

EXTRA FREE TEACHING RESOURCES #1: For each of the book report sets that are available on Unique Teaching Resources,
I try to design some extra bulletin board accent pieces that will help you to decorate your classroom bulletin board display that
features your students' book report projects.
This set of teaching resources includes a large cheeseburger that
says, "WE ARE CHEFS! Read Our Delicious Cheeseburger Book Reports!"
EXTRA FREE TEACHING RESOURCES #2: There is a second cheeseburger that says, "Reading Books Feeds Your Brain With New Knowledge!"
EXTRA FREE TEACHING RESOURCES #3: I have designed 8 cheeseburger posters that contain slogans written on them that promote reading.
Below: Cheeseburger Posters
(8 printable worksheets)
Above: This is a picture of my students in front of their cheeseburger book report projects. It is often difficult to get
students excited about completing writing assignments about a book that they have just finished reading, but as you can
see, my students are enthusiastic about this fun book report project!
Above:
My students with their finished cheeseburger book report projects.
You will be able to design a colorful and dynamic classroom bulletin board display using your
students' finished cheeseburger book report projects.
These cheeseburger graphic organizers are a unique and fun way to get your students excited about completing a
writing assignment about the books that they have read.
The writing responses that are required of your students will make them think and write about the main
elements of their books in a challenging and engaging way. In addition, this book report set includes
cheeseburger themed accent pieces to help you in decorating your bulletin board display.
This is one of the first book report projects that I designed for my students and it has been one of my students' favorite
projects of the entire school year. They have thought that this reading assignment was yummy! I hope
that your students enjoy completing this project too!



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