1. Movie Poster Book Report Expectations
Project Description: Create a movie poster that advertises the novel you have just read. The movie poster will be accompanied by a detailed, three or four paragraph “critic’s review” of the movie (novel), and a one paragraph summary of your movie (novel). This is due January 2nd!
Project Requirements (check off boxes as you work on your project):
Must be created on a poster board.
Title of novel must be in large writing and should stand out on your movie poster.
Your name will appear on the poster as either the director or producer.
A major illustration or collage should be the focus of your poster. It should give the audience a good idea of the theme of the novel.
The movie poster must have a catchy line that interests the audience and describes the basic theme of the movie. (For example: Drive ―”There Are No Clean Getaways”‖ Diary of a Wimpy Kid―”It Isn’t A Movie. It’s A Survival Guide”)
The main characters of the novel will be the “cast” in your “movie”. Choose famous movie stars or television stars that you know of and “cast” them in the different character roles for your “movie”. The “stars” of your “movie” should be named on your poster.
The movie poster must have a border that represents the overall tone or mood of the novel.
A one sentence critic’s rating of the movie (novel) must be on the poster (a critical sentence and stars—ex: “Fun for the whole family!” ).
A one paragraph summary will be typed on a separate page (do not attach to poster).
A detailed, three or four paragraph critic’s review of the movie will be typed on a separate page (do not attach to poster).
You must turn in your book outline.

2. One Page Summary
You will type a one paragraph summary on a separate piece of paper.
Do not attach this to your poster!
See the next page for a summary example and tips on how to write your summary.

3. One Paragraph Summary Example
Make sure your summary:
introduces the main
characters and setting
includes the conflict
includes the climax
and includes a very brief
description of what is
done in the falling
action.
Do not reveal the
resolution!
Summary: Upset about moving from a big city to a small town, teenager Zach Cooper (Dylan Minnette) finds a silver lining when he meets the beautiful girl, Hannah (Odeya Rush), living right next door. But every silver lining has a cloud, and Zach’s comes when he learns that Hannah has a mysterious dad who is revealed to be R. L. Stine (Jack Black), the author of the bestselling Goosebumps series. It turns out that there is a reason why Stine is so strange… he is a prisoner of his own imagination – the monsters that his books made famous are real, and Stine protects his readers by keeping them locked up in their books. When Zach unintentionally unleashes the monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town, it’s suddenly up to Stine, Zach, and Hannah to get all of them back in the books where they belong.

4. Critic’s Review
A critic’s review (movie review) will be included with your poster (you are the critic). This will be typed on a separate piece of paper.
Your critic’s review will include a focus on the theme of your story. Your review needs to be three or four paragraphs.
Do not attach this to your poster!
Include stars at the top or bottom of your critic’s review that indicate your rating of the “movie”. It needs to be between one and five stars. Five stars=excellent, one star=very bad.
See the following pages for tips and examples on how to write a strong critic’s review.

5. How to write a movie review:
First paragraph: Express your honest opinion of the “film.” Use description—include the tone, mood and descriptive adjectives. Second/third paragraph(s): Brief character description and summary of events (from the exposition to the conflict). Third/fourth paragraph(s): Characterization of the characters, the author’s purpose behind writing the “script” (novel), and a general theme the author is trying to convey.

6. Starring Jack Black, ‘Goosebumps’ is a Halloween treat
By Tom Russo GLOBE CORRESPONDENT OCTOBER 15, 2015 Jack Black and the makers of “Goosebumps” want to give audiences chills, all right. But it’s not just about the movie’s creature cavalcade, which at times can be surprisingly intense. This feature adaptation of kid-lit author R.L. Stine’s best-selling horror-comedy series is out to thrill fans with a story that’s just as obsessively invested as they are, right down to Black’s meta casting as Stine himself. It’s the best treat we’ve gotten this Halloween, and definitely not just a bigger-budgeted version of the “Goosebumps” seen on TV. Dylan Minnette (“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible. . .”) is charismatically natural amid the supernatural as Zach, a hard-luck teen newly relocated with his school administrator mom (Amy Ryan). He forms a quick attraction with Hannah (Odeya Rush), the sardonic girl next door, even though her sketchy father (Black) forbids it. And the imperious kook tells Zach as much, in a tone so clipped and simultaneously grandiloquent, you half-expect Black to launch into some Tenacious D rock epic at any moment. (Later, he also vents some egotistic spleen at “Steve” King, in one of various slyly scripted bits.) Cue the “Rear Window” intrigue. Zach spies Black’s silhouetted misanthrope apparently mistreating his daughter, and breaks in to investigate along with Champ (Ryan Lee), his self-appointed, irrepressibly geeky wing man. Their snooping leads them to a bookcase filled with bound, locked copies of original “Goosebumps” manuscripts, which end up being ill-advisedly opened, of course. Soon, the town is overrun by Stine’s spooky creations magically come to life: a yeti, a giant mantis, a vampire poodle, a demonic ventriloquist’s dummy (Black pulling double duty). The gang’s all here, and entertainingly, they’re all ripped straight from the pages of actual published stories. The movie tends to more routine, less conceptually clever business as Stine fesses up about his celebrity status, and he and the kids put aside their differences to escape, outwit, and corral the monsters. Still, there’s great comedic energy throughout, as Black, scene stealer Lee, and director Rob Letterman (Black’s “Gulliver’s Travels” riff) dash off expertly timed laughs involving a marauding werewolf and vengeful garden gnomes. This isn’t normal kids’ book territory, meant to help you get to sleep — this is R.L. Stine weirdness, designed to keep you up at night. It’s just one more way that “Goosebumps” gets it. Movie Review ★★★

7. Critic’s Review Example: Review for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (from Common Sense Media; July 31st, 2012)
Director David Bowers is back again to helm another adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s ubiquitous book series. Dog Days continues to highlight the same silly antics that get Greg in trouble every time he tries to outsmart his family and friends, and Rowley remains the most unconditionally faithful sidekick ever.
Gordon is adorably dorky as the head Wimpy Kid, and, as in the first two films, Capron's lovable Rowley steals several scenes with his hilarious gestures and facial expressions. Plus, for once, here's a kid who absolutely loves to be with his parents -- no matter how overprotective and sentimental they are toward him.
With slightly less emphasis on the sillier secondary characters like Fregley, Chirag, and Patty, Dog Days instead follows Greg's first real attempt at middle-school romance. Despite how pretty she is, Holly is nothing like her mean-girl older sister Heather; she's sweet and accepting and just the kind of girl who seems out of Greg's league, but is actually interested right back. If only there were more movies where the dorky girl gets the handsome and cool guy!
As always, there's a predictable amount of bathroom humor, but as long as you don't mind the bodily fluid jokes, this tween comedy is certain to entertain the 12-and-under set ... and their parents. Overall, the movie has a sweet message about father-son bonding and the importance of being honest.

9. Notes:
Detail, creativity, neatness, and spelling will be heavily considered in the grading process.
You will lose one point for each spelling, grammar, and punctuation mistake. Edit your work!
You may use different types of art supplies for your poster (marker, paint, glitter (not too much), color pencils, crayons, etc.). Be creative!
Do not permanently attach your critic’s review or one page summary to your poster. These are to be turned in separately. If you attach these to your poster, I will take ten points off your project grade!
Project is due on Tuesday, January 2nd!

10. BOOK OUTLINE
Book Title: ________________________________________________ Author: ________________________________________________ Characters: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Plot: Exposition: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Rising Action: __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Conflict: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Climax: ________________________________________________________________________________ Falling Action: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Resolution: ______________________________________________________________________________

11. BOOK OUTLINE
Major Events: ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Theme of book: _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Summary of book: ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________

12. Here are some movie poster examples:

18. Poster=50% of final project grade
Movie Poster Book Report Project
 Grade A
Entire project is turned in on time (November 23rd).
Grammar, spelling, and punctuation are correct.
Poster, summary and critic’s review meet all expectations.
Work shows strong effort and care. B
Project is turned in on time or is a day late.
Grammar, spelling, and punctuation are mostly correct.
Poster, summary, and critic’s review meet most expectations.
Work shows good effort and care. C
Project is turned in two or three days late.
Grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes are moderate, yet evident throughout.
Poster, summary, and critic’s review meet some expectations.
Work shows moderate effort and care. D
Project is turned in four days late.
Grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes are plentiful throughout.
Poster, summary, and critic’s review barely meet expectations.
Work shows poor effort and care.
Your project is due on January 2nd. If you do not turn in your project on this date, you will lose 5% each day it is late.
Poster=50% of final project grade
Summary=25% of final project grade
Critic’s Review=25% of final project grade