Book Report Template

A book report shows you read it. A book review argues whether it’s any good.

Worth being clear about, because the two get set interchangeably and marked differently. A report demonstrates that you understood the book - what happened, who it happened to, what it meant. If you’ve been asked for your opinion and a recommendation instead, you want the book review template. This one is the report.

What’s in the book report template

Twelve sections, in the order most rubrics work through them.

• Book Details: Title, author, genre, publication year and page count.

• Setting: Where and when, and why that matters to what happens.

• Main Characters: Who they are, what they want, and how they change.

• Plot Summary: Beginning, middle and end, in your own words - with a note on how much to give away.

• The Central Conflict: The problem the book is built around.

• Theme: What the book is about underneath the plot, which is usually where the marks are.

• Key Passage: One quotation that matters, with a few lines on why you chose it.

• Your Response: What you thought and felt, supported by something from the text.

• What You Learned: The idea you took away from it.

• Recommendation: Who would like this book, and who wouldn’t.

• New Vocabulary: Words you met for the first time, with meanings.

• Cover or Illustration: A card for artwork, if your teacher asks for it.

Why write your book report in Skrib?

• Take Notes While You Read: Keep a card per chapter as you go, so the report is half-written before you finish the book.

• Everything in One Place: Notes, quotations, the report and any images live in the same project instead of three apps and a notebook.

• Drafts Are Kept: The first attempt stays in your Library beside the final one - which is what actually shows progress.

• A Board Per Class: Teachers can lay out a whole set of reports on one canvas and read them at a glance.

• Reuse Every Year: Duplicate the template, change the prompts, keep the structure.

• Print or Hand In: Export clean to .pdf or .docx for a folder, a display or a portal.

Who is this book report template for?

• Students in upper primary, middle and high school.

• Teachers setting book reports and wanting one clear structure across a class.

• Homeschool Educators working through a reading list with one or two children.

• ESL and EAL Learners who benefit from a prompt on every section.

• Reading Groups and Book Clubs in school settings.

• Parents helping with homework and needing to know what a book report actually contains.

Start it while you’re still reading

Drop the template on your Board, keep notes as you go, and write the report from something rather than from memory.