Assignments for Any Novel or Short Story - Digital Reading Response Book Report

Gone are the days of boring book reports and reading responses! This multi-faceted resource includes fun, ready-to-use digital novel assignments and short story assignments that work with any fiction text your students are reading. Each one-slide digital assignment can be shared with students—it’s that easy. These engaging digital book report alternatives work across middle and high school grade levels and have also been successfully used in upper elementary classrooms (Grade 5+). With a wide variety of book report choices, there is an assignment for every student in your class—even reluctant or struggling writers—making this an excellent tool for easy differentiation.

This is a Google-compatible activity, and students complete all the work on the computer. This works well with distance learning, 1:1 classrooms, remote teaching, Google Classroom, or for online education.

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Included in the Digital Short Story and Novel Assignments Bundle:

 ➡️ 50 Digital Assignments for Any Novel or Short Story: This resource includes 50 creative, student-friendly, digital assignments that students will actually enjoy completing. These novel assignments and short story assignments target key fiction elements such as plot, character, setting, conflict, author’s purpose, and more, while also encouraging creativity and outside-the-box thinking. Some of the unique titles of the assignments include:

• Dare to Compare – Compare a character to someone in your own life
• TxT Me L8R – Write a text conversation between two characters at a key moment in the plot
• Hashtags – Create social media posts (with hashtags!) from a character’s perspective
• Check My Internet History – Reveal what a character might be searching online during events in the story
• Point of View Change-Up – Retell a scene from a different character’s perspective
• The Setting Tour Guide – Write a description of the setting as if you’re giving a guided tour
• Blockbuster Builder – Turn the story into a movie by casting actors, selecting filming locations, and making thoughtful plot changes

These are just a few of the 50 engaging digital novel assignments and short story assignment options students can choose from.

 ➡️ Digital Assignments Rubric: Also included is a simple, flexible, digital rubric that works with any of the assignments. It’s easy to use and makes grading fast and consistent.

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