Book Report & Vocabulary Log Form

BOOK REPORT and VOCABULARY LOG

Prof. Christine Bauer-Ramazani

Saint Michael's College

Intensive English Program
Learning Outcome(s) assessed: IEP-310.40, 310.50, 310.60

Name: ____________________________ Date: __________________

Summary	Assessment of Summary: Book Report Rubric
Write a paragraph about the book, summarizing the main points. Use your own sentences. Talk about the main characters, the plot and the setting—who, what, where, when? Are there conflicts in the story? Who is involved in the conflict? How does the story end?	Reference: Author's last name, first name (year). Title of the book. Place of publication: Publisher. Level of book: # of pages read: # of days spent reading the book:

Did you enjoy reading this book? Why or why not?

What did you learn from this book?

Vocabulary Log: Definitions, Word Forms/Parts of Speech/Collocations
(30 points)

Word forms/parts of speech: Use these dictionaries to help you find additional word forms.

Free apps: Apple--Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English; Merriam Webster's Learner's Dictionary; Android: Advanced English Dictionary & Thesaurus (AED); Windows: Advanced English Dictionary (AED)
Online: Merriam Webster's Learner's Dictionary (definitions, examples, word-of-the day, vocabulary games); Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (for English learners, definitions, examples, phrases, some word families); Cambridge Dictionary of American English (for English learners, definitions, examples, pronunciation-audio, phrases, word families); Vocabulary (good for word families)

1. New (essential) word: __________________
Sentence or phrase copied from the book: __________________________________________

Dictionary Definition (Choose the definition that is closest in meaning to the way the word is used in the sentence copied from the book.): ________________________________________________________________________

Word forms/parts of speech: Put the new word under the correct part of speech. Then use the electronic dictionaries above to find related word forms/parts of speech. For verbs, write the base form and the principal parts of irregular verbs or -ed for regular verbs.

NOUN	VERB/principal parts	ADJECTIVE	ADVERB	OTHER

Collocations: Use links above to find collocations for the new word. Write down at least three (3).
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2. New (essential) word: __________________
Sentence or phrase copied from the book: _________________________________________

Dictionary Definition (Choose the definition that is closest in meaning to the way the word is used in the sentence copied from the book.): ____________________________________________________________________________________

Word forms/parts of speech: Put the new word under the correct part of speech. Then use the electronic dictionaries above to find related word forms/parts of speech. For verbs, write the base form and principal parts of irregular verbs or -ed for regular verbs.

NOUN	VERB/principal parts	ADJECTIVE	ADVERB	OTHER

Collocations: Use links above to find collocations for the new word. Write down at least three (3).
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3. New (essential) word: __________________
Sentence or phrase copied from the book: __________________________________________

Dictionary Definition (Choose the definition that is closest in meaning to the way the word is used in the sentence copied from the book.): __________________________________________________________________

Word forms/parts of speech: Put the new word under the correct part of speech. Then use the electronic dictionaries above to find related word forms/parts of speech. For verbs, write the base form and principal parts of irregular verbs or -ed for regular verbs.

NOUN	VERB/principal parts	ADJECTIVE	ADVERB	OTHER

Collocations: Use links above to find collocations for the new word. Write down at least three (3).
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4. New (essential) word: __________________
Sentence or phrase copied from the book: ____________________________________________

Dictionary Definition (Choose the definition that is closest in meaning to the way the word is used in the sentence copied from the book.:__________________________________________________________________

Word forms/parts of speech: Put the new word under the correct part of speech. Then use the electronic dictionaries above to find related word forms/parts of speech. For verbs, write the base form and principal parts of irregular verbs or -ed for regular verbs.

NOUN	VERB/principal parts	ADJECTIVE	ADVERB	OTHER

Collocations: Use links above to find collocations for the new word. Write down at least three (3).
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5. New (essential) word: __________________
Sentence or phrase copied from the book: ____________________________________________

Dictionary Definition (Choose the definition that is closest in meaning to the way the word is used in the sentence copied from the book.): ___________________________________________________________________

Word forms/parts of speech: Put the new word under the correct part of speech. Then use the electronic dictionaries above to find related word forms/parts of speech. For verbs, write the base form and principal parts of irregular verbs or -ed for regular verbs.

NOUN	VERB/principal parts	ADJECTIVE	ADVERB	OTHER

Collocations: Use links above to find collocations for the new word. Write down at least three (3).
___________________________________________________________________________

6. New (essential) word: __________________
Sentence or phrase copied from the book: ___________________________________________

Dictionary Definition (Choose the definition that is closest in meaning to the way the word is used in the sentence copied from the book.): _________________________________________________________________

Word forms/parts of speech: Put the new word under the correct part of speech. Then use the electronic dictionaries above to find related word forms/parts of speech. For verbs, write the base form and principal parts of irregular verbs or -ed for regular verbs.

NOUN	VERB/principal parts	ADJECTIVE	ADVERB	OTHER

Collocations: Use links above to find collocations for the new word. Write down at least three (3).
_____________________________________________________________________________

7. New (essential) word: __________________
Sentence or phrase copied from the book: ____________________________________________

Dictionary Definition (Choose the definition that is closest in meaning to the way the word is used in the sentence copied from the book.): __________________________________________________________________

Word forms/parts of speech: Put the new word under the correct part of speech. Then use the electronic dictionaries above to find related word forms/parts of speech. For verbs, write the base form and principal parts of irregular verbs or -ed for regular verbs.

NOUN	VERB/principal parts	ADJECTIVE	ADVERB	OTHER

Collocations: Use links above to find collocations for the new word. Write down at least three (3).
____________________________________________________________________________

8. New (essential) word: __________________
Sentence or phrase copied from the book: ___________________________________________

Dictionary Definition (Choose the definition that is closest in meaning to the way the word is used in the sentence copied from the book.): __________________________________________________________________

Word forms/parts of speech: Put the new word under the correct part of speech. Then use the electronic dictionaries above to find related word forms/parts of speech. For verbs, write the base form and principal parts of irregular verbs or -ed for regular verbs.

NOUN	VERB/principal parts	ADJECTIVE	ADVERB	OTHER

Collocations: Use links above to find collocations for the new word. Write down at least three (3).
____________________________________________________________________________

9. New (essential) word: __________________
Sentence or phrase copied from the book: ___________________________________________

Dictionary Definition (Choose the definition that is closest in meaning to the way the word is used in the sentence copied from the book.): ______________________________________________________________________

Word forms/parts of speech: Put the new word under the correct part of speech. Then use the electronic dictionaries above to find related word forms/parts of speech. For verbs, write the base form and principal parts of irregular verbs or -ed for regular verbs.

NOUN	VERB/principal parts	ADJECTIVE	ADVERB	OTHER

Collocations: Use links above to find collocations for the new word. Write down at least three (3).
___________________________________________________________________________

10. New (essential) word: __________________
Sentence or phrase copied from the book: __________________________________________

Dictionary Definition (Choose the definition that is closest in meaning to the way the word is used in the sentence copied from the book.): __________________________________________________________________

Word forms/parts of speech: Put the new word under the correct part of speech. Then use the electronic dictionaries above to find related word forms/parts of speech. For verbs, write the base form and principal parts of irregular verbs or -ed for regular verbs.

NOUN	VERB/principal parts	ADJECTIVE	ADVERB	OTHER

Collocations: Use links above to find collocations for the new word. Write down at least three (3).
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