Book+Trailers+and+Book+Talks

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Week of March 28 - Progress Reports update [|digital booktalk stuff]Book displays with bookmarks and synopses should be complete.

Write script for digitial booktalk. Submit script for approval. Then film yourself or get a classmate to film you delivering the book talk.

Required Elements: You may like to see:[| How to Make a Book Talk for School] [|How to Write a Good Book Talk] [|How to Make a Book Talk] [|Book Talks Quick and Simple] =Week of March 21= Continue with your book talks 3 ways.
 * Author, title
 * Setting
 * Main characters
 * Climax
 * Theme
 * Why other students may or may not like this book.

Finish your bookmarks and put up your genre display.

Write the script for your digital booktalk. Save in pdf and attach to your page. =Week of March 14 - Open House Monday=


 * Book Review and Book Display- all work due by March 25**

Watch this: [|How to Make a Book Trailer] [|Printable instructions for book trailer] [|Squidoo Book Trailers] [|Stories from the Cloud]

a) Look under the **Book** Tab in the **[|AHS Library Media Center LiveBinder]**on the main library page for more Book Talks and reviews. b) Formats may include: Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, Prezi or Glogster. **If you copy pictures or information,** c) Once created, put your reviews on your main page in the wiki.
 * 1) Create a review of one book in 3 different formats.** Get your book choice approved. Examples can be found at: [|teacher librarian ning].
 * your sites must be appropriately cited. __Failure to do so will result in a failing grade.__**

a) __After approval__, print them and cut them. Use them to create a book display of one of the following genres: historical fiction, biography, mystery, graphic novel, poetry or teen fiction. b) Include a **synopsis** of the 3 books in your display
 * 2) Create bookmarks and a book display for 3 books in one genre.**

a. Be sure to include an eye-catching genre heading and some **realia** in your display. b. Post a picture of your display on your main page.

=video yourself talking about a book. Create a storyboard or write a script for your talk BEFORE you film.=
 * Coming up next:**

Week of March 7 [|Bookr]Monday - Teacher Workday Tuesday - Catch Up! Get Ahead Wednesday - [|World Read Aloud Day]Read the article from the previous link and write about it on your Reflections page. Go to the special collections (office) and select a book to read aloud to your classmates. Read it to us. Take a picture and post it to your page. Go to the Moodle and answer the questions in the Journal. Thursday, Friday, we will begin work on book trailers. More to come. Friday - get up to date on Reflections. Go to the AHS LiveBinder. Look under the Book tab and find the book trailers. Watch them and begin to plan the books you want to make trailers for. 3 books, 3 different kinds of trailers. Watch this: [|How to Make a Book Trailer]