For EACH book you read outside of the classroom, you will be reponsible for giving a 2-3 minute "BOOK TALK" to the class. Use the guidelines explained in class and the rubric given out in class to plan your presentation.
Your book talk should...
Fiction
Required: Introduction with passage from text, succinct summary, and opinion of the book
Choose 2:
Non-Fiction
Required: Introduction with passage from text, succinct summary, and opinion of the book.
Choose 2:
Use Google drawing or Discovery Ed Board Builder to create a virtual poster that fulfills your book talk requirements.
Both tools - share with your teacher to hand in. For Discovery Ed be sure to tell your teacher that you are choosing this tool so that they add you to their DE class.
Laptop or desktop - Google drawing tutorial
Laptop, desktop or tablet (use Discovery Education link to log in) Board builder tutorial
Laptop or desktop - Read Write Think Comic Creator
Laptop or desktop - Make Belief Comics
App - Comic Creator
App - Make Beliefs Comics
Use any video creation tool to record.
Laptop or desktop - iMovie tutorial
App - iMovie app tutorial
App - Tellagami
App - Chatterkids
Laptop or desktop - Read Write Think Poetry Online Programs
Apps - Read Write Think Poetry Creation Apps
Create a poem on google docs and share with your teacher.
Use Garageband or Audacity to record a song or podcast.
Laptop or desktop - Garageband tutorial
App - Garageband app tutorial
Laptop or desktop - Audacity tutorial
Laptop or desktop - Voicethread - Log in from the Student links page.
App - Voicethread
Laptop, desktop or app - Keynote
Laptop or desktop - Powerpoint
Laptop or desktop - Google slides
App - Google drive & Google slides
There are iPads, a green screen wall and other materials available in the Makerspace to help with this project. There is also the Tech Squad who are students trained to help you with technology projects. Pick up a Makerspace pass in the morning in the library.