Students should only pick out one project, NOT one from each section.
Due Date _____Sept. 28, 2011________________
Book Talk Ideas Directions
1. Choose a book that is in your AR reading range.
2. Below write down the book title and the AR level and send it back to be checked and approved by your teacher.
3. Leave plenty of time to read the book and complete your book talk project. Leaving it until the night before is not recommended and may result in a lower grade.
4. Make sure to include the title and the author are somewhere in the book talk.
5. Be as creative as you like. There are ideas for everyone. Power points are permitted after it has been introduced to students in computer class.
6. Be sure to put your name on your project.
7. Turn your project in on time. Points are deducted for late projects, since ample time is given for project completion.
8. The Book Talk Rubric will be used to grade projects and it is printed on the back so you will know the expectations for the project.
9. Have fun!
Please complete and return the bottom portion for teacher book approval
Student Name _____________________________
Book Title ________________________________
Book Level ________________________________
Book Talk due date __________________________
Approved Not Approved
Teacher signature ___________________________
Book Talk Ideas
(Needs to be completed at and brought to school to present)
Picture Smarts:v Make a poster about your book. Be sure to include the characters, problem, and solution of the story.
v Design a new cover for your book. On the backside, tell the main idea of the story.
v Use felt cutouts to retell your story on a storyboard.
v Use a shoebox to create a diorama of a scene from your book.
v Make cartoons about the important events from the story.
v Make puppets to tell the story.
v Create a power point to tell the story by using pictures and words.
Body Smarts:
v Dress up as a main character and act out the story.v Create a rap to perform for the class.
v Put on a puppet show to tell the story.
v Use felt cutouts to retell your story on a storyboard.
Music Smarts:
v Use a familiar tune to create a song to tell the story.
v Create a rap to perform for the class.
Math Smarts:
* Make a game to go along with your story. You could create your own game board, and put questions about the story on cards.
v Create a word search to be used after you tell about the story.
v Prepare a storyboard, and cut into jigsaw pieces. Fasten them together as you tell the story.
v Design a model to represent a favorite part of your story.
Word Smart:
v Write a letter to the book’s author about the part of the book you found interesting.
v Pretend you are a character in the story. Write a diary entry to share with the class.
v Make a flip book to share the characters, problem, and solution.
v Write a poem about the story.
v Write a script for a puppet show.
Self Smarts:
v Write a letter.v Write a song.
v Write a script for a puppet show.
v Write a poem.
People Smarts:
v Share your ideas with Mom and Dad. Listen to their suggestions for your presentation.
Nature Smarts:
v Choose a book about an animal. Pretend to be that animal.
v Take photos of nature to help retell your story.
Book Talk Rubric
3 | 2 | 1 | |
Summary | Summarizes the book well. Includes the important events/characters of the story. Events told in sequence. | Summarizes the book fairly well. Includes most of the important events/characters. Most events told in sequence. | Summary is not complete. Events/characters left out. Events told out of sequence. |
Creativity | Book Talk is creative. Student put thought into project. Looks neat. | Book Talk is creative, but sloppy. Student could have spent more time to do a better job. | Book talk is “the bare minimum”. Looks rushed and sloppy. |
Presentation | Student made eye contact with audience. They spoke loudly and clearly. Student was prepared. | Student made some eye contact. They spoke just loud and clear enough to hear. Student was prepared. | Student did not make eye contact with audience. It was difficult to hear speaker. Student was not prepared. |
Directions | Student included all book information on report. Book Talk was completed on time. | Student included most of the book information. Book Talk was completed on time. | No book information was included and/or Book Talk was late. |
Question/answer | Student was able to answer all questions with confidence and knowledge. | Student was able to answer most questions with confidence and knowledge. | Student was unable to answer questions. |
Total ____/15 | ____/5 | ____/5 | ____/5 |
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