A book talk is a short presentation about a book with the goal of convincing other people to read it. If the book is rich in setting, then asking them to illustrate where the story takes place can also be revealing. Cut out magazine pictures to give a good visual image for their school picture. See more ideas about teaching reading, reading workshop and teaching. Fairfax county public schools librarians give book talks and present ideas for incorporating a variety of wellknown books into classroom. The booktalker presents the booktalks orally and usually has the book as a visual prop. Most of the ideas will provide teachers with a clear idea about whether students actually read the book. A high school junior in an islamic school should be able to give a talk on the sources and methodology of islamic legislation as well as the fundamental differences between the madhhabs. I also find high quality book trailers made by librarians, teachers, and even students on schooltube. Book talk overview provides students with background information on book talks, how to complete a book talk, what to include in a book talk, and includes a sample book talk. Neal shusterman goodreads author shelved 1 time as highschoolbooktalk avg rating 4.
Many of the ideas involve making choices, organizing information and writing. Blogger mary blows middle school students tweaked the booktalk format to create talk showstyle videos about their favorite books. Make a collage representing some event or part of your book. A quick web search will reveal that there are many ideas out there for creative book reports, but they are not all good ideas. Book talk podcasts could also be created and used by preservice or inservice teachers recommending childrens books for classroom use or professional development books or articles. Finally, amber offers some suggestions about who might like the book she chose in ambers book talk recommendation to readers. All students come to the group with books, pencils, post it notes with questions or comments on them and paper. Mar 29, 2012 explore teachem2thinks board book talk ideas, followed by 177. The direction sheet is a simple list of what students need to include in their book talk and steps to complete it. Book talk assignment and rubric orlando science middle. In middle and high school, books about love, humor, magic. Annotated bibliography by the time a student reaches the later years of high school, and certainly by the time shes gotten to college, its likely that shell be required to write an annotated bibliography, a list of resources that not only includes the bibliographical information of each source, but also a short paragraph summarizing the resource and reflecting on its usefulness for a. Create a travel brochure for the setting of the story or.
You may not be able to use all of them, but i hope you can find some ideas that will work well for you. You can have boys against boys, girls against girls, or coed. Interesting debate topics for high school students. What is a book talk your guide to making them work in. Finish the book talk by sharing the part of the book chosen to read aloud. So much information can be covered on the 12 panels and it allows students to take a deep dive in a creative way. This assignment has worked very well with high school students and can be modified for middle school students or for a different genre of reading. Students cut out a photocopied image of their subject and glue it in the middle. In high school, individuals are at an age group where they are starting to grasp and understand the concepts of politics, society, and how the world works. If you will actually be discussing the book in front of the class, you can write a presentation in firstperson perspective as a character from the book. Just some ideas to appeal to the older as well as teenage audiences.
The book talk will cover the some elements of the novel, but you should focus much of your time on the plot and conflict of the novel. This clever book report is made from ordinary paper bags. Know your audience consider the interests of your audience choose a book with broad rather than narrow appeal select a book at the reading level of your audience. How to create your own booktalk, with example booktalk and helpful hints for middle level. In a book talk, the goal is to engage the listeners and present a fun, exciting, and. Art, drama, film, science, math, literature, history, and language. My english teacher in high school had a similar chart to remind us what we. A solution for this could be to create a book talk calendar where students can either sign up to present or you assign the dates.
I am in search of a catchy title involving the initials wphs and any other suggestions. Book talk prewrite stepbystep guide to help students plan. I use the rubric to evaluate students as they share their books with the class. If you are looking to get into equity work in schools, this book is one that can help provide a framework for guiding you through the importance of language. Education world presents 25 ideas for you to use or adapt. Bring questions or ideas to the group which have already been prepared. Take a look at these nine ideas ways to light your creative spark and burn through that project in no time. Using speech bubbles and pictures of the characters, draw a conversation. See more ideas about teaching reading, library lessons and reading workshop. Fresh ideas for creative book reports education world. Prepare for the oral book talk using the script as a talking points guide.
In a book talk, the goal is to engage the listeners and present a fun, exciting, and even suspenseful commercial for your book. To cope with struggles over selecting a book to talk about, strategically place books with notes around the room to pique student interest. Make a mobile showing pictures or symbols of happenings in the book. Choose any topic from your book and write a 12 page research report on it. Book reports need not be boring retellings of stories. We want the show to seem less staged than regular high school newscast programs. I need some suggestions or creative ideas for a high school talk showsitcom type show that will air on public television stations. Students draw scenes from a selected part of the bookperhaps a scene that represents the beginning, middle and end if youre working on understanding chronology. Talk to the class about your book by saying a little about the author, explain who the characters are and explain enough about the beginning of the story so that everyone will understand what they are about to read. This is designed for middle school students to share a book they have read with the class. What is a book talk your guide to making them work in the.
Book talks presenting and writing book talks by brain. Make this into a little book of 3 folded pages, stapled in the middle outside paper is for title of book. I have my students present book talks once a month. It is in that teacher talk,as regie routman calls it, that we. It could be a money maker by charging people to enter. Booktalks, book trailers, and book teasers scholastic. Subject area clubs are clubs that come from an interest in a subject area taught in school.
Ten great creative book report ideas minds in bloom. These will work for almost any book and are especially good when students are reading independent book selections. These work best with large thematic ideas that give students the ability to maneuver, like a collage representing slavery, the 1920s, or an entire story. However you choose to present your interview is up to you. Awesome reading tasks and activities for any book or. High school speech topics and themes for verbal writing assignments from strange experiences in bars to europe in seven days to help you you inventing and developing further any of the ones i suggested. Turn them into creative projects complete with artwork, technology applications, acting or writing with a creative twist. You were probably aware of the debate club in high school, and maybe you were a part of it yourself. In primary grades, each book talk will be much shorter. Make your reading project sizzle with these hot ideas. At the end, state the title and the author of the book.
There are ways to finish your project that will show your enthusiasm and make your teacher sit up and take notice. For tips on how to present a booktalk, see booktalking tips. Hobby clubs are clubs that stem from an interest in a hobby that most likely wouldnt be taught in high school such as chess, anime. I dont pay attention to the book talk form when students present their book talks, unless i sense a gap in the information, and i encourage them not to worry about the order of information in the book talk. There are many, many great ways for students to respond to literature. On the day of your talk, you may bring note cards, your script, or anything else you may need in order to give your talk. Resources resources home early years prek and kindergarten primary elementary middle school secondary high school whole school special educational needs blog store store home elements magazine community community home latest posts search forums education news teaching overseas us education news. This is a wonderful book that reminds us that words, how we use them, how we say them, and where we use them matter in developing our school culture and generates perceptions of students. Book report ideas 20 ways of looking at the book these activities address multiple intelligences and a range of student ability levels. Popular high school book talk books showing 150 of 227 challenger deep kindle edition by. And, its more persuasive than expositorythink sales and marketing. A more traditional approach is a thirdperson narrative so you can discuss the story, characters and author from a more neutral viewpoint. This can be a lot of fun, and your students will love it.
Present the book talk script by discussing the themes, characters and settings outlined in the script prepared. Finishing with a reading of the book will leave the audience with a reason to read the book. Whilst you may have a wealth of books in your school library it can often be. Each student presents their book report in the shape of food.
Not only will your audience less likely doze off, tinker with their phones or daydream but as a presenter, you can also be relieved of anxiety facing a crowd thats more enthusiastic and dynamic. Ive shared books about vocabulary instruction, as well as the theory and techniques. Although similar, they perform different functions. Here are 22 creative book report ideas designed to make reading more. Pretend you are a talk show host and interview the main character. How to write a presentation of a book the classroom. Students could design a tattoo for a character and then write an essay explaining or justifying their choices. As the book argues, learning is inherently social, for both kids and grownups.
Though sometimes we get isolated as teachers, we also know the bene. And all the ideas will engage students, help make books come alive for them, and challenge them to think in different ways about the books they read. Images can be hand drawn, printed, or clipped from a magazine or newspaper. Students read a nonfiction book, describe it briefly, then answer the audiences questions about it. You teach middle school, so you already have a thick skin, i know it.
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