Name:________________________

HOW TO CREATE A DIGITAL BOOK TALK

Your Book Talk should be a short (2-3 minutes), direct, and enthusiastic endorsement of a book

you really liked! Be sure to have a copy of the book with you.

· 1^st, choose your format:

_____Photo Story

_____MovieMaker

_____Videotape yourself (library has a webcam to do this)

_____PowerPoint

_____Other: specify______________________________________________

Below are the elements of a book talk:

Ways to Begin: (Choose 1 or 2)

Show the cover of the book and tell what drew you to it.
Give the title and the author and explain how they “hooked” you.
Ask a question… “Have any of you ever wanted to/ thought about/ been in a situation where…?” (fill in with information about what happened in your book
“Imagine…” then give the predicament your character was in

During the Book Talk: (Choose 2 or 3 or create some of your own)

Choose a page from the story and read it, leaving off at a suspenseful part
Give a very brief summary of part of the book… never give away the ending or key, exciting parts of the plot
Read the first page, then give a brief overview of what comes next until you have explained the main conflict in the book
Read an interesting description of a character or a setting and build suspense as to the role he/she/ it plays; or, draw a picture and do the same
Read the book jacket and ask the questions it does not answer… tell the audience they’ll have to read it to find out
Explain what you did and did not like about the book: which characters were your favorite, the style of writing, the setting, favorite scenes, etc.

How to End:

· Tell your audience why they should read the book in whatever manner you wish.

· Cite your sources for any images or music you used in your book talk

Examples of student book talks:

http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=117292