Thursday, October 1, 2009
Here's a Scan of the Book Talk Overview
Your WRITTEN work is due Oct 9th (for 2% bonus), or Oct 16th.
The written part should be in paragraph form. My suggestion:
Paragraph #1 - Introduce the TITLE, AUTHOR, GENRE of the book enthusiastically
Paragraph #2 & 3 - Provide a SUMMARY of the book. Be sure to include information about the setting (Time & Place), Main Characters, Plot (Action). You can describe how it ends (but *do not* say how it ends when you present to the class).
Paragraph #4 (Optional, but recommended) Describe themes explored in the book.
Paragraph #5 Why did you like the book? Briefly describe the paragraph will you be sharing with the class. (The paragraph I will be sharing is from the beginning of the book when the main character Lauren finally arrives on Planet Wizona. I've chosen this paragraph to share because...)
Hint: Try including a few quotes from your book in your paragraphs. Remember to use quotation marks and put the page number in brackets at the end of the sentence.