Lately, i am realizing that i am reading more middle school books. The president declares that muslims are a threat to america and are forced into an internment camp. Make common core and ngss come alive in the classroom with integrated projects for design, electronics and fabrication. Booktalks and book reports in a digital age tech tidbits school. Prepare for a book talk while you read by taking notes and placing sticky notes at cliffhangers, quotes, scenes that surprise you, and parts that you connect with. Rubrics for each portion of the project should be distributed so they know what to expect. In my last post i described 10 ways to cultivate a love of reading in kids. Lessons are submitted by teachers and artists across the world. Tonya skinners business education lesson plans and resources. Our students spend a lot of time using screen media but not much time creating digital content. Students observe, experiment, and make conclusions with these stellar picks. From taking a class period for student presentations to filling in leftover class time with a book talk to responding to eager students who are excited about sharing their love of reading, the important thing is to talk about and read books. Perry township perry meridian middle school creasey, jan. Life at big sky middle school is also a disappointment.
Tween fitting in, sticking out, and finding yourself. This is designed for middle school students to share a book they have read with the class. Inspiring middle school literacy pbs learningmedia. Middle school reading apps and websites common sense. I use the rubric to evaluate students as they share their books. In this video, you will see three videos containing books talks. Roberts at edwards middle school, the illustrated man by ray bradbury. Choose a character and emotion, add talk or thought balloons, and start your character communicating. I want to expand on that theme by suggesting 10 alternatives to the book report. Second of all, you will begin to think more carefully before pressing the shutter button. Im sc and i teach english at lincoln middle school. With an average of 9 hours a day spent consuming media, teens could accomplish great things if they devoted a larger slice of their digital time to making stuff. The story follows 17 year old layla as she spends her time in the camp and her bravery as she tries to resist.
With middle school students, the booktalk can be an effective tool to hook reluctant readers and is an important component of independent reading time andor a readers workshop. I also share what i have been reading with my students. Each time you visit with your mentee, take a picture or two of what you do. Dec 27, 20 how many middle school readers have you seen who look as engaged as the children in this picture. A book talk is an activity that is often used in middle school to encourage students to read more books in their spare time. Robin features a section for younger readers, which is a great source of titles suitable for elementary and younger middle school students.
A book talk is a brief overview of a book designed to raise the interest of potential readers. For the first book talk, i use lane smiths its a book. In this graphic design activity, each middle school student will design an 18by24 in poster that communicates the idea of environmental awareness. Digital booktalk is a web portal that uses video trailers and associated. Book talks have the goal of sharing books with students in hopes that they will find the book interesting and read it. The impetus to put the booktalks on line came when i was asked to do booktalks for a class with very little notice. One short paragraph telling why you would recommend this book to your peers. Photoshop crystal ball project docx new word 07 format. Introduce the main character or characters in the story. In his book drive, dan pink says there are three main drivers of motivation, according to science. I dont think they are an effective way for a student to demonstrate understanding of a book and i dont think they help students enjoy or appreciate reading. Book reports need not be boring retellings of stories. Write a summary of the book 1st paragraph write about the setting, where the story takes place, usually time and place. It is a project of the national domestic violence hotline and break the cycle.
Popular middle school booktalks books showing 150 of 215 nimona kindle edition by. Students often choose books to read based on the recommendation of their peers. See more ideas about middle school science, physical science and digital. You can use a variety of digital tools such as voice thread, imovie, movie maker, and powerpoint. On the back of the book cover, explain why you are giving the award to the book. Produce an animation of a flower growing like a timelapse film. There is no excuse for abuse, and no one deserves to be abused. I guess it comes with the territory of teaching middle school students. Students read a nonfiction book, describe it briefly, then answer the audiences questions about it. Thankfully, there are some terrific tech tools out there to help teachers support students growth. Esol summer reading book jacket project the illustrated man by ray bradbury mr. They have asked you to create a short digital booktalk like a movie trailer for a book that they can use in the childrens section of the library. Her post explains their process in great detail, and can be adapted for any grade level. Explore this terrific websites for science top picks list of 48 tools curated by common sense education editors to find relevant and engaging edtech solutions for your classroom.
Students will personify an object and write a story as part of an online book or animated adventure. First of all, unlike digital photography, you dont get to see the image you took for a while. Students read a nonfiction book, describe it briefly, then answer the audiences questions about it 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. Hill middle school students digital storytelling projects. Use these examples of projects created by students to inspire technology integration in your middle school classroom. Digital storytelling lesson plans creative educator. On one side of the cover, come up with 10 song titles that represent characters, events, or settings in the book. Steves story begins when he is charged as an accomplice to murder. Photoshop movie poster project doc sample variation more advanced doc.
Noelle stevenson shelved 2 times as middle school booktalks. The students in my class have been working in reading groups called book clubs. June 2004 featuring nh and sc book award nominees may 2004 april 2004 march 2004 featuring nh ladybug award nominees february 2004 january 2004 featuring booktalks by the students of musselman middle school w. Mapping these activities to a longer project helps. Arts sanborn central school forestburg, sd middle school book reports this quarter you will prepare and present to your class a book report project about an ar book you have read. As guy struggles to adjust to his new life, he quickly becomes a target for the class bully. As a way to keep students on track, checkpoint dates should be listed and met. Share the book trailer rubric with the students and use it to evaluate one of. Students research the characteristics, adaptations, and habitat of an. This book report project is a lowtech version of a television, made from a cereal box and two paper towel rolls.
The first two videos demonstrate behaviors that should not be included in a book talk. Trendy science fair projects for middle school girls gummy bears 16 ideas. 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. Jazz up traditional book reports with these 15 different digital book report ideas.
New technology is driving change in educational standards across the country, especially in digital citizenship. Nov 19, 2019 teaching novels in the middle school classroom. Students create the viewing screen cutout at the top, then insert a scroll of paper with writing and illustrations inside the box. Terrific websites for science common sense education. This is the rare time when the movie book trailer is better than the book.
What is a book talk your guide to making them work in. Middle school 393 brook avenue bay shore, ny 11706. Draw and color the book cover, and place the book award ribbon on the cover. For this report you may choose from any of the ideas listed on the following pages. Booktalks, book trailers, and book teasers scholastic. Invite a school librarian to give a book talk that features books in the genre and then add these and other books to a classroom display. Middle school independent reading projects for studentselected books.
Docx if you have problems photoshop color me crazy project doc sample. That is what the lady prosecutor called steve harmon, a sixteenyearold black teenager. The book helps parents, teachers, and other adults in middle school settings to understand the social dilemmas and other issues that kids today face. Photoshop create your own baby announcement project doc sample. To kill a mockingbird by harper lee, the pregnancy project by gaby rodriguez, of mice and men by john steinbeck, animal. Learn more about our online middle school programs. Jul 28, 2015 this is the template i use when planning a book talk not sure where it originated, but a book talk is a great, structured culminating activity component for an independent reading assignment. Blogger mary blows middle school students tweaked the booktalk format to create talk showstyle videos about their favorite books. Middle school makeover is a guide for parents and educators to help the tweens in their lives navigate the socially fraught hallways, gyms, and cafeterias of middle school. In a video of about 23 minutes long, digital booktalk introduces a books basic story line with student actors or vivid photographs and narration.
Three book projects for middle school students, two novels and one nonfiction. I assign point values to each portion of the assignment, as listed below, with a final total of 500 points possible. Students need to take the key idea from the book to create a short video that persuades people to check out a book they have read. Students have a maximum of six weeks to complete this project. Check 18 free digital storytelling tools for teachers and students. How to book talk, ssr advice, sustained silent reading for high school. Design a book cover collaborative class project makes such a memorable activity. Jul 26, 2016 in fact, doing outdoor stem projects for middle school students can be a great way to build upon what youve already covered and peak their interest for the coming year, all while having fun and spending time together. Thank everyone for listening and sign off with a tag line like keep reading. How many middle school readers have you seen who look as engaged as the children in this picture. In their very helpful book, transforming literacy teaching in the era of higher standards, karen biggstucker and brian tucker talk about the importance of booktalks to build a reading community. Top 4 digital citizenship activities for middle school. Have the students discuss ideas and elements that are relevant, such as recycling, reducing waste or reducing energy use as well as how they can communicate their ideas using only images. Whether you have chromebooks, ipads, pcs, or macs in your classroom, you can use technology to engage and inspire your students in the curriculum.
Lessons are now categorized by grade level, subject, integration, art period, artist, and medium. A group of english schoolboys are planewrecked on a deserted island. Hello and welcome to the team seven book talks where students and teachers talk about books. How to easily assess student writing in docs middle school writing, 4th. Teens at the xxxx record a scene for the hunger games book trailer. The direction sheet is a simple list of what students need to include in their book talk and steps to complete it. 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. This means middle school teachers need great digital citizenship activities to meet their requirements. Shortly after, booktalks quick and simple was born. This book talk is essentially a persuasive speech to convince the listener that they should read a specific book. Computer projects for middle schools butz, steve on. They write that the goal for intermediate readers is for them to begin to depend on one another for book recommendations and not the teacher. I use the rubric to evaluate students as they share their books with the class. Aug 25, 2015 elementary school middle school high school kindergarten 1st grade 3rd.
Showing them the book trailer is a nice way to make reading a fun experience, validate their ways of reading, and model a new book talk method. Another approach to a book project is to have students work in groups to lead a discussion about the book. While shooting digital photography, you may take 10 photos of the same thing to choose the best shot in the end. Outdoor stem projects for middle school students bridgeway.
Middle school independent reading projects for student. Montana is a world away from guys real home in california. For support, information and resources talk to a loveisrespect peer advocate, 247365. Each uses videos, interactive activities, note taking, reading, and writing to present students with engaging science, social studies, mathematics, or english language arts topics.
Robin brenner began writing about graphic novels on a website she created for a library school class. Several years ago, some of my students decided to make booktalk videos in the style of the reading rainbow booktalks. Make a photo album of all the activities you do together each time you meet. Book talk guidelines lincoln middle school team 7 english. However, there are a fair number of excellent sciencethemed novels that can provide a good bridge between these two genres. Book trailer project stepbystep guide english teaching 101.
Click the table header row to sort by desired criteria or enter book title in search box. Noelle stevenson shelved 2 times as middleschool booktalks avg rating 4. When i searched the web looking for help, i found none. In middle and high school, books about love, humor, magic, friendship, and problems they deal with every day breakups, family, school, etc. You can add other characters, colored backgrounds, objects, and panel prompts to keep your viewers interested. Take along a camera regular, digital or disposable, photo book, markers, construction paper, glue, white paper. Thursday, august 18, 2011 2nd period for this book project, you will create a book jacket about the book you read with ms. Digital book talk project by debbie rudtke live laugh love to learn.
If the true learning objective is to ignite a students passion for literature and provide an opportunity to demonstrate understanding through a variety of modalities, then maybe its time to move beyond the book report. Below your titles, write a short summary of the book. A lesson plan is included describing the book talk program. When the cardboard rolls are turned, the story is told. Helpful resources about graphic novels by kat kan for brodart. After all, novels are meant to entertain, while science books emphasize facts. For your book talk, you will give one 3 minute presentation on a book youve read over the summer. The purpose of a book talk is to convince the listener to read the book you are recommending. In short, a booktalk is a brief oral discussion about a book where the purpose is to sell the book to other readers. These online selfpaced lessons for blended learning, funded by the walmart foundation, are designed to enhance the literacy skills of struggling readers in grades 58. At first, the stranded boys cooperate, attempting to gather food, make shelters, and maintain signal fires. The projects in this book can be used in a number of ways. Having conversations about books with adults and children helps to keep me informed about whats new in the literary world. A curriculum for middle school english teachers a field project presented to the faculty of the school of education international and multicultural education department in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree master of arts in teaching english to speakers of other languages by jennifer hale december 2014.
Book trailer project is a digital storytelling activity for middle school or high school students after they finish reading a book. Middle school reading apps and websites theres no question middle school can be a big hurdle for readers. Overseeing their efforts are ralph, the boy with fair hair, and piggy, ralphs chubby, wisdomdispensing sidekick whose thick spectacles come in handy for lighting fires. Not your grandma s book report harpursville middle school. It is haunting and powerful and makes you realize this could happen in todays world. In many ways, it is a sales pitch for the book given by someone who has read it. Project several book trailers from the websites andor show the one prepared for. The teacher should model book talks before asking students to create them.