Book Talk Guide

Students will be completing their first book talk based on the outline below. Along with the written portion, they will be required to give a one to two minute speech about their book highlighting the following:

1. Title
2. Author
3. Genre
4. Age Recommendation
5. Setting
6. Characters
7. Brief plot summary
8. DO NOT INCLUDE THE ENDING!

My Book Talk Guide

Title: ____________________________________________________

Author: __________________________________________________

Your Name: _______________________________________________

SUMMARY - Give a brief summary of your book. Do NOT copy and paste a summary!  It must be in your own words! What strategy did you use to write your summary?

CONNECTIONS - Explain 3 connections you made to this book.  Include text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world. Use text to self, text to text, or text to world connections Try to include quotes from the text, specific examples and lots of detail! Sample quote: In the novel Eye of the Hurricane, I made a text-to-self connection.  In the text it states “Even though the news had issued evacuation alerts to the town, Amy’s family refused to leave their home.  They couldn’t part with the life they knew.”   I can connect to this because my family has just went through a flood in our home.  Our entire basement was ruined.  All of our special family items were ruined, all of our family photographs were gone forever.  Our memories are all we have left from our childhood, since all of our photographs and toys were destroyed.

CHARACTERS - Give a detailed description of your favourite character. Give three reasons why this is your favourite character. Include details and specific examples Include quotes from the text, if possible. Draw a picture of this character

RECOMMENDATION - Who would you recommend this book to?  Explain why they would enjoy it.  Give three reasons.

ACTIVITY - Select one of the following activities: Create an advertisement to encourage someone to read your novel. Create a comic stip showing the main events of the novel in sequence.  Include a minimum of 4 squares and lots of detail.   Create a new book cover for your novel. Illustrate your favourite scene from the novel.  Include a detailed description of the scene.

Book Talk #2 Rubric

Student Name:

Date:

Novel:

Final Level:

Criteria	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level4
Summary: -a detailed summary was given in his/her own words;	Rarely	Somewhat	Often	Consistently
Connections: -insightful, relevant connections were made; -specific examples and details were given;	Rarely	Somewhat	Often	Consistently
Characters: -a detailed explanation of the favourite character was given along with a details and examples;	Rarely	Somewhat	Often	Consistently
Recommendation: -a detailed recommendation explaining why that particular audience would enjoy the novel;	Rarely	Somewhat	Often	Consistently
Activity: -the activity was created with details, neatness and effectiveness.	Rarely	Somewhat	Often	Consistently