2. Ms. Taghon 6 th Grade Liberty Traditional Introduction Relevance Your Part Highlights Report Requirements Technology Requirements Questions?

4. What is PPBR… PowerPoint Book Reports A fun new way to present what you know about the book you read.

5. To give you an EXCITING and NEW way to present a book to the class using your CREATIVITY and THE COMPUTER! What is the point?

6. Your Part…

7. Step One Find a book Read your book Write a rough draft of each slide Create your final PowerPoint

8. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Step Two Search for graphics. Find your book’s cover to include in the PowerPoint. Save all “possible” graphics in your file or thumb drive. Find a website that describes the author of your book. Save the link to that website so that you can hyperlink it to your PPBR.

9. Step Three Make a Story Board -- INCLUDE -- Five slides 1. Title slide and thesis statement 2. Plot summary 3. Plot summary con’t. 4. Personal connection 5. Evaluate the author’s ideas.

10. Step Four Design Your Power Point Book Report… Step Four Step Fo Step Four

11. CLEAN UP THE MESS Check Grammar Step Five

12. A Fine Example… A story about the power of loyalty, Charlotte’s Web weaves a tale of a loving friendship. Presented by: Kimberly Alexander by: E. B. White

13. Report Requirements Slide 1: Title, author, graphic of book cover and thesis statement about the story. The thesis statement must be written as a complex sentence. Slide 2: Write a brief summary of the story including the conflict and setting (7-9 sentences). Slide 3: Write a depiction of the characters, focusing on their interactions and changes throughout the story. (7-9) sentences.

14. Slide 4: What is a personal connection between the key idea in the text and an incident from your own experience, either real or imagined? 5 sentences Slide 5: Evaluate the author's ideas. What is the message, or theme, that the author is trying to convey? Do you agree with the author? Include a hyperlink to a website that describes the author of your book. 5 sentences

15. Minimum of 3 parenthetical citations from the book Insert graphics Insert a hyperlink Apply timed transitions for each slide Technology and other Requirements

16. In conclusion… HAVE FUN Ask for Help Explore ++ THANK YOU