1. 10 MAIN POINTS TO PUT ON THE BOARD What is expected…

2. TITLE  Title should reflect to book’s personality (theme)  Visible ( 5- 10 feet away)  Creative  Spelling must be correct  Labeled

3. AUTHOR/ ILLUSTRATOR  Board should have the name of the author and or illustrators name  Typed  Labeled  Stenciled letter  Neat  Visible  Spelling must be correct

4. SETTING-TIME & PLACE  Spelling must be correct  Labeled  Written in paragraph form  Minimum of 75 words describing the setting-time and place  Can include picture to aid in understanding

5. PUBLISHER/ PUBLICATION DATE  Publisher’s name Spelled correctly  Publication date

6. MAIN CHARACTERS  Labeled  Spelled Correctly  Description of each main character (minimum of 2 characters)  May dress as one of the characters to aid in understanding  Character analysis (how a character may have changed)  Minimum of 150 words describing two characters  See questions provided to guide your thinking

7. SUMMARY/ PLOT  Spelling must be correct  Labeled  Written in paragraph form  Minimum of 75 word summary/plot

8. CONFLICT/PROBLEM  Spelling must be correct  Labeled  Written in paragraph form  Minimum of 75 words describing the conflict/problem  Can include picture to aid in understanding

9. SOLUTION  Spelling must be correct  Labeled  Written in paragraph form  Minimum of 75 words describing the solution  Can include picture to aid in understanding

10. AUTHOR’S PURPOSE  Author’s purpose should reflect to book’s purpose  Visible ( 5- 10 feet away)  Creative  Spelling must be correct  Labeled

11. THEME  The tone is the overall feeling that you get from the story.  When describing the tone, use a lot of descriptive words that tell what the author was trying to show.  What is the author trying to make you feel?  Spelling must be correct  Labeled  Written in paragraph form  Minimum of 75 words describing the tone/mood  Can include picture to aid in understanding

12. VISUAL AIDS  You may use visual aids in your project.  Visual aids must aid in the overall understanding of your book  Visual aids must be explainable You must be able to tell why the visual aids are there

13. VERBAL PRESENTATION  You will present your board verbally to other (judges)  You will need to be able to explain all ten points on your board  You may have note cards to assist you in your presentation ( however you are not to read from your note cards)

14. CHARACTER  You may dress up as your character  Clothing must be school appropriate  You may speak as if you are the character in your verbal presentation

15. MATERIALS  It is your responsibility to ask for material ahead of time  DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE  If you need certain material request need to be made 2 days prior to needing them

16. ROUGH DRAFT  You can create a sketch of your Story Board  Use the graphic organizers provided to help you in your planning  Read your book and have fun doing so  Use your time wisely  Ask questions for clarification  Have fun!!!!!!! Let your personality shine through