2. Oh! The Places You’ll Go! Digital Book Reviews

3. What?

4. Why? Increased Literacy High student engagement
Finished product to share

5. Providing a Model Book Review

6. Educational Considerations
Analyzing the Parts of a Book Review
Writing the Book Review
Practice and Feedback
Lesson Sequencing

7. Analyzing the Parts of a Book Review
Opening
Body; summary – sequencing words
Closing; recommendation – opinion phrases

8. Writing the Book Review
Language Focus
Sentence frames for the opening, body and closing
Book Review Template

9. Practice and Feedback Model and non-model
Multiple practice opportunities; with classmates for other classes
Rubric for expression

10. Lesson Sequencing – compound sentence focus;4th grade
Preview model lesson
Students pick out book; fiction vs. non-fiction
Lesson 2
Identifying conjunctions that signal compound sentences (worksheet)
Student research and practice - opening
Lesson 3
Non-example – making compound sentences (lesson notebook or ppt; worksheets belugas, blue whales)
Groups work on revising non-example into compound sentences
Strategy group focus
Lesson 4
Student research – body
Revise for compound sentences
Practice
Lesson 5
Student research – closing
Practice with a partner
Lesson 6
Record book reviews

11. Technical Considerations
How?
Producing a Class DVD
Viewing

12. How? Computer with built in camera such as iMac or Macbook
PC with webcam and Windows Live Movie Maker (need to download)
Recording

13. Producing a Class DVD Editing DVD authoring iMovie for Mac
Windows Movie Maker Live for PC
DVD authoring
iDVD for Mac
Windows Movie Maker Live free download
Importing photos and videos
Editing the video

14. Viewing
For the class
For parents; Back to School Night, parent conferences, Open House
For other classes

15. Questions?