Inspired by Scholastic’s summer Reading Summit Conference, I will be sharing more books with students via book talks this year . A book talk is a short talk about a book in order to convince someone to read it. It usually includes a hook or cliffhanger to reel in listeners. It is more of an advertisement than a retelling. For the first quarter, grades 3-5 will hear a book talk by me at the beginning of class. Students will respond by filling out a book talk journal. This will provide a list for of books they might be interested in reading in the future. |
They have to write whether they would like to read the book or not and why. (They can add more detail if they have time). They also need to rate the book with a 5-star system. The first week was very successful. All classes had at least ten students who wanted to check out the book. It’s a great way to showcase new books as well as books that connect to the curriculum. For example, 4th graders are reading Love That Dog by Sharon Creech in the classroom. I book talked Mountain Dog by Margarita Engle explaining that it is written in verse like Love That Dog, and of course has a dog theme. I also read the first paragraph which has a powerful hook about the main character’s mother being arrested for dog fighting. Hands shot up immediately when I asked if anybody wanted to check it out. See below for book talks I have done so far and examples of responses to Mountain Dog.
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