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LINK TO LOG IN YOUR INDEPENDENT READING BOOK
Projects to be completed for the 3rd 9 Weeks- 50 points/60% grade:
- For the 3rd 9 weeks you will need to only read ONE Independent Reading Book.
- You can choose to do EITHER the Animoto BHH Video OR one of the Thinking and Writing assignments.
- Gallery Walk on your IRB Project will be in class on 3/12.
We go to the Library 2x a month.
You will have a reading goal for each library day.
Remember any book read is counted toward the class challenge.
The Class Challenge is to beat Mrs. Burbridge in the number of books read since 8/10/2018 until the end of the year.
REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS FOR YOUR IRBs.
1- You must READ TWO BOOKS per 9 weeks.
2- You will complete an Animoto BHH Video on your 1st book; and a Thinking and Writing assignment on your 2nd Book.
If you read more than 2 IRB books- you may complete an Independent Reading Guide on an additional book for 20 bonus points, or complete a book conference with Mrs. Burbridge for 20 bonus points.
Please note- if you are reading a book that has a movie version-- you may not complete a project on this book. You may read it-- but you must do a project on another book.
Animoto BHH Videos- 50 points/60% grade
1- You will create an Animoto Trailer using the BHH Reading elements on one of your IRB books. https://animoto.com/
2- You will present your Animoto in a class Gallery Walk.
3- You will be required to present basic information about one of your books to the class in your Animoto video.
Here are the Gallery Walk guidelines:
1- Create an Animoto Video Using BHH Reading.
2- In your Animoto- ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.
You can answer the questions by restating the question in your answer:
This book is about....
This is the main character who tells the story.... she/he is like (describe your character)....
The author wants us to know...
I was surprised by....
The author thinks we already know....
My thinking was challenged by....
My thinking changed when...
My thinking was confirmed when...
I noticed....
I learned this about myself....
It helped me to be better by....
It made me feel....
3- You can combine pictures/information where you need to, as long as you answer the questions.
4- Please also include an introduction picture with your Title and Author and your name somewhere in your Animoto (a closing image with your name and period is fine).
5- Use images that give us an idea of the visuals and images from the book. You should have 8 images MINIMUM.
Examples: Truth or Dare by Jacqueline Green
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
In Case You Missed It by Sarah Darer Littman
Here is the login and pw for our class account:
Animoto login: wburbridge@hoover.k12.al.us
PW: booktalk2
Do not login as yourself or with your 19#.
Thinking and Writing Assignment- 50 points/60% Grade
The writing rubric will be used to grade this assignment.
The final component of the project is the Thinking and Writing Assignment. You will have your choice of the following options. Each writing piece should be 1-2 pages double-spaced. You can turn it into the IRB project link on Google Classroom.
1- Make sure you include in your Thinking and Writing assignment:
- The Title and Author
- The Option # and Think and Write choice.
2- If you do not include this information, I will not grade it.
3- Please choose a DIFFERENT option each 9 weeks.
Option 1: Think and write like an author. Analyze and duplicate the writing style that the actual author of your book uses, then add an extra chapter into the book anywhere you see fit. End the story if necessary, add some extra events or dialogue after it all wraps up, or open up a new can of worms right in the middle of the book and resolve it. You could even think about a prologue or epilogue if one doesn’t exist. This option leans heavily on creative writing, so take advantage of it if creativity is your strong suit.
Option 2: Think and write like a critic. Analyze the book for its major strengths and weaknesses and expose them all to anxious readers that hang on your every word. Tear the book apart for its weaknesses and sing its praises from the rooftops for its strengths. Just remember that on any worthwhile critic lies the burden of proof. You can’t simply go on an unfounded rant, you have BACK UP YOUR CRITICISM WITH EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT! Have fun, just make sure to cite specific examples that reinforce your criticism. I have plenty of extra handouts for this one, see me if you hit a speed bump.
Option 3: Write a diary that one of the story's main characters might have kept before, during, or after the book's events. Remember that the character's thoughts and feelings are very important in a diary. You are writing it from the character’s point of view so it should be written in the first person.
Option 4: Write a feature article (with a headline) that tells the story of the book as it might be found on the front page of a newspaper in the town where the story takes place.
Option 5: Write a letter to the main character of your book asking questions, protesting a situation, and/or making a complaint and/or a suggestion. This must be done in the correct letter format.
Option 6: Create a childhood for a character. If your main character is an adult, try to figure out what he or she would have been like as a child. Write the story of his or her childhood in such a way that shows why he or she is the way he or she is in the novel
Option 7: Would you like to meet any of the characters in the book you read? Describe in detail three characters from the story. List reasons why you would or wouldn't want to get to know these people.
Option 8: Link a real social/societal problem that relates to the story. Think of a current event that is similar to the concepts covered in the book. For example, if the book covers issues where characters have to display bravery you would link it to a current event where the individuals involved also display bravery. The events in the book do not have to be similar to the events that you link them to, only the concepts.
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