part 1

What is a book trailer?

Book Trailers

My Side of the Mountain

by Jean Craighead George

CALL# FIC GEO

Summary

A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.

Hatcher

by Gary Paulsen

CALL# FIC PAU

Summary

After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.

Part 2

Step 1: determine your book genre

  1. With your partner, use the genre posters to help you determine the genre of your book.
  2. Explain your choice to a teacher.

Step 2: select your book trailer template

Step 3: start planning your trailer!

Need some ideas or inspiration? Watch the book trailers again (see PART 1 above)

step 4: Share your trailer!