Student+Lead++Book+Talks

Content Area Literacy Friday Night Session Work Share Jack Zangerle
 * Student Book Talks**
 * [[image:http://docs.google.com/File?id=ds358d7_77gfqgh85j_b width="160" height="158.667"]]Goal**: To foster a community of readers who have opinions about literature, who can articulate these opinions to peers, and who can write about and discuss aspects that make a particular piece of literature appealing to them.
 * Referenced Work**:[|The Reading Zone]
 * Process**:
 * 1) Student selects book to "Talk" for the class
 * 2) This is can be any book that they have read in the current quarter
 * 3) Student develops a "Book Talk" to deliver to the class following the outlined format
 * 4) //[|See Book Talk Format]//
 * 5) Students participate in Teacher-Student conferences regarding their work.
 * 6) Revision are made post conference
 * 7) Student delivers Book Talk to the class
 * 8) Scored using provided rubric
 * 9) [|//See Rubric//]


 * Format Variations:**
 * 1) Audio Podcast of Book Talk
 * 2) [|//See samples//]
 * 3) Visual Aid Presentation Book Talk (Editable presentation template in docs)
 * 4) //[|See Sample](Template)//
 * 5) //See Sample (Student Work)//
 * 6) Multimedia Book Talk
 * 7) [|Sample] //(Student Work)//
 * 8) Voice Thread Book Talk (Future Plan)
 * 9) [|//voicethread.com//]

//***Side goal is to send students to HS with a stable of presentation media that they can use to discuss literature***//
 * Google Applications Integration:**
 * 1) Book Talk template
 * 2) Docs for writing and collaboration
 * 3) Presentation for Visual Aid format using Google Video
 * 4) //[|Sample]//(Requires Dover MS login credential)
 * 5) Use of Google sites for hosting
 * 6) [|//Sample Students Site//](Requires Dover MS login credential)


 * Questions for the Group:**
 * 1) Other Format Variation Ideas
 * 2) "Hosting" Suggestions
 * 3) Online Community Building ideas/suggestions
 * 4) Other Comment/Questions/Concerns