MIXED BOOK FOCUS QUESTIONS WHAT WAS THE BOOK ABOUT? GIVE A QUICK - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

BOOK-ALIKE FOCUS QUESTIONS

• WHICH CHARACTER DID YOU LIKE THE MOST AND WHY?
• WHICH CHARACTER DID YOU DISLIKE AND WHY?
• WHAT LIFE LESSON COULD YOU TAKE AWAY FROM THIS BOOK?
• WHY DO YOU THINK THE AUTHOR WROTE THIS BOOK?

MIXED BOOK FOCUS QUESTIONS

• WHAT WAS THE BOOK ABOUT?
• GIVE A QUICK SUMMARY OF THE BOOK- BUT DON’T GIVE AWAY THE ENDING!!
• ON A SCALE OF 1-5, HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE BOOK AND WHY?
• 1 BEING BORING, DIDN’T ENJOY IT MUCH; 5 BEING AWESOME, LOVED IT!
• WHO WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO AND WHY?

INDEPENDENT READING TURN & TALKS

• WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS BOOK?
• WHAT’S GOING ON IN YOUR BOOK RIGHT NOW?
• WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN NEXT?
• DO YOU LIKE THE MAIN CHARACTER? WHY OR WHY NOT?

STEAM: MERGING ART WITH READING

OPTIONS:

• 1. WORK AS A TEAM TO CREATE A COMIC ABOUT A BOOK YOU HAVE READ, OR TO SHARE A

POSITIVE MESSAGE ABOUT READING USING HTTP://WWW.MAKEBELIEFSCOMIX.COM/

• 2. WORK BY YOURSELF OR WITH A PARTNER TO CREATE A COMIC ABOUT A BOOK YOU HAVE

READ, OR TO SHARE A POSITIVE MESSAGE ABOUT READING BY HAND

• 3. WRITE A NEW TITLE FOR YOUR BOOK AND DESIGN A NEW COVER
• 4. PERSONALIZE A BOOKMARK TO USE IN YOUR INDEPENDENT READING BOOK