For each book you would like credit for, you must complete the following....
1. A Book Letter to Me - typed please. This letter should give me a clear understanding that a) you have read the book (short summary), b) you understand the story line and the basic message of the book c) recommendation.
2. A Book Commercial/Poster Ad - your choice, your book commercial needs to 'sell' your book to your peers via your voice or poster ad needs to sell your book visually and with strong statements.
3. Submit a post about your book which needs to include a summary of not giving away the entire book, what genre the book is with reasoning and pose a question to begin discussion among you and your peers.
4. Post atleast 3 responses to other class members posts.
i have a question, do u have 2 do all those things for each book report, or do u have 2 just do 1 4 each?
ReplyDeleteScotty??? Yes they have to do all four for each. We were doing a book report a month so this is something different now. By the end of may they need to complete atleast two and a maximum of five. Are you going to do some as well....join us if you like!
ReplyDeleteRYLEE.... i dont have a google account so it wont let me follow. I tried to get an account but It still would not work so I will just write my name before a post
ReplyDeleteRylee - That is fine...just as you did there. You don't need to follow as long as you can post and respond to a post with your first name. Thanks for letting me know though. I'm hoping some of you get your posts up maybe today being a "Snow" day. :)
ReplyDeleteDoes the ad have to be hand done, or can it be computerized???
ReplyDeleteI would prefer hand done. A computer generated ad would need to be EXTRA impressive.
ReplyDeleteI read a book called United We Stand. It is the story of a boy and his father who were in the south tower (Twin Towers in New York) when the plane crashed into it. Will and his father were on the 85th floor when the plane crashed into the 60th floor. They were unharmed, other than a few srapes and emotional injuries. On the way running down from the top of the tower they ran into a man they knew. He was Will's best friends' father. When Will and his father met up with James the next day he was in complete denial. I really enjoyed to read this exciting drama of an emotional journey that takes place between best friends. I recomend anyone, like me who is fasinated by the recovery of the United States after the attack.
ReplyDeleteEmma - United We Stand - Great book! Will you be looking to read We All Fall Down as well?
ReplyDeleteI didn't know United We Stand was the second book to We All Fall Down. I would like to readd it though!!
ReplyDeletehey em that book sounded really good. was it one of ur favourites? is it realistic fiction or non fiction?
ReplyDeletei really like the book i'm reading now
ReplyDeleteHas anyone read We All Fall Down - by Eric Walters?
ReplyDeleteJazmyne....our next set of Book Club books is a Terrorism Unit. United We Stand is a part of that. Emma.....We All Fall Down is also a part of that. Of course feel free to read it before then BUT you will have the opportunity to read that one probably mid April.
ReplyDeleteDillon has definitely read both United We Stand and We All Fall Down. I believe he quite enjoyed them.
Ms.nalon can i read both of those books in april? We all fall down and United we stand. Can i please????
ReplyDeleteUnited We Satnd is historical fiction. It is definately a new favourite!
ReplyDeleteI just finished Safe as Houses. I really enjoyed that too. Safe as Houses is set in 1954 in Weston Ontario. It was about a 13 year old girl, Elizabeth, who babysat 2 kids: Suzie and David. A severe huricaine came from across the border that flooded Weston (which is outside Toronto). They had to escape the house before they were trapped inside of it and drowned, so they made a hole in vthe roof and climber to the top. They narrowly escape when the house broke away from the foundation.
This is one of the in-class reading novels for the groups. If anyone would like to trade books with me when they are finished, I would be happy to do so.
Thank you emma i felt like i was the only one who really enjoyed that book
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why people don't like it...I agree that it is slow to start but it is interesting near the end!!
ReplyDeletevery slow start reading now
ReplyDeleteI also really liked the book safe as house i don't know how people can't like it- melissa
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ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a very interesting book! What was your favourite part?
ReplyDeletePeeled by Joan Bauer is a science fiction novel about a young writer living in Bansville, New York. Hildy Biddle, a high school journalist, is trying to prove herself to be successful as a writer. Bansville, a small orchard town in New York, is filled with rumours of a ghost haunting nearby residents. The local newspaper, The Bee, fills its pages with stories of frightening incidents and odd events. Hildy and her fellow columnists believe it is their duty as reporters to spread the truth about these tales. Soon enough people living around this haunted house are selling their orchards for far less than their worth and are moving farther away from the site. Can Hildy and her friends PEEL away the rumours or will the ghosts stay haunting the neighbourhood? What will happen when the truth finally comes out? What would you do if you lived in the neighbourhood of the spooky house? What would you do if you where Hildy Biddle? Would you search for the truth that you believed was there or would you let the local news rule the lives of those in your area?
ReplyDeleteA book i read was special ed. It probably wasnt at my reading level, but i found it to be interesting. Its about a boy at highschool, who isnt trying as hard as he could to get good grades. He ends up not having enough time to finish a math test, so he asks for more time. The teacher wont give him any more time for his test , and is kicking him out of the classroom , when he notices a boy his age, still working on his test. later on he finds out that the boy has learning disabilities, and Ed decideds to try to fake having a learning disability, so he can bring his grades up with the extra help he can get. He takes a bunch of tests, trying to fool the teachers, and his parents, but i wont give away the ending. -- leeshaa .
ReplyDeleteanother book i read is hatchet, which alot of people have read. this book is about a 13 year old boy named brian who set off to his dads house , when the piolet of the plane has a heart attack, brian is forced to fly the plane and land it, as well as he can, when it runs out of gas. after landing in a small pond, he makes a home like shelter to keep him self warm, and he find food to eat like berries, and fish. after a tornado, he sets off to the plane to look for a survival pack, that could do him alot of good. when he finds it he finds a radio thing, and turns it on, but he dosent think its working so he shuts it off. turns out that when he turned it on , piolets over head heard him, and came back to rescue him. i really enjoyed this book, and learned alot of new things. -- leessshaaa .
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