Book Presentations
Presentations will occur in random order, so you’ll need to be ready each day until all presentations have been completed. Presentations must be 3-5 minutes in length; they will be worth 120 points.
For your presentation this quarter, you’ll need to read a fiction or nonfiction book that is suitably challenging for a student of your grade level. It must be a book that you have not read before, either individually or as a class assignment. You must get your book approved, or you will lose 10% from your presentation grade.
You may choose ANY ONE of the following options for your presentation. Regardless of which option you choose, be sure to include the book’s title and the author’s name in your presentation. Also be sure to include a BRIEF summary of the book’s contents, mention of any special or unusual features of the book, and, most importantly, your amply supported evaluation of the book’s effectiveness.
1. Imagine that you are sending the book you’ve read to a friend as a gift. Explain why you think the book would make enjoyable or worthwhile reading for your friend.
2. Write a letter of advice to a character on how to handle the problems he/she faces in the book you have read. Read and explain your letter to the class.
3. Present a commercial advertising the book you have read. Remember that your goal is to persuade your audience that they should also read the book.
4. Read a favorite passage from your book and explain why it is particularly special to you. Be sure to give your audience enough background knowledge to be able to understand and appreciate the passage.
5. Design a poster or painting that reflects the mood of your book or that in some way represents an important character or event from the book. Explain our artwork to the class.
6. Present a song that tells about your book or one of its major characters.
7. Working with another student who has read the same book, develop a “Meet the Author” spot for a talk show. One of you should assume the identity of the host/interviewer and the other that of the author. Both of you should work together in advance of your appearance to develop good questions. Most questions should apply specifically to the book; some may relate to the author’s life. Because this option involves two students, the 3-5 minute length requirement is doubled to 6-10 minutes.
8. Assume the identity of a major character in your book. Tell your audience about some of the following:
- How do you feel about the way you were portrayed in the book?
- What was your most difficult moment in the book? What was going through your mind during this moment?
- If you could change any of your actions in the book, what would you do differently? Why?
- How did you really feel about the other main characters in the book?
- Describe your strengths and weaknesses. What would you like readers to know about you that isn’t covered in the book?
9. Design a series of storyboards which illustrates several scenes or themes from your book. Reproduce dialogue from the book itself or create new, appropriate dialogue to fit the sequences. When you present your storyboards to the class, provide sufficient background from the book to enable your audience to understand the storyboards and their relationship to the book.
10. Invent your own book presentation idea. Be sure to get approval before you begin working on it.
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