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- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students use the concepts found in a PowerPoint presentation, and write leads for book reviews that attract readers and stimulate book interest. They are graded on their ability to engage the reader with their writing. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students examine various formats used in book reviews. They read book reviews on the Internet, research authors, and write, edit, publish, and present an original book review. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students participate in a lesson that focuses on the devleopment of reading skills looking for critical elements. They compose a book review for "The Outsiders" after reading previous reviews. Students also access the web in order to research the elements present in a good book review. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students describe the plot of the latest Harry Potter novel and comment on the highlights and weak points. They then evaluate the novel and understand the layout of a book review. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students analyze a selected novel they have written and write a book review. They discuss how to write a book review, point of view, and verb tense, and read and discuss a sample paragraph written by the teacher. Students independently write their own original book review. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students read a book of their choice during sustained silent reading sessions. Using the writing process, they write a book review which they post at the www.amazon.com website. After posting their post, they read other posts in order to find another book to read for their next book report. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 8th
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Students write a rough draft book review over a book they have finished recently. Using their peers, they revise and make suggestions to correct spelling and grammatical errors. In groups, they practice giving their book report to the class and answer questions from the teacher about the content and time of the speech. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 4th
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Students watch a "Reading Rainbow" video including the short book reviews that are always shown during each video. They read a book fo their choice and do an oral book report similar to those from Reading Rainbow. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students talk about movies, music and other media that they enjoy. They describe what they like about their choices. They find and read several book reviews written by children and discuss common elements. They create a book review together and write their own. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students evaluate book reviews for elements of fiction. They listen to a book review and review elements of fiction. In pairs, they read a picture book and write an analytical review of it. Revising their review, they conference with the library specialist before creating a final copy. Full Review »
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