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Alex: Book Talks Lesson PlanAlex: Book Talks Lesson Plan
Publisher
Alabama Learning Exchange
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Grade
9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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Lexile Measures
1210L
Lesson Plan

Alex: Book Talks

Curated by ACT

This lesson is designed to give teachers and students an alternate approach to the traditional book report. "Book Talks" enable students to read a book and create a photostory presentation. Students will give example passages from the book and critique the story.

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book talks

Additional Tags

alex, alabama learning exchange, photostory, critique book, sample passages, book report

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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