State Goals: (Using goals for early high school/English II)
1B.4c Read age-appropriate material with fluency and accuracy.
1.C.4b Explain and justify an interpretation of a text
4.A.4a Apply listening skills as individuals and members of a group.
4.B.4a Deliver planned informative presentations using visual aids and contemporary technology as individuals and members of a group.
5.A.4b Design and present a project using various formats from multiple sources
5.C.4a Plan, compose, edit and revise information for presentation to an audience.
Procedure:
1. Students obtain an age-appropriate book and get it approved for this project. They may use my classroom collection, the school library, the Rick Warren Memorial Library, or other sources to find a book.
2. Students read the book, utilizing free reading time in class and other opportunities to read.
3. Students design their own cover for the book. They may make a cover online using a program such as Power Point, Paint, etc. or they may design a cover on paper.
4. Students make a thirty-second trailer showing the theme of the book using the online program Animoto.com. They will select backgrounds, music, pictures, and captions to give an overall picture of the book.
5. Students will give their presentations to the class. They will deliver a three-minute summary of the book, show the cover they have designed, and present the thirty-second trailer.