Web Site: www.thereadingroundup.com/2018/03/bring-heat-to-your-book-talks.html
People read what interests them! Ensure your book talk is engaging and generates the interest needed to motivate others to read the book.
H = Hook (Gain the audience’s attention.)
E = Energy (Say it loud and proud!)
A = Audience (why should they care about your book?)
T = Time (Keep it brief.)
View the 3 minute video to learn how to “Bring the H. E. A. T.” to your book talk.
Individuals can complete the Getting to Know Me as a Reader questionnaire to create a description of the individual reader to help the individual and others understand the individual’s interests, motivations, and habits as a reader.
Getting to Know Me as a Reader
Getting to Know Me as a Reader (Google Form – creates a copy)
Students solving an information problem or researching can use a Big 6 Research Organizer to guide their search for information and completion of the task. These research organizers follows the Big 6 information problem solving model and include guiding questions that provide students with guidance through the research process. Students should be taught to internalize these guiding questions over time allowing them to become independent researchers.
Big6 Social Studies Research Organizer
Big 6 Science Fair Research Organizer