1. B ATTLE OF THE B OOKS 2014/15 Creating your animoto video from the ground up

2. W ARMUP 5 MIN. What is your favorite part of the book and why? What lesson do you think could be learned from that part?

3. S HARE OUT - 4 MIN. In your group, take turns reading your response to the warmup aloud.

4. B RAINSTORM -6 MIN. Take out one piece of paper & writing utensil per group Assign a group scribe Create a circle in the middle of your paper with lines sticking out of it (aka a web)

5. B RAINSTORM EXAMPLE

6. B RAINSTORM -6 MIN. In the middle of the circle write the words “main ideas in _____” You have 6 min. to brainstorm with your group- you may include ideas from your warmup but you need to add at least 2 new ideas to your web

7. G UIDING QUESTIONS -G ROUP DISCUSSION & NOTES =4 MIN. EACH QUESTION How could this book change the way a reader views the world? What does this book tell us about society? So what? Why is this book important?

8. S TORYBOARDING A storyboard: Is a visual telling of a story scene by scene Allows you to keep the events of your story in order for your movie All movie directors create a storyboard before they make a film

9. S TORYBOARD EXAMPLE

10. C REATE YOUR STORYBOARD -15 MIN. Work together in your group to create your storyboard for your Animoto movie! Remember, you can make changes later! The point is to get down some ideas.