1. Teacher Expectations Content is most important and must be done first before “making it fun.” ex. graphics, colors, sounds –graphics and sounds must be appropriate for your content Follow all directions Use correct conventions

2. Title of Book Author of book Your Name Graphic

3. Title of Book

4. Title of your book goes here

5. Main Idea Summary Character Traits Genre Theme Personal Thinking Your Recommendation

6. Main Idea Determine the main idea of your story and write it in one sentence.

7. Main Idea

8. Summary Write an accurate 3-5 sentence summary about your book. Summary should be complete and include the story elements of main characters, plot and setting so that your reader has a good grasp of the story. Add a picture or clip art

9. Summary

10. Character Traits Create a character web using Inspiration. Open the “Character Web” template that can be found in your folder on the server.Create a character web using Inspiration. Open the “Character Web” template that can be found in your folder on the server. After completing your web, copy it and paste it onto the following slide. Mrs. Buder will show you how to do this.After completing your web, copy it and paste it onto the following slide. Mrs. Buder will show you how to do this.

11. Character Traits

12. Theme Determine the theme of the story. Think about the author’s message that wasn’t actually written in the story. Write it in one sentence.

13. Theme

14. Personal Thinking Use at least 2 reading strategies to explain your thinking (inferring, predicting, using schema, questioning, visualizing, or making connections). Support each interpretation with two or more examples or pieces of evidence from the text.

15. Personal Thinking

16. Genre Explain the genre of your story and find two pieces of evidence from your book that tells you that is the genre.

17. Genre

18. Your Recommendation Explain why others should or should not read this book. Write 2-3 sentences.

19. Your Recommendation

20. Grading Rubric PROJECT STANDARDS Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Below Standard Title Slide  Slide includes the title, author, your name, and a graphic. Main Idea  Main idea is written in one thoughtful sentence. Summary  Summary is written in 3-5 sentences detailing key events in the order in which they happened.  Summary is complete and includes the story elements of main characters, plot, and setting. Character Traits  Three of the main character’s traits are described and examples are given as to when he/she exhibited each. Theme  The theme of the story is written in one thoughtful sentence. Personal Thinking  Two reading strategies have been used to explain your thinking about the text. Each is supported with two or more examples or pieces of evidence from the text. Genre  The genre of the story is correctly identified and two pieces of evidence from the book are described. Your Recommendation  An explanation is given as to why others should read this book. Final Grade