Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Teen Book Award Winners
Wow, I really thought I was watching a trailer to a movie, that was impressive. The quality of that video and how much time and effort they put into it had to have been great. I did not read The Book Thief last semester, but honestly after watching that, I do. If there were more of those that teachers could show their students before they are ready to read a new book, maybe it would motivate the students to actually read and become engaged in the book because they can visualize what is going on and what the scene should look like. I just got really excited watching that and I feel every book should have one. When you tell your students they are going to be reading a book they HEARD is dreadful, show them the trailer to change their minds. I feel these trailers could really make an impact on students and adults to read me and to enjoy reading more.
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Isn't is amazing how people no longer beed to choose a book based on the discription on the back of the book or simply choosing a book because of its cover? This is a huge idea which can be extremly creative for students and a wonderful way to motivate them to read. If I were to have an assigned reading for class, I would research youtube in an instant to see if I can find a "trailor" such as this to give my students a different perspective on the reading. What a fun activity for students to do as well! It would take time, managment, people skills, coordination, and of course - reading the book!
Ashley, I see these book "trailers" as artifacts I would want my students to produce, not just watch. What do you think?
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