Five Alternatives to Traditional Book Reports On Tuesday evening I gave a presentation in Second Life for school librarians and media specialists. One of the topics that I talked about was alternatives to traditional book report assignments. While this post is a follow-up to that presentation, the post on its own should give you some ideas for alternatives to traditional book report assignments. 1. Create book trailers. 2. If stop-motion videos are more your speed, Kevin Hodgson's Making Stopmotion Movies is a fantastic resource for directions and advice on making stop-motion movies. 3. 4. 5.
Écoutez Bien – A Listening Journey | musings from the island ” I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening. Most people never listen” I don’t disagree with Ernest Hemmingway’s sentiment but when it comes to GCSE languages most students find it difficult to listen. If practice is the way forward then I required my students to practise at home. We are very fortunate here on the Isle of Man as all students have a google mail account so deciding to use google sites for my website was a fairly easy choice. With my website done I was now in a position to add some listening tasks. With my listening text chosen and a link to them placed on my website, I now needed to devise questions -which should have been fairly straight forward ; type them up on Word distribute a worksheet direct the students to the website and Bob’s your uncle. You have the option of multiple choice, this format is also good for true,false, not mentioned type questions too. To begin with I would just print this off and mark it in the traditional way. Like this:
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textivate Replace Boring Book Reports with Projects Kids Love Do your traditional book report assignments seem old and tired? Here are some alternative assignments that share the same benefits and instructional results but are infused with fun. These alternatives can be more appealing and that will give the students a chance to express themselves in alternative ways. Students can complete a book report assignment in artistic formats or in formats that foster good communications skills while still deriving the same benefit from the task. Bringing Out the Artist in Your Students Students love to showcase their budding artistic skills and you will be surprised by how much fun your students will have by turning a traditional book report into a work of art. You may find that some students are more clearly able to express what they learned from the book through artwork. Create a Picture or Collage of the Book According to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, educators should... Create a Book Jacket Create Life Size Characters Create a Comic Book
Pull your toe to stop cramp, ride a bike to beat a cold: How doctors cure their own ills By Diana Pilkington Published: 21:03 GMT, 3 June 2013 | Updated: 06:41 GMT, 4 June 2013 They say you should practise what you preach. So when it comes to avoiding — or tackling — those niggling health problems, what do the experts do? Gentle exercise helps a cold - when you exercise you use the whole chest and clear the upper airways, claims a leading immunologist Eating fatty food is a common cause of indigestion because it slows down the emptying of the stomach and causes contraction of the lower part of the bowel. For the same reason, Dr Read is also careful when he goes to restaurants: ‘I tend to have one or two starters — the main course in restaurants is usually too fatty.’ He also avoids going out for dinner when he’s particularly busy: stress can cause the stomach to produce more acid, which can splash up into the gullet, causing heartburn. And to banish night-time wind and bloating, he gives his tummy a pat. ‘Sometimes I wake up feeling very aware of gas being produced,’ he says.
10 Technology Enhanced Alternatives to Book Reports Resources >> Browse Articles >> Utilizing Technology Featured Author: Mrs. Kelly Tenkely is a technology teacher in a private school. 6. A bookcast is a movie trailer-like audio review of a book that students can create and share with one another. 7. Capzles is an interactive timeline creator. 8. Wetpaint PBWorks and Zoho Wiki are outstanding online wikis where students can write reviews about books they have read and share them with other students. 9. This incredible website motivates students in 3rd to 8th grade to read using fun podcasts and web videos. 10. This is a great place for students to discuss common genres and books online. Technology brings interest back into reading and helps students continue to find reading that they enjoy while providing the teacher with feedback about student reading comprehension.
Travel Brochures: Highlighting the Setting of a Story Overview Featured Resources From Theory to Practice Imagine the images and detailed descriptions of the places depicted in a book you’ve read recently—whether a far-away land, a historical location, or a city just like the one you live in. This lesson plan uses Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko as the example; however, any text in any genre would work well. back to top Travel Brochure Rubric: Use this rubric to evaluate the organization, ideas, conventions, and graphics of travel brochures students have created. Recording the Setting Bookmark: Students use this reproducible sheet, which can be cut into bookmarks, to record details about a story's setting as the read. Printing Press: Use this online tool to create a newspaper, brochure, booklet, or flyer. Often, students end a unit of study by writing a traditional research paper. Further Reading