This is a useful rubric for students preparing an oral presentation. The object of a book talk is to convince the listener to read the book you are recommending, so you should choose one of your favorites. Note cards needed for assistance, please do not read from them. Box, the calder game, the wright 3, chasing vermeer, and nantucket ghosts.
But this time its not a painting, its an entire house. This rubric is designed to be used for any readers theatre performance. A book talk could sell your students on the idea of picking up a new title or author or give them the push they need to find a book they love and convince their peers to read it. Chasing vermeer discussion questions and answers reading resources. Outstanding acceptable needs improvement unsatisfactory score introduction title and author listed. The friendship between sixthgraders petra and calder is threatened when tommy returns to school after several months absence.
The student can answer rudimentary questions, but is unable to elaborate. Educators rising national competitions are performancebased competitive events in which teenage, aspiring teachers demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and leadership in education. The friendship between sixthgraders petra and calder is threatened when tommy returns. What else is important to remember when youre reading a mystery that might not be true with other genres. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently.
They are less because not just any set of rules or guides for student work are rubrics. The wright 3 charecters resolution calder petra tommy black glasses ms. They are more because rubrics are good for much more than just grading or scoring. There are more art crimes, more clues hidden in pictures, more codes to solve, more pentominoes, more mathematical, literary, and historical connections more of everything that made the first book fun. Unlike the setup in ballietts chasing vermeer, no crime has been committedyetwhen petra, calder and tommy begin the final weeks of. A book talk is an activity that is often used in middle school to encourage students to read more books in their spare time. You will read the book and prepare a book talk oral book report for the class. Your book talk assignment involves delivering a 35 minute book talk to the class about one of the books you have read for independent reading. In the wright 3, she deftly blends the art of frank lloyd wrights architecture, math, and mystery into a compelling tale of suspense. Blue balliett on the architecture of frank lloyd wright s robie house. The website kidsreads praised the plot twists and coincidences. The wright 3 is a 2006 childrens mystery novel written by blue balliett and illustrated by brett. The students answers show mastery of the subject with full explanations.
The audience may want to read the book when they can get to it. Upon conclusion they reason to go inside and investigate. Kids who liked chasing vermeer will probably enjoy this sequel about unlikely friends saving a frank lloyd wright house and solving a mystery. The pinta and the vanishing treasure book report duration. The direction sheet is a simple list of what students need to include in their book talk and steps to complete it. Hussey tommy, as he lives just next to the robbie house, sees a shadow of a person inside.
The birthday ball by lois lowry, the legend of spud murphy by eoin colfer, the nina, the pinta, and the vanis. Solution 9 points 4 traits rubric essay d 4 6 points f 3 or less rubric for the assessment of the argumentative essay. She debated on writing a sequel as she walked around hyde park, and the robie house stood out to her. The object of a book talk is to convince the listener to read the book you are recommending. Each quarter, i ask my students to participate in a book talk. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Book talk assignment and rubric grade 6 and 7 your book talk assignment involves delivering a 3 minute book talk to the class about the novel you have read for independent reading. Book talks have the goal of sharing books with students in hopes that they will.
The presenter gave an opinion of the book but did not give many details to support their reasoning. The wright 3 are petra andalee and calder pillay, who return from the earlier book, and tommy segovia, who was a distant presence in it. Both rubrics are out of 21 points and focus on the elements of genre, characters, setting, and plot. Super sleuths petra and calder, along with calders old friend tommy, have been cryptically drawn into another. Please note, there will be a small written reflection about the audience for your presentation as. This book talk is essentially a persuasive speech to convince the listener that they should read a specific book. It must be a book which you commit to reading with the first two weeks of the semester. In blue ballietts the wright 3, calder and petra are joined by calders old friend, tommy, who has just moved back to their hyde park neighborhood in chicago. Iwillbeabletopresentknowledgeandideasabouta book ihaveread.
Balliett was inspired by the number 3, as it appeared in the triangles of wrights windows on the robie house. All parts are mostly correct, but more elaboration is needed. Book talk rubric selfselected novel ready to use public rubric directly link to this rubric. The purpose of a book talk is to convince the listener to read the book you are recommending. There are also sections for a critique and on the appearance andor presentation. Balliett is also the author of the wright 3 and the calder game. These resources are also available on my website for students to access. Independent reading book talk assignment for this assignment, you will choose a book from the attached list. The wright 3 is the sequel to ballietts second novel, chasing vermeer.
Here is the book talk rubric for your oral presentation, and the final copy of your book talk. Student power point presentation rubric category 4. Prepare for the oral book talk using the script as a talking points guide. The book talker knows the story pretty well and has practiced the book talk once or twice. Your goal is to get other students interested in reading the book too.
As with ballietts other two books ive read in this series, chasing vermeer and the calder game. Get a photo tour of tommys adventures around the robie house from the frank lloyd wright preservation trust. They choose one book that they have been reading that is at their level and share with a small group of 8 to 10 students. Youve been reading great books, and now its time to share some of them with your fellow students. What is a book talk your guide to making them work in. Please do not choose a book you have used for a monthly book report. Students will sign up to give their book talk presentation the last week of school before winter break. The presenter gave an opinion of the book with some supporting reasons. Students are scored both individually in the areas of delivery and cooperation and as a.
Book talk assignment and rubric orlando science middle. Scholastic booktalk for the wright 3 by blue balliett miss husseys class is investigating art again. As with ballietts other two books ive read in this series, chasing vermeer and the calder game, she revs up my interest in. A book talk may be just the tool you need to engage your students in a new book. May need notes once or twice, but the speaker is relatively confident. I use the rubric to evaluate students as they share their books with the class. This file includes both a written book report rubric and a book talk rubric.
Super sleuths petra and calder, along with calders old friend tommy, have been cryptically drawn into another mysterythis time involving a frank lloyd wright architectural masterpiece, the robie house. Opinion of book the presenter gave a clear opinion of the book with supporting reasons. Wellss the invisible man, 3d pentominoes, and the hunt for a coded message left behind by wright, and the kids become tangled in a dangerous web in which life and art intermingle with death, deception, and surprise. On the day of your talk, you may bring note cards, your script, or anything else you may need in order to give your talk. Category 4 3 2 1 content shows a full understanding of the book. This is designed for middle school students to share a book they have read with the class. Book talk assignment and rubric grade 6 your book talk assignment involves delivering a 2 3 minute book talk to the class about a novel you have read for independent reading. In this book, i will show that rubrics for classroom use are both more and less than the dictionary definition suggests. Rubric for oral presentation criteria points 01 23 content knowledge the student cannot answer questions about the presentation.
You will create a book trailer, which you will show to the class, and after this, you will give a 3 5 minute talk about your book. Miss husseys class has been challenged to save frank lloyd wright s favorite building from destruction. The presenter gave no opinion of the book nor did they give any supporting reasoning. Discussion questions for chasing vermeer by blue balliett library skills, kids library. On book talk day, i create groups based on interest if possible and have students sit in a circle with their books. Students spend the rest of the class time drafting rough drafts of a booktalk for three different books. For your book talk, you will give one 3 minute presentation on a book youve read over the summer. This can be an ar book you are currently reading or just finished. Book talk assignment and rubric grade 6, 7 and 8 your book talk assignment involves delivering a 5 minute book talk to the class about the novel you have read for independent reading.