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Book Report Alternative: Creating a New Book Cover

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Book Report Alternative: Creating a New Book Cover

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Overview:

The proverb says, “You can't judge a book by its cover.” In this lesson plan, students are not judging what is inside the book, but what is on the cover itself. What does it include? Why? What is left off? Why do you think that is? After examining many book covers and dust jackets, students recreate a cover or dust jacket for a selected book; then, they share their creations with their classmates and explain the changes they made or what they chose to keep. Students use a checklist to make sure they have all of the needed components, and the teacher can use the checklist as an assessment piece.

Content Standard(s):

English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 3	18. Demonstrate content knowledge built during independent reading of informational and literary texts by participating in content-specific discussions with peers and/or through writing. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 18. Demonstrate Content knowledge Independent reading Informational text Literary text Content-specific discussions Knowledge: 18. Students know: Content knowledge is information learned about a specific subject. Content knowledge can be learned by independently reading text. Informational text is nonfiction text, and literary text is fictional. Active listening skills. Writing skills. Skills: 18. Students are able to: Build content knowledge from independently reading informational or literary text. Use content knowledge learned from independent reading in content-specific discussions with peers. Use content knowledge learned from independent reading in writing. Understanding: 18. Students understand that: Content-specific discussions with peers can demonstrate the content knowledge they learned through independent reading. They can produce writings that demonstrate knowledge of content-specific information.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 4	14. Demonstrate comprehension of literary and informational text by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 14. Comprehension Literary text Informational text Discussing Writing Response Knowledge: 14. Students know: Comprehension of text can be demonstrated by referring to the text in discussions or written responses. Informational text is nonfiction text, and literary text is fictional. Skills: 14. Students are able to: Demonstrate understanding of literary and informational text by referring to the text in discussions. Demonstrate understanding of literary and informational text by referring to the text in written responses. Understanding: 14. Students understand that: They can show that they understood literary and informational text by discussing or writing about specific content from the text.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 5	16. Demonstrate comprehension of varied literary and informational texts by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 16. Comprehension Literary text Informational text Discussing Writing Response Knowledge: 16. Students know: Comprehension of text can be demonstrated by referring to the text in discussions or written responses. Informational text is nonfiction text, and literary text is fictional. Skills: 16. Students are able to: Demonstrate understanding of varied literary and informational text by referring to the text in discussions. Demonstrate understanding of varied literary and informational text by referring to the text in written responses. Understanding: 16. Students understand that: They can show that they understood a wide variety of literary and informational text by discussing or writing about specific content from the text.

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book, Book Cover Creator, Book Cover Guide, illustrations, reading

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Cassie Raulston

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Book Report Alternative: Creating a New Book Cover