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Daily Book Boosts

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Daily Book Boosts

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Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

Each day at the end of their independent reading time, students give Book Boosts, one-minute raves about books they've read. Students select a book that they really enjoyed and then give a one-minute talk that generates interest in the book but does not give away the book's ending. Students can boost their books in a variety of ways, including creating alternate book covers, designing posters or flyers, or making promotional bookmarks. Have students take turns giving book boosts with two students giving a Book Boost each class day. These Book Boosts are easy ways to suggest a multitude of titles to students, and they act as a way for students to have something to think about as they read.

Content Standard(s):

English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 3	R3. Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: R3. Background knowledge Vocabulary Discussion Knowledge: R3. Students know: Relating experiences through discussions, reading, and writing will help build background knowledge and improve vocabulary. Skills: R3. Students are able to: Connect new concepts to prior experiences to increase background knowledge through discussions, reading, and writing. Construct the meaning of words through discussions, reading, and writing. Understanding: R3. Students understand that: Background knowledge can increase by relating experiences to new ideas, topics, and words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing. Vocabulary will increase by constructing the meaning of words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
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 Boosts, book cover creator, book review, creativity, posters

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Cassie Raulston

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Daily Book Boosts