Book Talk – Peer Review



Book Talk

Choose a book you read to share with the class. This is an oral presentation and you will be evaluated on content and delivery (Remember PVLEGS). It is a good idea to “hook” your audience with a significant quote from the book. In addition, you can read a short, important passage to entice your audience to want to read this book. The purpose of a book talk is to sell the book.

Make sure to have the book with you!

Don’t forget to TAG! (Title-Author-Genre)

REQUIREMENTS:

Summary of the book (without ending or other surprises/twists), include:

❖ Setting – where & when and how you know

❖ Main character(s) – descriptions that include physical and personality traits

❖ Conflict – what was the main problem and what type of conflict is it?

❖ Plot – summary of the idea of the book

❖ Point of view – who’s telling the story? First person or third person?

❖ Genre – action/adventure, fantasy, science fiction, realistic fiction mystery/suspense, historical fiction, biography, autobiography, informational

Review includes:

❖ Rating of book

❖ Explanation of rating (why you gave it the score you did)

❖ Who would be most likely to enjoy or not enjoy reading this book

Visual Aid

This is something you create to give the class an image of your book. It should help your classmates learn about the book you are sharing. Some possibilities are a PowerPoint, Prezi, or Google Slides. There are other options too. Be creative, but remember LESS IS MORE. This part will be evaluated on neatness, visual appeal, and relationship to what you share in your talk.

**PLEASE NOTE: YOU WILL NOT USE THE VISUAL AID TO READ FROM. IT IS MEANT TO ASSIST YOU AS PART OF YOUR PRESENTATION.

Steps: (Check off each one as you complete it.)

______ Choose a book

______ Write down your ideas for each part of the requirements listed above

______ Create your visual aid

______ Practice your talk, then practice some more.

______ Check to make sure you’ve included all the requirements and evaluate yourself on the rubric to see if there’s anything you want to add or revise.

|Oral Presentation Rubric : Book Talk |

|Student Name:     ______________________________________ | |

| | | | | |

|CATEGORY |4 |3 |2 |1 |

|Content |Thoroughly shares all |Shares all required elements. |Missing one or more of the |Missing much of the |

| |required elements. | |required elements. |required content. |

|Speaks Clearly |Speaks clearly, distinctly,|Speaks clearly, distinctly, and |Speaks clearly, distinctly, |Often mumbles or can not |

| |and loud enough for all to |loud enough for all to hear most|and loud enough for all to |be understood OR |

| |hear all the time, and |of the time or all the time, but|hear most of the time, but |mispronounces multiple |

| |mispronounces no words. |mispronounces 1-2 words. |also mispronounces 2-4 |important words. |

| | | |words. | |

|Enthusiasm & Eye Contact|Facial expressions, eye |Facial expressions, eye contact |Some effort is made to show |Very little use of facial |

| |contact and body language |and body language sometimes |enthusiasm in facial |expressions or body |

| |generate a strong interest |generate a strong interest and |expressions, eye contact, |language. Did not generate|

| |and enthusiasm about the |enthusiasm about the topic in |and body language. |much interest in topic |

| |topic in others. |others. | |being presented. |

|Preparedness |Student is completely |Student seems pretty prepared |The student is somewhat |Student does not seem at |

| |prepared and has obviously |but might have needed a couple |prepared, but it is clear |all prepared to present. |

| |rehearsed. |more rehearsals. |that rehearsal was lacking. | |

|Visual Aid |Excellent visual aid that |Visual aid connects with |Visual aid does not have a |There is no visual aid. |

| |connects well with |information being presented and |strong connection with | |

| |information being |is neat and fairly visually |information being presented | |

| |presented. The aid is neat |appealing. |and/or lacks neatness or | |

| |and visually appealing. | |visual appeal. | |

|Listens to Other |Listens intently to |Usually listens intently but may|Sometimes does not appear to|Sometimes does not appear |

|Presentations |everyone's presentations. |not concentrate fully, does not |be listening or is slightly |to be listening and has |

| |Does not make distracting |make distracting noises or |distracting 1-2 times. |distracting noises or |

| |noises or movements. |movements. | |movements. |

Book Talk – Peer Review

Name of Speaker: _________________

Content 4 3 2 1

Speaks Clearly 4 3 2 1

Enthusiasm & 4 3 2 1

Eye Contact

Preparedness 4 3 2 1

Visual Aid 4 3 2 1

Comments: ______________________

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Book Talk – Peer Review

Name of Speaker: _________________

Content 4 3 2 1

Speaks Clearly 4 3 2 1

Enthusiasm & 4 3 2 1

Eye Contact

Preparedness 4 3 2 1

Visual Aid 4 3 2 1

Comments: ______________________

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

Book Talk – Peer Review

Name of Speaker: _________________

Content 4 3 2 1

Speaks Clearly 4 3 2 1

Enthusiasm & 4 3 2 1

Eye Contact

Preparedness 4 3 2 1

Visual Aid 4 3 2 1

Comments: ______________________

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

Book Talk – Peer Review

Name of Speaker: _________________

Content 4 3 2 1

Speaks Clearly 4 3 2 1

Enthusiasm & 4 3 2 1

Eye Contact

Preparedness 4 3 2 1

Visual Aid 4 3 2 1

Comments: ______________________

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