BOOK TRAILORS

Unit Author
First and Last Name Kathleen L Iannone
Author’s E-mail Address Kiannone@butlercc.edu
Course Name ED 222 - Instructional Technology
College Butler Community College
Course Section Online, Spring 2011.
Professor Name Linda Wapelhorst

Lesson Overview
Lesson Plan Title Book Trailors
Curriculum-Framing Questions
Why should we be interested in this book?
Essential Question

What are some highlights of this story that I can look forward
to reading it?
Content Questions What was the main idea of the story?
What was it that got you interested in this book? Why should
I run to the library to get it?
Unit Summary
Students will be creating a short powerpoint presentation/ movie. Templates will be pre-made
by the teacher for the students to fill in with their own information. They will read a chapter-
book, and with knowledge of the story, make a book trailor that would make viewers
interested in the story, and want to go read the story- much like a trailor for a new movie.
Subject Area(s) (List all subjects that apply)
What is/are your subject area(s)?
Reading
Computer/Technology
Grade Level (Indicate all grade level(s) that your lesson targets by typing an x in front of the level.)
K-2 X 3-5
6-8 9-12
ESL Resource
Gifted and Talented Other:
Targeted State Frameworks/Content Standards/Benchmarks
Reading Fifth Grade
Reading: The student reads and comprehends text across the curriculum.
Benchmark 1: The student uses literary concepts to interpret and respond to text.
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

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 The student will be able to use powerpoint, and express different literary elements, including
but are not limited to introduction, character, setting, and summary.
Procedures
-Have the students choose a chapter book from the library, read to completion.
-Introduce powerpoint to the class via a projection screen.
-Supply to the class (pre-saved to each computer) a file that includes a powerpoint template,
pre-made with the slides they will be using.
-Show them by example on the projector how to include pictures and text to their
presentation. As most students in 5th grade have already encountered powerpoint, this should
not be something they are seeing for the first time.
-Have each student come up with 6 slides, to include, but are not limited to an introduction,
characters and character importance, setting, summary, why others should read the book,
and conclusion.
-Upon class completion, the students will present the powerpoint presentations to the rest of
their class, and allowing time for questions/comments at the end of their speech.
**Students that complete the given task earlier than the rest of the class will then get the
opportunity to add more in-depth things to their presentations, i.e. including music. These
students will be individually shown how to add music, etc to their presentations.
Approximate Time Needed
3-4 class periods (not including the time for students to read their own chapter-books).
Prerequisite Skills
Main idea, topic, powerpoint, movie maker, and knowledge of the book they are reading.
Materials and Resources
Technology – Hardware (Indicate the technology(ies) with an x in front of each you are using.)
Camera Laser Disk VCR
X Computer(s) X Printer Video Camera
Digital Camera X Projection System Video Conferencing Equip.
DVD Player Scanner Other:
X Internet Connection Television

Technology – Software (Indicate the software(s) with an x in front of each you are using.)
X Database/Spreadsheet
Desktop Publishing
E-mail Software
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM
Printed Materials
Supplies
Image Processing Web Page Development
X Internet Web Browser Word Processing
Multimedia Other:
Students will be working with Powerpoint. The book is their
choice, but it must be a chapter book of some sort. I will hand
out a worksheet that shows the steps of working with
powerpoint, to only include the necessary basic steps that
they can include in their presentation.
Computers for all students (computer lab access) powerpoint,
access to the library for books, projector.

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 Internet Resources No websites.

Others No unique requirements

Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction
More time to complete the task, a shorter book to read, extra
Special Needs Learner
help from a para or teacher to practice and learn the program.

Non-Native English Assistance from ESL, extra help from para or teacher to
Speaker practice and learn the program.

Students that complete the given task earlier than the rest of
the class will then get the opportunity to add more in-depth
Gifted Student things to their presentations, ie. adding music. These students
will be individually shown how to add music, etc to their
presentations.
Student Assessment
At the end of the project the students will be presenting their work to the rest of the class
using a projector. They will show their knowledge of the book with each slide, detailing an
introduction, characters and character importance, setting, summary, why others should read
the book, and conclusion. The presentation will provide to me knowledge of what they had
learned from the lesson. I will have a grading rubric, to insure that each student provided the
necessary information, and also that they used the proper slides.

Performance Criteria 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point

Preparation Presented work on the day Requested an extensi
you signed up for presented on a differe

A copy of your "Notes" was The "Notes" were pri

printed and given to the after the presentation
instructor prior to your
presentation
Presentation was successfully Needed assistance in copying Copied presentation t
copied on to the desktop of presentation to the main desktop after present
the main computer computer had begun
Organization Information was presented in Information was som
a logical, interesting difficult to follow be
sequence that was easy to student tended to "jum
follow around" from topic to
Technical Specifications
Every slide contained at least All but one slide contained a 2 slides did not conta
one graphic graphic graphics

Mechanics Presentation had no Presentation containe

misspellings or grammatical spelling or grammati
errors errors

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Use of technology Demonstrated a total
understanding of how
technology is used for this
project
Displayed proper respect
and appropriate behavior
when using the computer
Overall Presentation An outstanding presentation.
The presentation kept my
interest and was among the
very best in class.
Presentation contained an
introduction, body and
conclusion
Demonstrated some
understanding of how the
technology is used for this
project.
A good presentation. The
presenter demonstrated the
ability to utilize the various
features of the program,
however, the presentation did
not always keep my interest
Presentation containe
least 2 of the followin
introduction, body &
conclusion
Showed little underst
of how the technolog
used for this project
The presenter did not
comfortable with the
program and/or need
of outside assistance
getting through the
presentation.

Basic of rubric was found online

(http://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://www.ithaca.edu/jwiggles/co
mputers/ppt1_rubrics.htm) . However I did change some of the specifications to better-
fit the presentation. Check all boxes presenter accomplished, and multiply by 4 to get
final grade.

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