Sell Me Your Story

A WebQuery for 6th Grade

Designed by

Zeke Telecky
teleckye@cwu.edu

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Introduction

You, the student, are to read a book.  This book may be any book of your choice that is no lower than two grade levels below your reading level (4^th grade).  The genre that is chosen is completely up to you. You can choose fact, fiction, fantasy, biography, epic battles or the saddest love story, the options are limitless! You are to choose a book that you would love to share with the class. You should have a passion for the book.  You need to sell us this book in some sort of presentation. Convince the class that we should read it. You are allowed but not obligated to work in partner groups.  You or your group must come up with a convincing way to tell the class specific details that will engage them and make them want to read your chosen book.  Get creative and make the class excited to read!

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Task

At the end of the quarter you will present to the class, in your own way, a fantastic book that you have read.  You need to sell the book to the class. You may present your sells pitch in any way. I will provide multiple ideas and strategies to help you create your final project.

Some ideas for you to brainstorm your presentation:

•  Power point presentation
•  Story boards
• YouTube video
•  Blog
•  Readers Theatre
•  Storytelling 
• Graphic organizers

o   I-charts

o   Venn diagrams

o   KWL

o   Etc…

•  Pod cast
•  Puppet show
• News broadcast
•  Game show 
• Games

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The Process

When creating your presentation, make sure you think about the following questions to guide you in your success.

• What does the task require?
• Can you break down the task into a few smaller tasks?
• Where is a good place to start?
• What resources kinds will you need?
• Where can you find the resources?
• Are the web resources reliable?
• How can you organize the information that you find to make it useful?
• Will graphic organizers or pictures help?
• What are the important commonalities in different styles of presentations?
• Have you thought of everything? Is something missing? Certain perspectives?
• What do you need to make that will help you succeed in creating your task?
• Do you need to find more information about your topic to complete your task?
• If not, what else is needed?
• Once you have all of the information you need, how will you use it to complete your task?
• Have you checked the rubric and task to make sure that you have completed all aspects of the task?

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Resources

Here are some links to help you create an exciting and engaging presentation to sell the class your book.  Remember that you are attempting to convince us to read the book you are presenting.

• How to Power Point This is a YouTube video on how to make a power point
• How to Pod Cast This is a You Tube video on how to create a pod cast
• How to Blog This is a You Tube video on how to create a blog
• How to make a Readers Theatre This website will help you create a Readers Theatre
• Story Mapping Presentation This website will provide information on story mapping
• Storytelling Tips and Tricks Here are some tips and tricks on storytelling

·         Storytelling Strategies         

·         The Art of Storytelling

·         Presentation Tips Here are some tips on how to give a successful presentation

·         Key Elements of a Persuasive Presentation  

·         Creative Class Presentations Here are some creative ideas on presenting

·         Presentation Ideas Here are some more presentation ideas

·         Book Presentation Ideas Here are more ideas for creating a book presentation

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Evaluation

Your presentation will be evaluated using a rubric. The rubric clearly describes what is to be expected in the presentation.

Category	4	3	2	1	Score:
Attention Grabber	The introduction has a strong hook or attention grabber that is appropriate for the audience.  This could be a strong statement, a relevant quotation, statistic, or question addressed to the class	The introduction has a hook or attention grabber, but is weak, rambling or inappropriate for the audience.	Has an interesting introductory paragraph but the connection to the topic is not clear	The introduction is not interesting AND is not relevant to the topic.
Support for Position	Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement. The writer anticipates the reader\'s concerns, biases or arguments and has provided at least 1 counter-argument.	Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement.	Includes 2 pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement.	Includes 1 or fewer pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences)
Sequencing	Arguments and support are provided in a logical order that makes it easy and interesting to follow the presenter’s train of thought.	Arguments and support are provided in a fairly logical order that makes it reasonably easy to follow the presenter’s train of thought.	A few of the support details or arguments are not in an expected or logical order, distracting the audience and making the presentation seem a little confusing.	Many of the support details or arguments are not in an expected or logical order, distracting the audience and making the presentation seem very confusing.
Transitions	A variety of thoughtful transitions are used. They clearly show how ideas are connected	Transitions show how ideas are connected, but there is little variety	Some transitions work well, but some connections between ideas are fuzzy.	The transitions between ideas are unclear OR nonexistent.
Evidence and Examples	All of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the presenter’s position.	Most of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant and explanations are given that show how each piece of evidence supports the presenter’s position.	At least one of the pieces of evidence and examples is relevant and has an explanation that shows how that piece of evidence supports the presenter’s position.	Evidence and examples are NOT relevant AND/OR are not explained.

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Conclusion

At the end of this assignment you will have created a presentation that will have convinced the entire class to read the book that you feel so passionate about.  You will have a greater appreciation of reading and potentially a drive to read even more.