thegraveyardbook

1st slide - picture of the book jacket AND dialogue that includes the title, author and genre of the book and any awards or notoriety the book or author has received.

The Graveyard Book was writen by Neil Gaiman. It can be catagorized as a fiction or fantasy book. Neil Gaiman won the Newbery Medel for this book.

2nd slide - any applicable picture AND dialogue that will include the general introduction to the story (character names, setting, conflict or theme of the story).

The Graveyard Book is about a man Jack who plans how everything goes when he murders families. One night he went to a house where a family was sound asleep. A man Jack knew everything about this family because he had planned this out months before. First he murdered the parents, then when he went to the baby's room he crept his way through. But when he got to the bed all he saw was a bear. Now five years later Bod is living with spirits and leaning everything he has to know to live in the graveyard. He finds some friends along the way and the one person he would never want to find; his murderer.

3rd & 4th slides - pictures should represent the main characters, setting or relevant parts of the story-line of the book. The dialogue should be in first person and be told in a dramatic and engaging way that takes the listener through the main idea of the book without giving away the ending!!

5th slide – any picture relevant to the mood or setting of the story AND dialogue that gives your rating or evaluation of the book and entices others to read the book.

Steps: 1. Read the book. 2. Write the script for each of the parts of your presentation (get teacher approval). 3. Draw or gather your images for the slides. 4. Register at voicethread.com and begin to create your digital book talk. 5. Upload your book talk onto your own wiki and if it meets or exceeds the criteria, you will be asked to upload it to Mrs. Flynn’s reading wiki.

Due Dates: Monday 3/9 – books should be completely read Tuesday 3/10 – pictures/images/drawings should be in a folder on student’s server Wednesday 3/11 – scripts should be finished and shown to teacher for approval Thursday 3/12 – create voicethread account and begin uploading pictures Friday 3/13 – add the dialogue and finish over the weekend Monday 3/16 - upload completed voicethread to student’s wiki Tuesday 3/17- Friday 3/20 students will work in small groups to present, review and comment on the voicethreads.

Rubric: 60 pts – project goes above and beyond the criteria 55 pts – project meets the criteria 50 pts – project is missing parts of the criteria 45 and below – project minimally meets criteria