Comments on: More from Sara on The Book Trailer

By: apartamenty ustka

apartamenty ustka — Wed, 04 May 2011 05:25:30 +0000

I never knew there are so many international readers here…

By: Robert Kenny

Robert Kenny — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:12:54 +0000

We’ve been doing book trailers with students for over six years now and have had great luck in motivating students in this way. The key to making it work is to have students act out the passages in their trailers and to learn about the story invention process. You can learn more about this on our site: http:www.digitalbooktalk.com

By: marsha

marsha — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:46:53 +0000

What an outstanding idea for a culminating activity in literature and writing!!! I had never thought of “book trailers” before until I read this blog. Ironically, I was looking for a blog to post to as an assignment for a class in Literacy Technology I have just started. I have gotten a two-fold learning experience…one for my own technology development in instruction, and another one for my lesson planning in response to literature. I am really excited about incorporating this into my instruction for the coming year. I have much to learn, but I have a feeling that learning to put together these book trailers will be part of the learning process with the students and not just “for” the students.
Any tips or hints will be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

By: elena

elena — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:59:13 +0000

I find this activity to be quite fascinating. It is a creative way to engage students in the reading process. Because students are engaged by technology, teachers should include more classroom activities that allow students to utilize their technological skills. Book trailers, like movie trailers, are short snippets of the overall story presented in the book. Having students create book trailers requires them to select main points from the book that are representative of the whole story. It is a good way to have them analyze, synthesize, and summarize the material they read. Furthermore, it requires them to be creative as they try to “hook” their viewers. What a great way to achieve a higher level of learning!

By: sandeeps

sandeeps — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:48:22 +0000

What an interesting way to get people interested in reading! Book trailers are like movie trailers, but for books! You can find them all over the internet now, but here is a site that’s featuring them on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/booktrailers