OGHS Student Media Assistants
Week 15 and Week 16 (May 7th - May18th)
Reminder: Complete Daily Duties EVERYDAY!
Google Drive Folder:
Assignment 62: Your Favorite Book
- Title of your Book
- Author
- Copyright date - if you are not sure where to locate this, see Mrs. Duggins
- What memories of this book do you have from when you were younger?
- What makes this book your favorite?
- Is there something specific about this book that sticks out to you?
- If you were going to tell someone why they should read this book, what would you say?
Assignment 63: Create a promotional flyer for your favorite book
Your flyer should include:
- Cover
- Title
- Author
- Summary
- picture of author
- Why should they read it - Could be bullet points, descriptive words to describe the book, qr code with you describing what you like about the book (see me and I will demo), qr code to the author's website, etc.
Be creative! You can you any digital creation tool to create your poster. (Examples: Canva, Google Slides, Google Drawings, Vengage, Visme, etc. )
Assignment 64: Book Review Video
Booktalk Video Examples:
Scholastic Book Fair Video
- http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/2017-fall-es-video
- http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/books/book-trailers?page=1
You will be creating a book review video. You may use your favorite book or you may select a YA Book you have read recently. Your task is to create a book review video on this book. You may use any resources you have learned about this year. See Mrs. Duggins if you need assistance.
Save your video into your SMA Assignment Folder in the SMA Google Folder.
Assignment 65: Reading Books Aloud
- StorylineOnline - http://www.storylineonline.net/
- John Green reading 1st Chapter of Turtles All the Way Down - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3QznppVuGU
- J.K. Rowlings reading from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Uvf-_zYSs
Assignment 66: Write/Sketch Your Own Story
You will be writing your own picture book!
Use a storyboard to write out the pages for your book (these pages will be in the SMA Assignments folder) This rough draft must be approved by Mrs. Duggins (the rough draft will be a grade)
Requirements for your story:
- A title
- At least 12 pages
- Pictures for each page (during this stage they can be rough sketches)
Corrections and edits - Once you have had your rough draft approved by Mrs. Duggins you can move to the next phase of your writing...Creating your own book!
Example of a Simple Picture Book
Assignment 67: Some things to know before you turn your story into a book
Before you take your story outline and take it to the next step there are some parts of a book you should know. Be able to identify these in a book and explain what they are. If you are unsure, check with Mrs. Duggins. Hint: You will need this for your next assignment!
Title Page
Verso Page
Dedication Page
Assignment 68: Turn Your Story into a Book
You will now take your story board and turn it into a book. You have a choice to make a digital book or a print book. Be sure to include all of the following in your book.
Requirements:
- Cover
- Verso Page (include Copyright date, Publisher, Publisher City and State)
- Title Page
- Dedication Page
- At Least 12 pages of story
- Pictures for each page of your story
- Page numbers
Digital Creation Options:
- Google Slides
- http://app.bookcreator.com
- www.storyjumper.com
This assignment is not meant for you to have completed in a day or two. Be serious about your book and creating it. Create a book that you would be proud to share with others.
Be sure to share your book when completed with Mrs. Duggins. If it is a print book, put it in the SMA Assignment folder on the counter. If it is a digital book, share the file with Mrs. Duggins or if possible put the book in your SMA folder in the SMA Google Drive.
Assignment 69: Creating a Read Aloud Video with your Book
Weekly Assignment Checklist
- Have you completed your "Daily Duties" each day this week? Remember this is a grade.
- Be sure that Assignments 62-69 have been completed. You will receive a grade for these assignments.
- Complete your "Weekly Duties" - These will be graded on Friday!
- If everything else is completed, read your book or work on homework
Mrs. Duggins - Media Coordinator
Email: breneduggins@davidson.k12.nc.us
Website: oghs.davidson.k12.nc.us
Location: 3507 Midway School Road, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
Phone: (336)474-8280