I enjoyed the book talks today, but it was a lot of information to absorb at once. I wish we had more time to really talk about the books in a less formal manner. There was a lot of information we had to communicate in a short about of time, which limited the style of the presentations, and most of them were fairly didactic at the expense of activity and movement. If I were to do it again (with a bit less requirements to fulfill), I would present a sales pitch. I would speak to the audience as if I was introducing the books to my students for the first time. I wouldn't bother with so much information on the author, or reviews, but I would get them hooked on the story itself. Do a quick predication activity perhaps, and hype them up for their summative assessment so they knew the end goal.
I felt today that we were able to really connect with the books. Though I was intrigued by some of the things said, I didn't leave thinking "I MUST READ THAT!" which is what I want my students to think when they leave the class. I felt like we were unsuccessful in really passing our passion for these texts on to our classmates.
Take Carrie Hope Fletcher as an example. Carrie has the ability to pass her positivity, excitement and passion on to her viewers. In this particular video she is simply singing about how boys in books are better, a humorous and silly topic, but I think she really passes her love of reading to her audience. In other videos she tours her book shelves, gives reviews, and makes suggestions, but the entire time you can sense her genuine love for reading. That's what we need to pass to students.
I felt today that we were able to really connect with the books. Though I was intrigued by some of the things said, I didn't leave thinking "I MUST READ THAT!" which is what I want my students to think when they leave the class. I felt like we were unsuccessful in really passing our passion for these texts on to our classmates.
Take Carrie Hope Fletcher as an example. Carrie has the ability to pass her positivity, excitement and passion on to her viewers. In this particular video she is simply singing about how boys in books are better, a humorous and silly topic, but I think she really passes her love of reading to her audience. In other videos she tours her book shelves, gives reviews, and makes suggestions, but the entire time you can sense her genuine love for reading. That's what we need to pass to students.