Choice Two: Book Talk your Lit. Circle Book! Task: Each of you will creating interview questions and answering questions about a book or books that you have read on camera.
Materials: iPad, lit circle book, willingness to share!
Step One: Create a list of questions that you could ask anyone to respond to about their book- not matter what they're reading. What would be interesting for someone to talk about in an interview about their book? What would you want to know or what would you want to share? -Come up with at least 4 possible questions. *No spoilers!
Step Two: Action! Choose a partner and interview them about their book! They should introduce themselves, their book title and author, and then you can ask your questions! * No spoilers!
Step Three: Our goal is to upload our 1-3 minute Book Talk to our Google Drive accounts. Then, share with [email protected]
Possible Questions (Come up with your own as well! Remember,that the purpose of this Book Talk is to advertise your book for better or worse! :) :
What did you enjoy about this book?
What have you read that is similar to this book?
What are some of the major themes of this book?
What do you think the author was trying to accomplish with this novel?
Who was your favorite character? What did you appreciate about him/her?
Think about one of the minor characters in the story. Why did the author include him/her?
Is the setting of the story important to the book? In what ways?
Are you satisfied with the ending? Why or why not?
Have you ever experienced anything similar to the action of this novel?
Did you find this book a quick read? Why or why not?
What were your concerns about this book?
What scene do you remember best? Why do you think that is?
If this book was made into a movie, who would you cast in the title roles?
If the book you are discussing has chapter titles, take a second look. Why do you think the author selected those titles? Are they hints to what’s going to come in the chapter? Are there any that didn’t make sense?