----- Original Message ----- From: laurie ornstein - laurenmadeline@xxxxxxxxx Subject: more on book reports Another suggestion for alternative non-plagiarized book reports - oral book reports! Explain to the pupils what you expect them to speak about: title, author, genre, description of their favorite character, the most exciting/funniest/interesting part of the book, their recommendations (or not!) etc. You can also ask them to prepare 1 paragraph they especially liked to read aloud to the class. After each presentation, the others can ask questions and should be encouraged to do so! Prepare a simple rubric for evaluation. You can also give simple rubrics to the pupils to fill in on the reports in order to encourage listening! I like to do this activity in the school library for a change of venue. Laurie ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------