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Book Talk Planning Sheet

Use this sheet to plan and write your final script.

1. Title:

1. Author:
2. Attention getting sentence to open with: ex. Have you ever read a book that you couldn’t put down? (Title) is that kind of book! (Think of what interests your students.)
3. Genre: what kind of book is it? (fiction, non-fiction, informational)

1. Summary of the plot: What are the 3 main things that happen in the book? Write 2 sentences on each main event, for a total of 6 sentences. (If you do an oral book talk, don’t give away how the book turns out!)
   • One:

• Two:
• Three:

1. Opinion: Why you liked the book (and maybe mention the best part of the book, if that doesn’t give anything away.)
2. Closing sentence: (make it a clincher that wraps everything up and motivates the reader)