Brief Description

Students read and analyze book reviews completed by students across the nation on www.bookhooks.com. They select a book of their choice appropriate for readers at their grade level. They read the book and when finished the students begin writing the book report on line. These online book reports may be completed in the classroom in the computer lab or for independent homework if students are equipped with an Internet service at home.

Standards and Frameworks

Technology Standards

• 4T-E2.Use technology tools for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create curricular related products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

• W-E5. Write a report that conveys a point of view and develops a topic with appropriate facts, details, examples, and descriptions form a variety of cited sources

Academic

Having read an appropriate fiction or non-fiction book and comprehending at their independent reading level, the student will follow the site directions to write and publish a book report on line using the www.bookhooks.com site, with no convention errors.

Technological

After writing paper book reports since the beginning of the school year, the student will apply their knowledge of locating web pages through the Amphitheater Netscape Communicator link to publish their book reports on line.

Pre-Requisite Technology Skills

• The student will be able to turn on the computer independently.
• The student will be able to find and click on Netscape Communicator.
• The student will have a basic knowledge of typing on a keyboard.
• The student will be able to type in the URL for book report publishing site.
• The students will search for the book hook site.

Computer connected to Internet
URL address for the publishing site
Criteria for writing a book report

Accommodations for Special Needs

• SEI-Sheltered English Immersion-Pair with an SEI student and have them read and publish the same book at their appropriate reading level. This may also be accomplished with the SEI teacher or aide.
• ADHD/ADD-Break task into small parts and provide frequent feedback to ensure successful progress toward the completed book report.
• GIFTED (Reach)-The students will be encouraged to use the online thesaurus to increase their word choice level and write longer and more involved reports. Prior to this lesson, the more able students will be encouraged to research how to write a book review. They may have been encouraged to read book reviews from the Sunday newspaper and the write a book review instead of a book report.

1. Prior to this lesson, students will have already turned in a rough draft of their book reports, with appropriate feedback and corrections on them.
2. Verify that all students have permission to access and publish on the Internet according to district guidelines.
3. Before going to the computer lab instruct students on Internet safety. Advise students not to give out their own e-mail addresses on www.bookhooks.com  Advise students not to name their school or use their last name. This eliminates any vehicle for student’s identity.
4. The students will turn on the computers and locate Netscape Communicator.
5. Have students access the Internet.
6. Have students type www.bookhooks.com.
7. The teachers will use the TV converter (Averkey) or projector to show students how to bookmark this site.
8. The teacher will model the process: Walk the students through the publishing process with a book report of a book read as a class using the bookhooks.com site.
9. Have students locate the upper left corner of the bookhooks.com site, then click on ADD.
10. The students should then enter the title of the book they are reporting on.
11. Students will then begin typing their book reports in the white box.
12. Click on publish your book reports on this web page.

1. Using the checklist, the students will enter their own book report next to #1. Then this student will self-evaluate their own entry with a rubric number for each of the 6 areas in the rubric.
2. Then the student will seek peer evaluation and teacher evaluation using the book report rubric.
3. Teacher will record on the checklist which students were able to successfully log on to the Internet, locate the web address, type in and submit and publish their book report and save it to a floppy disk.