Book review

Goal: An Accelerated Reader Lesson to improve reading skills and promote the love of reading.

TSW identify the elements of literature including theme, characters, setting, plot, conflict resolution, mood, and purpose.

1. TSW select an Accelerated Reader title from the school's approved lists of social studies, science, physical education, or math related books.

3. TSW show mastery of knowledge of book's content by completing an Accelerated Reader test using the school's networked program.

4. TSW identify literary elements of the book by completing idea web showing theme, characters, setting, plot, conflict resolution, mood, and purpose.

5. TSW identify the book review form of summarization and critiquing during lesson by the school's media specialist.

6. TSW examine, under teacher supervision, book reviews of well-known and appropriate juvenile and young adult literature on Amazon.com web site.

9. TSW combine summarization and personal critique to form original book review of the student's selection.

10. TSW create a book jacket for the book using various art media practiced throughout the year.

13. The teacher team will select top five book jackets with reviews to post on school's web site and/or to be submitted for possible inclusion in school newspaper, the education page in local paper, and/or to the school's PTO newsletter.

TSW be graded using a rubric will be used to grade the book jacket and book review as followed:

	1	2	3	4
TSW summarize the literary selection.	Exceptionally well. Shows mature understanding of selection. Includes necessary detail.	Demonstrates an understanding, but doesn't include all necessary details.	Is making progress toward understanding of the skills needed to accomplish this task; however, still needs some guidance.	Shows an inadequate grasp of the skill. Still needs a great deal of help to mastery this concept.
TSW create a book jacket for the book using various art media practiced throughout the year.	Exceptionally well. Shows mature understanding of selection. Includes necessary detail.	Demonstrates an understanding, but doesn't include all necessary details	Is making progress toward understanding of the skills needed to accomplish this task; however, still needs some guidance.	Shows an inadequate grasp of the skill. Still needs a great deal of help to mastery this concept.
TSW submit book jacket and review to supervising teacher team.	Exceptionally well. Shows mature understanding of selection. Includes necessary detail.	Demonstrates an understanding, but doesn't include all necessary details	Is making progress toward understanding of the skills needed to accomplish this task; however, still needs some guidance.	Shows an inadequate grasp of the skill. Still needs a great deal of help to mastery this concept.
TSW combine summarization and personal critique to form original book review of the student's selection.	Exceptionally well. Shows mature understanding of selection. Includes necessary detail.	Demonstrates an understanding, but doesn't include all necessary details	Is making progress toward understanding of the skills needed to accomplish this task; however, still needs some guidance.	Shows an inadequate grasp of the skill. Still needs a great deal of help to mastery this concept.
. TSW identify literary elements of the book by completing idea web showing theme, characters, setting, plot, conflict resolution, mood, and purpose.	Exceptionally well. Shows mature understanding of selection. Includes necessary detail.	Demonstrates an understanding, but doesn't include all necessary details	Is making progress toward understanding of the skills needed to accomplish this task; however, still needs some guidance.	Shows an inadequate grasp of the skill. Still needs a great deal of help to mastery this concept.