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[|Brookline Book Reviews]

**Book Review Script (before)**

**  ** I'm a 2nd grader from Brookline Massachusetts.**
 * Hello and welcome to Brookline Book Reviews where students and teachers talk about books.


 * Today I'm going to be talking about:**** (name of book) **


 * by:** ** (author of book) **


 * This is a book about:**


 * Stay tuned to find out more…**
 *  **


 * If you do then you will definately like this book because:**


 * I really enjoyed this book because

I gave this book stars out of 5 because

I hope you enjoyed my review of: (name of book)

by :(author of book) **


 * Thanks for listening. See you next time and keep reading!**
 *  **

** Podcasting Book Review (After) **

I. Introduction: (This must start with the sentence “Welcome to Brookline Book Reviews” Do not use your name, make up a name or use initials. End with “Today I am going to be talking about….. stay tuned.”) ** Hello and welcome to Brookline Book Reviews where students and teachers talk about books. I’m Fred Lown and I teach 7th and 8th grade language arts at the Runkle School. Hi, I’m Sheila Cusack and I teach 7th grade language arts at Runkle. Today we are going to be talking about //The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time//, by Mark Haddon. Stay tuned! and genre in a creative way.) ** Have you read //The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time//? by Mark Haddon?
 * (There is usually some music between the Intro and the Book Info) **
 * II. Book Information: (Communicate the title, author, narrative point of view, pages,

It is written as a personal journal by a 15 year old boy who lives in the small city of Swindon about 45 minutes from London.

The book has 226 pages, **but** the last chapter is numbered 229.

This book includes illustrations, train schedules, maps, and lists. It also includes math puzzles and riddles for the reader to solve.

main conflict(s) facing the main character(s)) ** Christopher John Francis Boone is a high school boy in England with a psychological and emotional disability. He does not like to be touched and he cannot process feelings. However, he is very smart and wants to go to college to study mathematics. While he is preparing for his college exams, he is sidetracked by the unexpected death of his neighbor’s dog, Wellington. Christopher decides he is going to solve this mystery. While in the process of investigating Wellington’s death, the trusting relationship he has with his father begins to unravel **and** many “secrets” about both his father and mother are revealed to the reader.
 * III. Overview: (This should be a concise paragraph (100 words) that focuses on the

Did you know that Christopher is a brilliant mathematician but has difficulty answering a question as simple as, “How are you today, Christopher?”
 * IV. Motivating Questions: (Include 5 – 7 questions that entice the listener to read the book.) **

Did you know Christopher numbers his chapters with prime numbers? (2, 3, 7, 11, 13, etc.)

Did you know that Christopher never lies?

Did you know that Christopher’s hero is the fictional character Sherlock Holmes and his favorite book is __The Hound of the Baskervilles__?

Did you know that Christopher’s mother has disappeared in the story and is presumed dead?

Did you know that when Christopher finds Wellington on his neighbor’s lawn he believes he was murdered?

This is a book that constantly challenges the reader with problems, puzzles and mysteries. Christopher’s journal is fun to read because he is a teenager with a different way of looking at the world. I strongly recommend //__the curious incident of the dog in the night__-//__time__ to all good readers.
 * V. Critique: (One short paragraph telling why you would recommend this book to your peers.) **

 On our 5 star rating system we gave this book 5 stars. It’s a good one!
 * VI. Rating: (Rate your book on a 5 star scale where 5 stars is the highest.) **

 Thanks for listening. Tune in for future reviews and keep reading!
 * VII. Closing (Thank everyone for listening and sign off with a tag line like “keep reading.”) **


 * (There is usually some music at the end of the podcast.) **

** Book Review Podcast Grading Rubric **

> pages and genre) > and main character(s). ||< ||< ||< || > an expressive > too long or too short  ** Grade: ** ||< ||< ||
 * < **Criteria ** ||
 * < ** Script ** ||< ** Great ** ||< ** Good ** ||< ** Poor ** ||
 * < * ** Introduction ** includes all required elements and is interesting, creative and inviting. ||< ||< ||< ||
 * < * ** Book information ** includes all required elements (title, author, narrative point of view,
 * and does so in a creative and interesting way. ||< ||< ||< ||
 * < * ** Overview ** is a concise paragraph (100 words) that focuses on the main conflict(s)
 * < * There are 5-7 **Motivating Questions** that entice the listener to read the book. ||< ||< ||< ||
 * < * ** Critique ** is a short paragraph which recommends the book in a creative and interesting way. ||< ||< ||< ||
 * < * ** Rating ** recommends the book on a scale of 1 -5 stars, where 5 is the highest. ||< ||< ||< ||
 * < * ** Closing ** thanks everyone for listening and signs off with a clever and interesting tag line. ||< ||< ||< ||
 * < ** Voice ** ||< ** Great ** ||< ** Good ** ||< ** Poor ** ||
 * < * The podcast is recorded without mistakes, is clear and easy to understand, and uses
 * and professional sounding voice. ||< ||< ||< ||
 * < ** Music ** ||< ** Great ** ||< ** Good ** ||< ** Poor ** ||
 * < * The music and sound effects add to the podcast, are adjusted for volume, are not
 * and make the podcast more interesting to listen to. ||< ||< ||< ||
 * < ** Work Ethic ** ||< ** Great ** ||< ** Good ** ||< ** Poor ** ||
 * < * Student used class time well came to class prepared, and stayed focused on the project
 * without having to be re-directed by the teacher. ||< ||< ||< ||
 * Name: ** ||<
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