Mrs. Kuenner’s 2nd Grade Classroom2011

*Bailey School Kids Alternate Book Cover Assignment

*Book Covers We have learned that book covers may change over the years. Why might the author and illustrator do this?

*Project Details

*You will be creating an alternate book cover for your favorite Bailey School Kids Book.

*You will first create it using pencil and paper.

*You will then create it using Micro-soft word

*You will compare your book covers

*Step 1:Choose your

Favorite Bailey School Kids Book!Books we have read:

1.Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots 2.Werewolves Don't Go to Summer Camp 3.Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors 4.Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball 5.Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips 6.Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunias 7.Aliens Don't Wear Braces

*Step 2:Create a “catchy”

sentence. *What makes you pick a book?

*What do you look at first?

Good Authors create a “catchy” sentence at will catch the readers eye and gets their attention.

*Examples of “catchy”

Sentences.*Band class can be bone chilling*The new nurse is “out of this world”*Could their be another vampire at Bailey school?*Is there a sea monster swimming in the lake?*Things are getting a little hairy.

*Step 3: Creating your pencil/paper

book coverWhat to include on your cover:Book title

Number in the series

Catchy sentence

Illustration that matches the book

*Step 4: Create your cover using Microsoft

word. What to include on your cover:Book title- same as paper/pencil

Number in the series- same as paper/pencil

Catchy sentence- same as paper/pencil

Picture or clip art that matches the book

*Step 5: Compare your projects

Complete the survey: 1. Which did you enjoy more? Paper/pencil or computer2. Why did you like it more?3. Which one of your book covers look better? 4. Why do you think it looks better? 5. What was hard about the assignment?6. What did you like the most?

*Example of final projects

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*Grading your project

*Your projects will be graded using a rubric

*I will grade your projects

*You will grade one of your classmates project using the same rubric

Book Jacket Report : Bailey School Kids

Teacher Name: S Kuenner

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Points Earned Front Cover Includes an

illustration, title of the book, number, and author's name. Font and colors fit the content of the book.

Includes an illustration, title of the book, number, and author's name.

Includes an illustration, title of the book, and author's name.

Does not include illustration, title, AND/OR author's name.

Catchy Sentence Sentence includes details from the story that sparks the readers interest.

Sentence includes details from the story but not the main theme.

Sentence missed the main idea and does not capture the main theme of the story.

Did not include a sentence.

Use of Time Class time was used wisely. It is clear the student put effort and thought into their project.

Class time was used wisely. Student could have put in more time and effort into their project

Class time was not always used wisely.

Class time was not used wisely and the student put in no additional effort.

Neatness and Effort The book jacket has no distracting errors, corrections or erasures and is easily read. It appears the student spent a lot of effort getting things just right.

The book jacket has almost no distracting errors, corrections or erasures and is easily read. It appears the student worked hard on it.

The book jacket is fairly readable but the quality is not too good on some parts. It looks like the student ran out of time or didn't take care of it.

Very messy and hard to read. It looks like the student threw it together at the last minute without much care.

Date Created: Jan 29, 2011 05:14 pm (UTC)

*Look over your project rubrics

*Take a look at how I graded your project using the rubric

*Look at how your classmate graded your project using the rubric

*Where they similar? Or different?

*Do you think you got the grade you deserved?

*Recourses*http://www.paperbackswap.com/*Rubistar--http://rubistar.4teachers.org/