BooktalksIrving ISD librarians are at the forefront when it

comes to booktalking to students. Always on the edge of new technologies, we look for new and different ways to get the word out about books we love. We encourage others to booktalk in many ways as well: on the announcements, making book trailers or podcasts, and at events like Java Makes Me Jump. Librarians alone have had over 8,500 booktalking or storytelling sessions this year!

Booktalks at Java- Sept. 2012

Students and Parents at JMMJ at Barnes and Noble Sept. 2012

JMMJ- Hope Krum

JMMJ- Cindi Rockett

JMMJ- Lisa Cartwright

Lisa at Java

Lamar MS genre booktalks

MacArthur High School. Mary Boyd, LibrarianBook Trailers- November 9, 2012, March 6, 2013, March 7, 2013

Student Booktalk By: Sarah Gomez (Academy student, Lamar alum)

“THE BURNING ARROW THUDDED INTO THE WALL.Fire. The old, dry wood of the meetinghouse ignited in an instant. Dark, oily smoke filled the air,

scratching my lungs and making me choke. Around me, my new friends cried out in shock before grabbing weapons, preparing to fight for their lives.

This is because of me. Coughing from the soot-thick air, I grabbed Lucas’s hand and ran with him toward the door. But

they were ready for us. Silhouetted against the flames, a dark, forbidding line of figures stood just beyond the edge of the

meetinghouse. None of them brandished weapons; they didn’t have to in order to make their threat clear. They had come for me. They had come to punish Lucas for breaking the rules. They had come to kill.

This is all happening because me. If Lucas dies, it will be my fault.Outside, the vampires waited.” Bianca is entering Evernight academy for the first time when her parents decide to take a teaching

job there. Bianca knows she doesn’t fit in with her fellow piers they are too perfect; intelligent, trim, graceful and almost predatory. On her first day Bianca makes a half-hearted attempt to abandon Evernight Academy, when she runs into Lucas, another student at Evernight who also doesn’t seem to fit into. Lucas first seems to ignore Bianca and finally gives into the love he feels for her. But at Evernight nothing is as it appears. Everyone has their secrets and for Bianca and Lucas, will it tear them apart?

So check out Evernight and don’t miss Stargazer to enjoy more of the star-crossed lovers, Bianca and Lucas.

Booktalks done differentlyLamar MS online booktalks- written by Cindi Rockett

Booktalks done differentlyWicked Lovely Book trailer

Created by Cindi Rockett

Booktalks done differentlyBooktrailers

• Wendy Sanders is the teacher that Skye Bryant worked with. Her fifth grade students made the trailer for my second grade students.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qITaicM_AIc&feature=youtu.be

• Olivia books

Booktalks done differentlyPodcast booktalk by Cindi Rockett

• Forbidden by Judy Waite

Booktalks done differentlyLamar MS- QR codes and trailers

Booktalks done differentlyTHE SCORPIO RACES

by Maggie Stiefvater

Booktalks done differentlyMONSTRUMOLOGIST

by Rick Yancey

Booktalking done differentlyStudent recommendations at Lady Bird

Johnson MS

Booktalking Schedules- Keyes Elementary

Booktalking Schedules- Lamar MS

How To’sLamar MS booktalk slide presentation

Lamar MS booktalk bookmarksHow To’s

Narratives- Lori Bierschwale, Houston MS

• Conducted the traditional way – previewing a book by word of mouth

• Scanning QR codes with smart phones• Scanning QR codes with iPads• Showing book trailers in a PPT.• Going to content classes (math, science,

electives) to read and preview books content related

Narratives-Diana Stephens, Barbara Cardwell Prep

• So far, I have done 132 Booktalking sessions with ELA, reading, and CTE classes. Sometimes the teacher requests a theme, such as “Coming of Age” for English 1 Springboard, Colonial times (English IV Springboard), Cultural Diversity (English II Springboard), and mostly recently, Graphic Novels (English IV Springboard), as well as mythology related, or verse novels for reading classes. I do my booktalks with book trailers, or just orally with a question and a few sentences, or sometimes a read aloud.

• This year, since ELA classes don’t have enough time to come to the library, I make savvy book choices in addition to novels of the requested themes, and load up a cart I call my “Logo Cart” and push it into the rooms for 4 one minute booktalks, checkout, renewals, and collect books for return. I’m in and out in 15 minutes. The picture shows me doing the Logo cart in Ms. Lindle’s classroom with English II students.

Cardwell- Diana Stephens in Lindle’s room

Narratives- Kristine Lundeen, Travis MS• At Travis I do a lot of book talking or showing of trailers to students. I teach

lessons to 6th graders once or twice a month. This semester we have been going over genre – therefore I’ve talked with them over Non-fiction books, Realistic Fiction, and Mystery (before the end of the year we will have completed Historical Fiction & Science Fiction). I do have a picture of me somewhere dressed up as Sherlock Holmes when I talked about Mystery.

• I have also done Book Talking genre lessons with 8th graders over Science Fiction and Historical Fiction.

• With the Irving Big Read – I tied it in with Banned Book Week were I Booktalked the Big Read (Fahrenheit 451) and various Banned Books to all 6th-8th grade ELAR classes.

• I have also Book Talked: Realistic Fiction, Dystopian, Coming of Age to GT ELAR classes.

Travis MS

Narratives- Anu Khosla, Keyes Elementary

• Other than Book talking in the library daily, we have a schedule for all the admin and Instructional support who go on the morning announcements each Tuesday. I have shared the google doc with you, with Tuesday schedule for Book Talks.

Narratives- Cindi Rockett, Lamar MS

• After orientations, my goal was to bring classes to the library for booktalks weekly. Except for a few weeks around holidays and book fair I have been able to do that. Most classes have been to 3 booktalks sessions at this point in the year. That makes 661 sessions for the year- wow, no wonder I’m tired!

• I like to make power points to go with every booktalk. That way, they can be reused in the library or classroom or printed out so the kids can look at what I talked about.

• I’ve done several thematic booktalks- genres, biographies, end of the world fiction, Halloween, non-fiction and researching.

Lamar genre booktalks

Narratives- George Swan, Davis Elementary

• Every day our principal comes by the library before the morning announcements. He selects a book (or sometimes I select one for him). He gives a brief book talk every morning. He tells the students where to find it in the library using the spine label. It is amazing how many kids want to check out the book he recommends. He has been an avid supporter of the library! In fact he, he has been named the Administrator of the year for TLA and will be recognized and honored at the Bluebonnet Luncheon!

Narratives- Carrie Patrick, John Haley Elementary

• I have book talked Gordan Korman books to my fifth graders. We have also talked about various titles throughout the year to different grade levels.

Author Gordon Korman

Narratives- Cynthia Whisennand, Gilbert Elementary

• I do book talks tied in with Novelist for grades 3-5 I choose a page from Novelist like Classics, see which copies Gilbert has, and then use the screen art up on the digital projector. I tie it in with showing the students how to write reviews on LS2PAC for books they like.

Narratives- Karron Dobbs, Lively Elementary

• All staff members have a ___________ is reading sign where they can record what they personally are reading or what they are reading to their students. I’ve also gotten my ELAR teachers to do displays with students showing, writing, talking, etc. about what they are reading. Several do class reviews of books on Goodreads and post using QR codes.

Lively

Narratives-Daniel Chacin, Good Elementary

• I did more than one hundred booktalks this year for the Bluebonnet program.

Narratives- Gayle Benage, Austin MS

• I do book talking with classes or book trailers at least twice a month.

Narratives- April Scott, Lady Bird Johnson MS

• I do book talks about every six weeks for various classes. Here are a few things that I have done:

• 1 – Holocaust books for 8th grade ELA • 2 – If you liked the Hunger Games…..• 3 – With 8th grade, I book talked some of my

favorite books and then had them create padlets with book recommendations for each other (see following slide)

• 4 – Scary books for 6th grade

Lady Bird Johnson MS

Narratives- Joanna Easton, DeZavala MS

• At de Zavala Middle School, the ELAR teachers and librarian work together to create opportunities for personalized book talks for students through “Reading Conferences.” The librarian and teacher co-teach during the 90 minute block, allowing for each student to work on Springboard and also engage in a personal conference with librarian regarding his/her reading interests and just-right-books.

Narratives-Suzanne Cahill, Brandenburg Elementary

• I tust did book talks with 4th gr. GT class- they were getting ready to do the Mystery genre for their “literature circles” from CSCOPE - in the past-- I have just booktalked about 15 different book titles (then showing book trailers to motivate). Doris Campbell and I decided to do something different this time:

• For the Mystery genre- I put them in groups of 3 or 4 and gave them “Mysteries of Harris Burdick” along with the “Chronicles of Harris burdick”---- they decided on an author and his/her shortstory- after I booktalked Chris VanAllsburg’s story of choosing his favorite authors to write about his illustrations. When they chose an author and read his/her short story, Using the IPADS ---they then looked the author up on Novelist, or teachingbooks.net, read about the author and then chose their own mystery book by this author by reading the summaries, or hearing the author talk about his/her book. It really went over well-!!—Then, I ordered the multiple copies for each groups’ literature circle.