<p> Fiction Book Talk English 9H</p><p>Your Book Talk presentation date is ______. When practicing at home, time your Talk; it should be 4 - 6 minutes.</p><p> Hook listeners – grab our attention and make us want to read it!  Tell us the title, author, when it was first published; show the book in class  Give a concise summary of the plot; tell just enough to entice fellow students to read it {exposition, rising action, and just a bit of the climax - but don’t tell exactly what happened in climax}  Read a selected passage (paragraph or two) and tell why you selected that passage. The passage should strongly reflect a literary element, such as characterization, theme, setting, plot, foreshadowing, conflict, diction, etc.  Pick out at least 4 literary terms from the ones we’ve studied in class and discuss their use in your book, providing examples as needed (imagery, personification, figurative language, mood, irony, tone, diction, characterization, theme, etc.) (This is separate from preceding bullet point.) List the 4 terms on the rubric below before your talk.  Share what you liked about the book  Talk about connections you have been able to make between the book and your life, the world, other books you’ve read etc.  Weave into your talk interesting facts about the author (and the book if you can)  Anticipate and answer questions about the book from your teacher and classmates  Speak comfortably and enthusiastically (you must practice at home; it will be evident that you have or haven’t done this).</p><p>Use the following grading rubric to plan your Talk. You are required to present this rubric just before you present. Book Talk rubric</p><p>Name ______Period ______Title ______Author______</p><p>Introductory hook was creative and effective ___ / 4 Title, author, publishing date and concise summary of plot ___ / 6 Appropriate passage read fluently, with inflection & expression, proper pace & volume; student explained why this particular passage was chosen ___ / 6</p><p>Interesting author information provided ___ / 3 Four literary terms discussed w/examples given ___ / 4  Terms I will cover: </p><p>Student related what was liked about the book, and discussed connections ___ / 2 Student answered questions about the book ___ / 2 Student spoke comfortably [+ eye contact] and enthusiastically ___ / 3 Total ___ / 30</p>