Booktalking With Teens

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ISBN: 9781591587149 | 159158714X
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 3/2/2010

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A booktalk is nothing less than performance art. To do it well, you must look at dramatic structure, character development, scene-setting, and the placement of response points. You must learn performance techniques to keep the talk fresh, and learn how to connect with and solicit responses from an audience.

Series Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. x
Introduction	p. xi
The Value of Booktalking	p. 1
Booktalks	p. 1
Learning to Read	p. 3
Types of Reading	p. 5
Are Teens Reading? Sure!	p. 6
Booktalking Connects Teens with Books	p. 14
References and Suggested Reading	p. 15
Looking for Books That Teens Will Want to Read	p. 19
Listen to Teens Describing Their Reading Experiences	p. 20
Cruise the Shelves—In Bookstores	p. 24
What's on YourSpace?	p. 25
Best Sellers	p. 27
Surprises	p. 30
References and Suggested Reading	p. 31
Books	p. 33
Realistic Fiction for Teens	p. 35
Young Adult Genre Fiction	p. 46
Comics, Graphic Novels, and Manga	p. 54
Contemporary Adult Fiction	p. 57
Classic Literature	p. 57
Popular Nonfiction	p. 60
References and Suggested Reading	p. 68
Public Speaking, Spoken Arts, and Musical Arts	p. 69
Public Speaking	p. 70
Spoken Arts	p. 82
Musical Arts	p. 87
References and Suggested Reading and Listening	p. 92
Writing Booktalks	p. 95
What Makes a Book Booktalkable?	p. 96
Booktalk Styles	p. 97
Write from the Heart	p. 118
A Few Words about Nonfiction	p. 119
Booktalk Writing Methods	p. 120
Surefire Booktalk Writing Techniques	p. 128
Beginnings and Endings	p. 135
Booktalk Buddies	p. 139
Finishing Details	p. 143
References and Suggested Reading	p. 148
Building Your Booktalk Program	p. 151
How Many Booktalks?	p. 152
Book Categories	p. 154
Book Tags	p. 155
Sample Book Categories and Book Tags	p. 162
A Few More Tags	p. 164
Program Models	p. 165
Program Themes	p. 171
Building Booktalk Programs with Presentation Software	p. 172
References and Suggested Reading	p. 179
Finding Audiences	p. 181
Get with the Program	p. 182
Be True to Your School	p. 184
Writing and Designing Hahdouts	p. 185
Selling Your Presentation to Your Library	p. 190
Selling Your Presentation to Schools	p. 192
References and Suggested Reading	p. 200
Performing Booktalk Programs	p. 201
Preparing to Perform	p. 202
Before You Go	p. 210
Packing Up	p. 210
Getting There	p. 211
From Front Door to Stage Set	p. 214
It's Showtime!	p. 216
Booktalk Program	p. 221
Wrapping It Up	p. 227
After the Show	p. 231
References and Suggested Reading	p. 232
Booktalking Transforms Libraries	p. 235
Booktalking Transforms Outreach to Teens	p. 236
Booktalking Transforms Reader's Advisory	p. 238
Booktalking Transforms Book Promotion	p. 239
Booktalking Transforms Teen Web Pages	p. 241
Booktalking Transforms Teen Activities and Events	p. 245
Booktalking Transforms Outreach to Schools and Communities	p. 249
Booktalking Transforms Librarians	p. 251
References and Suggested Reading	p. 253
Appendix: Books	p. 257
Selected Resources	p. 281
Index	p. 285
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