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=**Book Share Form**=

Use this form to help you organize your Book Share. Treat this form like it is your final copy. In other words, I am looking for good, complete thoughts that demonstrate your best effort!

**I. Bibliographic Information**
1. Title - Into Thin Air

2. Author - Jon Krakauer

3. Illustrator

4. Publisher

5. Place of Publication

6. Copyright Date

**II. Genre - Non-fiction**
(type of literature)

III. Introduction
Write a draft of your introduction paragraph. A good introduction should grab the reader's attention!

IV. Characters
Make a list of the **major** characters in your book. For each character, describe the character’s traits and the role he/she plays in the book.

V. Plot
The plot of a story includes both the **setting** and the **important events** that occur in your story. The change of setting and the events happening along the way control the flow of a story from beginning to end.
 * __Make a list of important events and their settings for each part of the story__**. Use words that will appeal to our five senses and that will give us a strong image of the setting. **//Remember that setting includes time and place//**.

__BEGINNING -

MIDDLE -

END -__

VI. Connections
Connections help create a better understanding and appreciation for a book. Find connections between the book and the world around you. Connections can be made between the book and: · your own life - similar events at other times and places · other people or problems - happenings at school or in your neighborhood

Good connections include an explanation of how you felt about what happened.
 * Be sure to EXPLAIN how/why you made your connection!**

VII. Read Aloud Passage
Select a passage to read aloud to the class. Write a paragraph describing the part you chose to share with the class. Set up your read-aloud by explaining what is happening in the book up to this point, why you chose this part, and why the part is important or representative of the whole book.

__Page:__

__First line of passage:__

__Why?__

VIII. Theme / Author's Purpose
The theme is the important message that the author wants readers to learn. Write down what you think the author’s purpose was for writing this story. Be sure to include examples/proof from the story to support your opinion.

IX. Write your Book Review!
You now have everything you need to write a book review! Your Book Review will include a **SUMMARY** of your book, a paragraph about the book's **THEME** or **MESSAGE**, and a paragraph about **WHAT YOU LEARNED** and/or liked about the book.

Be sure to refer to my **GUIDELINES** for more detailed directions for writing your review. [| Writing a Book Review - wiki.doc]

=Documents, Guides and Forms= Intro to Book Shares - January 2008 Selection Form -[| Intro to Book Shares.doc] Book Share Guidelines- [| Bookshare Guidelines - wiki.doc] Writing a Book Review - [| Writing a Book Review - wiki.doc] Project Ideas - [| Project Ideas - Book Shares.doc]