Eighth+Class

Create a Book Trailer

You can create it using MovieMaker, Photostory, PowerPoint, or for something new you can try Prezi!    

Check out some examples! http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/ Places to look for information about your book - []

Read the attached files and the sites below to learn more about making a book trailer. [] [] []

First select a book your students would read.

It is a good idea for your students to create the storyboard for your book trailer. (You can have your students use this PowerPoint file template for a book trailer Storyboard.)

Next select the images, sounds or music, and a video clip if you can find one that fits for your book trailer. Make sure you create a folder and put all your items in it.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Select which program you are going to create your book trailer in. If you select Powerpoint make sure you save your file as a regular Powerpoint presentation and then as a Powerpoint Show. Photostory and Movie Maker will create a movie for you.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Remember don't give away the ending!

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Another fun idea is to make a Wordle for the cover of your book trailer - [|http://www.wordle.net] <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Print screen your Wordle - Paste into Microsoft Powerpoint or Publisher to crop the print screen and save it as a picture (jpeg).

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Go to SHMOOP.com [] for information on your book or you can try Amazon or Barnes&Noble's websites or ask a librarian to help you find information about your book!

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">If you want to use Prezi go to [|http://www.prezi.com], Create a Sign In, watch the how to videos - [], create your Prezi Book Trailer. Here are some examples - []

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Here are some other sites to find some video clips especially historical clips! <span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[] <span style="color: #810081; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[]