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Let’s Find Out! Where would St
you locate this information?
I want to identify the animal that is eating my tomato plants...
dent Booktalk
I need to know more about what to wear when I travel to France this spring...
Tips
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I want to nd out more about
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Open strong!
You might even want
hurricanes...
Make sure this is a bo a different book!
I want to know if my football
to take notes if inspiration strik
team won the game last
ok you love; if you’d rate it less
night...
I want to learn more about
s while you are reading!
how to get rid of poison ivy in
than an eight out of 10, find
my backyard...
I need to know how best
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Find a hook.
most?” Or start by gi
to travel from California to
bravest dog I’ve ever
Massachusetts...
book is called...” or “
I want to learn more about the
ving your thoughts on a charact
different kinds of clouds you
met.” Don’t start with somethi
nd in the sky...
This book is about...” Surprise
I have a report due on
er you loved: “This is the
Abraham Lincoln this week.
g predictable like, “This
I will need to nd information
and excite your audience!
about his life. I can use...
I need to learn more about
especially interest yo
fractions. I can use...
4
Don’t give it all
dog, or a talented su engaging for you.
I have to go to the grocery
r peers? Perhaps there’s intens
store and want to nd the
fer? Think about the aspects of
away.
best price on...
I want to learn more
e magic, an adorable
about how to decorate
the story that made it
my bedroom...
I want to read what someone
End with a cliffhanger
else has to say about the life
to get them intereste
of George Washington...
5
Enhance your pr
Carry an umbrella for
I want to read about someone
such as, “Will he get out in tim
telling their life story...
d enough to want to read the b
esentation with props.
a book about a rainy day, or w
I want to bake a birthday cake
e?” Remember, the idea is
for my friend...
ook.
ar a cap for a book about
baseball. Be creative!
I have to put this chair
sound, such as a mas
together. It came out of the
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Suggest other g
“If you liked _____, th
you look!
box in pieces...
Just be sure not to wear anythi
My mom wants to buy the
k. What you are saying is much
best iron on the market...
reat reads.
en you’ll love this!” Think of a s
ng that will muffle your
I want to know how the
more important than how
Civil War ended...
imilar book which you know
was a hit in your scho
I want to nd my favorite music to listen to on my smart device...
ol or classroom.
I want to know if the movie I plan to see got a great review...
Have fun!
I need to nd an Italian restaurant that makes great lasagna...
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Read your book thoroughly.
Think about starting your booktalk by asking a question: “What scares you the n
Consider your audience. Is there some element of this story that you know will u
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Think of this like a preview, not a whole movie. Leave them begging for more!
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