Name: ________________________________ Hour: ______

Book Share Guide Sheet

Note: Each student will be responsible for a Book Share each marking period.
Your discussion should last between 3 and 7 minutes.

MY SCHEDULED BOOK SHARE DATE IS:

PREPARATION DIRECTIONS: After you finish reading your novel, use the
following guidelines to get ready for your scheduled day. YOU WILL NEED TO HAND
THIS IN AFTER YOU COMPLETE YOUR BOOK SHARE.

Part 1: Introduce Your Book

Title ___________________________________________________________________________
Author ________________________________________________________________________
Genre ________________________________________________________________________
Read the back of the book or the book jacket, or find a synopsis online to read.

Part 2: Make a Connection – You may use one of the prompts given on p. 2 or
one of your own.

Circle one: Self-to-text Text-to-text World-to-text

Connection explained: _______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Part 3: Analyze /Evaluate
Theme: A “life lesson” you gathered from reading the story (What did you learn
about life, people, the world, yourself by reading this book?). You may use one of the
prompts given on p. 2 or one of your own.

Life Lesson: ___________________________________________________________________

Explanation: __________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Discussion Question: Start a brief discussion by asking your classmates a
question related to the life lesson of the story or your personal connection.
Question: ____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

-1-
 Name: ________________________________ Hour: ______
CONNECTION IDEAS –
When making a connection to the text, be sure to identify AND explain the
connection.

TEXT-TO-SELF CONNECTIONS

• This book has changed my thinking about…

• I learned that I share … (character’s) feelings about ... (subject)
• I learned that the main character's problem is similar to one I’ve had…
• A character I really could relate to was … because …
• This paragraph in the book really made me … (emotion) because … (read paragraph
aloud and explain)
• My favorite sentence in this book was … (read it aloud) because…
• I used to think/feel… Now I think/feel… my thinking/feelings changed because…

TEXT-TO-TEXT CONNECTIONS
• The text said … it made me think of… from another book I read
• The main setting in this book was similar to another book I’ve read.
• The main character had the same problem as a character in another book I read.
• The author of this book uses a similar style as the author of another book I’ve read.
• This book reminds me of another book I’ve read… because…

TEXT-TO-WORLD CONNECTIONS

• This book has helped me see…

• This book has helped me understand…
• I now see the world in a different way…
• The world would learn… from reading this book.

LIFE LESSON POSSIBILITIES (What did you learn about life, people, the world,
yourself by reading this book?)
• Growing up • Seeing another’s point of view
• Friends • Life and death
• Challenges • Losing something
• Making choices • Making mistakes
• Triumphs • Forgiveness
• Standing up for something • Pride
• Peer pressure • Finding direction for your life
• What’s really important • Becoming independent
• Developing beliefs • Discrimination
• Learning right from wrong • The world around us

THICK QUESTION STARTERS –

• Is it important to/for…? Why?
• How would you feel if…? Why?
• Do you think it is right or wrong
to/for…? Why?
• Why do you think someone would…?
• Have you ever wondered
why/about…? Explain.
• What is something you admire or
dislike about…? Explain.
-2-
• What solution would you suggest
if…?
• Have you ever…? Explain.
• What do you feel the value of _____
is? Why?
• What do you think about…? Explain.
• What do you think would happen
if…? Explain.
• Why do you think…? Explain.
Name: ________________________________ Hour: ______

-3-
 Name: ________________________________ Hour: ______

Your grade will be based on the following rubric. Use this feedback to improve your next
book share presentation.

Grade Scale out of 15 possible points:

Expectation15 = A Comment12 = B 9=C
14 = A- 3 – All required elements presented BELOW
11 = B- 8 OR
Overview13 (author,
=B+ (RE-DO REQUIRED)
10 = C+ elements presented
2 – Most required
title, genre, cover
1 – Few required elements presented
synopsis)

3 – Excellent personal connection and explanation

2 – Fair personal connection and explanation
Personal Connection
1 – Undeveloped personal connection and explanation

3 – Clear identification and explanation of theme/life lesson

2 – Fair identification and explanation of theme/life lesson
Theme/Life Lesson
1 – Unclear identification and/or explanation of theme/life lesson

3 – Thick question generated good feedback from class.

2 – Fair question generated some feedback from class.
Discussion Question
1 – Thin question generated little feedback from class.

3 – Monitored and controlled the discussion exceptionally

2 – Monitored and controlled the discussion well
Monitoring Discussion
1 – Did not encourage students to raise hands and take turns.

-4-