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Talking About Books - Prompts

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    Updated:  24 Aug 2023

Prompts for students to use when orally discussing books.

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    Grades:  2 - 5

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teaching resource

Talking About Books - Prompts

  • Updated

    Updated:  24 Aug 2023

Prompts for students to use when orally discussing books.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  2 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  2 - 5

Prompts for students to use when orally discussing books.

Share a Love of Reading Through Book Talks!

Nurture a love of reading and expose your students to new books through book chats!

Encourage your students to use this checklist as a prompt when talking about books they’ve read. Use the prompts for either formal or informal chats about books.

The teaching resource includes prompts for both fiction and non-fiction books.

Fiction Prompts

Tell your audience:

  • The title
  • The author
  • The type of book/main subject, e.g. dance, adventure, superhero
  • What you liked about the book
  • Your preferred character and why you chose them
  • Other books you have read by the same author
  • Connections you have made
  • Why others should read it

Non-Fiction Prompts

Tell your audience:

  • The title
  • The author
  • The type of book/main subject, e.g. space, dinosaurs, history
  • What you liked about the book
  • The most interesting part and why you chose it
  • Other books you have read on the same topic
  • Connections you have made
  • Why others should read it.

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