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 * Creating a Book Trailer**
 * Requirements:**
 * Requirements:**
 * Include:**
 * Title slide (with your name).
 * Photo of your book.
 * Hook to grab the readers attention.
 * Write 2 to 3 that describe the characters, plot, and setting.
 * Two reasons why you liked the book using support from the text( specific parts of the book that **show** your reasons.)
 * Photos to suggest character, setting, plot and theme/symbols.
 * A works cited slide to document your photos and soundtrack.
 * Musical soundtrack to enhance the presentation.

RESOURCES:
**Animoto** Use this link and your First Class email to create an account. [|Script Sample]

Noodletools Use this site to keep your works cited information. 

**PHOTOS**
While you have the legal right to use these photos without direction permission, you still need to document your source. Keep the citation information in Bibme. Pics4Larning [|Life Photo Archives] Google Images: You can now use Google Images to look for copyright-friendly images. Follow the directions below: 1) in Google Images, click on **Advanced Search.** 2) From the new window, towards the bottom of the page, click the pop=up menu and choose **"labeled for re-use"**. This should result in images you can use, with appropriate citation, of course! //Do your photos decorate, illustrate or illuminate? Strive for the latter--photos that reveal the meanings/ideas behind your book, suggest feelings and mood.// 
 * Try to find images with a large file size--they will look better in your video**.

MUSIC
[|Royalty Free Music] (you'll need the password to log in) [|http://freeplaymusic.com]

[|Freeplay Music] [|Noodletools]: You can use this tool to create your citations, then copy and paste them into a Power Point slide. We'll talk in class about how to save them as a jpeg file to import into Animoto. 

Script:
Example of Script
 * Intro**: Include book title/author and a 2-3 sentence background. (about 10-15seconds)
 * Body**: Give 2 reasons you liked the book--think about characters, setting, plot, theme. (about 45 seconds)
 * Closing**: Do you recommend the book? For whom? End with a cliffhanger to cause your reader to want to read the book! (about 10-15 seconds)