How to:To do this activity, get ready to have more than one window or tab open to do this. If you like multitasking, then this is the lesson for you!

1. After you finish your SSR book, you will create a review of your book.

2. Go to Amazon Books and search for your book, Copy & SAVE the URL (highlight + control C)

3. Shorten the URL using Bit.ly! Paste URL (control + V) into window & click shorten - then copy!

4. Go to Character Counter & Paste (control + V) the shortened URL

5. Add your review Emoticon review at the very end.

In keeping with SMS Social Media culture, the four ratings are emoticons:=D for Squee! I LOVED it!=) for It was good - not Great!=| for Meh...I guess it was just OK.=( GAH! Did NOT like it a bit!

6. Write your Review in FRONT OFF the URL & Emoticon

Count your characters as you go along to see if you are close to 140 (including the URL & emoticon review) Cut out words that are unnecessary - re-word, re-think, re-write, re-mix, & be creative! Hints: use "&" rather than the word AND, dashes as breaks, but try NOT to write too much in leet speak. Like "OMG, UR going to h8 this book" Informal text is fine but don't go overboard!

If you want to post these Tweet reviews you can also add the hashtag #booktweet before theemoticon review so that they can be searched (this is optional)

Did you do all that and you're under 140 characters? AWEsome!

7. CUT and PASTE your Tweet review from the Character Counter and put into a Word document, save it as your first initial & last name + bookreviewEX. "GJonesBookReview" Don't forget to add your name on the top of the word doc and save to your documents folder & print it out! You will be pasting this on the Tweet form to go on our SSR bulletin!

8. *OPTIONAL* (highly recommended!) Create a QR code to paste on your Twitter Book Review. This QR code will be linked to Amazon Reviews of your SSR book—this will allow other students to find more reviews of your book. If your book has a trailer on YouTube, you may link that video instead. See QR handout below for more details!

QR GUIDE:

Finding a review of your SSR book

1. Go to Amazon Books2. Type your book’s title in the search

box3. Click on the book.4. Copy the URL on the very top box