Electronic StorytellingElectronic StorytellingCreate a book in 10 stepsCreate a book in 10 steps

Electronic StorytellingElectronic StorytellingCreate a book in 10 stepsCreate a book in 10 steps

By Luba OstrizkiBy Luba OstrizkiAnnette Alon Annette Alon Ruthi SolomonRuthi Solomon

Step 1• Read, read and read as many

books as possible to your pupils in order to get a sense of a story.

Step 2• Introduce different types of

books: picture books, comic books, big books, small books, shape books, pop up books, chapter books,

e-books and e-stories.

Step 3• Discuss the similarities and

the differences between the books they read. Shape, length, content, illustrations . . .

Step 4Discuss the different characteristics of a

book: • Book front coverDiscuss the saying:

“Don't judge a book by its cover"• Do you think it helps us choose a certain

book out of many others on the shelf? • Does it help us predict what will happen in

the story? • Back cover - the process of writing a book blurb

• Book titleShort, catchy and summarizing the

story.

• Author and illustrator Write a short paragraph about the

author/ illustrator of the book.

The illustrations - do you think they help the readers understand what the content of the book?

"A picture is worth thousand words”

• The characters in the book (Who?)

• The plot (What happened?)

• The setting (where? and when?)

• The problem and the solution in the story

Step 5

If the book has a topic such as:- 60 years to Israel, - 130 years to Petach Tikva- My Journey in Israel, - A story about my town,Ask your pupils to research the

background information.

Step 6 Create a story board with your

pupils

Step 7 Choose with your pupils the characters

and try to describe them as much as possible in order to create an interesting character (a good opportunity to teach adjectives).

Step 8 Create a checklist for your pupils to

check that they included all of the elements in their book

Step 9 • Teach your pupils to hand in a draft

copy of the story (without the pictures)• Work with your pupils on revision of

the spelling and sentence structure.

Step 10• Create the assessment rubrics for

the book presentation and present it to your pupils in advance.