Multicultural Literature: Movie v. Book Trailers

Ms. Showers & Mrs. Schmelzer

Spring 2012

What makes you want to see a movie?

Why?

IMDb.com: Internet Movie Databasehttp://www.imdb.com

Movie Trailers...

Answer these ?'s:1. Which ones do you want to see now?2. Why? What hooked you exactly? Did the intensity build as the trailer progressed? Did the music quicken or become foreboding?3. Make a list of 5 reasons it is a great trailer...4. Examples of what "good" is?5. Bad examples?

With a partner...

Book Trailers...Lets apply these ideas to promoting a book now!

Start @ Bookscreening.com & Teachingbooks.net

Answer these ?'s:1. Was there a book trailer you liked?2. Did it make you want to read this book?3. Why? What hooked you? What didn't?4. Make a list of 5 reasons it hooked you...

With a partner...

Book Trailers v. Movie Trailers

Your homework...

*Storyboard*Watch as many book trailers as you can*Start collecting pictures