Book Punch
Interactive response to literature teaching tools.

Book Punch provides interactive writing prompts about books commonly taught in schools today. It takes students through the steps of thinking and writing about well-known upper-elementary core literature. Based on their personal experiences, students write paragraphs relating to themes in the books. They also write brief responses connecting details with ideas in the book to infer a deeper meaning. Hundreds of built-in supports and tips guide students step-by-step as they work through the program. A management system automatically saves student work and allows teachers to check student progress easily and create reports. In addition, free lesson plan aids, printable vocabulary activities, graphic organizers and a writing rubric are provided for each book. Designed for students reading at a 3.0 reading level and above, the program can also be used by ESL and adult students interested in improving their reading skills. "There are multiple prompts to help students and keep them on track ... The instructor site is easy to use with easily accessible links to check pupil progress." -- Utah Instructional Materials Commission Curriculum By using Book Punch, students will: Make personal connections to text Increase understanding of what has been read Go beyond understanding surface meaning Use pre-writing strategies for different writing tasks Write clear descriptive sentences Develop relationships between ideas Proofread to correct errors in usage and punctuation Analyze and revise drafts to develop a stronger piece of writing

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Available Titles:

A Jar of Dreams A Lion to Guard Us Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon Because of Winn-Dixie Blue Willow Bud, Not Buddy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Chocolate Fever Dragonwings Flat Stanley Frindle From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Granny Torrelli Makes Soup Hatchet Holes In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Island of the Blue Dolphins Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth

Little House in the Big Woods Maniac Magee Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH My Brother Sam Is Dead Night Number the Stars Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Sarah, Plain and Tall Stargirl Stone Fox The Bully The Call of the Wild The Egypt Game The Giver The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Magic Finger The Outsiders The Private Notebook of Katie Roberts, Age 11 The Trumpet of the Swan Tornado

User Guide

• Book Punch Online Edition Program Manual
  (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)

Pricing for Book Punch

PRICING FOR ONE (1) BOOK (Teacher Management System included with all versions.)

MULTI-BOOK CLASSROOM OPTION
Pricing for any six (6) books in one classroom (Teacher Management System included with all versions.)

System Requirements:

• Internet Connection (Broadband or Dial-Up)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader (for viewing manuals and documentation)
• Best viewed at 1024 x 768 screen resolution

Supported Browsers:

• Internet Explorer 6.0+ on Windows
• Firefox 2.0+ on Windows, Linux and Mac
• Safari 3.0+ on Mac

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