|  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
Available Titles:
- A Jar of Dreams
- A Lion to Guard Us
- Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon
- Because of Winn-Dixie
- Blue Willow
- 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
- In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
- Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth
- Little House in the Big Woods
- Maniac Magee
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- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
- My Brother Sam Is Dead
- Ramona Quimby, Age 8
- Sarah, Plain and Tall
- Stargirl
- Stone Fox
- The Bully
- The Egypt Game
- The Giver
- The Island of the Blue Dolphins
- 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
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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
User Guide
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Internet Explorer 6.0+ on Windows
Firefox 2.0+ on Windows, Linux and Mac
Safari 3.0+ on Mac
Best viewed at 1024 x 768 screen resolution. |
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