Academic Connections:
Language Arts
Creating a Book Share

Teach Me!

Goal:

You will learn how to take part in a Computer and Keyboarding Book Share.

Book Shares:

People talk about the books they read. You probably have friends who suggest to you books you may like to read. They may also have warned you not to read a certain book. Some people join groups, such as book clubs or book shares, just to talk about or share information about books. Some of the book clubs or book shares are devoted to certain kinds of book. There are Mystery Book Shares, Harry Potter Book Shares, Animal Book Shares, and many others.

Computer and Keyboarding Book Share:

In a Computer and Keyboarding Book Share, people read and share information about books that deal with computers and keyboarding or books in which computers or keyboarding are important parts of the story.

Computer and Keyboarding Books:

Some books tell stories that are mainly about computers and keyboarding. For example, the book Snail Mail, No More by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin describes how distance and life events test the friendship of two young women, Elizabeth and Tara. Much of this book is actually told through email messages the friends send one another. This book contains many references to computers and keyboarding.

Sometimes computers and keyboards play an important part in the background of books. The Poems of Jeremy Bloom, for example, tells the story of Jeremy's poetry writing and his great dislike (initially) for his English teacher and of poetry. How does a computer play a part in that story? Jeremy writes his poetry on his computer.

Doing a Book Share:

In this Academic Connection, you will learn how to set up a Book Share that focuses on books dealing with computers and keyboarding. The books may be primarily about computers and keyboarding, such as the Snail Mail, No More example, or they may simply include computers and keyboards, as does The Poems of Jeremy Bloom. You may also choose fiction books or non-fiction books. To find out more about the Book Share, go to the Let Me Try It!.

Let Me Try It!