Planning a Book Trailer

1.
Identify the audience for your book trailer. Who are you designing this for? If you
are a teacher or media specialist, describe a group of your learners below. If you do not
work in a K-12 setting, send me an email and we can decide who your audience will be.
Learner Analysis:
a. Age/Gender: High School Students
b.

Cultural Background: Stories about Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Movement

c.

Educational Level: Historical nonfiction

d.

Special Needs/Accommodations: Students will have sections to read as

opposed to the whole book

e.

Specific Entry Skills: Some background knowledge of the Civil Rights

e. Motivation Kellers ARCS Model (How will you design your book trailer to get the
attention of your audience?)
Attention posing questions for the readers about freedoms they take for granted
Relevance having the students imagine a world where Jim Crow still existed
Confidence the use of small steps in walking into the subject matter - connect the
issues in the book to issues of teenagers
Satisfaction discuss how the students can make a difference in their world.
2. Book Selection The book you select needs to be an outstanding selection for
readers in the age group you have selected. Use the lists below to help you select an
appropriate book (again if you are not in K-12 send me an email and we will select a
proper resource). The book you select should be age and content appropriate for the
audience you have identified above.

Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson

- This book is a collection of short narratives and poems about
growing up in the days of Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Era

Newbery Medal Book Awards -Honor Award 2015

Coretta Scott King Book Awards - 2015