Lauren Caslen

Planning a Book Trailer

1. Learner Analysis:

a. Age/Gender: 4th grade students, ranging in age from 9 - 10

b. Cultural Background: Students are from a rural community, and they range from
Caucasion, African American, and Hispanic. Students speak
English, as well as Spanish due to the ESOL (English as a
Second language) learners we have in our schools

c. Educational Level: 4th grade students

d. Special Needs/Accommodations: ESOL students require a few accommodations

due to the language barriers

e. Specific Entry Skills: Students are beginning 4th grade and have completed the
requirements necessary for passing the 3rd grade

e. Motivation – Keller’s ARCS Model

· Attention – The book trailer will begin by showing a beautiful picture of the Arable Family
farm with a brief showing of all the animals to set up the viewers imagination for the story. The
scene will immediately switch to Fern’s Father heading out to the barn early in the morning with
an ax over his shoulder and Fern asking and wondering where he’s going. This will leave the
viewers wondering, as well, and immediately wanting to know more about where he’s going and
if he’s going for the animals on the farm or not.
· Relevance – At this point in the book trailer, the students will be able to think about the
animals on the farm in a way in which it relates to them - animals they may have had as a pet,
leading them to think about which ones are their favorites, etc. - because of the way in which
each animal is portrayed in the trailer. Charlotte will begin spinning her webs and if the students
hated spiders before, they may begin seeing them in a different light at this point.
· Confidence – The word HUMBLE will flash in the trailer with a short clip of Charlotte’s last
speech. The students will know the theme of the story without actually reading the story, and
this will entice them to want to read more.
· Satisfaction – By the end of the trailer, students will have a grasp of the beginning of the
story with the farm, the animals in the story, what happens with Charlotte spinning her webs, the
fair toward the end of the story, and it will only leave them satisfied just enough to have a little
bit of knowledge that they want to pick up the book immediately to read the entire story.

2. Book Selection – Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White receiving the

Newbery Medal Book Award·