Planning a Book Trailer

1. Audience: 3rd grade students in my ELA class.

Learner Analysis:

a. Age/Gender: There are a total of 21 students, ranging in age from 8 to 9 years old.
There are 8 boys and 13 girls.

b. Cultural Background: This book trailer will focus on boys and girls who live in rural
areas of south Georgia. 19 of my students are caucasion and 2 of my
students are African American. None of them are classified as English
Language Learners. All of the students were born and raised in the
United States.

c. Educational Level: This book trailer will focus on boys and girls who are in the 3rd
grade. All of my students are first-time 3rd graders. These students
are all on grade level and slightly below grade level based on their
Lexile scores. None of my students are gifted, ESOL, or SPED.

d. Special Needs/Accommodations: 5 students in my class have 504s. All 5 students

have accommodations for small group assignments. Most students
would also benefit from closed captions.

e. Specific Entry Skills: Students will need to have the basic understanding of how to
read and comprehend written text. Students will also need to have an
understanding of story elements.

2. Motivation – Keller’s ARCS Model

· Attention – From the very beginning of my book trailer, I will need to grab the attention of the
audience(eight and nine year old boys and girls). To do this, I will present a question that allows
students to think about their own life experiences. This is where I will need to tie in the cultural
background of my students. I will also incorporate engaging music and sounds. I will need to
maintain my students' attention throughout the video by providing engaging visuals.

· Relevance – To increase the relevance of my book trailer, I will tie in the main character’s
story and setting to my students’ experiences.

· Confidence – Before viewing the book trailer, my students and I will go over our learning
objectives and success criteria. We will talk about our goals and what we will need to know to be
successful. Throughout the book trailer, students will write down their questions and they will be
able to ask their questions after the book trailer has concluded. This will allow students to
receive feedback.

· Satisfaction – After having a discussion about the learning objectives and success criteria,
students will finally be able to watch the book trailer. This discussion will build suspense.
Watching the book trailer will then bring satisfaction.

3. Book Selection – The book I chose is The One and Only Ivan. This novel was written by
Katherine Applegate and illustrated by Patricia Castelao. In 2013, the novel earned the Newbery
Medal. This fictional novel is about a silverback gorilla. The gorilla’s name is Ivan. Ivan lived in a
cage at a mall. The novel is written from Ivan’s point of view. Throughout the novel, Ivan
describes the struggles and experiences he has in the mall. The novel was turned into a film in
2020 and the book was soon followed by the creation of the novel, The One and Only Bob.