Reading "Tweets"

Today, you will using the format of Twitter to compose "Tweets" to share your thoughts on  your book so far.  Your reading tweets must follow the rules of Twitter and contain 140 characters or less - including spaces and punctuation. 

In total you will create 5 "tweets:

• An intro tweet that gives the title of the book, the page that you are currently on, and your initial reaction to the book. #intro
• Your second, third, and fourth tweets will include 3 of the following ideas: 
• discuss a question (?) you had while reading. #question
• discuss a comment you have had while reading. #comment
• discuss a prediction (!) you have had while reading. #prediction
• include a connection you have made while reading. #connection
• Your final tweet will ask others an open-ended question or introduce a topic up for discussion for your classmates (either for readers or non-readers of your specific book). #discuss

Check out the inspiration for this activity at the blog of Mrs. McLaughlin and her students in room 2B1 at Sturgeon Heights.  Check out the great examples her students created!

You will be composing these tweets on the image provided to you in Showbie using Notability...or another format if you want to get creative!  Your image should be posted on your blog by the of the day.  Then, read and respond to what your classmates are posting.

You will be assessed on posting your image including all 5 tweets and the fact that all 5 tweets follow the format/guidelines of Twitter and the assigned topics/hashtags.  Ideas should be insightful and thorough...even though they are concise!  You will also be assessed on whether you have contributed at least one (or more) meaningful replies to the 'tweets' of other students.