My thought process making this was “how do I do this in a way that gives students ideas without being too simple or too intimidating?” I want this to be a kind of mentor text, so I chose a method of presentation that I didn’t see already present online (other examples of book trailers below- I chose them because they fit that space between not enough and too much, and many of them show the playfulness I want students to have with a project like this). I want variety in my examples and options because I want students to see an option that they can envision themselves flourishing in. For Children of Blood and Bone in particular, I wanted to capture that this book takes place in Africa and engages with African mythologies and traditions. To do this, I used free music from African artists on Free Music Archive. I think it’s a resource I’ll share with my students because Free Music Archive has thousands of tracks free for use- like pixabay for audio! Potential book trailer examples: With students as actors: With images from the internet: https://youtu.be/I7xFu0xU5Rc Stop-motion: https://youtu.be/cKv773vUmU4 Week 4, unnumbered blog post
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