Talking About Books - Prompts

Share a Love of Reading Through Book Talks!

Nurture a love of reading and expose your students to new books through book chats!

Encourage your students to use this checklist as a prompt when talking about books they’ve read. Use the prompts for either formal or informal chats about books.

The teaching resource includes prompts for both fiction and non-fiction books.

Fiction Prompts

Tell your audience:

• The title
• The author
• The type of book/main subject, e.g. dance, adventure, superhero
• What you liked about the book
• Your preferred character and why you chose them
• Other books you have read by the same author
• Connections you have made
• Why others should read it

Non-Fiction Prompts

Tell your audience:

• The title
• The author
• The type of book/main subject, e.g. space, dinosaurs, history
• What you liked about the book
• The most interesting part and why you chose it
• Other books you have read on the same topic
• Connections you have made
• Why others should read it.

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