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=G.R.A.S.P.S= = =

Presentation Rubric: Preparedness (30%), Speaks Clearly (10%), Enthusiasm (35%), Posture (10%), Pauses (5%), Listens to Others Presentations (10%) ||
 * Goal || Students will create a digital presentation of a children's book about an event that happened to them. ||
 * Role || Students are aspiring children's authors ||
 * Audience || A group of editors and publishing company executives from Random House, Inc. ||
 * Setting || "Sell" a new children's book to the publishing company using a digital presentation ||
 * Presentation || digital presentation of a children's story students write. They will use Comic Life to create the illustrations. Oral Presentation of Story. ||
 * Standards || Digital Product Rubric: Project Effort (10%), Illustrations (20%), Creativity (15%), Neatness (25%), Attractiveness (20%), Spelling (10%)

=Introduction= So you wanna be an author huh? Ever since you were little you were always writing down random bits of poetry, or coming up with some new name for yourself. One day you were Clet Mcguffins, Sheriff of the Wild Wild West, and the next you were Jimmy Cooper, New York Pizza Maker! So you think you have what it takes to handle a career in the publishing world? Well, here is your chance! Take it, and see what you can do!

=Task= You are an aspiring children’s author who has written an amazing new children’s book about an event that happened in your life. You have sent your story off to several publishing companies, including Random House Inc, and have received a letter back from Random House. While they are interested in your story, they are still undecided on whether they want to publish it or not. They have asked you to “sell” your story to them, and to help get them excited about publishing it! Using Comic Life, and other digital media of your choosing, you will create a digital presentation of your story that you will present to several Random House editors and executives. Your story can be of any length and style that you choose. You will use Comic Life to create the illustrations for your story. Be Creative, and think “outside the box”! Create something that the executives will remember and be excited about!

=Conclusion= Congratulations! Random House just called to tell me that your presentation rocked their socks off, and that they are ready to offer you that multi-book deal that you have always dreamed about!! See what you can accomplish with just a little hard work, and passion for what you are doing? You better get going now though! You have another best seller to write!