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Reader Shark Tank: Pitching Your eBook Idea to a Critical Audience
Are you ready to transform your brilliant eBook idea from a digital whisper into a roaring success? Imagine a scenario where you get brutally honest, yet constructive, feedback before ever launching your book. That's the power of a "Reader Shark Tank" – a pre-launch review process where you pitch your eBook concept and manuscript excerpts to a select group of readers, gaining invaluable insights to refine your work and maximize its impact. This comprehensive guide will equip you with the strategies and techniques to successfully navigate a Reader Shark Tank, transforming critical feedback into a powerful tool for creating a best-selling eBook. We'll cover everything from assembling your ideal reader panel to effectively addressing criticism and leveraging the feedback to enhance your book's marketability.
Building Your Reader Shark Tank: Assembling Your Panel of Experts
Before diving into the pitch, meticulously crafting your reader panel is paramount. Don't just invite anyone; target readers who fit your ideal reader profile. Consider factors such as age, gender, reading preferences, and level of familiarity with your chosen genre. A diverse panel offers a wider range of perspectives, highlighting potential blind spots in your manuscript.
Identify Your Ideal Reader: Who is your target audience? Create a detailed persona, including their demographics, reading habits, and interests. This will guide your recruitment process.
Leverage Online Communities: Utilize platforms like Goodreads, Facebook groups, and relevant subreddits to find potential reviewers. Engage with members, build rapport, and invite participation.
Offer Incentives: Consider offering a free copy of the completed eBook, a gift card, or a prominent mention in your book’s acknowledgments in exchange for their feedback.
Screen Potential Reviewers: Develop a short questionnaire to pre-screen potential reviewers. Assess their experience with your genre, their ability to provide constructive criticism, and their commitment to meeting deadlines.
Limit Your Panel Size: While diverse perspectives are crucial, manage the panel size. A panel of 5-7 readers is usually sufficient for comprehensive feedback without becoming overwhelming.
Crafting Your Winning Pitch: Presenting Your eBook Idea
Your pitch isn't just about summarizing your plot; it's about selling your vision. Imagine you're on a reality TV show, showcasing your passion and addressing potential concerns proactively.
Develop a Concise Overview: Begin with a compelling elevator pitch—a brief, captivating summary of your eBook's central concept and appeal.
Highlight Your Unique Selling Proposition (USP): What sets your eBook apart from the competition? Is it the unique plot, compelling characters, or innovative approach to the genre?
Showcase Excerpts: Don't just talk about your eBook; show it. Share well-written excerpts that highlight your writing style, character development, and plot progression.
Address Potential Concerns: Anticipate criticism. Acknowledge potential weaknesses or controversial elements and explain your creative choices. This demonstrates self-awareness and a willingness to engage with feedback.
Set Clear Expectations: Clearly define the type of feedback you're seeking – plot suggestions, character development critique, editing concerns, etc. – to ensure you receive the most relevant information.
Managing Feedback: Transforming Criticism into Gold
Receiving feedback can be challenging, but remember, constructive criticism is a gift. Learn to separate subjective opinions from objective observations.
Create a Feedback Form: Provide a structured feedback form to guide reviewers and ensure consistency in the data you collect. Include specific questions to address key aspects of your eBook.
Read Feedback Objectively: Avoid getting defensive. Focus on identifying recurring themes and patterns in the feedback. This highlights areas needing improvement.
Prioritize Constructive Criticism: Separate genuine suggestions from personal preferences. Focus on feedback that addresses plot holes, pacing issues, or character inconsistencies.
Address Feedback Strategically: Create a revised version addressing the most pressing concerns. Justify your decisions where you choose not to implement a suggestion.
Thank Your Reviewers: Express your gratitude for their time and effort. A simple thank-you note shows respect and professionalism.
Post-Shark Tank: Refining Your eBook and Launching with Confidence
After incorporating feedback, you’re ready to launch your polished eBook. The Reader Shark Tank process has significantly strengthened your manuscript.
Final Polish and Editing: Conduct a final round of editing and proofreading, paying close attention to the areas highlighted by your reviewers.
Refine Your Marketing Strategy: Use the feedback to refine your target audience and marketing message. Understand what resonates with readers and adjust your approach accordingly.
Launch with Confidence: Knowing you’ve incorporated constructive feedback provides confidence in your product. Embrace the improved quality and launch with pride.
eBook Outline: "Conquer Your Reader Shark Tank"
Introduction: The power of pre-launch feedback and the benefits of a Reader Shark Tank.
Chapter 1: Building Your Reader Shark Tank: Assembling your ideal reader panel.
Chapter 2: Crafting Your Winning Pitch: Presenting your eBook idea effectively.
Chapter 3: Managing Feedback: Transforming criticism into valuable insights.
Chapter 4: Post-Shark Tank Strategies: Refining your eBook and launching with confidence.
Conclusion: Recap and encouragement for future success.
Detailed Chapter Explanations:
Chapter 1: Building Your Reader Shark Tank: This chapter provides a step-by-step guide on identifying your ideal reader, utilizing online communities for recruitment, offering appropriate incentives, and screening potential reviewers to ensure you get high-quality, relevant feedback.
Chapter 2: Crafting Your Winning Pitch: This chapter details how to create a concise overview of your eBook, highlighting its unique selling proposition, preparing compelling excerpts for presentation, addressing potential criticism proactively, and setting clear expectations for the reviewers.
Chapter 3: Managing Feedback: This chapter emphasizes the importance of objectivity, separating subjective opinions from actionable insights. It guides the reader through creating a structured feedback form, prioritizing constructive criticism, strategically addressing the feedback received, and thanking the reviewers for their participation.
Chapter 4: Post-Shark Tank Strategies: This chapter guides the reader through the final polishing and editing of the manuscript, leveraging the feedback to refine their marketing strategy, and launching the eBook with increased confidence.
FAQs
1. How many reviewers should I include in my Reader Shark Tank? 5-7 is usually optimal for a balanced perspective.
2. What type of incentives should I offer reviewers? Free eBook copies, gift cards, or acknowledgment in the book are all effective.
3. What if I receive conflicting feedback? Prioritize constructive criticism and focus on recurring themes.
4. How do I deal with negative feedback? Objectively assess the feedback, separating subjective opinions from valid concerns.
5. Should I implement all feedback received? No, choose what best serves your vision, justifying your decisions.
6. When should I conduct my Reader Shark Tank? Ideally, after a complete first draft but before final editing.
7. How do I find reviewers who understand my genre? Utilize genre-specific online communities and forums.
8. What if my reviewers don't meet my expectations? Have clear criteria and selection processes in place upfront.
9. Can I use Reader Shark Tank feedback for my marketing? Yes, use it to refine your target audience and marketing messages.
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| reader shark tank: Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business Michael Parrish DuDell, 2013-11-05 From the ABC hit show Shark Tank, this book-filled with practical advice and introductions from the Sharks themselves-will be the ultimate resource for anyone thinking about starting a business or growing the one they have. Full of tips for navigating the confusing world of entrepreneurship, the book will intersperse words of wisdom with inspirational stories from the show. Throughout the book, readers will learn how to: Determine whether they're compatible with the life of a small business owner, shape a marketable idea and craft a business model around it, plan for a launch, run a business without breaking the bank (or burning themselves out), create a growth plan that will help them handle and harness success, and pitch an idea or business plan like a pro. Responding to the fans' curiosity about past show contestants, readers will also find approximately 10 Where Are They Now boxes in which they learn what happened to some of the most asked-about and/or most popular guests ever to try their luck in front of the Sharks-and what they learned in the process. |
| reader shark tank: Shark Tank Secrets to Success Michael Parrish DuDell, 2016-05-03 Second book tied to the Shark Tank show on ABC. |
| reader shark tank: Uncle John's Bathroom Reader The World's Gone Crazy Bathroom Readers' Institute, 2012-06-01 Uncle John’s latest compendium of the most bizarre and entertaining information imaginable: a Worldwide Weird-opedia! Good news: It’s not you, the world really is going crazy! And Uncle John is barely sane enough to guide you through it all in this whirlwind tour of all things strange and weird. Yes, loyal Throne Room readers, these 432 all-new pages of pure crazy will shock and confound you . . . and make your side split open from laughing. (Uncle John takes no legal responsibilities for split sides.) So fire up your egg-beater, strap on your tinfoil hat, and plunge on into . . . * The secret government plot to poison Earth’s skies * Animal-human hybrids and what role they’ll have in society * “Sexy Finding Nemo” and other inappropriate Halloween costumes * A cow that eats chicken, therapeutic snake massages, and killer kangaroos * The lady who married the Eiffel Tower, and the man who hugs and kisses his car * Enjoying the world’s craziest festivals, where you can eat fried lamb testicles, ride on a ship through the desert, or pierce your skin with a bicycle * Jackasses who copied Jackass and barely lived to tell about it * How to tell if you have Exploding Head Syndrome * Decoding the Mayan Prophecy * Clergy gone wild, and much much more! |
| reader shark tank: Invent It, Sell It, Bank It! Lori Greiner, 2014-03-11 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From one of the stars of ABC’s Shark Tank and QVC’s Clever & Unique Creations by Lori Greiner comes a hands-on, nuts-and-bolts guide to getting a new product or company off the ground and making it a success. Turn your idea into a reality. Become your own boss. Make your first million. Achieve financial freedom. Lori Greiner shows you how. Invent It, Sell It, Bank It! is a hands-on, nuts-and-bolts guide to getting a new product or company off the ground and making it profitable. Sharing her own secret formula and personal stories along the way, Lori provides vital information and advice on topics that can often intimidate, frustrate, and stump aspiring entrepreneurs. Offering behind-the-scenes insights into her experiences on ABC’s Shark Tank and QVC-TV’s Clever & Unique Creations by Lori Greiner, as well as valuable lessons learned from the mistakes and triumphs of her early career, Lori proves that, with hard work and the right idea, anyone can turn themselves into the next overnight success. Lori covers such topic as . . . • Market research: Is your idea a hero or a zero? Don’t be so fixated on the end result that you forget to make something that people actually want to buy. • Product design: I have an idea, now what’s next? From concept to prototype to final product: How do I make it and where do I start? • Funding: Although loans, investments, and crowd-sourcing are great ways to access cash, first tap into your own resources as wisely as possible. • Manufacturing: Seeing your final product roll off the assembly line is a magical moment, but there are things to watch out for so you get there in a cost-effective way. • Protecting your idea: To patent or not to patent, and other things you can do to safeguard your idea. • The secrets to selling successfully: You got the product made, now learn how to get people to buy it! |
| reader shark tank: Reading the World's Stories Annette Y. Goldsmith, Theo Heras, Susan Corapi, 2016-08-11 Reading the World’s Stories is volume 5 in the Bridges to Understanding series of annotated international youth literature bibliographies sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People. USBBY is the United States chapter of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), a Switzerland-based nonprofit whose mission is bring books and children together. The series promotes sharing international children’s books as a way to facilitate intercultural understanding and meet new literary voices. This volume follows Children’s Books from Other Countries (1998), The World though Children’s Books (2002), Crossing Boundaries with Children’s Books (2006), and Bridges to Understanding: Envisioning the World through Children’s Books (2011) and acts as a companion book to the earlier titles. Centered around the theme of the importance of stories, the guide is a resource for discovering more recent global books that fit many reading tastes and educational needs for readers aged 0-18 years. Essays by storyteller Anne Pellowski, author Beverley Naidoo, and academic Marianne Martens offer a variety of perspectives on international youth literature. This latest installment in the series covers books published from 2010-2014 and includes English-language imports as well as translations of children’s and young adult literature first published outside of the United States. These books are supplemented by a smaller number of culturally appropriate books from the US to help fill in gaps from underrepresented countries. The organization of the guide is geographic by region and country. All of the more than 800 entries are recommended, and many of the books have won awards or achieved other recognition in their home countries. Forty children’s book experts wrote the annotations. The entries are indexed by author, translator, illustrator, title, and subject. Back matter also includes international book awards, important organizations and research collections, and a selected directory of publishers known for publishing books from other countries. |
| reader shark tank: Uncle John's UNCANNY Bathroom Reader Bathroom Readers' Institute, 2016-11-01 The beloved bathroom reader series continues with this twenty-ninth edition that’s overflowing with strange facts on an assortment of topics. What’s so uncanny about the twenty-ninth annual edition of Uncle John’s? This enduring book series has been delivering entertaining information to three generations of readers (so far) . . . and it’s still going strong! How do they do it? Back in 1988, Uncle John successfully predicted the way that twenty-first-century readers would want their information: in quick hits, concisely and cleverly written, and with details so delightful that you’re compelled to share them with someone else. (Kind of like the Internet, but without all those annoying ads.) This groundbreaking series has been imitated time and time again but never equaled. And Uncanny is the Bathroom Readers’ Institute at their very best. Covering a wide array of topics—incredible origins, forgotten history, weird news, amazing science, dumb crooks, and more—readers of all ages will enjoy these 512 pages of the best stuff in print. Here are but a few of the uncanny topics awaiting you: · The World’s Weirdest Protests · The Wit and Wisdom of Bill Murray · Forgotten Game Shows · Darth Vader’s Borderline Personality Disorder, and Other Real Psychiatric Diagnoses of Fictional Characters · Manly Historical Leaders and Their Manly Tattoos · NASA’s “Pillownaut” Experiment · The Secret Lives of Squatters · Cooking with Mr. Coffee · Odd Alcoholic Drinks from Around the World · The History of the Tooth Fairy · Zoo Escapes · And much more IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award winner 2017! |
| reader shark tank: Personalized Reading Michele Haiken, L. Robert Furman, 2022-08-29 Get practical strategies and classroom-ready ideas to incorporate technology in the 6–12 curriculum to improve skills in reading, critical thinking and digital literacy. Due to the diversity of readers in today’s classrooms, teachers are called upon to teach not reading, but readers. Personalized Reading highlights four different types of readers -- the struggling reader, the reluctant reader, English learners and advanced readers -- and presents ways to use technology tools to accommodate their different reading styles. With this book, you’ll get answers to questions like: How can teachers meet the needs of all learners to help them think critically and communicate effectively? How can teachers approach reading of visual, print and digital text? This book will: • Help teachers empower students with the skills and strategies they need for reading success, and to find joy in reading. • Inspire teachers to think beyond the text to help meet students where they are and raise the level of thinking about teaching readers. • Provide activities and lessons to help support the diverse learners that enter the classroom, and highlight a variety of technology tools to tap into the multifaceted texts students can access. With this book, secondary teachers will develop the skills they need to help students select their own texts, conduct reading workshops and teach students to read both print and visual texts, while identifying what works best for each student to maximize learning and potential. |
| reader shark tank: Uncle John's OLD FAITHFUL 30th Anniversary Bathroom Reader Bathroom Readers' Institute, 2017-09-12 Celebrate the big 3-0 with this thrilling 30th edition of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader—and cheers to 30 more! 2018 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Winner in Humor What's even more trusty and awe-inspiring than Old Faithful, the Yellowstone geyser that erupts 17 times a day? Uncle John and the Bathroom Readers' Institute! Every year for the past three decades, Uncle John and his team of tireless researchers have delivered an epic tome packed with thousands of fascinating factoids. And now this extra-special 30th anniversary edition has everything you've come to expect from the BRI, and more! It's stuffed with 512 pages of all-new articles sure to please everyone, from our longtime readers to newbies alike. You'll get the scoop on the latest scientific studies, weird world news, surprising history, and obscure facts. Here's just a sampling of what's in store: From foe to friend: presidential rivals who are buddies now What you never thought to do with those old CDs you have lying around Saddam Hussein revealed…and it's not pretty James Bond author Ian Fleming and his most titillating book titles The creepiest murderabilia that no one would want…except these people The origins of Project Gutenberg and its free e-books All-new editions of our most popular series, including Terrible Typos, Phrase Origins, and You Call This Art? Myths and facts about our friends—nos amis—the French The most horrifying things ever lost or found And much, much more! |
| reader shark tank: The Early Reader in Children's Literature and Culture Jennifer Miskec, Annette Wannamaker, 2015-12-22 This is the first volume to consider the popular literary category of Early Readers – books written and designed for children who are just beginning to read independently. It argues that Early Readers deserve more scholarly attention and careful thought because they are, for many younger readers, their first opportunity to engage with a work of literature on their own, to feel a sense of mastery over a text, and to experience pleasure from the act of reading independently. Using interdisciplinary approaches that draw upon and synthesize research being done in education, child psychology, sociology, cultural studies, and children’s literature, the volume visits Early Readers from a variety of angles: as teaching tools; as cultural artifacts that shape cultural and individual subjectivity; as mass produced products sold to a niche market of parents, educators, and young children; and as aesthetic objects, works of literature and art with specific conventions. Examining the reasons such books are so popular with young readers, as well as the reasons that some adults challenge and censor them, the volume considers the ways Early Readers contribute to the construction of younger children as readers, thinkers, consumers, and as gendered, raced, classed subjects. It also addresses children’s texts that have been translated and sold around the globe, examining them as part of an increasingly transnational children’s media culture that may add to or supplant regional, ethnic, and national children’s literatures and cultures. While this collection focuses mostly on books written in English and often aimed at children living in the US, it is important to acknowledge that these Early Readers are a major US cultural export, influencing the reading habits and development of children across the globe. |
| reader shark tank: The Rook (The Bowers Files Book #2) Steven James, 2008-08-01 An arsonist has struck a top-secret research facility at a key US naval base. But it's not just a random terrorist attack. These people were after something specific. When Special Agent Patrick Bowers is called in to investigate, he is drawn into a deadly web of intrigue and deception. With his own criminology research being turned against him and one of the world's most deadly devices missing, Bowers is caught up in a race against time to stop an international assassin before it's too late. Full of fast-paced action and mind-bending plot twists, The Rook is an adrenaline-laced page-turner that will keep readers up all night. Book 2 in the Bowers Files, this riveting look into the criminal mind is the perfect follow-up to James's well-reviewed The Pawn. |
| reader shark tank: Big Money Energy Ryan Serhant, 2021-02-02 National bestselling author and star of Bravo's Million Dollar Listing and Sell It Like Serhant shows readers how to restructure their approach to money so they can achieve success in business and life. Big Money Energy is the feeling you get when you encounter someone who is massively succeeding at life. They're the ultimate picture of self-confidence. There's no bravado, no bragging—they know they have BME and so does everyone else. You get Big Money Energy by being 100% committed to making your vision a reality . . . and that vision has to be BIG. Ten years ago, Ryan Serhant, billion dollar broker and costar of Million Dollar Listing New York was living paycheck-to-paycheck and didn't even own a suit. Serhant realized that while he couldn't change his circumstances or the balance of his bank account, there was one thing he could change—his energy. The energy you give off impacts every area of your life, from how much money you earn and how much power you have, to who you socialize with and the jobs you get. Determined to leave his low-rent lifestyle behind forever, Serhant took life-changing steps that resulted in his getting cast on television, graduating to seven-figure sales, and doubling his income every year for the next decade. Serhant is now the CEO and Founder of SERHANT., a multi-dimensional real estate brokerage and media company, and averages a billion dollars in sales every year. In Big Money Energy, Serhant will show readers how he tapped into his Big Money Energy to crush his goals and achieve huge success, earning his first million before he turned thirty. Whether you're a self-made entrepreneur, a corporate executive or barista, Serhant will teach you how to climb the ladder to success better and faster than anyone else. If you want Big Money Energy, this is your blueprint. This book is an inspirational, lively guide for anyone who is ambitious enough to dream big and is committed to doing whatever it takes to conquer them. |
| reader shark tank: Empowering Readers Mary L. Hoch, Jana L. McNally, 2019-12-11 To address Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for reading and language, today’s educators strive to help their students develop higher-level understanding with challenging materials. In this book, we share our method for implementing an integrated strategy approach for helping readers understand expository text. This approach can be used to accompany and extend text structure instruction on the five most commonly used expository text structures: compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem and solution, description, and sequence. Within this approach, we designed a method for using key vocabulary in a way that helps readers think about the structure of the text. To aid in the development of higher-level understanding with challenging materials, this approach integrates other essential reading comprehension components that foster understanding, such as predicting and summarizing. The Structure Sort integrated approach embeds these essential strategies before, during, and after reading to empower students to make connections and build comprehension at all stages of reading. |
| reader shark tank: Uncle John's Canoramic Bathroom Reader Bathroom Readers' Institute, 2014-11-01 The twenty-seventh Bathroom Reader in the beloved, bizarre trivia series with more than fifteen million copies in print! At a whopping 544 pages, Uncle John’s Canoramic Bathroom Reader is overflowing with everything that Bathroom Readers’ Institute fans have come to expect from this bestselling trivia series: fascinating history, silly science, obscure origins . . . plus fads, blunders, wordplay, quotes, and a few surprises (such as some of the “creative” methods people have used to pay off their alimony). And yes, Uncle John’s latest masterpiece is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your can! So hang on tight as you read about . . . • Hairy superstitions • Animals who act like people • The Mother of the Father of our Country • Really BIG Things • Eugene Vidocq—the world’s first private eye • Bill Gates and his “Toilet Challenge” • Unclassified: The story of the Freedom of Information Act • How to behave like a gentleman . . . 16th century style • Great Gushers: The world’s most incredible oil strikes • Who’s the Suzette in Crepe Suzette? • Happy Sewerage Day! And much, much more! |
| reader shark tank: DK Readers L3: Shark Attack! Cathy East Dubowski, 2015-10-06 Sensationalized stories and stereotyping made sharks feared rather than revered. Shark Attack! explores the truth about these mysterious creatures. Let your kids explore a topic by themselves. Story elements mixed in with up-to-date knowledge about sharks, myths and interesting facts come together to build up your child's knowledge base and encourage them to read. There is so much to learn, and this book will help your child explore the ocean's biggest predator, sharks. Discover the truth about the most feared creatures of the ocean. Shark Attack! is full to the brim with facts for kids, colorful illustrations, photographs and stories that will feed their imagination. This shark book for kids is written, edited, and designed by a team of experts, vetted by educational consultants, and properly levelled to the reading age, this is the ultimate knowledge book for kids. Savage Killers or Endangered Victims? Did you know that the great white shark can grow up to 20ft (6m) and that not all sharks have teeth? Learn about the most ferocious creature in the sea in Shark Attack!, a Level 3 DK Reader. This book for kids is ideal for children who are just beginning to read alone. They will discover how sharks and humans interact and learn why sharks aren't that scary. The exciting photographs and illustrations will not only build their knowledge base but expose them to new vocabulary and challenging sentence structures. It also comes complete with information for you as a parent, glossary, quiz and more! This kid's educational book covers topics like: - Shark stories - Facts and myths about shark attacks - The deadliest sharks - Why we need sharks - And so much more! DK Level 3 books are the perfect educational book series for kids who are ready to read alone. This series covers engaging topics with fun interactive pages to build reading skills. Developed in consultation with leading literacy experts to cultivate a love of reading. Shark Attack! forms part of the DK Level 3 collection and includes other titles such as Star Wars: The Story of Darth Vader. |
| reader shark tank: Reading, Grade 2 Carson-Dellosa Publishing, 2015-06-26 Standards-Based Connections Reading for grade 2 offers focused skill practice in reading comprehension. A skill assessment will point out students' learning gaps. This allows teachers to choose appropriate student pages for individualized remediation. The student pages emphasize five important reading comprehension skills: summarizing, inferring, story elements, comparing and contrasting, and cause and effect. The book includes high-interest fiction and nonfiction, with texts about moving day, volcanoes, Laura Ingalls Wilder, planets, poetry, and more. --Each 96-page book in the Standards-Based Connections Reading series includes a skill assessment, an assessment analysis, targeted practice pages, and an answer key, making this series an ideal resource for differentiation and remediation. The skill assessments and assessment analyses help teachers determine individualized instructional needs. And, the focused, comprehensive practice pages and self-assessments guide students to reflection and exploration for deeper learning! |
| reader shark tank: What Do I Teach Readers Tomorrow? Fiction, Grades 3-8 Gravity Goldberg, Renee Houser, 2017-02-23 Streamline formative assessment for readers in just minutes a day With What Do I Teach Readers Tomorrow? Fiction, discover how to move your readers forward with in-class, actionable formative assessment. The authors provide a proven, 4-step process—lean in, listen to what readers say, look at what they write, and assess where they need to go next. Next-step resources for whole-class, small-group, and one-on-one instruction, include Reproducible Clipboard Notes pages for quick assessments More than 30 lessons to get you started Reading notebook entries and sample classroom conversations Online video clips of Renee and Gravity teaching and debriefing |
| reader shark tank: Effective Screen Reading Toikka Tarmo, Tarmo Toikka, 2007-11 Did you know reading text on a computer screen can be as much as 30 percent slower with less comprehension than reading printed text? Reading electronic text, e-mails and Web pages on a computer screen is different. Thats why this book is important no matter what industry you are in. Effective Screen Reading provides tried-and-tested principles for increasing your on-screen productivity and effectiveness. The easy-to-handle and quick-reference guide is the first book to address fast and effective reading and learning via the computer screen. Learn various techniques for better using your vision skills. Find out why sitting correctly in front of the screen is critical. Discover how to improve concentration and understanding of what you read. Examine e-mail folder structure and filing principles. Each chapter includes a preview of the goals of the chapter and topics to be covered and a summary of the highlights. |
| reader shark tank: Reading Lena Dunham’s Girls Meredith Nash, Imelda Whelehan, 2017-06-23 In this book, leading and emerging scholars consider the mixed critical responses to Lena Dunham’s TV series Girls and reflect on its significance to contemporary debates about postfeminist popular cultures in a post-recession context. The series features both familiar and innovative depictions of young women and men in contemporary America that invite comparisons with Sex and the City. It aims for a refreshed, authentic expression of postfeminist femininity that eschews the glamour and aspirational fantasies spawned by its predecessor. This volume reviews the contemporary scholarship on Girls, from its representation of post-millennial gender politics to depictions of the messiness and imperfections of sex, embodiment, and social interactions. Topics covered include Dunham’s privileged role as author/auteur/actor, sexuality, body consciousness, millennial gender identities, the politics of representation, neoliberalism, and post-recession society. This book provides diverse and provocative critical responses to the show and to wider social and media contexts, and contributes to a new generation of feminist scholarship with a powerful concluding reflection from Rosalind Gill. It will appeal to those interested in feminist theory, identity politics, popular culture, and media. |
| reader shark tank: Reaching Reluctant Young Readers Rob Reid, 2017-03-09 Reaching Reluctant Young Readers features 150 middle-grade books. Each profiled title has the potential to hook the reluctant reader and lure them to read the entire book. To specifically encourage elementary and middle-school-age reluctant children to read, there is first a pitch to get the reader’s attention. That is followed by a short reading passage to “set the hook” and encourage the young person to read the rest of the book on their own. Further, the book contains several hundred additional recommended titles. The books selected for this collection were chosen following the criteria of reluctant reader books created by the Quick Picks committee sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association. While these guidelines were designed for young adult books, they also work well for middle-grade books. The criteria include: clear writing (no convoluted long sentences with sophisticated vocabulary), high interest “hook” in the first few pages, well-defined characters, interesting plot, and familiar themes. |
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| reader shark tank: Shark Tales Barbara Corcoran, Bruce Littlefield, 2011-02-09 The inspiring true story of Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran--and her best advice for anyone starting a business. After failing at twenty-two jobs, Barbara Corcoran borrowed $1,000 from a boyfriend, quit her job as a diner waitress, and started a tiny real estate office in New York City. Using the unconventional lessons she learned from her homemaker mom, she gradually built it into a $6 billion dollar business. Now Barbara's even more famous for the no-nonsense wisdom she offers to entrepreneurs on Shark Tank, ABC's hit reality TV show. Shark Tales is down-to-earth, frank, and as heartwarming as it is smart. After reading it don't be surprised if you find yourself thinking, If she can do it, so can I. Nothing would make Barbara happier. |
| reader shark tank: Foundations of Library Services and Programming for Children Lisa Houde, 2024-08-06 Foundations of Library Services and Programming for Children This book provides required foundational practices, both theoretical and practical. It gives students and working librarians the nuts- and- bolts foundation in providing programming and services for children. The book covers critical important elements needed for today’s librarian, thereby benefitting even the seasoned youth librarian. Chapter coverage includes: The Value of Library Services to Children Program Evaluation: Planning for Desired Results Children’s Programming Services and Resources for Children The Library as a Safe Space for All Administration of Children’s Services Looking Ahead: What’s Next in Library Services for Children? An Appendix provides practical resources such as a storytime format, programming planning outline, and program assessment tools. Special topics include issues of censorship attempts, the importance of providing library services to a diverse population, and the need to examine evaluative techniques for program offerings. Each chapter in this text includes multiple opportunities for learning and reflection as well as case-based learning that facilitates problem-solving and experiential learning opportunities. |
| reader shark tank: Reading, Grade 2 , 2015-08-01 Standards-Based Connections Reading for grade 2 offers focused skill practice in reading comprehension. A skill assessment will point out students' learning gaps. This allows teachers to choose appropriate student pages for individualized remediation. The student pages emphasize five important reading comprehension skills: summarizing, inferring, story elements, comparing and contrasting, and cause and effect. The book includes high-interest fiction and nonfiction, with texts about moving day, volcanoes, Laura Ingalls Wilder, planets, poetry, and more. Each 96-page book in the Standards-Based Connections Reading series includes a skill assessment, an assessment analysis, targeted practice pages, and an answer key, making this series an ideal resource for differentiation and remediation. The skill assessments and assessment analyses help teachers determine individualized instructional needs. And, the focused, comprehensive practice pages and self-assessments guide students to reflection and exploration for deeper learning! |
| reader shark tank: Amazing Animals: Sharks: Skip Counting Guided Reading 6-Pack , 2019-08-15 |
| reader shark tank: The Reader's Digest DeWitt Wallace, Lila Acheson Wallace, 1998 |
| reader shark tank: Show and Biz María Blanco, Alberto Mingardi, 2023-06-29 How is capitalism represented in popular culture today? Are profits seen as a legitimate reward of entrepreneurship? Are thrift and effort still considered a cornerstone of a healthy society? Or is it that inequalities are eliciting scandal and reproach? How is the ecosystem portrayed, vis-à-vis profit seeking companies? Are they irreconcilable, or maybe not? Are there any established trends with respect to the presentation of entrepreneurship, and that complex legal artefact that is the modern limited liability company? These are questions that will be at the core of this book. But they are not examined through the usual theoretical point of references, but looking at TV series produced in 2000-2020. Each chapter of this book is a case studies, covering some of the most popular, successful and engaging TV shows of the last 20 years. And showing how deep economic ideas and biases lie, at the roots of some of our times' most successful entertainment products. |
| reader shark tank: Sharks! Rhonda Lucas Donald, Kathleen W. Kranking, 2001-05 This in-depth teaching unit dispels myths about sharks and helps students understand the abilities and unique characteristics of these creatures. Activities include writing poems about sharks, mapping migration routes, making shark puppets, and more. Includes cross-curricular activities, hands-on reproducibles, and a colorful poster. Illustrations. |
| reader shark tank: Springboards to Inquiry Paige Jaeger, Mary Boyd Ratzer, 2019-07-23 This collection of ideas for lessons provides school librarians with inspiration for meeting the tsunami of new standards dictating change for today's next generation learners. Today's school librarian has less and less time to prepare for instruction. This book delivers lesson plans for the librarian to implement immediately, as is or with a little adaptation. Using the new AASL standards and an Information Literacy scope and sequence carefully crafted for K–6 students, the authors package lessons that are both engaging and challenging. This book inspires librarians to go beyond their usual role in literacy promotion and instruction only and moves to preparing students to be inquiry learners by embracing inquiry-based learning. Lessons include the Essential Question (begin with the end in mind); pre- and post-assessment ideas; technology integration ideas, where applicable; reading and research ideas; and collaboration ideas when applicable. AASL Standards and others are noted via an integrated standards checklist, while new educational research demonstrates that standards can be met via engaging, collaborative, and interesting lessons, modeled throughout the text. |
| reader shark tank: Roadmap to 3rd Grade Reading, Florida Edition Princeton Review (Firm), 2004-09 Discusses effective ways to improve your 3rd grade reading skills and to perform well on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). |
| reader shark tank: Encyclopedia of African American Business [2 volumes] Jessie Smith, 2017-11-27 This two-volume set showcases the achievements of African American entrepreneurs and the various businesses that they founded, developed, or promote as well as the accomplishments of many African American leaders—both those whose work is well-known and other achievers who have been neglected in history. Nearly everyone is familiar with New York City's Wall Street, a financial center of the world, but much fewer individuals know about the black Wall Streets in Durham and Tulsa, where prominent examples of successful African American leaders emerged. Encyclopedia of African American Business: Updated and Revised Edition tells the fascinating story that is the history of African American business, providing readers with an inspiring image of the economic power of black people throughout their existence in the United States. It continues the historical account of developments in the African American business community and its leaders, describing the period from 18th-century America to the present day. The book describes current business leaders, opens a fuller and deeper insight into the topics chosen, and includes numerous statistical tables within the text and in a separate section at the back of the book. The encyclopedia is arranged under three broad headings: Entry List, Topical Entry List, and Africa American Business Leaders by Occupation. This arrangement introduces readers to the contents of the work and enables them to easily find information about specific individuals, topics, or occupations. The book will appeal to students from high school through graduate school as well as researchers, library directors, business enterprises, and anyone interested in biographical information on African Americas who are business leaders will benefit from the work. |
| reader shark tank: U.P. Reader -- Issue #2 Mikel Classen, 2018-05-07 Michigan's Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure trove of storytellers, poets, and historians, all seeking to capture a sense of Yooper Life from settler's days to the far-flung future. Now U.P. Reader offers a rich collection of their voices that embraces the U.P.'s natural beauty and way of life, along with a few surprises. The thirty-six works in this second annual volume take readers on U.P. road and boat trips from the Keweenaw to the Straits of Mackinac. Every page is rich with descriptions of the characters and culture that make the Upper Peninsula worth living in and writing about. U.P. writers span genres from humor to history and from science fiction to poetry. This issue also includes imaginative fiction from the Dandelion Cottage Short Story Award winners, honoring the amazing young writers enrolled in the U.P.'s schools. Whether you're an ex-pat, a visitor, or a native-born Yooper, you'll love U.P. Reader and want to share it with all your Yooper family and friends. U.P. Reader offers a wonderful mix of storytelling, poetry, and Yooper culture. Here's to many future volumes! --Sonny Longtine, author of Murder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula Share in the bounty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula with those who love it most. The U.P. Reader has something for everyone. Congratulations to my writer and poet peers for a job well done. --Gretchen Preston, Vice President, Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association As readers embark upon this storied landscape, they learn that the people of Michigan's Upper Peninsula offer a unique voice, a tribute to a timeless place too long silent. --Sue Harrison, international bestselling author of Mother Earth Father Sky I was amazed by the variety of voices in this volume. U.P. Reader offers a little of everything, from short stories to nature poetry, fantasy to reality, Yooper lore to humor. I look forward to the next issue. --Jackie Stark, editor, Marquette Monthly Like the best of U.P. blizzards, U.P. Reader covers all of Upper Michigan in the variety of its offerings. A fine mix of nature, engaging characters, the supernatural, poetry, and much more. --Karl Bohnak, TV 6 meteorologist and author of So Cold a Sky: Upper Michigan Weather Stories U.P. Reader is sponsored by the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation. A portion of proceeds from each copy sold will be donated to the UPPAA for its educational programming. Learn more at www.UPReader.org |
| reader shark tank: Militia Stand Down: The First Objective Reading of the 2nd Amendment Geoffrey Smith, 2017-04-14 On June 12,1823 Thomas Jefferson quilled the following History may distort truth, and will distort it for a time, by the superior efforts at justification of those who are conscious of needing it most. Nor will the opening scenes of our present government be seen in their true aspect, until the letters of the day, now held in private hoards, shall be broken up and laid open to public view. What a treasure will be found in General Washington's cabinet, when it shall pass into the hands of as candid a friend to truth as he was himself! This volume of work is the public view he speaks of because ALL interpretations of the 2nd Amendment have exploited history to re-author its meaning. This full story is told with the hoarded letters spanning 84 years and their treasure ultimately revealed by the Candid a friend of Truth. The 2nd amendment was crafted ahead of its time and its time has finally arrived. It is literally the Holy Grail of Gun Control and the final legacy of the United States Constitution. |
| reader shark tank: Students selecting stories : the effects of choice in reading assessment : results from the NAEP Reader special study of the 1994 National Assessment of Educational Progress , |
| reader shark tank: A Non-Freaked Out Guide to Teaching the Common Core Dave Stuart, Jr., 2014-08-15 Implement the Common Core for ELA without all the stress A Non-Freaked Out Guide to Teaching the Common Core uses the often-neglected anchor standards to get to the heart of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)—teaching students the skills they need to be college and career ready. Each anchor standard is broken down into its key points, and a discussion of each anchor standard's central purpose helps outline the context for each required skill. This easy-to-read guide gives educators the kind of clear explanations, examples, and strategies they need to feel comfortable teaching the CCSS, and shows how CCSS skills can be integrated into virtually any existing lesson plan. Getting a firm grasp of the anchor standards is the quickest way to start teaching the key concepts of the CCSS, and this user-friendly guide is designed to pave the way for both the first-time teacher and the experienced pro. |
| reader shark tank: Reading in Asian Languages Kenneth S. Goodman, Shaomei Wang, Mieko Iventosch, Yetta M. Goodman, 2012-04-23 This book refutes the common Western belief that non-alphabetic writing systems (Chinese, Japanese. Korean) are hard to learn or to use, and offers practical theory-based methodology for the teaching of literacy in these languages to first and second language learners. |
| reader shark tank: Teaching Vulnerable Learners: Strategies for Students who are Bored, Distracted, Discouraged, or Likely to Drop Out Suzy Pepper Rollins, 2020-08-04 The practices that work—and those that don’t—to reach and teach students at risk. When schools fail to address the problems of struggling students, the consequences can be dire: course failures, absenteeism, suspensions or expulsions, dropouts. Those effects continue to ripple after school with lower rates of college attendance and graduation, underemployment and lower wages, and even incarceration. Yet many of these students can experience a very different trajectory when their learning difficulties are addressed. Whether it’s a student with ADHD who has trouble sitting still, a student just arrived from the Dominican Republic who speaks no English, or a traumatized student who dissociates in class, there are strategies that have proven effective in overcoming the hurdles they face. This guide will help teachers recognize the most common barriers to learning and apply solutions that will work in their classrooms. |
| reader shark tank: A Reader's Guide to the American Novel of Detection Marvin Lachman, 1993 |
| reader shark tank: Reading Comprehension and Skills, Grade 5 Carson-Dellosa Publishing, 2008-12-19 Use Reading Comprehension and Skills to help students in grade 5 develop a strong foundation of reading basics so that they will become competent readers who can advance to more-challenging texts. This 128-page book encourages vocabulary development and reinforces reading comprehension. It includes engaging grade-appropriate passages and stories about a variety of subjects, reproducible and perforated skill practice pages, 96 cut-apart flash cards, answer keys, and an award certificate. |
| reader shark tank: Urban Confrontations in Literature and Social Science, 1848-2001 Edward J. Ahearn, 2016-02-11 In an innovative contribution to the challenging of disciplinary boundaries, Edward J. Ahearn juxtaposes works of literature with the writings of social scientists to discover how together they illuminate city life in ways that neither can accomplish separately. Ahearn's argument spans from the second half of the nineteenth century in Western Europe to the present-day United States and encompasses a wide range of literary genres and sociological schools. For example, Charles Baudelaire's essays on the city are viewed alongside the work of Emile Durkheim and Georg Simmel; Bertolt Brecht's Jungle of Cities heightens the arguments of Louis Wirth and Robert Park; Richard Wright's Native Son and Saul Bellow's The Adventures of Augie March are re-visioned in tandem with works by William Julius Wilson and others; Herman Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener poses a challenge to James Q. Wilson's Bureaucracy; Toni Morrison's historical novel Jazz is buttressed by the career of Robert Moses and the revisionist work of historians Hilary Ballon and Kenneth T. Jackson; and Don DeLillos's Cosmopolis comes into brilliant focus in the light of arguments on world cybercities by David Harvey, Saskia Sassen, and Manuel Cassels. Resisting the temptation to ignore contradictions for the sake of interpretation, Ahearn instead offers the reader a view of the modern city as complex as his subject matter. Here the methodologies and knowledge generated by the social sciences are both complemented and subverted by the experience of city life as portrayed in literature. With its diverse narrative tactics and shifting points of view, which can be as disorienting to the reader as a foreign city is to an arriving immigrant, literature reinforces the importance of method and outlook in the social sciences. Ultimately, Ahearn suggests, neither literature nor the social sciences can capture the experience of urban misery. |
| reader shark tank: Invest Like a Shark James RevShark DePorre, 2007-10-08 Profit from Your Unique Advantages as a Small Investor--Speed and Flexibility! “The book you are holding is, hands-down, one of the most original and insightful books I have ever read when it comes to teaching you, the individual investor, not only why you have the ability to beat the Whales of Wall Street, but also how you can do it.” --from the foreword by James J. Cramer, CNBC’s Mad Money and TheStreet.com “Even investors who concentrate on fundamentals can benefit from Jim DePorre’s Shark approach to investing. At the very least they will know why, for a time, they can get the facts right but the stock wrong.” --Herb Greenberg, senior columnist, MarketWatch.com “There are very few traders who have RevShark’s intuitive feel for the market. I especially appreciate Rev’s unique ability to recognize and utilize the distinct advantages of being a smaller, individual investor versus the less agile large institutions.” --Barry Ritholtz, Chief Investment Officer, Ritholtz Capital Partners As an individual investor, you can swim circles around the “whales” of Wall Street...by investing like a shark! In this book, James “RevShark” DePorre reveals how to maximize your powerful and unique advantages as a small investor: speed and flexibility. You’ll develop a completely new way of looking at the stock market, learn when to attack, how to move aggressively, how to stay flexible...and when to swim away in the face of danger. You’ll learn why “buy and hold” is today’s riskiest strategy...and exactly what to do instead. In short, you’ll learn the same disciplined investment techniques that helped DePorre build a tiny nest egg into a huge fortune and transformed his life. If you read TheStreet.com, RealMoney.com, or SharkInvesting.com, you already know DePorre and his inspiring personal story of how he lost his hearing, career, and marriage...turned to online investing out of desperation...and succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. Now, in this fast-paced, insightful, and entertaining book, DePorre shows how you can do it, too. How to invest like a shark... Stay in motion, trolling for your “next meal” Stalk your prey patiently, relentlessly, and without emotion Move fast when there’s blood in the water Know when to strike Know when to swim away Sell when you sense danger Feed on the frenzied crowd Profit from others’ fear, despair, stupidity, and greed Use all your unique advantages and strengths Leverage small caps, technical analysis, and the tremendous power of cash Invest with the shark’s attitude Be active, adaptive--and control your own destiny |
