How To Use This Site

Getting Started
Book Punch provides interactive writing prompts about well-known books. View the list of available titles.

To use Book Punch, users need to be able to type basic sentences. Users are guided, step-by-step, through the process of writing well-crafted responses to literature. Personlized tips and suggestions are provided throughout.

Content
This site provides one (1) free Text-to-Self (personal), interactive online writing prompt for each book. With the full program students have access to both personal and fact based writing prompts, as well as a reading check activity. To learn more about Book Punch's activities, click here

To help teachers plan lessons in advance, free teaching guides for each book are posted on the site. The lesson plans can be used with, or without, the Book Punch writing activities. Teachers will be more successful, in our view, if they use Book Punch with their students.

System Requirements
Book Punch works on any operating system (Win, Mac, Linux) supporting one of many popular web browsers. Recommended browsers are Firefox 2.0+, Internet Explorer 6,7, and Safari 3. A screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or larger is suggested.

Version Comparison The ability to save written work is disabled in the Book Punch demos. Users of the complete online edition may save and resume work. In addition, the school version of Book Punch automatically saves pupil work in an online portfolio accessible to teachers.