Superintendent s All Star Literacy Week

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1 Duval Public Schools Literacy Week Activities Secondary Reading and ELA 27, 2017 Literacy Changes Our World Monday,, 2017 Superintendent s All Star Literacy Week All Stars Go All Out for Reading! LAUNCH LITERACY CAMPAIGN BY CELEBRATING FAMILY LITERACY WEEK In assembly or classrooms, schools play Dr. Vitti s launch video and follow up with details of the campaign including districtwide incentives, school-level incentives, classroom monitoring charts etc... Drop Everything and Read 1:30-2:00 every student kicks off their goal with independent reading in classroom (all other campaign reading to be completed at home). Make DCPS trend by using #DCPSREADS- Capture exciting activities through social media during ELA class-30 second post daily,, 2017 Star Readers! CELEBRITY READING DAY Schools reach out to local celebrities to read their favorite book to a class. Readers might include Board Members, local police or fireman, parents, crossing guard, maintenance, business partners, etc,, 2017 All Star Book Share Read It Forward Jax Book Swap/Drive/Block Party Bring one to take one Organize in media center/gym and coordinate by grade Engage business partners to donate books for students who can t bring a book,, 2017 Read Together and SHINE! Family Literacy Day Schedule a portion of the school day, breakfast, lunch, afterschool, to host a Family Literacy Event,, 2017 Starring YOU as your Favorite Book Character Book Character Parade Students come to school dressed as their favorite literary character and holding their favorite book Suggested: students parade through each classroom and the parent-filled auditorium Possible follow-up activities: read-a-loud part of book in groups, write a paragraph or create a comic strip summarizing your book, teacher read-a-loud of his/her favorite book

2 asked asked District Andrew Jackson Book Speed Dating Discover your next great read by going on mini dates with a selection of books. Inspirational Literacy Message Students create a literacy message of their own that expresses how they feel about reading. Shelfie Selfie District employees, teachers, and administrators take selfies and pictures of the books they are currently reading. These are displayed for students and/or other employees to match the selfies to the correct books. Literacy Poster Contest Each class will create a poster that promotes literacy on the wall in the hall, once class will be selected as the winner. A Bunch of Idioms Dress up like your favorite idiom. Hold your horses. It s raining cats and dogs. The ball is in your court. Curiosity killed the cat. asked Catch Tigers Reading If you are caught reading a book by Admin, your name will go in for a drawing, let s get caught reading Tigers! Literacy Changed Our World Collage District employees, teachers, administrators, and students create collages on how literacy impacts/has impacted their world. asked Book Swap Teachers and students will bring old books to the library to receive a ticket on they can use their ticket for another book of choice. Reading is My Superpower Dress up as your favorite super hero and bring in a book that you think the super hero is currently reading. Be able to explain why your super hero would be reading the chosen book. Score for Reading Everyone wear their favorite team jersey/tshirt

3 Asa Philip Randolph Career Academies If there is a video or audio presentation by Dr. Vitti, we will play that during our morning announcements or during ELA classes. We will have a door decorating competition. The teachers will get students to plan and decorate their doors, using the theme as the foundation to build upon. Doors must be completed by at 3:25. Doors will be judged by an impartial group, and the winner will be announced on morning. Doors will remain decorated all week. Huffman will be in charge of this activity. Name that author. During the morning announcements, we will give a detailed description of an author, and students will have until lunch time to turn in their answers. The winner will receive a gift. Omega Smith will be in charge of this. Each ELA teacher will create 3 trivia questions about books and/or authors to use as a bell ringer. Each winner would receive candy and have their name announced over the PA system at the end of the day. All original poems, raps, or children s stories will be turned into ELA teachers by 3:25 on. Teachers will turn these into Omega Smith. A faculty member and at least one student will do a book talk on their favorite book over the PA system. During ELA classes, teachers may choose to have students do book talks. Students will design bookmarks and turn them into their ELA teachers who will give them to Mrs. Wade by the end of the day. A winner will be chosen and all book marks will be displayed in the Media center on. Submitted book marks will be judged by an impartial group, and the winner will be announced on during the morning Poetry, Rap, and Short Story Slam. The top winner in each category will be recognized and receive an award. Immediately after school, we will have a room set up like a coffee house. We will encourage students to dress like the 60 s for our poetry slam. Winners will read their winning entry and any other student who wants to read will be allowed to. The Slam will end at 4:45. Mrs. Buchanan is in charge of this. Shelfie Selfie Our teachers and administrators take a selfie and a picture of the book they are currently reading. These are displayed; and students and other employees must match the selfie to the correct book. We could set these up in the lunchroom or media center, and teachers could bring their students to the media center to vote, or students could vote during lunch, OR we could simply have a list of books and a list of teachers and students can match them, turn in the sheet and the student who matches the most correctly wins. Mrs. Buchanan and Huffman will be in charge of this.

4 Atlantic Coast High School Baldwin Middle-Senior High Monday Door decorating contest announced: Winning classroom will get trophy! Judging on. IG #raysread contest announced. Winners announced. Book Swap Announced. Book Mark Day: Teachers and students will create book marks to use while reading. Book marks should represent something to do with literacy. For example, it may depict a scene from a book, a genre, an author, a reading strategy, etc. Author Spotlight: Poet Laureate/ Nobel Prize for Literature Voting for AC Movie Night: Which movie was better than the book? (Survey Monkey). Book Swap: Media Center Door Decorating Day: Classes will pick a literary theme and decorate a class room door. For example, doors can be book related, strategy related, genre related, or they may feature an author, etc. All Teachers will take 5 minutes to discuss a book that changed their lives with each class. Author Quote Banners: All Lunches. Commercial Day: Teachers and students will create posters that will sell others on reading. Posters can feature a favorite book, theme, etc. Author Spotlight: Who are we reading? ELA teachers. Character Dress Up Day AC Movie Night In auditorium, 2:15-4 p.m. Book Swap: During lunch, students will choose a book for themselves. Shelfie Selfie after students choose a new book, they will take a selfie with the book. Pictures will be displayed in the front lobby. Door Decorating Contest Judging, 1st period, winner announced 2 nd block during #raysread winner announced Local Bookmark Roll Out 25 Reader Luncheon- Media Center. Character Parade: Students will dress up like their favorite character from their favorite book (fiction or non-fiction). They will bring their favorite book with them and parade through the halls carrying their book and showing off their love of reading. DAILY: Genre Study: A different short story or article will be chosen for each day. Starting with the morning announcements, a snippet will be read. Other snippets will be read at the beginning of each period via the intercom. The ending will be read during the afternoon Guest Readers: Local celebrities and community members will read a text of their choice to groups of students. Book Swap: Books will be collected in the front lobby. During lunch on, students will be able to choose a new book, whether they brought one or not.

5 asked asked Darnell Cookman Lunch Periods: Reminders for events during the rest of the week. Students will get to choose from a selection of pocket poems to be shared the next day. Shelfie Selfie District employees, teachers, and administrators take selfies and pictures of the books they are currently reading. These are displayed for students and/or other employees to match the selfies to the correct books. Lunch Periods: Very Brief dramatic readings from popular novels chosen by students. This will be coordinated through theater classes. Guest Readers: High school students will read to younger students during ELA classes. Community members (parents, medical professionals, etc.) will visit some classes to read from their favorite books. Book character Dressup day and costume contest. Students must bring the book to be featured on the lunch time catwalk. We will also do a version of this in the English classrooms with volunteer students. Douglas Anderson Pocket Poem Share-Out during lunch. asked asked

6 Englewood High School Talk School Principal will be on the Morning News and share an excerpt from her favorite book! (Additional staff and students will be featured throughout the week.) Administration will visit several classes throughout the day to share their favorite novels! Literacy Night at Englewood Parents will be invited to a special Literacy Night to learn about Achieve3000, ilit, TCA, and overall Reading Strategies that they can work on with their children at home! ESOL parents will be exposed to a separate Literacy Presentation on the fundamental English skills needed to acclimate to the United States. Let s Run for Literacy! Students and Faculty will have the opportunity to preregister for a run that will take place during last block to celebrate literacy. Talk Character Take-Over Day A silhouette of all characters studied in ELA classes Quarter II will be posted outside of A-wing. During their ELA classes, students will post different generating statements/questions next to the characters arm, hands, legs, feet, head, etc., with an explanation. Talk A Novel that Tells my Story A bulletin board will be placed inside of the cafeteria with die cuts of books. Students will write what their stories would be called, along with quick explanations of why. *Students can also include the name of a novel that is similar to the one they would write.. First Coast HS Book Exchange/ Drive Book Tasting Author Series Lecture Teachers dress as their favorite character First Coast Court read to partner elementary schools Short Story Symposium Real Buc Men Read Graphic Tee Day Book relays Book that became a movie night Newsletter Create Haiku poems and share them on Social Media w/ the hashtag FCHSLitWeek2017 Canonical Quotes Weird Word of the Day Banned Book Display Point Activities- Guess how many books in our library? / Book Scavenger Hunt / Door Decorating Contest Fletcher High School 5th block Trivia: ELA Authors will read a section of their work 1 st block Trivia: Science Students in ELA/R classes write on index 5 th block Trivia: Social Studies Book swap students bring in 1 st block Trivia: Math Each teacher will read a passage from 5 th block Trivia: Electives (arts and sports)

7 to different classrooms. Jaguar players read a section of their favorite book in the courtyard during lunchtime (random days throughout the week) and state how literacy can change the world from an athlete s perspective. 4 th block classes select a book and decorate their doors to illustrate how literacy changes the world cards the names of favorite books/authors and a sentence stating why it is a favorite. Cards will be put into collages and displayed in the halls Students submit their original poetry to be displayed on the Poetry Wall. books from home to share in class and swap with other students. 6 th block DEAR: Every teacher, student, administrator, and staff member will Drop Everything And Read for 10 minutes. a favorite book during each class. Class doors will be judged by one/two faculty member from each department (including security and janitorial) and the winning class will receive pizza/other prize. Judges will be given a rubric designed by the ELA dept. Each morning, different staff members will share a quote or passage from their favorite book (30 secs) Leadership students visit SBE and/or FMS to read to classes. SPE and/or FMS students come to FHS to read to ELA classes. Favorite Character Day and Parade - Students will be allowed to dress as their favorite book character. At 1:45 we have a Literacy Parade for teachers and students to take "literacy tours" of campus to view decorated doors and poetry wall. Trivia: Clues will be given out about a known book or author related to that daily topic. Teachers will have up to five minutes to have a student bring the class answer to A22. The winning class will receive a prize. If more than one class gets the correct answer, a drawing will determine the winning class. Lee High School Quote of the day Ms. Grubbs will read a Literature Quote of the Day. Students who answer correctly will be entered into a drawing for HERO Points. #RELGeneralsCelebrate Literacy: Students, faculty, & staff are encouraged to capture reading activities and use #DCPSREADS & #RELGeneralsCelebrate Literacy on social media posts. Get Caught Reading: Quote of the day #RELGeneralsCelebrate Literacy Get Caught Reading Book Swap/Book Tour Students, faculty, and staff will bring in books for others to swap or share. Read by Example : Robert E. Lee High School students will go to Lake Shore Middle International Baccalaureate World Quote of the day #RELGeneralsCelebrat eliteracy Get Caught Reading If I could meet the author/main character of my favorite book, I d ask him/her Students, faculty, & staff will write 1 thing that they would like to ask their favorite authors or characters. Quote of the day #RELGeneralsCelebrat eliteracy Get Caught Reading iread Poster & Meme Contest! Posters must promote reading! No profanity, derogatory language/racial slurs. Include #RELGeneralsCelebrat eliteracy hashtag. Winner will be announced on Quote of the day #RELGeneralsCelebrate Literacy Get Caught Reading iread Poster & Meme Contest winner announced! Write to Win / Picture worth a thousand words winner announced!

8 Mandarin High School Paxon SAS Monday Each administrator will give 5 students 25 HERO points each day if they catch the student reading during lunch. Write to Win / Picture worth a thousand words Students will enter a Writing & Illustrating contest. Students with the best written/illustration piece will win a prize! Submissions due by 2pm on Door Decorating Contest: Teachers will decorate their classroom doors to reflect their favorite books. Winners to be announced at the end of the week. School to read to younger students. *Students who participate in the Teen Trendsetters program at Bayview Elementary School will be in attendance. Drop Everything And Read: The entire school (students, faculty, and staff) will read a book of their choice for the last 30 minutes of fifth period. The Spoken Word from FSCJ students: Writers from FSCJ will come to share some of their poetry, prose, and talk a bit about their love of reading and writing. Presentation will begin at 3:00 until 4:00. Read My Shirt: What s the best quote from your favorite book? Put it on your shirt! (Must comply with student code of conduct.) Book Swap: Bring a new or gently used book to school. Each student who brings a book will be able to swap books with another student. (Possibly in the courtyard during the last 10 minutes of 8 th period?) Read Be-Twin the Lines: Buddies will dress up as their favorite literary characters, either as twins OR complementary characters (Katniss and Peeta, Harry Potter & Ron Weasley, etc.) and will be encouraged to carry their favorite book with them. Other ideas: * Who Said It? During the morning announcements, the principal will read a quote from a well-known book. Students will guess the title of the book in their 1 st /5 th period class (from multiple-choice ballot or PollEverywhere.com) and the student(s)* with the highest number of correct answers will win a prize at the end of the week. * If multiple students answer correctly, a random drawing will be conducted. * Open Mike/Spoken Word Show: Students, faculty, and staff are invited to perform original works one day after school in the auditorium. Complementary hot chocolate will be available. * Mannequin Challenge: Create a mannequin challenge video depicting a scene from a favorite story or book. Videos will be ed to the reading coaches for vetting. Approved submissions will be uploaded to the school website. BOOK DRIVE Students, faculty and staff buy, collect, and donate books to give to a children s organization. Name that Line Given a line from a book, students, faculty and staff identify the BOOK DRIVE Students, faculty and staff buy, collect, and donate books to give to a children s organization. Caught Reading Photographers roam the school and catch pictures of students, BOOK DRIVE Students, faculty and staff buy, collect, and donate books to give to a children s organization Weird Words Day Identify the weirdest word you can find and provide a definition BOOK DRIVE Students, faculty and staff buy, collect, and donate books to give to a children s organization Word Games Students, faculty and staff are invited to play a variety of word BOOK DRIVE Students, faculty and staff buy, collect, and donate books to give to a children s organization Poetry Reading Café Read, write and perform poetry and enjoy refreshments.

9 literary work. May be eligible for prizes. Book Review Daily Video faculty, and staff reading. Pictures are shared with the school community and those caught get an entry for a prize. Book Review Daily Video and enter it to win a prize! The most unique words will be shared through TV production via the Book Review Daily Video games during their lunches. Winners may be eligible for prizes. Book Review Daily Video Accept submissions for Paxon Poetry Publication. Students submit poetry in English, Spanish, French or language of their choice. Book Review Daily Video Peterson Sandalwood High School Literacy Announcement 30 minutes reading 1 st period Book in Bag Check - coin Celebrity Reader Mr. Villela Unveil the faculty READ posters And the teachers What I ve Read This Year signs The Best Book I ve Ever Read Bulletin Board Students and faculty will be able to post a comment about the best book they ever read on the bulletin board. Literacy Announcement 30 minutes reading 2 nd period Book in Bag Check coin Celebrity Reader-- Banks Character Day Students and faculty will dress as a character from Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar, Gatsby, or Macbeth. Prizes will be given for the best costume. Soliloquy Competition Students will have an opportunity to show off their oratory skills in a soliloquy competition during lunches in the amphitheater. Literacy Announcement Coffee House and Poetry Read during Lunches Book in Bag check coin Celebrity Reader Mr. Mantovani Literary Game Day During the lunches in the cafeteria, students will play games with a literary twist and have a chance to win prizes. Literacy Announcement 30 minutes reading 3 rd Book in Bag Check coin Celebrity Reader Ms. Chester We Rise Up and Achieve! The top 5 students in each grade level who have completed the most activities in January in Achieve 3000 will be recognized. Each student will receive a prize. The grade level with the most activities for the month of January will also be recognized. Literacy Announcement 30 minutes reading 4 th period Book in Bag Check coin Celebrity Reader---Mrs. Mastromatto You Read, I Read, Let s all Read for Ice-Cream! Students will meet in the media center during their lunch periods and enjoy an ice cream sundae while discussing their favorite books in a round table discussion.

10 Stanton College Preparatory School Monday correct answer will be eligible for $25.00 gift card drawing from Barnes and Noble. Hats and shirts on for Reading Students will wear hats and shirts to kick off our Literacy Week. The verbiage/design on the hats and shirts are expected to inspire reading. correct answer will be eligible for $25.00 gift card drawing from Barnes and Noble. TED Talk on Literacy The media representative will showcase a TED Talk during each lunch revolving around how literacy changes the world. asked correct answer will be eligible for $25.00 gift card drawing from Barnes and Noble. Door Decorations Teachers and students from 4A classes will decorate the classroom doors while keeping in this year s theme Literacy Changes Our World. asked correct answer will be eligible for $25.00 gift card drawing from Barnes and Noble. Drop and Read Day Students will be encouraged to have lunch in the auditorium while enjoying a good book of their choice. correct answer will be eligible for $25.00 gift card drawing from Barnes and Noble. Spoken Word The Expressionist Club will share poetry in the court yard during both lunches. There will also be an open microphone for others to share their poetry. The theme Literacy Changes the World Terry Parker HS LCOW Trivia: A trivia question relating to literacy will be asked Students will submit answers to a designated box. One winner will be chosen for a prize each day. Answer for a Rancher. During lunch duty AP Rowan will walk from table to table and ask students literacy related questions. If student answers the question correctly, he/she receives a Jolly Rancher! Door Décor Day: Teachers will decorate their doors for the theme Literacy Changes Our World best door receives a prize. LCOW Trivia: A trivia question relating to literacy will be asked Students will submit answers to a designated box. One winner will be chosen for a prize each day. Answer for a Rancher. During lunch duty AP Rowan will walk from table to table and ask students literacy related questions. If student answers the question correctly, he/she receives a Jolly Rancher! Mannequin Challenge Competition: Students will create a mannequin challenge based on a scene from a book they have read. The best scene wins. LCOW Trivia: A trivia question relating to literacy will be asked Students will submit answers to a designated box. One winner will be chosen for a prize each day. Answer for a Rancher. During lunch duty AP Rowan will walk from table to table and ask students literacy related questions. If student answers the question correctly, he/she receives a Jolly Rancher! Lunch in The Library: Teachers from various subject areas volunteer to select a book to read and form a study group. The groups will meet in the Library once a LCOW Trivia: A trivia question relating to literacy will be asked Students will submit answers to a designated box. One winner will be chosen for a prize each day. Answer for a Rancher. During lunch duty AP Rowan will walk from table to table and ask students literacy related questions. If student answers the question correctly, he/she receives a Jolly Rancher! Design and Wear a T- shirt, pair of socks, or other piece of clothing (no hats) that displays your favorite book! LCOW Trivia: A trivia question relating to literacy will be asked Students will submit answers to a designated box. One winner will be chosen for a prize each day. Answer for a Rancher. During lunch duty AP Rowan will walk from table to table and ask students literacy related questions. If student answers the question correctly, he/she receives a Jolly Rancher! Read My Shirt Day students and faculty encouraged to wear shirts that others have to read. (Shirts must comply with dress code requirements).

11 Achieve more and Change YOUR World! Teachers will show students the Career Connections Section of Achieve Students will compare their current Lexile level to a career they have an interest in. The class with the highest Achieve 3000 average and highest increase in Lexile at the end of the week will receive a prize! quarter to discuss the book. Ed White EWMAL Reads! Family Literacy Week Launch. Teachers and students will be encouraged to capture reading activities and use #EWMALReads on daily social media post. Launch Mannequin Book Cover Challenge due on th Principal will use school messenger to encourage parents, students, faculty and other stakeholders to Stop, Drop & Read for at least 20 minutes every day. EWMAL Book Heroes! Give One, Get One Book swap Faculty & staff and students will be encouraged to bring gently used books to school for a book drive in the cafeteria during lunches. Students who bring in books to donate will receive Hero points for each book given or taken in the swap. Speed Date a Book! Commanders Read English teachers will conduct speed dating with books sessions in their classes to put a book in each child s hands. English and Reading classes will Stop, Drop & Read for 15 minutes during each Period. Book Cover Mannequin Challenge! Book Cover Selfies Students will create pictures using the Mannequin Challenge to recreate their favorite book cover and post them using #EWMALReads and #MannequinChallenge BookCovers Students will show their English teacher their social media post for Hero points Teachers will create pictures using the Mannequin Challenge to recreate their favorite book cover and post using the same hashtags as the students All-Star Read to Achieve Achieve 3000 campaign Core teachers will announce incentives for students who have the most activities completed by the end of February. Winners will be announced for each grade level.

12 Westside High School Wolfson High School Monday #SquadGoals Students and teachers will dress up in groups as their favorite squads from literature. Plant your Roots Students in art class will construct 3 trees around the school the week prior. During English and reading classes, students will create Root cards to add to the trees. The Pen is Mightier than the Sword: Word Play Day Students and teachers will dress up as an idiom or a pun. Hold your horses. It s raining cats and dogs. The ball is in your court. Curiosity killed the cat. Reading Opens Doors Monday after school, teachers will hang Reading Opens Doors signs on the inside of their doors. During class, students will add short quotes, hashtags, or ideas from books to the poster. All the World s A Stage: Character Day Students and teachers will dress up as their favorite character from a play, novel, story, etc. 1 st /5 th Period Literacy Trivia correct answer may Winner and answer will be announced in the afternoon. 2 nd /6 th Period #RealWolverinesRead Teachers will read selected passages aloud from their favorite books or short stories for 20 minutes during the first part of the period. 3 rd /7 th Books and Bites The media center will be open for students to bring their lunches and read during this time. In addition, small treats will be available for students who choose to come and read. Teachers will rotate in and out with their favorite books to encourage students to read. 4 th/ 8 th #Readingwith During afternoon announcements, an administrator or guest will read a short selected passage from a favorite book or passage about literacy. Continual #RealWolverinesRead board A bulletin board will be dedicated to #RealWolverinesRead. Students from journalism will take pictures of teachers reading their favorite books the week before and post them here and on the online school magazine. The students will add pictures throughout the week of students that get caught reading. Door Decorating Teachers will decorate their doors like their favorite books. A selection committee will choose the best door and award a prize. Get Caught Reading! - Kick-off of literacy week with special morning announcement about literary inspiration. Every first period class will showcase a threeminute pro-literacy message for their morning warm-up. All Star Book Share! - Students will bring in a used book from home to donate or swap for another gently used book at a book share event during lunch later in the week. -Literacy Commercials - Students will create book trailers for books or stories that they Showcase Literacy: Poetry Slam! Students are encouraged to participate in our Poetry Slam! The event will be held at 6pm in the Wolfson Auditorium. Students are encouraged to share their own poetry, or do a dramatic reading of Open the Door to Reading! Judgment day for the literary inspired door decorations! The winning classroom door will be announced. Continued reading incentive through week-long Get Starring YOU as your Favorite Book Character! Students and faculty come to school dressed as their favorite literary characters. Acknowledgement of students who earned the most Hero points in the Get Caught Reading initiative.

13 - Launch of the weeklong Get Caught Reading Hero points reward program for students who are reading before and after school, and during lunch. - Literacy week calendar of events will be promoted on social media, morning announcements, school website, and posted throughout the school. - Retro Read posters featuring faculty members reading discipline specific texts will be created and posted on social media, school website, throughout the school. have read this year that would get next year's students excited. Trailers will be shared during the morning Continued reading incentive through week-long Get Caught Reading Hero points initiative. - Morning announcement student highlight: My favorite book. Student will share a quote and why the book means so much to them. their favorite poet s work. Final day to complete the literary inspired door decorations on all classroom doors. Continued reading incentive through week-long Get Caught Reading Hero points initiative. Morning announcement student highlight: My favorite book. Student will share a quote and why the book means so much to them. Caught Reading Hero points initiative. Family Literacy Night will be held in the evening to promote college and career readiness in reading and the FLDOE Take20 initiative. Morning announcement student highlight: My favorite book. Student will share a quote and why the book means so much to them. Morning announcement student highlight: My favorite book. Student will share a quote and why the book means so much to them. - Launch of the literary inspired door decoration contest.