Reading Promotion Activity
Rational: Since
middle and high students are much more peer-focused, this project allows them
to inspire each other to read books. The
activity is student driven and empowers them to choose books for each other by
filling out bookmarks with recommendations on it to be displayed for other
students to take from the display. The
media specialist is still an integral part of the process by encouraging
students to complete bookmarks and copying well done bookmarks for multiple distribution. Media
specialists also keep track of the number of completed bookmarks and handing
out incentives.
Audience: Middle
school students
Objectives: The
students will read a book for pleasure and then complete a bookmark
recommending it to their peers.
The
students will increase the number of books they read for pleasure.
The
students will participate in the program by using recommendations by other
students.
Description of Plans:
The
students will read a book and then complete a bookmark recommending it to their
peers. The students will rate the book
on a scale similar to the VOYA rating scale.
They will then write a short summary of why they liked the book. They will then place their bookmark in the
correct pocket on the display area for its genre. The display, as shown in the tabletop model,
will have one side that has pockets labeled by genre to hold the bookmarks. The other side will have a laminate or magic board
in which students can write their requests for good books in which other
students can respond to. Students will
receive incentives for completing the bookmarks. The media specialist will keep track of the
number of bookmarks completed by each student.
The media specialist can also make copies of good bookmarks to place in
the pockets.
Cooperative efforts
with outside sources:
Classroom
teacher – The English/
Business
– For every five books completed, students will receive a gift certificate,
like a free ice cream from Mc Donalds.
This would be cumulative throughout their career at the school.
Multimedia: Board
display with pockets for bookmarks by category.
Message board for student requests. Tabletop displays for media tables. Bookmarks for students to
complete.
Evaluative assessment:
Number
of bookmarks completed.
Number of successful recommendations.
Number of gift certificates given out to students.
Bibliography:
This
is a summary of how I developed this idea.
First I was thinking about what we talked about in class about how young
adults are more focused on opinions by other students and how well VOYA
completed their rating system and use young adults to rate the books as well as
adults. Then I was thinking about how
students in my class love to write each other notes and how in my last class I
learned about instant messaging. This
gave me the idea of making mailboxes for each student and how they could check
the mailboxes for book recommendations, but this is an unrealistic idea for
middle and high students due to the number of students in the building. I might use this idea for elementary students. I changed the idea a little to have a general
mailbox display with bookmarks in them created by the students. Students could pick up a recommendation and
use the bookmark as they read the book.
I did not have any formal references that I read to research this
project, so instead gave you my train of thought for the project.
(Note, the attached page is a layout of the bulletin board on an
easel. If you print it out and fold it
down the middle you can see the layout.
It can also be easily adapted to a flat, wall bulletin board.)