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Join the Hunger Games!. Susan Martin smartin@liberty.k12.mo.us Liberty, MO. What Does It Take to Join?. Read one book during the school year Take an online Quia quiz if the book is an award nominee Add a book review to district website if the book is not an award nominee
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Join the Hunger Games! Susan Martin smartin@liberty.k12.mo.us Liberty, MO
What Does It Take to Join? • Read one book during the school year • Take an online Quia quiz if the book is an award nominee • Add a book review to district website if the book is not an award nominee • All types of books are eligible: • Any non-fiction book • Graphic novels • Biographies • Any fiction book
The Design of the Games • 12 Districts are created • Students draw randomly (I used dominoes) to become part of a district. • Districts are displayed on bulletin board
The Design of the Games • A website is designed for each district using Google sites • Websites house book reviews created by students • Three templates are created for student use: • Nonfiction book review • Biography book review • Fiction book review
The Design of the Games • Read books: win advantages for your district during the physical games • A “reaping” countdown calendar is added to each of the 12 websites. (Dec 13th is the day) • Two students are chosen from each district to play the physical games (24 students total)
The Physical Games • The physical games are held indoors & outdoors, January – April during late bus Wednesdays for 1 hour. • Start with 24 competitors. • Two competitors eliminated during each game • Last man/woman standing at the final competition will win prizes for the entire district.
Extrasidea adapted from Robin LewisSVMS Library Media Specialist • Color code your districts • Issue a color coded ID card • Gives a sense of Identity • Used to win small prizes throughout the year • Give only to those in the district who have completed at least 1 book review/quiz.
Thinking Ahead • Recruit parent/teacher/student volunteers to • Help monitor the games • Video tape the games and/or take pictures • Gather supplies: www.SignUpGenius.com
Funding • Write a grant (Liberty Foundation Grant $300.00) • Ask for help from your PTA • Ask vendors for help purchasing supplies • Use your Library Activity Account • Hold a Barnes & Noble Book Fair • Parents are a great resource for donating supplies
Useful Links • Presented by: Susan Martin • smartin@liberty.k12.mo.us • Liberty Middle School LMC • http://lms.liberty.k12.mo.us/homepage • Quia: Quizzes, Surveys, & Activities • http://www.quia.com/web • Digital Documents Sharing/Collaboration Site • www.google.com/sites • Supply Tracker • www.SignUpGenius.com
Acknowledgements • Thank you to Robin Lewis and Alison Jackson for their help in brainstorming and designing the competitions • Thank you to Robin Lewis for designing the district cards and allowing me to use and share them. • Thank you to all of my parent volunteers who assisted in the games • Dana Sallee, Annette George, Cheryl Morrow, & Kristi Burch • Thank you to all of my teacher volunteers who assisted in the games • Mary Margaret Oberkrom, Sue Pollitt, & Carita Marshall