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Michele Tota
SLM 506
Module #3 Reading Promotion
July 5, 2014
Read-a-Thon-Read-In
Rationale/Overview

Audience/Objective
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Plan Description

I chose to create a Read-a-Thon-Read-In because there

are so many students who enjoy reading book series
and viewing the movies afterwards, and I felt that this
would be a great way for students to get together to
spend one full night reading these books, viewing the
movies, and also participating in other activities like a
Poetry Slam or a comic book writing session provided
by the art teacher. As an added bonus and to entice
more students to join in on the fun, prizes will be
awarded to the students such as gift cards, movie
tickets, iPod mini, KindleFire, etc.
Audience: The audience will be seventh and eighth
grade middle school students. This age group would
be more interested in spending the night at the library
reading and discussing their favorite book series as
well as viewing the movie with their friends.
Objectives: The objective for this project is to
encourage the students who are already reading, but
to also encourage and entice those students who may
not read or may think it is uncool to read. This Reada-Thon-Read-In will also show students that reading
does not have to be just during school hours, but
afterhours as well and it is fun!
SWBAT: compose a short story or graphic novel
or poem
SWBAT: interpret and analyze a book and movie
adaptation of the same book.
SWBAT: explain the common themes and
concepts of various books.
Indicator: AASL: 4.1.1 Read, view, and listen for
pleasure and personal growth.
AASL: 4.1.2 Read widely and fluently to make
connections with self, the world, and previous
reading.
AASL: 4.1.3 Respond to literature and creative
expressions of ideas in various formats and
genres.
Students currently in the seventh and eighth grade
middle school will be invited to attend a Library Read-

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a-Thon-Read-In where students will come to the library

afterhours, 8PM, and stay until 7AM for breakfast the
next morning. Through the night students will
participate in book readings of their favorite book
series, viewings of the film adaptations (there will need
to be a letter written or contact made for approval to
show these movies) of these books, as well as be
introduced to new and upcoming series by new
authors. Students will also be able to participate in
various poetry readings, and poetry slams as well as
learn unique and creative ways to create graphic
novels.
The library will provide food and refreshments;
chaperons will include volunteer parents and teachers,
as well as administrators. All students and their
parents will be encouraged to attend and participate in
an activity that both promotes reading, but also
reading for personal enjoyment.

Evaluation/Assessm
ent

Collaboration

Technology Use

The books showcased for this event will mainly cover

the most popular book series (a survey that will be
completed previously by the students and also by
professional reviews reviewed by the librarian) as well
as other possibly unknown books. The books chosen
will appeal to both male and female readers and
reluctant readers. Books for consideration:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Mickey Bolitar Novel Series by Harlen Coben
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
At the end of the event, students will be prompted to
complete an online survey of the event as well as to
write a short narrative to promote the event to other
students.
The librarian will collaborate with the seventh and
eighth grade language arts/English teachers as well as
the art teacher and any other teacher that maybe
interested in volunteering their time to help students
participate and see the enjoyment of reading.
Students will be able to communicate with the
librarian, the teachers, and other students via the
librarys wiki page and Edmodo blog about the
upcoming event as well as the online book talks that
will take place.

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Students will also be able to upload and/or stream the

books showcased at the event onto their Kindles or
Nooks for more accessibility.
Works Cited
American Association of School Librarians. Standards for the 2st-Century
Learner in
Action. Chicago: American Association of School Librarians, 2009
Ideas to Get teens Reading: Scholastic.com. Scholastic: Where Teachers Come
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[Looking for Alaska]. School Library Journal 51.2 (2005): 136. Senior High
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Serita, Peter D. [Looking for Alaska]. Horn Book Magazine 81.2 (2005): 201202.
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Reutter, Vicki1. "Seconds Away." School Library Journal 58.11 (2012): 100-102.
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