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Volusia County schools
2014 secondary literacy fair
May 17, 2014•10 :00 am to 2:30 pm•Mainland High Schoolhttp://myvolusiaschools.org/secondary -reading-language-arts/Pages/2014-Secondary-Literacy-Fair.aspx
EVENT DUE DATE CONTACT PAGEMiddle and High School Activities 1
Where I’m From May 1 Karen KepnerCampbell Middle 2
Before & After Character Sketches May 1 Amy Dempsey
Heritage Middle 3
Trifold Brochure May 1 Tracy HaighHolly Hill K-8 4
Graffiti Day of Fair Diane ColemanCreekside Middle 5
Poetry Slam May 1 Patricia LapinskyDeland Middle 6
Children’s Storybook May 1 Kristina Cromer and Deborah ShiremanSilver Sands Middle 7
Phoetry May 1 Kristina CromerSilver Sands Middle 8
Inkblot Poetry Day of Fair Meredith Egan and Jessica BarrickRiver Springs Middle 9
Picture This Day of Fair Harriet Dimuro and David FinkleSouthwestern Middle 10
Vocabulary Collage May 1 Andrea Gawronski and Yania GonzalezGalaxy Middle 11
Cereal Box Novel May 1 Ronnie GarrettAtlantic High 12
Bookmark Contest May 1 Archer IsraelDeland High 13
Scene It! May 1 Chelsea AmbroseMainland High 14
Character Monologue May 1 Heather IannarelliOrmond Beach Middle 15
Poetweet and Twaiku Poetry Day of Fair Tiki PicottSeabreeze High 16
Shakespearean Battle of the Wits Day of Fair Holly Ward
Spruce Creek High 17
Shakespearean Scrabble Day of Fair Holly WardSpruce Creek High 18
Socks with Skills Day of Fair Robin Alday and Kelly HanrahanHinson Middle 19
Literary Sculptures Day of Fair Janice CarnegieDJJ 20
Mysti, Mythi, Artist CoolTriptychs May 1 Noel Nehrig
Taylor Middle-High 21
Table of Contents
EVENT DUE DATE CONTACT PAGE
Literacy by the Pint May 1 Heather Henderson and Bethany SmithUniversity High 22
Story in a Bag Day of Fair Michelle SwintPine Ridge High 23
Outside to Inside the Box May 1 Deborah Croak and Michelle LeatheadSpruce Creek High 24
Reading Campaign Posters May 1 Deborah Croak and Joseph VandenbergSpruce Creek High 25
Literature on a Plate Day of Fair Sarah CallahanMainland High 26
Middle School Only Activities 27
Creative Book Trailer May 1 Nancy McLaneDeltona Middle 28
Philosophical T-Shirts May 1 Amy McLaneNew Smyrna Beach Middle 29
High School Only Activities 31
Creative Writing Contest *March 24*Brian Lysholm
New Smyrna Beach High32
Video Vocab May 1 Tiki PicottSeabreeze High 33
Book Trailer May 1 Kelly Gruman and Mary ThomasDeltona High 34
Table of Contents (continued)
MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
EVERYONE WELCOME!
The following activities are available to middle school & high school students.
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Guidelines
• Students will write a poem about “where theyare from,” emulating the style of George EllaLyon’s original poem. Students can visit thewebsite to download the poem and view otherstudent examples. There are also directionsand brainstorming ideas.
http://www.georgeellalyon.com/where.html
•Poems must by typed
Deadline
Schools may submit up to ten entries per schoolby May 1, 2014.
Contest
Winners posted the day of the fair. First, secondand third place for both middle and high school.
Sponsoring School
Campbell Middle School
Contact
Karen Kepner
I am from clothespins, from Clorox and carbon-tetrachloride.
I am from the dirt under the back porch.(Black, glistening,
it tasted like beets.) I am from the forsythia bush
the Dutch elmwhose long-gone limbs I remember
as if they were my own.
I'm from fudge and eyeglasses, from Imogene and Alafair.
I'm from the know-it-allsand the pass-it-ons,
from Perk up! and Pipe down! I'm from He restoreth my soul
with a cottonball lamband ten verses I can say myself.
I'm from Artemus and Billie's Branch, fried corn and strong coffee.
From the finger my grandfather lost to the auger,
the eye my father shut to keep his sight.
Under my bed was a dress boxspilling old pictures, a sift of lost faces
to drift beneath my dreams. I am from those moments--snapped before I budded --leaf-fall from the family tree.
I’m
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Guidelines
• Students will read a novel, short story,or poem with a character that has un-dergone a significant change in per-sonality or actions from the beginningto the end of the story
• The students will graphically depict thecharacter’s physical appearance be-fore and after the change
• The students will use textual evidence(quotes) to prove how the character’sactions, appearance, personality, andthoughts have significantly changedfrom the beginning to the end of thetext
• There should be three labeled exam-ples for each category for before andafter: actions, appearance, personal-ity, and thoughts
• The “Before and After CharacterSketch” should be the student’s ownoriginal work, without the use of cli-part or the use of technology
• The “Before and After CharacterSketch” should have a title and theoriginal text (novel, short story, orpoem) should be cited using MLA for-mat
• Character sketches can be no largerthan a standard poster board:22”x28”
Deadline
Submit top three entries per schoolto Heritage Middle Schoolby May 1, 2014.
Contest
Winners displayed at the Literacy Fair.
Sponsoring School
Heritage Middle School
ContactAmy Dempsey
ScoringCriteria
Novice Basic Proficient Distinguished
Followed the “Before and AfterCharacter Sketch”
guidelines1 2 3 4
Original text (novel,short story, or
poem) is cited inMLA format
1 2 3 4Creative
and original 1 2 3 4
Rubric
before & after
CHARACTERSKETCHES
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Tri-Fold Brochure
Guidelines
• Students will create tri-fold brochure basedon a novel they have read, this year orbased on any topic/person being studiedthis year. The work must be the student’sown work.
•The tri-fold should be free-hand or computergenerated.
•Submissions should be the work of one per-son on a piece of fiction or non-fiction textread this year.
•An 8 ½ x 11 white sheet of paper shall beused for the tri-fold.
Fiction:•Front Cover – Title, Author, and original Illus-
tration•Inside Left – Character – include descrip-
tions, relationships, conflicts, and illustra-tions.
•Inside Center – Setting – Include description,relevance to story, and illustration
•Inside Right – Plot/Summary of story – Becreative & use visuals!
•Inside flap – recommendation – includesyour point of view and is well thought-out.
•Back – Name, School, Teacher
Non-Fiction:•Front Cover – Title, Author, and original illus-
tration•Inside Left, center, and right – Organize In-
formation gathered or learned about topicand label with appropriate text features.Must include graphs, charts, (If appropri-ate), graphic organizers and original illus-trations with captions.
•Inside Flap – Describe why a reader wouldread this text. Includes your thoughts, pointof view, and is well thought-out.
•Back – Citations, Name, School, Teacher
Deadline
Submit ten entries per schoolto Holly Hill K-8by May 1, 2014.
Contest
Winners displayed at the Literacy Fair.
Sponsoring School
Holly Hill K-8
Contact
Tracy Haigh
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Category Excellent (4) Good (3) Amost (2) Not Yet (1)
Attractiveness & Organization (Organization)
The brochure has exceptionally attractiveformatting and well-
organized information.
The brochure has attractive formatting and
well-organizedinformation.
The brochure has well-organized information.
The brochure's formatting and
organization of material are confusing to the reader.
Content & Accuracy
(Ideas)
The brochure has all ofthe required information(see checklist) and someadditional information.
The brochure has all of the required information
(see checklist).
The brochure has most of the required
information (see checklist).
The brochure has little of the required
information (see checklist).
Writing & Mechanics (Conventions)
All of the writing is donein complete sentences.
Capitalization and punctuation are correct
throughout the brochure.
Most of the writing is done in complete
sentences. Most of the capitalization and
punctuation are correctthroughout the brochure.
Some of the writing is donein complete sentences.
Some of the capitalizationand punctuation are correct
throughout the brochure.
Most of the writing is notdone in complete sentences.
Most of the capitalizationand punctuation are not correct throughout the
brochure.
Graphics/Pictures
The graphics go well with the text and there is a
good mix of text andgraphics.
The graphics go well withthe text, but there are somany that they distract
from the text.
The graphics go well with the text,
but there are too few.
The graphics do not go withthe accompanying text or appear to be randomly
chosen.
Sources
There are many citationsfrom a variety of sourcesaccurately listed on the
brochure.
There are some citationsfrom a variety of sourcesaccurately listed on the
brochure.
There are a few citationsaccurately listed on the
brochure.
Incomplete citations arelisted on the brochure.
Rubric
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Guidelines
• On a large sheet of butcher or bul-letin board paper, students will writegraffiti on the themes of “I write be-cause…” and “I read because….”Multi-colored pens will be avail-able.
Activity
The day of the fair.
GRA ff iTi
Sponsoring School
Creekside Middle School
Contact
Diane Coleman
poetryGuidelines
Students will present a poem in the PoetrySlam style as seen on the following link:http://my.poetryslam.com/nps-rules.Teachers will email a video of the students’presentations. Winners will present theirpoems in person on the day of the event.
1. Poems can be on any subject and inany style.
2. Each poem must be an original pieceperformed by the author.
3. No props.4. No costumes.5. Performances are timed and should not
exceed three minutes. Timing startswhen the performance or sound begins.
6. No musical instruments or prerecordedmusic.
Deadline
Submit top five entries per schoolto Deland Middle Schoolby May 1, 2014.
Contest
Finalists competition the day of the fair.First, second and third place to beawarded for middle and high school
Sponsoring School
Deland Middle School
Contact
Patricia Lapinsky and Abby Anderson
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Poetry Slam & Personal Poem Assessment Poetry Slam Oral Presentation Rubric
Poetry slam presentations allow students to read their own poems with emotion, gestures,body language, and facial expressions. Typically, the poet will have his/her poem totallymemorized and will be able to present from memory. This is an expectation of this activity(Do the absolute best you can! Note cards are acceptable if necessary.)
Categories and Criteria 4 3 2 1Eye Contact •Addressing the audience.•Not reading.
Verbal Cues •Tone, pace, volume,
intended pauses.
Non-Verbal Cues •Gestures, facial expressions, body language.
Enthusiasm •Positive energy, speakingwith animation, avoiding monotone.
Planning/Preparation •Showing rehearsal andpractice.
•Planning is very evident.
Followed the rules: •3 Minutes or less•No props •Original poem
Poetry Slam Assessment Total
Rubric
Guidelines
Write and illustrate (draw pictures,use clip art, etc.) a children’s storyabout a character who experiencespersonal challenges. The chal-lenges should have something todo with the themes of discrimina-tion, accepting those who are dif-ferent, discovering one’s inner selfor personal change.
The story must be original andshould be approximately 6-8pages in length. It must clearlyhave a beginning, middle, andend. It must also present andsolve a conflict.
Deadline
Submit three entries per school to Silver Sands Middle Schoolby May 1, 2014.
Contest
Winners displayed at the LiteracyFair.
Sponsoring School
Silver Sands Middle School
Contact
Kristina Cromer and Deborah Shireman
Organization10 points
• Story has a clear beginning, middle, and end
• Ideas are organized in a clear way that helps tell the story
• The plot is clear• Illustrations help tell the story and each
illustration clearly matches the ideas ofthe story
Content10 points
• Strong and vivid details make the story come alive for the reader
• The story is reflective, thoughtful, and insightful
• The story presents and solves a conflict • The story addresses a theme of
discrimination, accepting those who aredifferent, discovering one’s inner-self, orpersonal change.
• Engaging style (word choices etc.)
Creativity10 points
• Creative title• Creativity and originality• Sensory imagery where appropriate• Illustrations are detailed and interesting
Presentation10 points
• Typed, legible font• 6-8 pages in length• Both text and illustrations are presented
with style• Book is put together neatly and securely
Grammar and Mechanics
10 points
Standard grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation used throughout.
Rubric
CHILDREN ’S
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Guidelines
After choosing a personal photo-graph, students write an originalpoem. Each stanza of the poemshould appeal to one of the fivesenses. Also, the student mustmake the poem rhyme. Studentsare encouraged to use creative,sound devices, and/or figurativelanguage within the poem to moreeffectively engage the reader’ssenses. •Choose a personal photograph. •Write a poem about the photo. •The poem must have five stanzas
with four lines per stanza. •Each stanza should appeal to
one of the five senses. •The poem must rhyme.
Deadline
Submit three entries per school to Silver Sands Middle Schoolby May 1, 2014.
Contest
Winners displayed at the LiteracyFair.
Sponsoring School
Silver Sands Middle School
Contact
Kristina Cromer
5 4 3 2 1Sight 5 4 3 2 1
Sound 5 4 3 2 1Smell 5 4 3 2 1Taste 5 4 3 2 1Touch 5 4 3 2 1
5 4 3 2 1All five stanzas have four lines 5 4 3 2 1
Use of sound device/rhyme 5 4 3 2 1
Use of creative writing/figurative language 5 4 3 2 1
Presentation 5 4 3 2 1
Rubric
My Cat Smiles
The unpleasant aroma of lunch sack tuna scraps
brought the stealthy paws of my abundant feline
tiptoeing toward the table in search of the discarded
which had awakened her from one of her afternoon naps.
phoetry
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Guidelines
• Inkblots aren’t just forpsychology, they arealso used for inspira-tion.
•Participants will createtheir own uniqueinkblot creation andpoem.
Activity
The day of the fair.
SponsoringSchool
River Springs Middle
Contact
Meredith Egan and Jessica Barrick
Guidelines
• Create a sentence basedon the Picture This! prompt
• Sentences will be judgedbased on their specificity,creativity, and sentence flu-ency
• Winner every 1/2 hour• Winners will be posted on
the door so students needto check to see if they havewon and come into theroom to claim their prizes
Activity
The day of the fair.
Sponsoring School
Southwestern Middle School
Contact
Harriett Dimuro and David Finkle
A dirty sweat sock hung from the ceiling fan, as I searched
through discarded Hal-loween candy wrappers for myunfinished math homework,pausing to scrape an unknownsubstance from my hand, I cau-tiously stuck my trembling handunder the bed (affectionatelynamed by my mother as the“teenage wasteland”).
picture this!
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Guidelines
• Create a poster to display/explain themeaning of the word through imagesand/or writing.
• The vocabulary word should be aprominent feature of the collage.
Contest
Entries due to Galaxy Middle by May 1, 2014.
Sponsoring School
Galaxy Middle School
Contact
Andrea Gawronski and Yania Gonzalez
vocabulary
collage
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Guidelines
•Create a visual display for a book report ona novel that you have recently read.•The display will be created using a cerealbox as the median.•The entire cereal box must be covered. Youmay use construction paper or a collage effectto cover each side, top and bottom.•The of the cereal box must have thename of the novel, author, and a visual depic-tion of your choice that represents some partof the novel.•The of the cereal box must include thebasic elements of the plot:•Exposition/Introduction: This part introducesthe characters and their personalities.•Rising Action: This part helps recognize andreveal the conflicts of the characters to an-other character or to hm self. This also showsthe preogression of the story and leads up tothe climax.•Climax: This part shows suspense and is theturning point in the novel that surprises thereader.•Falling Action or Resolution: How is theconflict resolved?•Resolution and denouement: End of the ac-tion and conclusion of the story.•One side of the cereal box must list the char-acter’s names and a brief summary of theroles they play in the novel. The other side ofthe cereal box must list other novels by the au-thor OR if this is the author’s only novel, otherbooks that someone who like this book mightlike. Give the title of the book and the author.•The top of the cereal box should have thetitle of the book.
4 (20 pts) 3 (15 pts) 2 (10 pts) 1 (5 pts)
RequirementsStudent meets all
requirements as outlined on the project guidelines.
Student meets most of the requirementsas outlined on
the project guidelines. At least one requirement
is missing.
Two or more sections, as outlined in the projectguidelines, are missing.
The project is incomplete as outlined on the
project guidelines.
Creativity
Several of the graphics orobjects used in the projectreflect an exceptional de-gree of student creativity.
One or two of thegraphics or objects used in the project
reflect student creativity.
One or two graphics or objects were made or
customized by the student, but the ideas were typical
rather than creative.
The student did notmake or customize any
of the items on the project guidelines.
Time and Effort
Much time and effort went into the planning anddesignof the project. It isclear the student workeddiligently to complete this
project to the best ofhis/her ability.
Student could have put inmore time and effort in order
to complete this project tothe best of his/her ability.
Minimal effort is shown.Student put in little
or no effort.
Evidence of Reading
The project provides ampleevidence of the student’shaving read the novel.
The project provides evidence that the student
has read the novel.
Some evidence is present that the student has attempted
to read the novel.
It is evident that the student has read not
read the novel.
Contest
Send top three entries per school to Ronnie Garret at AtlanticHigh School by May 1, 2014.
Sponsoring School
Atlantic High School
Contact
Ronnie Garrett
NOVELcereal box
Rubric
Guidelines
•Title and Author of Book•An original slogan that wouldencourage someone to read
the book•Original artwork. Color or B/Wokay. The student can have help with the artwork, but may not use computer-generated or published art. •The bookmark can be any shape as long as it is flat and does not exceed the dimensionsof the rules – 3” X 9”.
•The student must list his/her name on the back, grade level, sponsoring teacher’s name, school
Deadline
Each teacher may submit up to 20 entries to Deland High Schoolby May 1, 2014.
Contest
Winners displayed at the Literacy Fair.
Sponsoring School
Deland High School
Contact
Archer Israel
C o n t e s t13
scene it!
Guidelines
Students will select a scene, event, or moment from a piece of literature of theirchoice. Students will then recreate the scene in comic book format using original thoughts,images and ideas. Students may use exact dialogue from the text if applicable. Comic submissions must contain a minimum of 8-12 frames.Technology can be used, however ALL submissions must be students’work—no clip art/copied images accepted.Students may submit work individually or as a group (no more than three team members per comic).
Deadline
Submit top three entires per school to Mainland High by May 1, 2014
Contest
Winners displayed at Literacy Fair.
Sponsoring School
Mainland High School
Contact
Chelsea Ambrose
4 3 2 1
CREATIVITY
The story contains manycreative details and/or
descriptions that contributeto the reader's comprehen-sion and enjoyment of the
story and the project.
The story contains a fewcreative details and/ordescriptions that con-tribute to the reader'scomprehension and
enjoyment of the project.
The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they
distract from the story makingit somewhat difficult
to understand.
There is little evidence of creativity in the story.
Story is difficult to understand.
DIALOGUE AND TEXT
There is an appropriateamount of dialogue and
text to bring the charactersto life and it is always clear
which character is speaking.
There is too much dialogue and text in this
story, but it is always clearwhich character is
speaking.
There is not quite enough dialogue or text in this story,but it is always clear which
character is speaking.
It is not clear which character is speaking.
ILLUSTRATIONS
Original illustrations are detailed, attractive,
creative and relate to thetext on the page.
Original illustrations aresomewhat detailed,
attractive, and relate tothe text on the page.
Original illustrations relate tothe text on the page.
Illustrations are not presentOR they are not original.
TITLE Title is creative, sparks
interest, and is related tothe comic and topic.
Title is related to thecomic and topic.
Title is present, but does notappear to be related to the
comic and topic.No title.
GRAMMAR AND SYNTAX
Grammar and usage werecorrect and contributed toclarity, style and character
development.
Grammar and usagewere typically correct
and errors did not detractfrom the presentation.
Grammar and usage were typically correct but errors
detracted from presentation.
Repeated errors in grammarand usage detracted greatly
from the presentation.
AUTHENTICITY The content and ideas arepresented in a unique and
interesting way.
The content and ideasare presented in an
interesting way.
Comic shows an attempt at authenticity.
Comic is not authentic to the literature.
CONTENT AND ACCURACY
All content throughout thepresentation is accurate.
There are no factual errors.
Most of the content is accurate but there is onepiece of information that
might be inaccurate.
The content is generally accurate, but one piece of
information is clearly flawed or inaccurate.
Content is typically confusing or contains more
than one factual error.
CLARITY AND NEATNESS
Comic strip is easy to readand all elements are clearly
written and drawn.
Comic strip is easy toread and most elementsare clearly written and
drawn.
Comic strip is somewhat easyto read and some elements
are clearly written and drawn.
Comic strip is hard to readand few elements are clearly
written and drawn.
Rubric
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charactermonologue
Guidelines
•Students will select a character from a literary work and perform a monologue. •Students will be required to “become” the character they have chosen which includes dressing as
the character.•Monologue must be videoed and submitted by the due date.•Students must dress as the character•Should be presented in 1st person•Maximum of 2:30 seconds•Must submit a written copy of the monologue along with the video•Each school will submit their top 3 entries•Finalist will be notified and will perform the day of the Literacy Fair.
Deadline
Submit top three entires per school to Ormond Beach Middle by May 1, 2014.
Contest
Finalists will receive advance notification and perform on the day of the fair.
Sponsoring School
Ormond Beach Middle School
Contact
Heather Iannarelli
4 3 2 1
VOICEStudent communicates
expressively, enunciating and using variety of rate,pitch, tone, and volume.
Student enunciatesnclearly, using rate, pitch,and volume to express
character.
Student attempts to enunciate, using vocal
variety and volume, but
execution is weak.
Student uses limited or inappropriate
enunciation, vocal variety, and volume.
CHARACTERStudent communicates
expressively, illuminating the life and world of the
character.
Student communicatesclearly, expressing the life and world of the
character.
Student attempts to express thelife and world of the character,
but execution is weak.
Student uses limited or inappropriate acting technique to create
character.
WRITTEN MONOLOGUE
Script was very well-written.Dialogue flowed smoothlyand matched the story in
which the character originated. The vocabularythat was used matched that
of the character.
Script was well-written. Dialogue was mostly
smooth and showed agood understanding of
the character. The vocabulary that was used mostly matched that of the character.
Script was mostly good, butoccasionally did not match thecharacter. Dialogue was good,but may have been choppy or
weak in a few instances. Vocabulary was adequate for the interpretation of the
character.
Script was difficult to follow and did not
follow the character fromthe selected litarary piece.
Dialogue was was not clear.
Rubric
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Guidelines
Create a poem utilizing the Twitter format of 140 characters. Poems will beposted to a twitter # hashtag and displayed during the Literacy Fair.
Activity
The day of the fair.
Sponsoring School
Seabreeze High School
Contact
Tiki Picott
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poetweet & twaikuPOETRY
Guidelines
• This is a fun and dramatic“battle of the wits” using aShakespearean insult gener-ator. Little “performancehappenings” will be enactedby teams, groups, and indi-viduals to arrive at a winner.
• Facilitator/sponsor will directthe “drama.”
• Anyone can participate inthe fun.
• Participants will be dividedinto two teams to begin.Each person will be given apaper which will help themto generate Shakespeareaninsults.
• Teams will dramaticallycompete –slinging insults ateach other.
• The competition will thenfocus on winning groups,and individuals.
• Facilitator will direct the in-sult fun and drama. If youare dramatic, you will lovethis activity.
Activity
The day of the fair.
Sponsoring School
Spruce Creek High School
Contact
Holly R. Ward
Thy sin’s not accidental, but a
trade!
Shakespearean BATTLE OF THE WITS
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Guidelines
• Students will play Scrabble with a part-ner but using only Shakespearean orElizabethan words. Elizabethan diction-aries will be provided and students mayuse them while playing. Winners will bedecided after a short period of play (30minutes).
• A version of Scrabble will be playedusing only Shakespearean or Eliza-bethan words.
• Shakespearean dictionaries will be pro-vided and can be used during play.
• Schools may send competition winners,but students may just attend the fair andplay without being a competition winnerfrom a classroom or school.
• Two to four students will play using onegame in a room with many gamesbeing played simultaneously.
• Games will be timed to end within 30 to45 minutes.
• High scoring students will win.
Activity
The day of the fair.
Sponsoring School
Spruce Creek High School
Contact
Holly R. Ward
shakespearean
SCRABBLE18
Guidelines
Do you like socks? Have you everused sock puppets to produce a play,book introduction, talk show, inter-view or commercial? Well, here’syour chance! Come to the “Sockswith Skills” activity on the day of thefair and enjoy creating digital sockpuppet mini-presentations. We will beusing iPads with the app “Sock Pup-pets”. If you have this app on yourSmartphone or device, bring it along.You will be able to create your ownsetting, choose characters, recordyour voice in a variety of styles, moveyour puppets around on the stageand email or upload your master-piece to YouTube, edmodo, etc. Sobe sure to join us to learn how muchfun, “Socks with Skills” can be!!!
Activity
The day of the fair.
Sponsoring School
Hinson Middle School
Contact
Robin Alday and Kelly Hanrahan
with skills
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Guidelines
• Students will create a sculpture depicting a literarywork or author.
• Sculptures are to be made ofany material. (appropriate toschool)
• Weigh no more than 20 lbs.• Able to be transported.• Freestanding• Include notecard w/title,
author and explanation as itrelates to literature.
Deadline
Submit top three entries per school at the fair on May 17, 2014.
Contest
Winners selected and displayed at the Literacy Fair.Please make arrangements totake your project home at the
end of the fair.
SponsoringSchool
DJJ
Contact
Janice Carnegie
sculptures
Guidelines
• Students will write an original myth or legend and create a triptych that illustrates it.Triptychs should illustrate the exposition, climax, and resolution of the narrative.
• Triptychs must be accompanied by written work. Triptychs may be completed using allforms of multimedia and may be as small as an 8 1/2 x 11 to as large as a tri-foldproject board.
• A triptych is a set of three panels or compartments side by side, bearing pictures,carvings, drawings, or the like.
Deadline
Submit entries to Taylor Middle-High School by May 1, 2014.
Contest
Winners displayed at the Literacy Fair.
Sponsoring School
Taylor Middle-High School
Contact
Noel Nehrig
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MYSTIMYTHI
ARTISTI
triptychs
Deadline
Submit top ten entries per schoolto University High by May 1, 2014.
Contest
Winners displayed at the Literacy Fair.
Sponsoring School
University High School
Contact
Heather Henderson and Bethany Smith
PINT
War and PeachAn ambitious, sweeping, andimpeccably detailed frozen treatof truly epic proportions, with somany ingredients that you'll for-get most of them existed by thetime you're halfway through yourcone. Not easy to get throughwithout a headache, but if youmake it, you can brag about fin-ishing it for the rest of your life.
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Guidelines
I scream, you scream, we all scream for LiteracyIce Cream! Create a unique Ben and Jerry’s icecream flavor based on a piece of literature anddesign a pint label to market that flavor. Alsoinclude an “ingredients” list and a description ofyour flavor that highlights the most important el-ements of the text. Use the following link to ac-cess a template, or make one of your own.
http://myvolusiaschools.org/secondary-reading-lan-guage-arts/Pages/2014-Secondary-Literacy-Fair.aspx
Creative Ice Cream Name •Referencing literary title•Creative and originalPint Label and Lid Design •Detailed and neat•Creative and original•Colorful•Hand drawn or computer-generated•Use an “up-cycled” ice cream pint or the provided template“Ingredients” List•Characters•Themes•Setting•ConflictFlavor Description•Clever wording•Creative marketing•Appropriate blend of food imagery and literary elementsIce Cream Pints will be judged according to the following criteria:•Creativity and originality of wording•Creativity and originality of illustrations•Professional presentation and design•Clever marketing•Overall design details
Guidelines
Students will receive a bag filled with fiveitems. Groups of two to four participantswill choose a “grab bag” filled with fiveitems. The five items in the bag will serve asthe details and start of the creation and per-formance of an original short story.1. Participants will have 15 minutes to come
up with their story and presentation.2. Participants are not required to use all
15 minutes. 3. Performances will be 5-7 minutes long.4. Performances will be held in half hour in-
tervals after the opening ceremonies. 5. Story starters will be provided along with
the bag of props.
Activity
The day of the fair.
Sponsoring School
Pine Ridge High School
Contact
Michelle Swint
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IN-A-BAGIMPROVISATION
Guidelines
• Read a novel of your choiceThink about one of the characters
in the novel. Imagine what the character would save to symbolize who he or she is and what life has beenlike.
•Decorate a medium or large shoe box that represents the story/character.
•Place items inside of the box that symbolizes the character. (Pictures, real items, models etc.) There should be aminimum of five items.
•Include an introduction about the box anda summary (two paragraph minimum) onwhy you chose at least three of the items.The summary should be attached to thelid of the box. The title of the bookshould also be displayed on the lid of thebox.
Deadline
Submit three finalists per school to Spruce Creek High School by May 1, 2014.
Contest
Winners displayed at
the Literacy Fair.
Sponsoring School
Spruce Creek High School
Contact
Deborah Croak and Michelle Leathead
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Outside to Inside the Box
Rubric3 2 1
Craftsmanship& Execution
Work shows high level ofcraftmanship
and execution.
Work shows averagelevel of craftmanship
and execution.
Work shows low level of
craftmanship and execution.
Creativity & Originality
Box displays highlevel of originality
and decorative effort.
Box displays averagelevel of originality
and decorative effort.
Box displays low level of originality
and decorative effort.
SummarySummary shows high
level of effort andcontains less than two
gramatical errors.
Summary shows aver-age level of effortand contains 3-4gramatical errors
Summary shows lowlevel of effort and
contains over 4 gra-matical errors
Followed Guidelines
Student met all requirements
as outlined in student guidelines.
Student met most requirements
as outlined in student guidelines.
Student met few requirements
as outlined in student guidelines.
Rubric
outside to insidethe box
Guidelines
• Students will use a digitalcamera to create a picture that promotes reading. Pictureshould be blown up to postersize: 11x14, 16x20 or 16x24.
• The poster must emphasizereading.
• Ideas can come from hobbies,sports, clubs or anything elsethat interests you.
• A quote about reading mustappear somewhere in theposter and must relate to the picture in someway.
• May be color or black andwhite.
Deadline
Submit three finalists per schoolto Spruce Creek High School byMay 1, 2014.
Contest
Winners displayed at the Literacy Fair.
Sponsoring School
Spruce Creek High School
Contact
Deborah Croak and Joseph VandenBerg
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reading
posters
campaign
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Reading Cam-paign Poster
Rubric3 2 1
Craftsmanship& Execution
Work shows highlevel of
craftmanship andexecution.
Work shows averagelevel of
craftmanship andexecution.
Work shows low level of
craftmanship andexecution.
Creativity & Originality
Poster displays highlevel of originality
and decorative effort.
Poster displays average level of originality
and decorative effort.
Poster displays low level
of originalityand decorative effort.
Followed Guidelines
Student met all requirements as outlined in
student guidelines.
Student met most requirements
as outlined in student guidelines.
Student met few requirements
as outlined in student guidelines.
Rubric
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Guidelines
1.Entries must be made of edible products.2. Entries will NOT be judged for taste!3. Entries must depict some aspect of a piece
of literature.4. Entry must include a note card with title,
author, and scene or theme explanation. 5. Entry must be displayed on disposable
material. 6.Displays must arrive at Fair intact and be
removed after Fair ends. Leftovers will bediscarded.
7. Intact entry made of edible products8. Accurate depiction of literature/ literacy9. Notecard attached with explanation of
relation to literature, literacy, a scene oran author
10. Judging on creativityadn quality ofproduct (neatness)
Deadline
Submit top five entries per schoolto the fair on May 17,2014.
Contest
Winners selected and displayed at the Literacy Fair.
Sponsoring School
Mainland High School
Contact
Sarah Callahan
Literature on a Plate
MIDDLE SCHOOL ONLY
TOP SECRET
The following activities are available to middle school students only.
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Creative Book Trailer 28Philosophical T-Shirts 29
creative BOOK TRAILER
Guidelines
• Students may use a Power-Point, Prezi, or other technol-ogy media to create a booktrailer used to entice othersto read their book. We wantto get someone else“hooked” on a book youlove. “Don’t give away keypoints or the ending.”
• Students will need to followthe rubric in their creation oftheir book trailer.
Deadline
Entries due to Deltona Middleby May 1, 2014.
Contest
Winners displayed at LiteracyFair.
Sponsoring School
Deltona Middle School
Contact
Nancy Mclane
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Includes Total Points
Title SlideContent
•Image of book cover•Main characters are named•Author & Producer are identified•Descriptive Sentence About the book•Student Rating
_____/5
Title SlideContent
•Informative and attracts viewer attention _____/5
CharacterSlide
Content
•Edited clip art of main characters•Text describing main characters•Description and appearance of main characters is accu-
rate and detailed
_____/5
Hook Slide
Content
•Word Art Sentences•Word Art formatted attractively•Descriptive sentences persuade the viewer to read the
story
_____/5
SettingSlide
Content
•Clip Art or graphics is used to show setting
•Setting accurately shows time and place of story_____/5
Event Slide
Content
•Clip Art illustrates story actionshapes, text boxes, or Word Art are used•Picture and text accurately illustrate the plot and entice
the viewer to read the story
_____/5
ClosingSlide
Content
•Creative use of clip art, Word Art, graphics, shapes, andtext boxes
•Skills are applied to convince the viewer to read the story_____/5
BookTrailer Design
•Text is easy to read•Background design suits the purpose•Design elements are used consistently•Color choices are attractive and enhance the message•Design shows originality and creativity
_____/5
Animation
•A wide range of animation effects are used throughoutthe book trailer
•Animation effects are sequenced in a logical order•Speed of animation allows viewers enough time to read
text•Animation effects enhance the message
_____/4
Transitions
•Book trailer contains a variety of transitions•Speed of transitions allows viewer enough time to read
text•Transitions enhance the message
_____/3
SoundTrack
•Suitable to content of novel•Sound starts at beginning slide and loops throughout the
book trailer•Sound icon is hidden when book trailer is played
_____/3
TOTAL _____/50
Rubric
Guidelines
Students will design an original “T-Shirt” representing their “Life Philosophy” using the speci-fied template.
If you had to wear a t-shirt the rest of your life, what statement would support yourpersonal philosophy or motto about life? Why?
1. Think of a motto or personal philosophy you have.2. Brainstorm what statement you would put on the front of your t-shirt.3. On the back of your t-shirt, write at least 5 complete sentences giving us an explanation with
evidence of why it’s your personal philosophy or of why something defines you.4. Decorate the front representing you and your philosophy.
– a personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation.Ex. “Random acts of kindness make the world go round.”
“Be kind to the Earth.”
– a brief statement expressing a goal, principle or ideal.Ex. “Honesty is the best policy.”
“It’s all good.”
• All T-Shirts submitted must be on the template provided at the following link:
http://myvolusiaschools.org/secondary-reading-language-arts/Pages/2014-Secondary-Literacy-Fair.aspx
• All artwork must be original. No clipart, magazine clippings, computer generated or printedphotos, illustrations, letters, fonts, etc.
• We are looking for bright, personal,meaningful work representative of theindividual student.
• Express yourself through your writingand your artwork.
• The artwork should represent you andyour writing.
• No plagiarism.
Deadline
Submit top three entries per schoolto New Smyrna Middleby May 1, 2014.
Contest
Winners displayed at the Literacy Fair.
Sponsoring School
New Smryna Middle
Contact
Amy McLane
philosophicalt-shirts
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HIGH SCHOOL ONLY
TOP SECRET
The following activities are available to high school students only.
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Creative Writing Contest 32Video Vocab 33Book Trailer 34
Guidelines
Do you like to write poetry,short stories, and flash fic-tion? Winners in each cate-gory will be displayed andawarded at the Literacy Fair.The best work will be pub-lished in our literary review.
Open to all forms andstyles. Each poem will beconsidered individually. Sub-mit up to five poems; choos-ing your strongest. Title eachpoem and format the poemas you wish forit to beprinted.
: Submit up totwo short stories. Each storymust be between 800-10,000 words. The storyshould stand on its own as acomplete piece of literature.No chapters, no partiallycompleted tales. Charactersand plots must be original
and cannot be part of a se-ries of established characters(ie. that great fan fiction youwrote about Ron and Her-moine's wedding can't beused).
This category isfor the short short story, oftencalled prose poetry. Submitup to three pieces; eachshould be between 50-800words. Rich language,epiphany, and beautiful re-flection are what enliven thisunique genre of writing.
1) Save your writing to aword document or PDFfile. Title the file with youralpha code, not yourname.
2) Make sure your alphacode is on the top right corner of each page ofwriting. Do not includeyour name anywhere in thedocument. We want avoidbias.
3) Go online tonsbcurrent.weebly.com.Click on “2014Writing Contest.” Complete theentry form, attach yourwriting, and submit.
Deadline
Students may submit entiresby *March 31, 2014*.
Contest
Winners will be published ina magazine and distributedon the day of the fair.
Sponsoring School
New Smyrna Beach HighSchool
Contact
Brian Lysholm
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Guidelines
• Students will be asked to create a twenty second video illustrating a vocabularyword.
• All words should be academic in nature. If you have several definitions, youmay use the first one.
• The video must be no more than 20 seconds, but can be shorter.• Videos can be done alone, with a partner, or in a group, but only one submis-
sion per student whether working alone or in a group.• Use your imagination. Students can act out the word, animate it, use props,
sing a song, create a dance, incorporate photographs, or anything else thatwill help viewers understand and learn your word. All submitted videos must bestudent created and appropriate for viewing.
• Resources: SAT words, Tier 2 and Tier 3 academic word lists, NYT words of theday list, and Vocabulary.com.
• For help on creating a video follow this link:http://edtechteacher.org/index.php/teaching-technology/presentation-multi-media/112-video
• Resources for animations: GoAnimate, Devolver, Animasher, Voki.• Videos will be judged on the following: creativity, originality, guidelines, and
the ability to foster learning of the vocabulary word.
Deadline
Submit one finalist from eachschool to Seabreeze Highby May 1, 2014.
Contest
Winners displayed at Literacy Fair.
Sponsoring School
Seabreeze High School
Contact
Tiki Picott
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Guidelines
Video must be between 90 seconds and three minutes long. The video must include images and music, at least one quote from the book, and a critic’s opinion of the book(could be online). All parts of the video must be school appropriate. Students may use other sites to create theirvideo or even record their own footage, but in the end thecompleted video must be posted to the Stupeflix website.Students may work in groups of no more than three participants.
Stupeflix is free and accessible via any computer that has internet capability. The Stupeflix website:
http://studio.stupeflix.comhas easy-to-follow directions as to how to make a video.The finished product is saved on the website and links mustbe sent to the sponsors/judges. Students can use anymethod of recording their video that they wish, but the finalproduct must be uploaded to the Stupeflix website. No othermethods of entry will be accepted.
Deadline
Each teacher may submit two finalists by May 1, 2014 viaemail to either:
Book Trailer
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Hook/Plot
Hook grabs viewer's attention and keeps it. Plot is revealed justenough to make the viewer want
to read it. Subtle hints about mainparts of the plot are provided to theviewer showing the student knows and understands the book. Trailerleaves the viewer wanting more.
Hook grabs viewer's attention.One point in the trailer is too
revealing about the plot. Subtlehints about main parts of the plot
are provided to the viewer showing the student knows andunderstands the book. Trailer
leaves the viewer wanting more.
Hook does not grab viewer's attention. More than one scene reveals too much of the plot,
causing the reader to know the plot without even reading the book. OR The trailer does not provideenough of the plot to entice the
reader and show what the studentknows about the book.
There is no hook or plot is completely revealed, not allowing
for suspense. Viewer does not needto read the book because the trailer
told them the entire story. Or theviewer has no idea what the book istruly about and is left confused by
the trailer.
Text
Text makes sense by correctly explaining the plot, but does not
overwhelm the presentation. Text entices the viewer without
giving away too much of the plot.
Text makes sense by correctly explaining the plot, but is a littleoverwhelming. Text entices the
viewer. Text should’ve given away a little more or a little
less of the plot.
Text distracts from other elementsof the trailer and overwhelms thetrailer. Text makes sense, but givesaway too much or too little of the
plot.
Text does not relate toimages/soundtrack, which
confuses the viewer. Text does notcorrectly explain the plot or text explains the entire book to theviewer. Text is so overwhelming
much of the pictures are missed.
Images Images are carefully chosen to represent elements of the plot.
1-2 images were not carefullychosen or do not enhance the
trailer.
More than 2 images do not relateto elements of the trailer or do not
enhance the trailer.
None of the images correlate withother elements of the trailer.
SoundtrackExcites the viewer and sets the
mood for the trailer. Fully complements text/images, and
illustrates the mood of the book.
Soundtrack is appropriate andsupports text/images, but does
not excite the viewer.
Soundtrack is distracting or sets the wrong mood.
Soundtrack does not correlatewhatsoever with other elements ofthe trailer, or is distracting rather
than complimenting.
Length/Pacing
Trailer is 90 seconds to 3 minutes.Text remains on screen long enoughto peak/keep interest. Viewer can
read text, but is not left on the screenso long it becomes boring.
Trailer is 90 seconds to 3 minutes. Text can be read and comprehended, pictures
can be viewed; however, 1 or 2slides are a little too long, or not quite long enough.
Trailer is shorter than 90 secondsor longer than 3 minutes. Most textcan be read and comprehended,pictures can be viewed; however,
3 or 4 slides are too long, or not long enough.
Trailer is extremely over/under timeconstraints. Images/text move tooquickly or kept too long to keep
interest.
DocumentationTitle and author are present in thetrailer. There is 1 quote from the
book. There is 1 quote from a critic orsomeone who has reviewed the book.
Title and author are present inthe trailer. Only one quote from
either a critic or the book.
Missing author or title, and missing quote. Missing title, author, and quotes.
Grammar/Conventions
No spelling or grammatical errors.Includes correct use of punctuation
and uses correct conventions of written English in the text.
Only 1-2 spelling or grammati-cal errors. Otherwise, the
student correctly uses punctua-tion, and uses correct conven-
tions of written English in the text.
3 or more spelling or grammaticalerrors. Otherwise, the student
correctly uses punctuation conventions of written English
in the text.
Multiple grammatical or spelling errors. The errors are so numerousthat they detract from the overall
message.
Contest
Winners displayed at the Literacy Fair.
Sponsoring School
Deltona High School
Contact
Kelly Gruman and Mary Thomas
Rubric