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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

15

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

smile

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:

[email protected]

[email protected]

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

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