• Same process as in picture books where meaning resides in the interactions or transactions between illustration and text.

• Reader constructs a richer representation and interpretation of the story.

Results of Supporting Manga

• Students characterized themselves as avid readers.

• They used literary elements to support their positions in a group discussion.

• They frequent the library & read constantly.

• Are by all measures engaged & avid readers.

Manga Iniatives: GNC

• Mandate: – to support and nurture lifelong reading

• GNC: Graphic Novel Book Club– Meet every Friday at lunch

– 20 – 30 students

– Bring their lunch

– Activities organized by the students

Name Finder: Mathiew’s Game

Manga Initiatives: GNC cont.

• Fun, interesting, friendship bonding

• Eliminates grade boundaries• Develop leadership skills• Great sense of pride and

ownership: – library is theirs M – F, 8-5pm“The library is our second home.”

Manga Initiatives: Contests

• Guess How Many Books Read– Ballot: next slide– Every student who signs out a book on

the first day of a new month participates– Closest guess wins– Totals from Horizon– Prizes are geared to the student(e.g. Manga poster, Manga stickers,

Yu-Gi-Oh! card, book etc.)

Ballot

Initiatives: StatisticsCelebrating Student

Success

1. Monthly totals for Borden and other SE schools are entered to the DB

2. Chart is posted 3. Thermometer is updated 4. Wall of Fame Bulletin Board:

– Students who have read more than 100 books

2 Student Statistics

Name Books Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr MayStudent 2273 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Student 999 12 4 4 4 4 3 2

2Student 955 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4

3Student 920 4 3 3 3 3 4 3

4Student 813 32 15 9 7 5Student 756 9 12 12 10 7 7 5 6Student 728 3 7 9 6 6 5 5 6 7Sample of posting with names removed.

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Initiatives: Student Success

Assembly• End of the year assembly.

• Certificates

– signed also by Principal.

• Top 10

– personally congratulated on stage

Initiatives: StatisticsCelebrating Student

Success

• Borden Readers Draw bulletin board

• Students are inspired by their peers – to join in and draw, – to share their work with others

Initiatives: Contests Shonen Jump (1959)

• Monthly contests: – new issue of Shonen Jump

a puzzle, word search, etc• Photocopies • First student to answer it correctly

wins the Yu-Gi-Oh! Card and the rights to be the first to read the new issueBut… if the puzzle required some writing = less interest

Initiatives:“You want me to write?

…No thanks.”• Book talks by the students amongst

themselves occur daily– To discuss a great read– To assist a peer in selecting the next

read

… but how to get them to write down their thoughts…

Initiatives: Book Talks cont.

• GNC student initiative was to give Book Talks – Students were instructed to select a

favourite series, but not a popular one everyone already knew e.g. not Naruto

– Take turns presenting their book– Students were to stand while

presenting•Why should someone read this book?•Why is this a great book?

Initiatives: TDSB Read It!

Read It! Online Form

Initiatives: TDSB Read It!

• Even though students were shown this site, they were very reluctant to enter a review

• Also, Shonen Jump stopped including a puzzle: what to do with

the “hot” Yu-Gi-Oh! Card?• Created a paper version of Read It!

Initiatives: TDSB Read It! cont.

• Number of reviews submitted increased with the value of the current card available

• Best review wins the card and first read of Shonen Jump issue

• Worthy reviews edited/corrected by Dr. Mac– entered by another student to the site in

exchange for Community Hours