Welcome

to our

Reading Fair

Parent Academy Created by: Jennifer Andrus

History and Purpose

• THEN: The purpose

of the competition

was to provide

students in K-12

grades the

opportunity to share

their favorite fictional

book through a

project/storyboard

display.

• NOW: With the

implementation of the MS

College and Career Readiness

Standards (MS CCRS)- a new

emphasis to read complex

texts, write texts using

evidence, and participate in

collegial discussions about

texts.

• MS CCRS places a value on

reading both literary fiction and

informational texts.

New this Year

• The MS Reading Fair is now aligned to the

MS College Career Readiness Standards • 1. allowing the option of completing a reading fair project with an

informational text or a literary fiction or non-fiction text in order to

provide a balanced approach to the reading of texts.

• 2. including informational texts in order to promote the shared

responsibility of reading across content areas.

• 3. creating elements of the project/storyboard

that embody the skills and concepts embedded in the

standards.

MS Reading Fair Goal

• To enhance and encourage reading at all

grade levels and to allow students to

collaborate with their peers.

• We want students to experience a deeper

enjoyment from reading and develop a life-

long love of reading.

Levels of Competition

• School Reading Fair-October 27th • Only the first place winner of each division at the school level will

advance to the district level.

• District Reading Fair- (TBA) no later than Jan. 31st

• Regional Reading Fair- February 24, 2017 at Lake

Terrace Convention Center, Hattiesburg MS

• Students in grades 3rd-6th grade have the

opportunity to share their favorite non-

fiction book. (Individual category-Divisions

H-J)

• Students in K-6th grade can complete

Literary Fiction and Non-Fiction Narratives

(Division A-F)

• Each Group/family project is limited to

3 participants.

• Group/family should be placed in the

division of the oldest student.

• Group project-classmates or students at

the same school.

• Family project- siblings, cousins, and

Guardians only.

The Wonderful

Ms. Weaver

Helpful Hints

Helpful Hints

• When choosing a book for the reading fair, make sure it

is at your child’s reading level and grade level. Example:

Kindergarten/First grade should not choose a Harry Potter book and upper

grade students should not choose a Clifford book.

• The book does not have to be an A.R. book.

• Neatness is very important, so write in pencil and trace

over in marker or pen.

• Items on the project board may be handwritten or typed. Younger

students may require assistance in writing, typing, spelling, cutting,

etc. This is permissible; however, if a student of any age has

extensive assistance, please enter the project in

the group/ family category.

Helpful Hints

• The student must do most of the work. It should look like

the student completed the project. A parent can help -

just not do all of the work. Especially true for upper

grades!

• Projects should be colorful and interesting. Examples:

Models, shadowboxes, illustrations, etc.)

• A tri-fold board must be used for the project, following all

guidelines.

• Any art work, lettering, or accessories cannot be above

or project further out front than the edge of the tri-fold

board. (36” W x 14” D x 36” H of table space)

Dress it up!!

Pencils

Markers

Crayons

Rulers

Colored

paper

Stencils

or

Printer

Glitter

Feathers

Pebbles

Tin foil

Plastic

toy

Photos

Beads

Ribbons

Fuzzy

Helpful Hints

• Projects must be able to withstand several

levels of competitions. Students will NOT

be able to rebuild the project if it falls

apart.

• Nothing alive, valuable, or dangerous,

including dry ice and electrical cords are

allowed.

Storyboard size

According to Mississippi Department of Education

• A standard tri-fold board that unfolds to be

approximately 36” H x 48” W.

• ***Boards should be FULL-SIZED and

NOT EXCEED the approved height and

width guidelines.

• Boards that do not meet the size

requirements will be disqualified.

Display

BACK of the Reading Fair board

• Name of student

• Category and division

• Student’s grade level

• Homeroom teacher’s name

• School and district name • {If any information is placed on the FRONT of the

storyboard, the project will be disqualified. }

Copyright Laws

• Do not photocopy the book.

• Pictures should be the work of the student.

• Now if they want to use pictures to decorate the

board you may, but they should not be

photocopies.

• Project is written in the student's own words and

information has not been directly copied or

plagiarized from any source: websites or books.

Literary Fiction and Nonfiction

Narrative Project • Literary Fiction- a story about fictional

characters and events

• Non-fiction Narrative- a story about

fictional or real events.

Examples: short stories, books, religious

narratives, or novels

Must Haves!!

Setting

Conflict

(problem)

Solution

(Resolution)

Publisher &

Publication

date

Title

Author

Plot summary (Include message

or theme)

Name your

elements

Main

Characters

Plot Summary • K-1st grade- Retell through writing or can draw a picture of the story.

(RL. K-1.2)

• Example: In this story, the Little Red Hen tries to get her friends to help her complete

all of the tasks involved in baking the bread. No one will help her bake the bread, so

she does it all by herself.

• 2nd-3rd grade-Recount the story in a written response (including

message or lesson of the story) (RL. 2-3.2)

• Example: In this story, the Little Red Hen tries to get her friends to help her complete

all of the tasks involved in baking the bread. No one will help her bake the bread, so

she does it all by herself. The lesson is that if you want the benefits and rewards, you

have to contribute.

• 4th-6th grade-Summarize the story in a written response (including

the message or theme of the story) (RL. 4-6.2) • Example: In this story, the Little Red Hen tries to get her friends to help her complete all of the

tasks involved in baking the bread. No one will help her bake the bread, so she does it all by

herself. The theme is a team works more effectively when they are united in one goal.

Informational Non-Fiction

Project • Non-Fiction- the intent or purpose of the

writing.

• Five main genres of non-fiction: – 1. Instructional: Describes how something is done or made.

– 2. Explanatory: tells what happened or how something works,

with defined reasons.

– 3. Report: tells how things are discovered

– 4. Discussion: Looks at both sides

– 5. Opinion/Argument: Decides on a point-of-view and

Has reasons to support the view.

New to Non-fiction category

• Autobiographies

• Biographies

• Book/movie reviews

• Consumer Reports

articles

• Debates

• Editorials

• essays

• Interviews

• Journals

• Observations

• Presentations

• Proposals

• Reports

• speeches

Must Haves!!

Graphic

organizer

Student

connections

Author’s

purpose

Publisher &

Publication

date

Title

Author

Text summary

Name your

elements

Type of

Informational

text

Text Summary

3rd grade-Recount the main idea and key details the text in

a written response (RI. 2-3.2)

Example: This book is about the differences and likeness between the

north and the south during the Civil War.

• 4th-6th grade-Summarize the text in a written response

(including the main/central idea in this summary) (RI. 4-

6.2)

Example: This book is about the differences and likeness between the

north and the south during the Civil War. The main idea is on the

military and life in the military.

• Graphic organizers and thinking maps

Student Connections

• How did you connect with the book?

• Text to self (my dad is in the military)

– Text to text (reminds me of “Civil War on

Sunday”)

– Text to world (reminds me of the war in

Afghanistan)

Author’s Purpose

• Why did the author write the book?

– Entertain (to amuse you?)

– Inform (to teach you something?)

– Persuade (to make you think a certain way?)

– Explain (to explain something)

– Describe (to describe in detail)

– Answer a question

Last, but not Least…

• Do Your Best!

• Be Proud of Your Project!

• Learn Something You Never Knew Before!