Reading Fair Guidelines

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Reading Fair Guidelines

• Mrs. Tracey Crawford
• Mendenhall Elementary

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Steps to beginning a project

• 1. If you are in K-4, you need to find a
  fictional book that you really, really like to
  read. Grades 3 4 may choose non-fiction.
• 2. Choose a book that has several colorful
  pictures (this makes it easier).
• 3. Try to find an easy-read. Chapter books may
  be too much to take on for this project.
• 4. You may use a book from home, the school
  library or public library. Just make sure the
  book is on your reading level.

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Ive got the fictional book, now what do I do?
Fill out the sheet which covers the 10 main
points to put on the board. Let your
parent/teacher check it for accuracy.

• Title
• Author/Illustrator
• Setting-time place
• Publisher/Publication Date
• Main Character
• Summary/Plot
• Conflict/Problem
• Solution
• Authors Purpose
• Tone/Mood

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Ive got the non-fiction book, now what do I
do?
Fill out the sheet which covers the 10 main
points to put on the board. Let your
parent/teacher check it for accuracy.

• Title
• Author
• Publisher and publication date
• Student prediction based on events and facts
  presents (before and after reading).
• Structure of text/genre (discussion, report,
  explanatory, opinion, instructional or relate)
• Use of graphic organizers to capture the main
  idea and/or points important to the text
• Brief summary about the book
• Student made connections (text-to-self,
  text-to-text or text-to-world)
• Authors Purpose
• Follow-up questions to the author after reading
  text

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Lets begin

• 1. Decide if this is an individual project or
  family/group project (no more than 3 people).
• 2. Make sure your information on the reading fair
  element sheet is correct before you begin.
• 3. Decide if you want to paint the board, cover
  it with material or construction paper, or leave
  it white.
• 4. Choose a picture that YOU would like to put on
  the board and YOU draw it (if individual).
• 5. BE NEAT and dont overdo the stuff on the
  board.
• 6. Arrange the 10 main points on the board and
  dont leave any out!! Look at the examples in the
  library.

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Completing the project board

• Do not glue anything down onto the board until
  you have laid it out to best fit the board layout
  with the pictures and artwork. Use the example
  sheet that was sent home.
• Use rubber cement, two-sided taped, or glue
  sticks for better adhesion. Liquid glue leaves
  ridges, so use a finger and smear the glue.
• Have a parent or adult close by for using the hot
  glue gun, staple gun, or other special tool.
• Do not cut up a real book to do this project!
• Do not go off of the board in any way.
• You may have a display set up in the front of the
  board. Do not exceed the arms of the board.

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Sample of a fiction project
Setting
Conflict
Title
Main Character
Author/Illustrator
Solution
Dont forget to put your name, class and grade on
the back of your project. Also put what category
you are competing.
Authors Purpose
Summary
Tone
Publisher Publication Date
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