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READ. WRITE. REVIEW. YOUR SCHOOL CAN DO IT, TOO! Tori Gammeri LMC Director, Oliver McCracken Middle School tgammeri@sd735.org Linda Sawyer Youth Services Programming Coordinator, Skokie Public Library lsawyer@skokielibrary.info Ruth Sinker Youth

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  • READ. WRITE. REVIEW.

YOUR SCHOOL CAN DO IT, TOO!

Tori Gammeri

LMC Director, Oliver McCracken Middle School tgammeri@sd735.org

Linda Sawyer

Youth Services Programming Coordinator, Skokie Public Library lsawyer@skokielibrary.info

Ruth Sinker

Youth Services Technology Coordinator, Skokie Public Library rsinker@skokielibrary.info

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Illinois School Library Media Association Annual Conference ! | ! 30 October 2010

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Tori Gammeri

  • ! 11 years experience
  • !8th grade Language Arts / Literature teacher
  • !Librarian, grades 6-8

Linda Sawyer!

  • ! Youth Services Programming!and Collection Development

Coordinator

  • ! 23 years library experience!

! Ruth Sinker

  • ! Youth Services Technology Coordinator since 2003
  • ! Communications / journalism by training; geek by choice

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  • GAMMERI. SAWYER. SINKER.!!!!!! ! ! !!!! READ. WRITE. REVIEW.!!!!! ! ! !!!!! ISLMA ANNUAL. OCTOBER 2010.
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The history of our program !

  • ! 2006 American Library Association Annual!Conference
  • ! YALSA's Teens' Top Ten!

!!connecting teens with publishers !!teens review books in exchange for advanced reading copies ! For more info visit http://bit.ly/yalsa-topten

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  • GAMMERI. SAWYER. SINKER.!!!!!! ! ! !!!! READ. WRITE. REVIEW.!!!!! ! ! !!!!! ISLMA ANNUAL. OCTOBER 2010.
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The Skokie program !!

  • ! to produce peer-to-peer book reviews for middle school students
  • ! mix of well-known and first-time authors
  • ! books for advanced to reluctant readers

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  • GAMMERI. SAWYER. SINKER.!!!!!! ! ! !!!! READ. WRITE. REVIEW.!!!!! ! ! !!!!! ISLMA ANNUAL. OCTOBER 2010.
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The Skokie program: UNDER the COVER

  • ! piloted with one school / two issues and has grown to three

schools / three issues

  • ! took the program to local schools to capitalize on expertise
  • f both educators and librarians
  • ! jr. high students read, write, and review advanced reading

copies

  • ! library publishes reviews in print and on the Library's

website: http://bit.ly/under-the-cover

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  • GAMMERI. SAWYER. SINKER.!!!!!! ! ! !!!! READ. WRITE. REVIEW.!!!!! ! ! !!!!! ISLMA ANNUAL. OCTOBER 2010.
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Library's expectation !

  • ! school educators help students write, edit, and revise a

critical review

  • ! school educator approves review for submission to the

library

  • ! all reviews are submitted electronically according to the

editorial schedule

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Benefits !

  • ! students learn to write critical reviews
  • ! real-world application of meeting deadlines
  • ! students read a book before it is actually published!
  • !some schools keep the books to supplement collections
  • !some schools allow the kids to keep the book

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Things to consider

  • ! sustainable source for advanced

reading copies

  • !contact publishers
  • !attend conferences
  • ! meeting deadlines and full

participation!

  • ! initial proofreading reveals that

additional revisions are necessary !

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  • GAMMERI. SAWYER. SINKER.!!!!!! ! ! !!!! READ. WRITE. REVIEW.!!!!! ! ! !!!!! ISLMA ANNUAL. OCTOBER 2010.

Where we are now !

  • ! archive of hundreds of reviews for teens by teens
  • ! supplements the library's readers advisory tools
  • ! user feedback has been incredible
  • ! publishers readily send us

titles so they can be included in UNDER the COVER

  • ! kids are picking award

winners before!award winners are officially picked!

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Selection of students !

  • ! visit classes
  • !open invitation

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  • ! recruit students
  • !series reviews
  • !mentoring opportunity
  • !former members

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!Preview materials !

  • ! reading level
  • ! interest level
  • ! subject matter
  • ! series?

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Create timeline !

  • ! One month total turnaround

time

  • !1 week to distribute

books / recruit students

  • !2-3 weeks to read and create first draft
  • !1 week for revision / final edits
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Process approach to writing !

  • ! prewriting
  • ! drafting
  • ! revising / editing
  • ! publishing
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Process approach to writing !

  • ! prewriting
  • !notes while reading
  • !brainstorming

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  • ! drafting
  • !first draft written
  • !second draft typed / formatted
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Process approach to writing (cont'd) !

  • ! revising / editing
  • !writing conference

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  • ! publishing
  • !final draft by deadline
  • !celebrate release
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Recognizing reviewers

  • ! publication
  • !print
  • !website

!!public library: http://bit.ly/under-the-cover !!school: http://bit.ly/mccracken-lmc

  • ! announcement
  • !daily announcements
  • !weekly newsletter
  • ! release party
  • ! bulletin board
  • ! assembly
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Student testimonials ! I like doing UNDER the COVER reviews because...!!!!

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  • ! "It is exciting to read books before they come out."!!!! ~7th grader

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  • ! "I like criticizing books that are unsavory, and it's cool to have my review in a

magazine thing."!!!! ~7th grader !

  • ! "I just love to read and I run out of options fast!"!! ~6th grader

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  • ! "I found out about lots of cool new authors by doing reviews."!! ~7th grader

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  • ! "I like!to help people find new books, because I know how hard that can be!"!!

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REVIEW...

Technology coordinator

  • ! connect users with information and resources
  • ! serve users through the library's web presence
  • ! develop new ways to deliver traditional services

Technology coordination

  • ! delivering library service when, where you need it
  • !accessible 24-7-365
  • !portable, shareable
  • !our place, your place

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REVIEW...

UNDER the COVER production

  • ! librarian, educator lay foundation
  • !acquisition, distribution of ARCs
  • !coaching, mentoring, coordinating student progress
  • ! students create content
  • ! technology coordinator connects users to the product
  • !publication in print and online
  • !online archive of back issues
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UNDER the COVER production (cont'd)

  • ! permissions
  • !publication release
  • !photo release
  • ! co-branded masthead
  • !library / school contact information
  • !library staff / school faculty project leadership
  • !logo / mascot
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REVIEW...

UNDER the COVER production (cont'd)

  • ! print publication
  • !header design
  • !font size and selection

!!2 or 3 fonts !!11pt serif body font

  • !student photos

!!head, shoulders !!first name, school

  • !accent graphics
  • !shelf locations
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UNDER the COVER production (cont'd)

  • ! web page
  • !full color
  • !book cover images
  • !titles linked to OPAC
  • !archive of back issues
  • !original print format

available for download !

  • ! synchronize web and print
  • !hold web until print is delivered to schools!
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UNDER the COVER production (cont'd)

  • ! proofreading
  • !consistent style for print / web
  • !check titles, author names, shelf locations, spelling,

punctuation

  • !return significant edits to school for review, rewrite, and

resubmission !

  • ! printing and distribution
  • !print copies in school spirit colors
  • !copies for school, library, governing board
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UNDER the COVER production (cont'd)

  • ! desktop design tools
  • !free and open source

!!Open Office!! http://www.openoffice.org !!OOo4Kids!! http://wiki.ooo4kids.org

  • !for purchase

!!MS Publisher / Mac Pages !!MS Word for Windows or Mac !!Adobe inDesign

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  • READ. WRITE. REVIEW.

YOUR SCHOOL CAN DO IT, TOO!

Tori Gammeri

LMC Director, Oliver McCracken Middle School tgammeri@sd735.org

Linda Sawyer

Youth Services Programming Coordinator, Skokie Public Library lsawyer@skokielibrary.info

Ruth Sinker

Youth Services Technology Coordinator, Skokie Public Library rsinker@skokielibrary.info

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Illinois School Library Media Association Annual Conference ! | ! 30 October 2010