Readers Club Summer Reading Challenge 2017

Summer 2017

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1. Summer 2017 Holidays Readers Challenge Readers Club Launch Online version - http://bit.ly/rcc-17-preso
2. Contents • Mission Statement • Summer Challenge 2017 • Appreciations (Prizes) • Age groups • Books to read • As you read – Log your progress • After you have read – Write book reviews • Submit (and win!) • Present • Your reviews are published
3. Mission Statement – 10 Years Vision • Supporting the community, particularly our youths, in – establishing the habit of reading good books and – providing them with a healthy forum to exchange thoughts, • Thus – enabling them to learn themselves as they grow and – nurture a tolerant mind with a broad view point • By – launching the book readers club, – having a long term vision and – organising regular events and activities
4. Readers Challenge Summer 2017-18 • Enrol – By 10th Dec • Choose One Book • Read and Log – As you progress • Analyse and Write Review • Submit it – By Jan 31st • You Present – Get Confidence • You win! – a lot of prizes • We Publish – Make you known Enrol Get the Book Read & Log Analyse and Review Submit Present Prizes Published Online - http://bit.ly/rcc-17-form
5. Age Groups • Group 1: 5 – 8: The Curious • Group 2: 9-12: The Seekers • Group 3: 13-16: The Discoverers • Group 4: 16+ : The Visionaries • Group 5: Parents: The Wise
6. Appreciations and Incentives* • Kids 13-16: – 1st prize:$150 gift voucher – 2nd prize $75 gift voucher – Next 3 : $25 gift voucher • 16+ experts: – 1st prize:$150 gift voucher – 2nd prize $75 gift voucher – Next 3 : $25 gift voucher • Kids 5-8: – 1st prize:$100 gift voucher – 2nd prize $50 gift voucher – Next 3 : $25 gift voucher • Kids 9-12: – 1st prize:$100 gift voucher – 2nd prize $50 gift voucher – Next 3: $25 gift voucher Parents: Top 5 parents will be given trophies *one participant can get max 1 prize to allow more winners
7. Age Groups- Book Options Choose 1 for you/your child • 9-12: The Seekers – Stories of Bahlool OR – Moral Stories • 5 – 8: The Curious – Short Stories 1 OR – Short Stories 2 • 13-16: The Discoverers – Tauhid -e- Mufazzil (English/Urdu) OR – Hadaf-e-Zindagi/Goal of Life By Sh. Muthari • 16+ : The Visionaries – Khud Sazi/Self Building By Ayt. Ibrahim Amini OR – Youth & Moral by Sayyid Mujtaba Musawi Lari • Parents: The Wise – Principles of Upbringing Children/Aaeen-e-Tarbiyat by Ayt. Ibrahim Amini OR – Ethics and Spiritual Growth/Insaan key aamal main Ikhlaq ka Kirdar by Sayyid Mujtaba Musawi Lari Get them online from http://bit.ly/rcc-17-books
8. Enrol and Communicate! • Enrol by 10th Dec17 • Online Enrolment or paper forms • Get announcements on What’s app • Readers Club Morning Breakfast or Bush-walk!
9. As you read – Log your progress • Read daily • If not, then weekly • But Do Read • And Log weekly or daily! • Filling in the log will help you keep a check on your (your child’s) progress! (and you do not have to finish the entire book in the last week!) • Logs will also help the assessers
10. After you have read – Write your review • Congratulations! You know more than yesterday! • Now exercise your writing powers • Transfer what you have in your mind to paper • Your good review will make you known in the community • We will publish all good reviews (just need to be good, no need to be exceptional!) • Focus on key points and messages • Express yourself, your own thoughts that could benefit your review readers and invite them to read the same book too! You are doing something really good here • Group 1 (5-8 yrs) & Group 2 (9-12 years) can also submit art work(s) instead of the reviews depicting the book’s key message(s)
11. Review Writing Tips • Writing a review is an achievement on its own so just write! • Think about these while writing the review – Theme/concept of the book – Summary of the key message(s) – Something new that you have learned – Something that you really liked – Can think about some other similar books? Mention them – Write in paragraphs – Focus on key points and messages • More tips on writing the reviews https://anthonyeichenlaub.com/writing-book-reviews/ http://www.mensaforkids.org/teach/lesson-plans/book-review-guide/
12. Submit and Win! • You are already a winner! Reading a book and writing a review is winning on its own • We will still like to appreciate you, So, • Submit your reviews and activity logs by 31st Jan 2018 • Book reviews assessed in Feb* • Presentations and Prize Distribution in Feb *Assessment will be done by a group of people and their assessment will be final.
13. Present – The stage is yours • Take the next step • Present your review or art work • Be proud but also be ready for some little constructive criticism! • Prove you can not only read, write but also speak!
14. You reviews are published – you are known! • We will publish your work • Center’s Newsboard • On our website (you can blog and we reference) • In our ews letter • You deserved to be known! And your work deserved to encourage others!
15. Thank You! Contact us on : readersclubsydney@gmail.com