Apple Valley Reading Council

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Apple Valley Reading Council

• Annual Writing Contest
• Why publish? is closely connected with Why
  write?
• Donald Graves, 1983

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Contest Goals

• Provide service to the educational, literacy, and
  general community
• Promote writing in all grades throughout the
  region we cover

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Contest Goals

• Recognize teachers
• Celebrate literacy through the annual banquet
  honoring the winners
• Publish writing to recognize and motivate young
  people to write

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Procedures

• Contest rules are distributed in January through
  the AVRC Building Reps
• Some lessons weve learned
• Rules

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Procedures

• Chairperson and committee
• Timeline
• Announce contest in January
• Deadline in March
• Announce winners in late April
• Hold banquet in May

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How many students benefit?

• Direct winners
• Up to 24 (2 for each grade level)
• Number who benefit countless
• All of the students whose teachers choose
• to participate will have added opportunities
• and motivation to write

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Anticipated results

• Increased emphasis on writing in our region
• Enhanced good feelings among teachers for their
  work
• Increased awareness among parents,
  administrators, and teachers of the role of AVRC
  in promoting literacy in our community

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Judges

• Shenandoah University Education Professors
• Retired teachers
• Writers in the community

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Celebrating

• Annual Banquet
• Dinner ticket
• Teacher of the Year
• For copies of the documents listed below, email
  bryant_at_wps.k12.va.us
• Student Invitation.doc Teacher Invitation.doc
  Member Invitation.doc
• AVRC Outstanding Reading Teacher Nomination.doc

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Recognitions

• Student Awards
• Teacher of the Year
• Certificate for Winner.doc

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Publishing

• Golden Apples
• LUCKY LEPRECHAUN
• Lucky leprechaun in a ship, lucky leprechaun
  starting to skip.
• Lucky leprechaun in a tree, lucky leprechaun next
  to me.
• Lucky leprechaun in the pool,
• Lucky leprechaun at school.
• Lucky leprechaun starting to hold a piece of some
  gold.
• I found it, he shouted. Its bright and bold.
• He had to say thanks to me, and he was off with
  glee!
• Trevor Stevens
• 2nd Grade Poetry
• Teacher Kristi Diminuco
• Apple Pie Ridge Elementary School

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Final Thoughts/Questions

• Other area publishing
• Initiatives
• The Winchester Star
• Link
• Northern Virginia Daily
• For more information about Apple
• Valley Reading Councilemail
• bryant_at_wps.k12.va.us or check out our
• website
• www.avrc.org