Judge a Book by its Cover Contest 2

 Judge a Book by its Cover

Planning  Create a plan for to get staff members to help judge Plan or brainstorm a flier to get student judges Create a list of businesses to call for donations Brainstorm resources for book covers Plan to email department head to see if you can attend their next meeting

Promotions:  Create flier for event (see below), Create a flier for student judges (see below), Advertise on school website and student news program

Preparations Call community businesses to see if they will donate gift cards Gather materials: chromebook cart, cardstock, markers, colored pencils, scissors, glue, tape, other decorative materials Attend English department meetings and see if teachers will bring their classes to the library Talk to the principal to see if you can offer jeans passes for teacher judges or a leave early pass. Create example book covers Buy snacks and drinks for all judges Pick 5 student judges Arrange a day to pull student judges Send out an email to staff asking for volunteer judges. First 3 to respond will be picked.  Meet with judges and decide criteria for book covers

Procedures:  Introduction: Begin the lesson by explaining to students the importance of a book cover in attracting readers and setting the tone for the content inside.  Show students a variety of book covers and ask them to consider what makes some more eye-catching or appealing than others. Brainstorming: Students will pick a book they have read or another book with a boring book cover. They will brainstorm ideas on how to make it more appealing and eye-catching.  I will mention that they can also accurately represent the contents of their chosen book through their design cover. Students need to consider the color scheme, font, and illustrations that could effectively communicate the content of the book. Second option: Distribute copies of a book to each student.  Tell students to read the summary of the book or a section of it.  Librarian will show them examples of handmade book covers.  Designing the covers (50 min.): I will provide materials and have them begin creating their book covers.  Students can also use the computer to make digital book covers in Canva. They can create a free student account using their student email. On the website, they will search book cover templates.  Then they will click: create a blank book cover. Librarian will show them digital book covers. If time allows, students will share their creations with their class.  Librarian will choose top 20 book covers for the judges. Judges will meet to choose the top 3 out of 20 book covers.   Award staff members for giving up their time to help. Announce winners.

Payoff 1st Place-$50 Amazon Gift Card 2nd Place-$25 Amazon Gift Card 3rd Place-$15 Gift Card Top 3 book covers will be shown on the student news and displayed in the library for the rest of the month.