In Spring, 2021, TCIS Secondary Learning Commons is planning a literacy event for Middle Schoolers called March Madness. The concept of the program is based off the Collegiate Basketball March Madness, where the top 16 college basketball teams compete to be named the top ranked college basketball team in the country. In our version, instead of basketball teams competing, students will be reading books and voting for the best ones. Starting in March, students will be able to stop by the library to vote on select "games" between books bringing our top (or "sweet") 16 down to the big 8, then to the final 4, and finally to the show and winner. Depending on COVID regulations at that time, we are tentatively planning to have a big winner reveal party on March 26, where students can win prizes for the brackets they will be completing at the beginning of March with their guesses as to which books will win Prizes include book giveaways, coffee from Dragon's Cafe, candies, and other great items! Below is a list of the books students can read and vote for:
Here is how it will work.
1) Student reads as many of the books as he or she can from now until the competition begins (students can continue reading books at that time, but will need to get approval to vote for additional books from Ms. A).
2) Students answer questions about the books to guarantee that they have read it (Ms. A will make this available through Google Forms the last week of February and due by March 1).
3) Student will fill out a bracket guessing which books will win each game and give the completed bracket to Ms. A by March 1.
4) Each week, students stop by the library and put in their vote for which books should win each game (students can only vote for the books that they read).
5) On March 26 (hopefully) we will have a big celebration to reveal the finale winner. Students will also receive prizes based on the brackets they filled out on March 1st. If we are unable to have the event in person, we may host it virtually and students will still be able to receive prizes.
The library will have copies of these books available. Students can only check out two March Madness books at a time. If students would like to purchase books, they need to bring it and show Ms. A so I know.
In Spring, 2021, TCIS Secondary Learning Commons is planning a literacy event for Middle Schoolers called March Madness. The concept of the program is based off the Collegiate Basketball March Madness, where the top 16 college basketball teams compete to be named the top ranked college basketball team in the country. In our version, instead of basketball teams competing, students will be reading books and voting for the best ones. Starting in March, students will be able to stop by the library to vote on select "games" between books bringing our top (or "sweet") 16 down to the big 8, then to the final 4, and finally to the show and winner. Depending on COVID regulations at that time, we are tentatively planning to have a big winner reveal party on March 26, where students can win prizes for the brackets they will be completing at the beginning of March with their guesses as to which books will win Prizes include book giveaways, coffee from Dragon's Cafe, candies, and other great items! Below is a list of the books students can read and vote for:
- White Bird: A Wonder Story by RJ Palacio
- Two Girls, a Clock and a Crooked House by Michael Poore
- Inheritance by Carole Wilkinson
- Trace by Pat Cummings
- The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
- This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews
- Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim
- When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
- Wink by Rob Harrell
- Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
- Bloom by Kenneth Oppel
- Renegades by Marissa Meyer
- Stargazing by Jen Wang
- Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya
- The Losers Club by Andrew Clements
- Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
Here is how it will work.
1) Student reads as many of the books as he or she can from now until the competition begins (students can continue reading books at that time, but will need to get approval to vote for additional books from Ms. A).
2) Students answer questions about the books to guarantee that they have read it (Ms. A will make this available through Google Forms the last week of February and due by March 1).
3) Student will fill out a bracket guessing which books will win each game and give the completed bracket to Ms. A by March 1.
4) Each week, students stop by the library and put in their vote for which books should win each game (students can only vote for the books that they read).
5) On March 26 (hopefully) we will have a big celebration to reveal the finale winner. Students will also receive prizes based on the brackets they filled out on March 1st. If we are unable to have the event in person, we may host it virtually and students will still be able to receive prizes.
The library will have copies of these books available. Students can only check out two March Madness books at a time. If students would like to purchase books, they need to bring it and show Ms. A so I know.
Winners of the 2021 March Madness Competition!
