March Madness Reading Tournament

Introduction

• Scene of middle school boys and adults reading

• Music playing

March Madness Reading Tournament

• Teacher introducing the idea behind the tournament.

• Introduction• Scene of a teacher

explaining the results of research that boys don’t read as much as girls

• Encouraging the boys to read more

Scene of Media Specialist

• Explanation of the tournament format

• How to record minutes on a reading log

• Minutes of team members added together

• How to get extra minutes added to the team score

Rules of the Tournament

• Scene of a teacher laying out the rules of the reading tournament.

1. Must be in middle school

2. Must be a male3. Must read and log

minutes4. Must have reading log

initialed by an adult

Scene With Text

• Text is narrated • Survey Results• 100% of MS students

like to read• 98% read less than 30

minutes per day• Preferred reading

material is magazines• Most common reason

given for not reading is “not enough time”

Scene of Middle School Boys in the Gym

• UGA fight song playing• Shooting baskets• Dunk a book

Introduce a Team

• Members say their grade

• Includes 2 second graders

One Middle School Boy

• Student explaining that second graders read more than middle school students and that’s why they want second graders on their team.

Scene With Text

• Text is narrated You do not need second graders on your teamYou can do this!

Interviews with Coach Hayley

• Scene with the Frederica Academy MS soccer coach. He tells about the kinds of material/genre that he likes to read, what kinds of things he read as a child, etc. He mentions the sports section of the newspaper, historical fiction and fantasy as his favorites.

Interview With Coach Morgan

• Scene with the Frederica Academy Varsity soccer coach. He tells about the kinds of material/genre that he likes to read and what kind of things he read as a child. He mentions sports biographies and historical fiction as his favorites.

Interview With Coach Wilson

• Scene with the Frederica Academy Varsity basketball coach. He tells about the kinds of material/genre that he likes to read and the kind of things he read as a child. He mentions historical fiction, the Bible and anything about coaching styles and tactics as his favorites.

Let the Games Begin

• Motivational music playing• Scene of a Frederica Academy basketball

game:• Fans, tip off, one basket being made

Scenes of Students Playing Basketball

• Students playing basketball with music playing.

Credits

• Music playing • Video - Dottie Barrow• Music – UGA fight song,

Mike Bell Background Music• Special Thanks to:• Coach Morgan• Coach Hayley• Coach Wilson• Melinda White• Betsy Simmons• Natalie McBride• Middle School Boys