Vote for Your Favorite Book
There are two contests running right now for teens favorite books. The American Library Association is running a national poll where students can vote for the Top Ten Books of the Year. Vote for THE ALA TOP TEN HERE.
The New York LIbrary Association runs its own THREE APPLES Book Award where teens nominate their favorite book here: THREE APPLES BOOK AWARD here.
Words are Power!
Celebrate The Freedom to Read! Banned Books Week is held September 22-27th. Encourage your students to read a banned book. Some of the most famous authors, like Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home, Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis and others have been banned. Download this infographic from the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund to display in your classroom.
Constitution Day September 17
Download the Interactive Constitution App to celebrate. Explore the many different teaching ideas on the National Constitution Site. Begin the term with a discussion of "Do I Have a Right?" This is a free interactive game to engage students while discussing the Constitution. There are many interactive games and document based activities on iCivics.org. The Learning Blog from the NYTimes has many excellent ideas for teaching and learning using current events.
Flushing High School Library Media Center
September is Library Card Sign Up Month. Remember, staff, we belong to MyLibrary NYC. Each staff member has a Queens Library Card. Use it to borrow books for extended times, without late fines. Remind your students to sign up for a card at their local branch. I can also help you arrange a library card sign up day in our library. The library is located in room B-06, basement level. We have books, multi-media resources, online resources and more.
Email: ebayer@schools.nyc.gov
Website: https://library.nycenet.edu/common/servlet/presenthomeform.do?l2m=Home&tm=Home&l2m=Home
Location: 3501 Union Street, Flushing, NY 11354
Phone: (718)888-7500
Twitter: @readingbeaver