[OYAN] Ideas for Participating in Oregon Reads 2014

[tnelson at driftwoodlib.org]

>Our library in Lincoln City has invited Tim Barnes (editor of the
William Stafford newsletter, teacher, poet etc), to read Everyone out
There Knows, and other short pieces, to a family audience Saturday
Feb. 22nd, 3pm. We intend to write short poetry and include a collage
activity of "a place Big Foot might live" as a family event. Hoping
it's well attended! (anyone is welcome!)
Teena Nelson- childrens
Ron Sears- poetry and outreach
Driftwood Public Library
801 SW Hwy 101 #201
Lincoln City, OR 97367
541-996-1258

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>---- Original Message ----
>From: katie.anderson at state.or.us
>To: kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us,
>oyan at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
>Subject: RE: [OYAN] Ideas for Participating in Oregon Reads 2014
>Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:38:10 +0000
>
>>My colleague, Jen Maurer, just sent out the following email to
>school librarians with some great programming suggestions for Oregon
>Reads 2014 that might work for your public library too!
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>>[ORreads2014.PNG]
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>>I was glad that my colleague, Katie Anderson, recently clarified
>that Oregon Reads 2014 is for children and teens, too.
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>>As a reminder, Oregon Reads 2014<http://oregonreads2014.com/> is a
>yearlong reading engagement program commemorating the centennial of
>Oregon’s most celebrated poet, William Stafford. Six
>books<http://oregonreads2014.com/selections.htm> by or about Stafford
>are featured, including a recently-published picture book based on a
>Big Foot poem plus a short story about young love and a poetry
>collection for middle school and up.
>>
>>Many libraries across Oregon have
>events<http://www.williamstaffordarchives.org/events/> planned. What
>is your library or school doing to involve students in this statewide
>effort? Here are some ideas:
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>>Everyone Out Here Knows: A Big Foot Tale
>>
>>·         Read and discuss the book with students during library
>storytime. (Hey, folks, this doesn’t have to be difficult!) ;-)
>>
>>·         Literature tie-in => Use the story to kick off or extend a
>study about Oregon authors or about folklore legends and tall tales.
>>
>>·         Art tie-in => First read the book without showing the
>illustrations; have students create (draw, paint, computer generate)
>an illustration or two that depicts how they pictured scenes; work
>with an art teacher, if possible.
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>>·         Common Core tie-in => Pair the book with an informational
>text or two about Bigfoot; discuss or document the evidence that
>scientists use to question or refute BF’s existence versus that which
>Sasquatch spotters use to back up their sightings.
>>
>>The Osage Orange Tree
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>>·         Read and discuss the short story with students during
>library time. (See note after first bullet above.) ;-)
>>
>>·         Poetry tie-in => After hearing and independently reading
>the story, have students communicate the plot and spirit of the story
>through poems that they write; in other words, rewrite the story as a
>poem; could study some Stafford poems prior.
>>
>>·         Art tie-in => First read the book without showing the
>illustrations; have students create (draw, paint, computer generate)
>an illustration or two that depicts how they pictured scenes. Or,
>have students experiment with woodcut or linocut-esque illustrations
>after seeing those Dennis Cunningham created for the story; ideally,
>collaborate with an art teacher.
>>
>>·         Common Core tie-in => Before or after reading the story,
>have students do a bit of research about Osage orange trees; with
>what they learn about the tree (very hard wood, thorns, produces
>fruit but too bitter to eat, etc.), have students point to evidence
>to support their argument of what the tree might symbolize in the
>story.
>>
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>>Ask Me: 100 Essential Poems
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>>·         Read and discuss several poems from the book.
>>
>>·         National Poetry Month tie-in => Before or after reading
>select poems in class, listen to audio clips of Stafford reading his
>poetry; discuss how that does or does not affect students’
>interpretation of the poems.
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>>·         National Poetry Month tie-in => Have students host a
>Stafford event for parents and the community in which they recite his
>poetry, give background information about the author and his work,
>and invite the audience to write down a poem (from any poet; have
>many poetry collections available) to share on Poem in Your Pocket
>Day (April 24th); team up with PTA?
>>
>>·         Social studies tie-in => Collaborate with a history
>teacher to relate Stafford’s stance as a conscientious objector to a
>study about war.
>>
>>Check out these resources<http://oregonreads2014.com/resources.htm>
>for other ideas. Please encourage participation, whether in an
>activity you plan or one at an area library, museum, or bookstore.
>>
>>Middle and high school library staff, don’t forget that you can
>apply to receive a set of 10 copies of The Osage Orange Tree for your
>library. Applications are due March 7th. See attached for details.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jen
>>
>>http://oregonreads2014.com/
>>http://www.williamstaffordarchives.org/events/
>>http://oregonreads2014.com/resources.htm
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>>
>>Jennifer Maurer
>>School Library Consultant
>>Oregon State Library
>>250 Winter Street NE
>>Salem, OR 97301
>>503.378.5011
>>jennifer.maurer at state.or.us<mailto:jennifer.maurer at state.or.us>
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>>From: oasl-all at memberclicks.net<mailto:oasl-all at memberclicks.net>
>[mailto:oasl-all at memberclicks.net] On Behalf Of Katie Anderson
>>Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 8:53 AM
>>To: Jennifer Maurer
>>Subject: [oasl-all] Oregon Reads 2014 is for children and teens too!
>>
>>Hello youth services library staff! I just got a great question that
>I thought many of you may be interested in knowing the answer:
>>
>>Q: For the Oregon Reads 2014, are there specific dates for the
>program?  It there something selected for kids to read?
>>
>>A1: No, there aren’t specific dates—anytime throughout the year
>2014.
>>
>>A2: Yes, there are youth titles! Everyone Out Here Knows is a
>picture book appropriate for children, The Osage Orange Tree is
>graphic literature appropriate for teens, and Ask Me is also
>appropriate for teens—perhaps good material for a poetry slam! Find
>some resources for planning and implementing Oregon Reads 2014 on the
>website: http://oregonreads2014.com/.
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>>[http://oregonreads2014.com/images/everyoneouthereknows.jpg]
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>>Everyone Out Here Knows: A Big Foot Tale (available 10/15/13)
>>by William Stafford, illustrations by Angelina Marino-Heidel
>>Arnica Creative
>Services<http://www.ideasbyacs.com/#%21bookstore/productsstackergalle
>ry4g5=2>, $15 hardback, $9 paperback, $15 Spanish/English hardback
>>
>>"Bill Stafford’s poem and Angelina Marino-Heidel’s riveting,
>color-laden art tell an irresistible story. These vibrant pages
>invite young readers and listeners into the deep and ageless
>mysteries of Big Foot’s wilderness world."
>>— Paulann Petersen
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>>[http://oregonreads2014.com/images/osage_cover_lg.jpg]
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>>The Osage Orange Tree, A Story by William Stafford (available late
>2013)
>>by William Stafford, illustrations by Dennis Cunningham
>>Trinity University Press, $14.95 on
>Amazon.com<http://www.amazon.com/The-Osage-Orange-Tree-Stafford/dp/15
>95341846>
>>
>>"William Stafford may not have written many stories in his life,
>favoring poems and essays, but The Osage Orange Tree, this rare
>example, rings with the stark perfection of a master’s love and
>care."
>>— Naomi Shihab Nye
>>
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>>[http://oregonreads2014.com/images/ask_me_cover_lg.jpg]
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>>Ask Me: 100 Essential Poems (available late 2013)
>>by William Stafford, edited with an introduction by Kim Stafford
>>Graywolf Press<https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/ask-me>, $16
>paperback
>>
>>“These are verses gathered from the mountain of Stafford, poems that
>resound from one generation to another; they are poems of welcome and
>invitation, poems that expand our field of vision; they are wisdom
>poems, hard-earned poems, poems in conversation with loss and memory
>at a personal and global level."
>>— Brian Turner
>>
>>
>>
>>Katie Anderson, Library Development Services
>>* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator
>*
>>Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
>>katie.anderson at state.or.us<mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us>, 503-3
>78-2528
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