This week our 8th grade students have been busy with activities designed to celebrate the end of their middle school years. On Monday, Ms. Russak, Mr. Campbell, and I were busy preparing them for their High School summer reading book Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. You can read more about the Waltham High School One School One Book program here.
Ready Player One is a science fiction novel with a lot of references to 80's trivia.
To promote the book, we played Jeopardy and watched TheGoonies.
Our Library Paraprofessional Mrs. Walsh created the game using trivia found on various sites devoted to Ready Player One. She crafted some excellent trivia questions designed to challenge the kids on just how much they know about the 80's...they know their 80's
trivia!
With 80's music playing in the background and jelly bracelets for prizes, we all had a lot of fun! Thank you Mrs. Walsh for creating the game and thank you Ms. Russak and Mr. Campbell for helping me promote summer reading!
Speaking of summer reading, why not add Ready Player One to your list? A few of our McDevitt staff have already read the book, namely 8th grade science teacher Mr. Mullahoo...by far the most avid staff reader in McDevitt Library, Ms. Russak, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Agustsson, Mrs. Walsh, and me.
No room in your suitcase for books? No problem! You can access Ready Player One and hundreds of other free books from OverDrive. The collection is growing and waiting for you...don't miss out on this fantastic resource to access books anytime and anywhere!
Are you ready for summer? Happy reading!
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