A free reading competition for Victorian (Australia) schools where students creatively respond to books using technology.

1. Readers’ Cup State
Finals
Wait, what?
Judith Way @judithway

2. Ever heard of a trophy
for reading?
• You have now

3. Who can be involved?
• Any Victorian school
• 2-4 students in teams from years:
• 3&4
• 5&6
• 7&8
• 9 & 10

4. How does it work?
• 4 books read - voted on by schools beforehand
(mix of Australian and international books, genres
and gender interest)
• 4 questions per book
• Creative round on one book

5. Scoring
• 1 point per question (4 questions x 4
books = 16 points)
• 8 points creative round
• = 24 points

6. Q & A rounds
• These are ‘remembering’ questions - LOTS
• e.g. Was Harry Potter’s mother magic born
or Muggle born?
• What colour eyes does Harry Potter have?

7. Creative round
• Using HOTS to creatively interpret and present
book.
• Using tech tools to present the interpretation
• Explicit criteria - 1 point each

8. Creative round
• Must use one of the following:
• Other options are encouraged via discussions with the Readers’ Cup convenor

9. Winners!
• One team from each section wins

10. Where, when?
• @ Charles LaTrobe
College, Waiora Road, Macleod West.
• Primary Tuesday 13 November
• Secondary Thursday 15 November

11. How much?
• A big fat $0.

12. What’s in it for
schools?
• Prizes of books donated by Allen and Unwin
• Trophy to winning schools
• Representing your school
• Team building
• Making reading fun/promoting reading
• Recognising reading as a ‘team sport’
• Literacy payoffs
• Collaborative use of technology

13. Please note
• The Readers’ Cup is not endorsed by or
associated with the School LIbrary
Association of Victoria (SLAV).

14. 15 November 10am-2pm
More info
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Trobe College Kingsbury Drive, Macleod West 3085