THE BRIDGE-HELPFUL READING LITERACY STRATEGIES

3. Examples of good practice
3.2 An example from Lycée LGT Dupleix, France
Project Title : Dupleix High School senior student Reading Prize
Initial analysis prior to project implementation. Since the student Goncourt prize, there has
been no reading project at the senior student library - the statistics of purchase of non
compulsary books are low - the stock of novels doesn’t fit "reading for pleasure". It should
be developped to increase the purchases.
Description of the pedagogical and educational objective - develop the taste for reading,
lead the senior students to discover their literary preferences, promote a different approach
to literature, moving out of the usual pedagogical setting (going to the library, reading"non
classical" works, activities around "free" writing and speech, valorizing the students and
guide them to continue reading, valorizing subsequently the educational literary section.
Content description- The teachers of french in 2nd forms (students aged 15) and the
librarian choose 6 "love at first sight" works (detective or science fiction or fantasy novels).
This choice will be made in May 2016 for the purchase in number of books (5 copies of each
book = 30) - 2 classes will take part in the project. The 2 classes will be drawn, one during
first term, the other one during second term (all the teachers of french in 2nd forms are
volunteers to take part in the project, thats’ why there will be a random draw) - distribution
of books to the class at the beginning of the project - the students will read the books in
turns, they will study them with their teachers, will make information research on the
general background of the work (history, civilization, customs,...). They will create alphabet
books (letter "A" : the students start a sentence related to book content or topic. Various
levels of languages. Letter "B", ...), raise questions or issues for other students to answer, ... -
possible trip to the book exhibition in Valenciennes with the two classes in May 2017 - we
will try to invite one of the selected writers (May- June) so that he/she could exchange with
the students on the books they will have read : a preparation of the interview will have to be
done beforehand. End of May – early June : selection of the students’ favourite book.
Exhibition of the students’ works. Assessment.
Stakeholders - Coordinator: Mrs Urli Hélène (librarian teacher), Teaching team : teachers of
French in 2nd forms, school librarian teacher, temporary intervention of other teachers
(History-geography, fine arts, music, ...) depending on the context in which the book story
takes place. Target groups: 2 classes of 2nd (aged 15), one class at a time mainly 30 students
per term, partners: multimedia library of Landrecies.
Programme - three months per class, one hour per week at the library (during usual french
lessons when the class is divided in groups), visit to the book exhibition in Valenciennes, one
day for the interview (May-June) with the writer including all classes of 2nd form (the
teachers will work on the book), selection of favourite book and exhibition of works (during
the cultural week).
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