On Friday, March 18, 2016, the Ashtabula County English Festival was held at Kent State Ashtabula Campus. Seventh and eighth graders from local schools participated in fun and engaging activities that celebrated a cadre of books they had elected to read throughout the school year:
Bulu: African Wonder Dog by Dick Houston
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
The Bar Code Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Jump into the Sky by Shelley Pearsall
Counting by 7's by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
Blink Once by Cylin Busby
During the English Festival students played games, wrote poetry and stories, discussed issues, and role-played situations related to these novels. One activity that some participated in required them to utilize technology to create a book trailer, similar to a Hollywood movie trailer, that would entice others to want to read their favorite book on the list. Using the website Slideful.com, here are the book trailers that the students created in just one 50 minute session.
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