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December 21, 2009
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So you’re sitting in SSR while your teacher hands out a homework assignment. You take a look at it and realize that you can do it in a couple minutes. After finishing with the assignment you take a look at the clock and see that there are still 15 minutes left in class, and you don’t know how to pass the time. Your hand reaches into your backpack and you pull out a copy of Othello thinking you can get a head start on the reading for your English class.
Reading is going smoothly. You get about ten pages into the story but something breaks your concentration. The sound of scuffling boots and men shouting resonates throughout the hall and permeates your classroom. The noise gets closer to your room until you could swear it was right outside of the door. A sound of clapping thunder accompanies the crashing of the door to your classroom floor and in seconds you find yourself surrounded by Como Park’s Reading “Faeries” Swat Team, all clad in black gear. They take a look at you and then at Othello and then back at you. The lead faerie pulls a slip of paper out of his back pocket and says to you “You’ve been caught reading.” They all turn their backs and walk out. You sit there in utter confusion and ponder the significance of the paper handed to you.
How can this (hypothetical) situation happen to you? All you have to do is get caught reading! During Sustained Silent Reading these highly qualified elite agents wander from classroom to classroom in search of people with their noses buried in a book. The chance that they will pay your class a visit is completely random, but you may expect it at least once a month.
If you are lucky enough to be found reading you will receive a ticket which may be turned in at the front office. At the end of every month a small portion of these tickets are drawn with the select few winners awarded prizes. These prizes range from books, such as The Color Purple and New Moon, to tickets for dances, and even an iPod Shuffle.
This is a “win-win situation” for all because not only are you eligible for great prizes, but studies show that 20 minutes of reading daily can dramatically increase vocabulary, reading skills, and writing skills. That will come in handy for future tests in your other classes. So when the agents come around to your class be ready to get caught!
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