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LIBROS LEGE

LIBROS LEGE. Across the Ocean The Read Aloud Contest. LIBROS LEGE 2009 - The Title. The title is a Latin phrase Marcus Porcius Cato ( The Elder) advices his son, 200 years B.C. Libros lege. Quae legeris, memento! Read books. Remember what you read!. LIBROS LEGE. The Contest.

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LIBROS LEGE

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  1. LIBROS LEGE Across the Ocean The Read Aloud Contest

  2. LIBROS LEGE 2009 - The Title The title is a Latin phrase Marcus Porcius Cato (The Elder) advices his son, 200 years B.C. Libros lege. Quae legeris, memento! Read books. Remember what you read!

  3. LIBROS LEGE The Contest

  4. LIBROS LEGE 2009 – The Contest The universal GOALS of the Contest: • 1. exploring other cultures throughliterature, • 2. developing reading habits, • 3. learning how to listen andcomprehend the text.

  5. LIBROS LEGE 2009 - The Contest Each Contestant must: 1. have a valid Library Card 2. be over 13 years old (born before March 3rd, 1996) Please Note! The Contest is closed for English schools graduates, speakers and English language teachers.

  6. A.The contest is carried out in 2 rounds: 1st Round at County/Community level 2nd Round – Final – at Warsaw Public Library B. Eachcontestant prepares 2 excerpts of American prose. The First Excerptfrom thelist of 10 titles; the performing time is limited to 3 minutes for each contestant. The Second Excerptis selected atRANDOMfrom the book„Flight of Eagles” by Robert Karolevitz . C.Each contestant is expected to conduct a short chat in English after the reading. LIBROS LEGE 2009 – The Contest

  7. LIBROS LEGE 2009 – The Literature The Contestants read American Literature in simplified versionsfrom Level 2. up to Level 6. and full text versions by Publisher PENGUINBOOKSwww.pearsonlongman.pl

  8. LIBROS LEGE 2009 –The Literature The list of literature for First Excerpt: Level 21.Jack London  - White FangLevel 32.Bill Gates  - The Road Ahead3.Alan Poe - The Fall of the House of Usher and Other StoriesLevel 44.Frank McCourt - Teacher Man5.Margaret Mitchell- Gone with the Wind Part 1Gone with the Wind  Part 2Level 56.Jack Kerouac - On the Road                7.John Grisham - The Rainmaker         8.John Steinbeck - East of Eden             9.Stephen King - The BodyLevel 610.George Orwell - Animal Farm

  9. LIBROS LEGE 2009 – The Literature The Second Excerpt is picked at random from F L I G H T of E A G L E S by Robert Karolevitz&Ross Fenn about U.S. pilotMERIAN C. COOPER who formed the Kosciuszko Squadronwithin the Polish Air Force to battle the Bolsheviks in Polish-Soviet War 1919-1920 The story is avialable at www.koszykowa.plwww.msib.pl thanks to the generosity of Robert Karolevitz

  10. LIBROS LEGE 2009 – The Literature „F L I G H T of E A G L E S” A dramatic story about the heroic unit of American pilots who supported the Polish Army in the war with Soviet Russia 1919-1920. None of them had Polish roots. Recognized as Polish national heroes the pilots were honoured with the highest Medal VIRTUTI MILITARI by General Jozef Piłsudski himself.

  11. LIBROS LEGE 2009 THE JURY

  12. LIBROS LEGE 2009 – The Jury In Poland the Jury consists of: • English scholars - school and academic teachers, • Artists/Arts Managers, • the Director of the Public Library, • local authorities.

  13. LIBROS LEGE 2009 – The Jury The Jury appraises each presentationaccording to the following criteria: 1/ selection of the text, 2/ language suitability, 3/ interpretation and comprehension of the text.

  14. LIBROS LEGE 2009 PLACE & TIME

  15. LIBROS LEGE 2009 - Place LIBROS LEGETimeline conducted simultaneously in Chicago &Cook County (IL) and Warsaw &Mazovian counties

  16. LIBROS LEGE 2009 POLAND Mazowsze and Warsaw Capital City

  17. LIBROS LEGE 2009 POLAND - Mazowsze 9 County Public Libraries: 1. Pruszkow 2. Minsk Mazowiecki 3.Zuromin 4. Zwolen 5. Ciechanow 6. Rzeczniow 7. Pultusk 8. Siedlce 9. Kozienice Mazowsze is divided into 42 counties

  18. LIBROS LEGE 2009 POLAND - Warszawa 5 City Section Public Libraries: • Ursynow, • Zoliborz, • Praga North • Praga South • Wola In Warsaw live 1,7 mln citizens

  19. LIBROS LEGE 2009 USA Cook County (IL) and Chicago (IL)

  20. LIBROS LEGE 2009 - Time Announcement 3 March 2009 – Birthday Eve of Casimir Pulaski born in 1745 in Warsaw. He spent his first school years in Warka, a Mazovian town.

  21. LIBROS LEGE 2009 – Time • 1 st Round - in Public Libraries in USA and Poland until the end of April 2009 • 2nd Round - in USA until May 2nd Awards Ceremony May 3rd 2009 - Polish Constitution Day • 2nd Round – in Polanduntil May16th 2009, the KIERBEDZ Day Celebrations

  22. LIBROS LEGE 2009 The AWARDS

  23. LIBROS LEGE 2009 The AWARDS 5 MAIN AWARDS • Prizes 1,2,3,4,5 win a free round trip to USA and Poland, • Prizes 1,2,3,4,5 win a weekly stay in USA and Poland Please Notice: contestants competing for 5 MAIN AWARDS must be over 16 years old(born before March 3rd, 1993)

  24. LIBROS LEGE 2009 The AWARDS All other AWARDS are available also for younger contestants, born before March 3rd, 1996. 10 Winners shall receive special Awards in Kind and shall pay a special visit to the US Embassyin Warsaw and Polish Consulate General in Chicago.

  25. LIBROS LEGE 2009 5winners of 5 Main Awards shall perform their shows in USA & inPoland

  26. LIBROS LEGE 2009 – The PATRONS Marshall of the Mazovian Region

  27. LIBROS LEGE 2009The PATRONS H.E. Ambassador of United States of America in Poland

  28. LIBROS LEGE 2009 –The PATRONS The Mayor of Warsaw

  29. LIBROS LEGE 2009The PATRONS Consul General of Republic of Poland in Chicago

  30. LIBROS LEGE 2009 Media PATRONS Weekly magazine NEWSWEEK Local Public Radio RADIO DLA CIEBIE

  31. LIBROS LEGE 2009 The Symbols of LIBROS LEGE Oil painting/Poster and Logo byMARLENA NIZIO

  32. LIBROS LEGE 2009 Ron Stoch, Director of Eisenhower Public Library District and author of Libros Lege at the construction site of the new facility at Harwood Heights (IL) 4613 N. Oketo Av Thank you for your attention! Joanna Tucholska October 3rd 2007 Norridge (IL) updated February 6th, 2009

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