This email was forwarded to me by a teacher and our Curriculum Director.
I went into the archives and found someone else asked about this email
earlier ...but I didn't see a hit. Does anyone know if this group is
legitimate or just selling books?
Thanks in Advance!
Pat :-)
pat_turner@cartersville.k12.ga.us
Pat W. Turner, Ed.S
Library Media Specialist
Cartersville High School
LIVE * LAUGH* LOVE*
"The most wasted of days is one without laughter."
...e.e. cummings
Thank!
pat :-)
My name is Barbara Becker and I am a coordinator at Adopt-An-Author, a
FREE non-profit nationwide reading program achieving unprecedented success
in exciting middle and high school students about reading. The program,
originally started by teachers back in 1999, combines fast-paced,
best-selling thrillers that immediately hook young adults, then adds
interactive websites AND direct contact with our authors to make for a
unique and exciting reading experience that entices even the most
reluctant readers to read. Adopt-An-Author is now being utilized as part
of middle and high school curriculua in over 9,000 schools nationwide,
with more classrooms being added every day.
Here's the best part -- it's FREE (paid for by our founder, authors, and
sponsors).
I'm contacting you now because we have funding for the 2008-2009 academic
year and can accommodate up to 1200 new classrooms. Again, there's no
catch. This is a FREE program, backed by an unmatched track record of
achievement among secondary school students.
Here's what we offer:
+ A menu of books GUARANTEED to hook teens into reading.
+ FREE curriculum materials for teachers, including tests, quizzes,
vocabulary lists, projects, study guides…everything a teacher needs to
make their lives easier.
+ Interactive websites for each book featuring slideshows, animation, and
educational links.
+ DIRECT CONTACT with our authors via e-mail, classroom Q & As, or visits.
+ Monthly e-mail newsletters that follow up with students long after they
finish the novel.
+ Free classroom poster to teachers who register.
WHO IS THE PROGRAM GEARED FOR?
English, language arts, reading, and science teachers, grades 8-12 (though
we have 7th graders, as well). Librarians also love the program.
WHAT KIND OF RESULTS CAN I EXPECT?
1. Students will suddenly be excited to read. Why? Our most popular series
of books is MEG, a fictional thriller about Carcharodon megalodon, the
70-foot prehistoric great white shark (expected to be a major motion
picture in 2009). Another is a modern-day thriller about the hunt for the
LOCH NESS MONSTER. Everything is heavily researched in science, but filled
with chills and thrills. Think your students might want to delve into
those stories?
2. Disciplinary problems decrease, attendance goes up.
3. Grades improve...including STATE EXAMS in reading and science!
4. Students become more engaged in learning.
HOW DO I GET STARTED?
1. Registration is quick, free, and easy. Just go to [
http://www.AdoptAnAuthor.com ]www.AdoptAnAuthor.com and follow the simple
instructions. Only registered educators receive answers to tests.
2. Select a novel that suits your purpose. The website will detail
everything.
3. Peruse the student website at [ http://www.MEGsite.com
]www.MEGsite.com. Click on a book cover and read a free chapter excerpt.
Surf the site. Check out WRITING TIPS.
DO YOU PROVIDE BOOKS?
Not yet. But these are inexpensive paperbacks, and we have arranged 25% -
55% discounts for our teachers. The info is on the website. And students
often buy their own $6.50 book.
STILL NOT CONVINCED?
Each month we receive hundreds of testimonials from teachers, students and
parents gushing positives about the program, which has been called "the #1
program for engaging secondary students in reading." I've enclosed a few
testimonials; more are available on the website.
Please feel free to contact us at any time. We are all in this together!
Sincerely,
Barbara Becker, Registration Coordinator
561-798-0844
Adopt-An-Author Accreditations, Awards, & Endorsements
* MEG named #1 book for reluctant readers by Young Adult Library Services
Association
* GOLIATH named finalist for reluctant readers by Young Adult Library
Services Association
* DOMAIN named on 2003-04 Tayshas (Texas) High School Reading List
* All Novels named to Renaissance Accelerated Reading Program
* All Novels named to & Scholastic Aptitude Counts
* Endorsed by Principals in all 50 states.
TESTIMONIALS
(more available on [ http://www.AdoptAnAuthor.com ]www.AdoptAnAuthor.com)
Subj: ADOPT_AN_AUTHOR Program
Date: 4/22/01 7:43:10 PM Central Daylight Time
From: [
fcp://@fc.cartersville.k12.ga.us,%231011969/Mailbox/clark@netexp.net
]clark@netexp.net
Dear Fellow Teachers,
I have used the novel MEG for four years with my tenth grade
special education students. The book has its own reputation within my
school because at the start of the school year my new students will ask me
when I will "let" them read it! Many of my students are reluctant readers
and have little interest in books, so trying to find exciting and
interesting books which appeal to them is always a difficult task. MEG
certainly gets kids "hooked" on books. I have not had one students out of
the 80 students in the past four years not love the novel. Attendance goes
up and discipline issues go down during this unit. We research sharks, do
a reader's theater, make dioramas from our favorite scenes, learn a little
science, discuss conflict, analyze characters, communicate with the author
through our written letters (which he answers each one personally), have
fun on the interactive web site, and argue over who gets to update the
class on where we left off! The excitement and enthusiasm is overwhelming
while we read this novel. The satisfaction I feel as a teacher is as
exciting as the enjoyment my students receive from the book. The book was
the answer to my "sluggish" curriculum.
__Ellen Clark, Intervention Specialist, Worthington Kilbourne High
School,Columbus, Ohio
Subj: Grateful fan
Date: 4/15/06
From: [
fcp://@fc.cartersville.k12.ga.us,%231011969/Mailbox/terdferguson@adelphia.net
]terdferguson@adelphia.net
Hi Steve. Can't begin to tell you how your MEG series has changed my life.
In a nutshell, MEG was the first book I ever read from beginning to end (I
was a "cliff notes" guy in high school). Furthermore, my interest in your
writing style has brought me to read all of your current novels. I read
them on the exercise bike, the beach, and sometimes in bed. If it wasn't
for your books and my newfound desire to read, I may not have had any
interest in finishing college - but I did! I truly believe a large portion
of my degree I owe to you and Jonas. It would be an honor to meet you and
have you sign a book for me, or a signed poster or something.
__Best regards, Tony Ordonez, San Diego
Subj: THANK YOU!
Date: 10/11/02 10:14:39 AM Central Daylight Time
From: [
fcp://@fc.cartersville.k12.ga.us,%231011969/Mailbox/SalustriN@NBPS.ORG
]SalustriN@NBPS.ORG (Salustri, Nancy)
Dear Adopt_An_Author:
Steve Alten just spoke to the 6th graders at North Broward Preparatory
Schools. The kids are thrilled at his presentation. I am one of the
science teachers, and I gave them an assignment that I thought would go
along with his presentation. The students had to describe a cataclysmic
occurrence that changes the earth's environment, and describe how one
species would adapt to the changes. I have not seen them so excited about
a writing assignment in ages. I was going to collect it at the end of the
period, but so many of them asked if they could continue to work on it
over the weekend _ I certainly agreed to that! Thank you so much for such
an enjoyable presentation! It meant so much to the kids _ and to the
teachers!
__Dr. Nancy C. Salustri, Middle School Science, North Broward Prep.
Subj: From a Marine Biology Teacher
Date: 6/13/01 12:28:03 PM Central Daylight Time
From: [
fcp://@fc.cartersville.k12.ga.us,%231011969/Mailbox/zoolab@cps.k12.ny.us
]zoolab@cps.k12.ny.us (Mr. Hank Binger)
Our marine biology class on Long Island (Carle Place High School) as a
class end of the year project made a C. Megalodon mural and did tons of
research. Your book has excited the RESEARCH and INQUISITIVENESS in many a
marine bio student _ THANKS STEVE. You made my job a pleasure.
__Hank Binger, marine biology teacher, Carle Place Senior High School
Subj: Kudos!
Date: 2/8/02 2:54:12 PM Central Standard Time
From: [
fcp://@fc.cartersville.k12.ga.us,%231011969/Mailbox/rzurich@bdsd.k12.wi.us
]rzurich@bdsd.k12.wi.us (Ruth Zurich)
Dear Adopt_An_Author,
When I took you up on your offer to participate in the Author in the
Classroom project last year, I was merely hopeful that you could inspire
my many reluctant readers. Mission accomplished! I assigned students to
read a science fiction book. When I said that the science fiction book
needed to be read by Feb. 18, I heard weeping and gnashing of teeth, wails
of "I CAN'T!" etc. I assigned them to read the first 15 pages of MEG and
the first 15 pages of Jurassic Park. Thirty of my 49 seniors chose your
book, absolutely hooked on it from page 1. Most had finished the book
within a week's time; they were disappointed in the ending__they wanted to
know what happened to "that guy." I said, "Well, you'll have to read the
sequel, I guess." "There's a sequel?!!!! I'm buying it tonight. What is
it?" So a number of them will buy Trench and start reading something
independent of an assignment! That will be the first time they've done so
they tell me. The kids in this class are weak readers who have been
stymied by the conventional classics. Let's face it, the language of The
Scarlet Letter is intimidating to say nothing of the themes and moral of
the book.
They are currently engaged in a research report, investigating the
scientific elements underlying the novel. They can research whatever
pleases them as long as it's something connected to the book. They had
questions__what is Alvin? What is the Mariana Trench? Could such a
creature really survive? etc. Go find out! I just thought you'd like one
more feather in your cap! You deserve it for helping me to create
life_long readers (I hope). I've used your book to launch investigations
into book reviews, scientific research, writing skills needed for reports,
geography (since they have to locate a map of the Mariana Islands), etc.
It's been invaluable. Even more valuable, they have NOT complained. Thanks
and you will be hearing from them.
__Ruth Zurich, Brown Deer H. S. __Brown Deer, Wisconsin
Subj: Progress Report
Date: 10/15/01 8:28:28 AM Central Daylight Time
From: [
fcp://@fc.cartersville.k12.ga.us,%231011969/Mailbox/dochou@bbs.fkchs.sad27.k12.me.us
]dochou@bbs.fkchs.sad27.k12.me.us (Donald Chouinard)
As I write this letter, my students sit quietly before me reading MEG. I
had set aside this period for a discussion of the events so far (they had
to read to pg. 114), but when I mentioned that, they begged me to allow
them to simply read. In the spirit of Teen Read Week, I agreed. It's
remarkable. They are really enjoying the novel --some have even written to
you. We have reserved the library for our next class period. They will be
researching topics they want to know more about (in relation to Meg).
We're going to make a bulletin board with what they find. Very rewarding
teaching experience. The students are extremely enthusiastic about this!
__Don Chouinard Eng. Teacher, Ft. Kent Community H.S., Ft. Kent, ME.
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