Below is a sample project proposal to help guide you as you complete this year's NLAW Project Proposal.
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Contact Information:
Last Name:
Smith
First Name:
Jane
Email Address:
Jane.Smith@University.edu
Phone Number:
910-987-6543
Organization Name:
America Reads and Counts At University College
Organization Location:
Richmond
Your Position in the Organization:
Lead Tutor M
Organization’s Facebook Username:
/AmericaReadsatUniversity
Organization’s Twitter Account:
@AmericaReadsUniversity
Your organization will now receive updates from SCALE about NLAW. If you would like to receive updates about other SCALE events and resources, please select from the options below
Check all that apply:
- Read.Write.Act Virtual Conference -- YES
- Student Leadership Institute -- YES
- SCALE Membership -- YES
- Resources & Updates from SCALE -- NO
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Event Proposal:
This year, SCALE is asking that your organization plan one well thought-out event for National Literacy Action Week. If your organization is interested in planning more than one event, you will have the option to submit proposals for additional events. This event proposal is designed to help your organization iron out all of the details of your event(s). Descriptions can be brief (50-100 words) and not all of the details of your event need to be finalized when this proposal is submitted.
Event Title:
Social Justice Magazine
Event Description:
America Reads and Counts At University College tutors will help our K-5 graders write short stories, articles and news pieces about issues that are important to our students and our community to create an annual “Richmond Kids Speak” Social Justice Magazine
How does this event promote or impact literacy awareness?
Our tutors will talk to students about how important reading and writing is to sharing our thoughts and ideas with our community and to learning about the issues that matter to us. We will talk about what happens will young people (or adults) can’t read our magazine and what things they might not learn about. We will also talk about alternative ways to share information that don’t require reading and writing so that we can include people who can’t read in conversations about social justice
Target Audience:
K-5th graders at the schools where we tutor, their families, neighbors and teachers
Event Date:
We will work on our magazine starting in January and have it completed to hand out during NLAW
Participants:
America Reads tutors and tutees
Materials Needed:
Paper, pencils, copier and printing supplies
Event Publicity:
We will pass the magazine out to people at the school each student will get 3 copies, one for them and two to share with a family member outside of their household or a neighbor
How can SCALE support your organization as you plan this event?
We’re not sure what topics are appropriate for younger kids…
SCALE will be sharing information about NLAW with others after NLAW has finished. Which of the following items will you send to SCALE at the end of NLAW?
- Photographs from event -- YES
- Video of event -- NO
- Event summary -- NO
- Quotes from participants or target audience -- NO
- Other -- YES: A copy of our magazine
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Additional Events
If your organization is interested in planning additional events during National Literacy Action Week, please answer the questions below.
2nd Event Title:
Chalk the sidewalks for Literacy
Event Description:
America Reads and Counts At University College tutors will chalk the sidewalks for literacy. University College campus’s the main quad will be filled with information! We will write facts about the social justice issues described in our student’s magazine on the sidewalk to raise awareness for these issues.
How does this event promote or impact literacy awareness?
Uses writing to raise awareness of many social justice issues including illiteracy among college students
Target Audience:
Students, faculty and staff on campus
Event Date:
Wed, Feb 1, 2011
Participants:
America Reads Tutors
Materials Needed:
Sidewalk chalk and chalk paint
Event Publicity:
We will tweet and use facebook to let our followers know when and where we will be writing
How can SCALE support your organization as you plan this event?
Share some facts about illiteracy with us
SCALE will be sharing information about NLAW with others after NLAW has finished. Which of the following items will you send to SCALE at the end of NLAW?
- Photographs from event -- YES
- Video of event -- YES
- Event summary -- NO
- Quotes from participants or target audience -- NO
- Other -- NO
Is this event related to your first event? If so, how?
It shares the same info in our magazine with a broader audience, bridging the info from the school to the community and to campus
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3rd Event Title:
Social Media for Social justice
Event Description:
America Reads and Counts At University College tutors will post an electronic version of Richmond Kids Speak, our student’s Social Justice magazine on our program webpage and use facebook and twitter to post quotes, facts and links to get more people to read our students work
How does this event promote or impact literacy awareness?
It will promote what we do as America reads tutors to help our community as well as share the faces and ideas that our students wrote about
Target Audience:
Anyone who we connect with on Facebook and Twitter
Event Date:
All week
Participants:
America Reads and Counts tutors will be posting Facebook status updates and tweets
Materials Needed:
None
Event Publicity:
The event will be its own publicity
How can SCALE support your organization as you plan this event?:
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter and retweet our posts
SCALE will be sharing information about NLAW with others after NLAW has finished. Which of the following items will you send to SCALE at the end of NLAW?
- Photographs from event -- NO
- Video of event -- NO
- Event summary -- NO
- Quotes from participants or target audience -- YES
- Other -- YES: Our Facebook posts and tweets
Is this event related to your first event? If so, how?
All three activities are connected and will build publicity and reach different audiences with the same material!
