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= Schools Working With One Book, One Philadelphia =
 * Purpose: ** The purpose of this page is to explore ways area schools can come together as a community through active participation in the OneBook,One Philadelphiacelebration. Please use this wiki to learn about this project, contribute to it and invite others in your school communities to join in this important and fun activity. The mission of One Book, One Philadelphia is to promote reading, literacy, library usage, and community-building throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. Area schools can collaborate with one another and with the OBOP committee to develop valuable programming for students in our schools, enriching the educational experience for our students and enhancing our connection with Philadelphia. We can use this Wiki to develop ideas for programs, lessons for different subject areas and grade levels, and collaborative projects that support our community's involvement with the One Book, One Philadelphia celebration.

** Background: ** One Book, One Philadelphia began in 2003. The goal of the program is “to promote reading, literacy and libraries, and to encourage the entire greater Philadelphia area to come together through reading and discussing a single book.” More than 10,000 people participate annually through a wide variety of events, including exhibitions, movies, and musical and theatrical performances; attendance at classes, panel discussions, writing, dance, craft, and cooking workshops--all of this inspired by a common reading experience.

** News: This year’s One Book, One Philadelphia selection** is**//The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.//** Originally published in France in two volumes, Satrapi'//s//, work is a comic and a memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, a time of political turmoil and repression. Satrapi's black-and-white graphic images, accompanied with sparse text reveal her experiences: witnessing the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the Islamic Revolution’s triumph, and the chilling impact of war with Iraq. Her first-person point of view presents readers with a unique glimpse into Iran’s political repression, the inner-workings of a family, and one woman’s experience as an outsider at home and abroad. **//__Persepolis__//** provides a wonderful opportunity for our students to learn more about the background of Iran and develop a better understanding of its people and its government. The **Companion book** for this year’s One Book, One Philadelphia program is **__//The Wall//__**, by Peter Sis The One Book, One Philadelphia program , begins officially on January 20. The Free Library of Philadelphia's resource guidein and calendar of events are now available.

One Book One Philadelphia, One World Teacher's Lab OnSaturday, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the Free Library's Central branch get tips and tools to work with this year's OneBook, One Philadelphia in your classroom. Free Library's blog.

Please contribute to this wiki. Share your relevant lesson plans, requests for collaborations and ideas for working with the book. We welcome your help in this important reading celebration. .

**Planning:**

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 * Classroom Activities**:

lesson plans

Since the One Book, One Philadelphia program runs from January 20 through March 17, 2010 we are hoping to develop at least some programming for this year’s annual celebration of [|Read Across America]during the first week in March to incorporate activities that relate to these One Book selections.
 * Read Across America**

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