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WINTER CHALLENGE 2011: EARTH
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Winter Challenge 2011: Task Ideas
OK, I'll start with letters in EARTH. Since many people look at the new year as a new chance to get it right and in Genesis 1.1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. How about we read a book that starts with the letters EA in a word in the title. Words like early, easy, earn, earring, each, eager, eagle, east and so on.
What about a book that occurs mostly underground?
For winter, a book set in a place where it's mostly dark all day, like Alaska or Oslo.
read a book about gardening, flowers or the name of a flower in the title.
For winter:A book about the North Pole or Antarctica, where they have the coldest winters.
Giving to others is an important part of some winter holidays. Read a book where helping others is part of the theme, or is the job of a major character.
For earth:
Read a book that involves a mine or something that is mined. Or that has the name of something from a mine in the title of the book (coal, gold, silver, diamond, etc.)
Some of us say our tbr piles resemble mountains. Read a book that's been on your tbr for more than a year. There's a good chance you have to travel barely a metre on earth to find one: read a book with a type of insect on the cover or in the title of the book.
Books that feature the words "snow" or "ice". Or have snowy scenes on the covers. Or a winter sport like skiing, skating, or hockey.Chinese New Year is 23 January and it's the Year of the Dragon -- books with dragons on the cover, or in the title, or about dragons/dragon-shifters.
Valentine's Day -- red or pink cover, or a couple on the cover, or a romance.
2012 is a Leap Year - book titles with 29 letters, author names with 29 letters. Book titles with the word "leap".
Earth is the name of our planet and the name for what it is made of (in English anyway). Read a series book with a word in title that is also in the series name.
Babbling AKA Christina wrote: "Books that feature the words "snow" or "ice". Or have snowy scenes on the covers. Or a winter sport like skiing, skating, or hockey.Chinese New Year is 23 January and it's the Year of the Dragon ..."
I forgot it was a leap year. One extra day to complete the winter challenge!
Out with the old, in with the new:At the end of the calendar year, many people like to make changes in their life. Read a book with the words "out" "old" "in" or "new" in the title.
'Round here:
Earth is round, read a book with something round on the cover.
Read a book that has a word in the title misspelled or has incorrect grammer or has a made-up word or is otherwise uncommonly strange, such as: My Dad Said Sh*t, Company Atch, Prentice Alvin, Slammerkin, Cryptonomicon, Thyme of Death, Back When We Were Grownups.
Jennifer W wrote: "Out with the old, in with the new:At the end of the calendar year, many people like to make changes in their life. Read a book with the words "out" "old" "in" or "new" in the title.
'Round her..."
I like those. Maybe add resolution to first one?
Winter is a time for soup! Stone Soup - Bring a book another group is currently reading or has shelved to the challenge.Read a book that appears on more than 5 Listopia lists.
Winter in the northern hemisphere is summer in the southern hemisphere - read a book that takes place in summer or in the southern hemisphere.
Climb out of that Rut: Read a book in a genre you generally try to avoid. For instance, I normally read a lot of things, but try to avoid Horror, philosophy, and politics, so I could read something in one of those three lines.Hold that Line: Read a book with a word in the title that is a two-dimensional shape--like square, circle,triangle Or
Conjunction Junction: Read a book with a title that has a conjunction in it. For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
The Generation Gap: Read a book first published at least 30 years before you were born.
Read an author who was born under an Earth sign - capricorn, taurus, or virgo.Hidden gems are found deep in the earth. Therefore, find a hidden gem to share, SRC style, by reading a book with less than 100 ratings.
JenC. wrote: "Earth is the name of our planet and the name for what it is made of (in English anyway). Read a series book with a word in title that is also in the series name."How about a second English (or foreign language) class lesson task: parts of speech... or words with more than one meaning? (This will have to be a two-book task.)
Parts of speech:
E.g. The Last Summer Of The Death Warriors (death = noun) and Dead Until Dark (dead = adjective)
Two meanings (as well as parts of speech):
E.g. Catching Fire and Fire Me Up
Read a book based upon your New Year's Resolution.So, if your resolution is to "try new things", you could read a new author. Or if your resolution is to "travel more", read a book in a country where you want to visit.
Victorians are "Earthy" -- an age of grime, dirt, industrial smoke and grit -- and the empire of Queen Victoria encircled the globe -- "The Sun Never Set" on it.So you could read a book first published during Victoria's looooong reign, 1837 - 1901, or set during that time. (The group "Victorians!" has a bookshelf of over 150 titles.)
Speaking of travel, read a book with a direction in the title: North, South, East, West, Northeast/ern, etc.Since the earth is a planet in the solar system, read a book with planet, sun, solar, or the name of a planet or other heavenly body in the title (therefore, Pluto can be counted).
I love my woodstove and always pick the seat closest to it when I have a chance to sit a read - Read a book you can imagine yourself sitting in front of a warm fire with.
Another idea: read a novel that won or was nominated for the World Fantasy Award.Read two different books, each set in a country on a different continent.
Read a book with a physical "earth" feature in the title such as mountain, valley, island, peninsula, canyon.
read a book that has a word from a traditional carol in the titleread a holiday story
read a book with a Menorah, a Christmas tree, nativity scene, wreath or tradional holiday item on the cover.
Flu season - read a book that has the letters F, L, and U in the title.Ski school - read a book that takes place on a mountain or has a mountain on the cover.
Ice fishing - read a book that has a word ending in -ice (twice, mice, rice, entice).
Cabin fever - read a book that takes you away from the cold to a warm destination or somewhere you would want to visit if you were vacationing during the winter.
It's cold in Canada - read a book set in Canada or by a Canadian author.
That sends chills down my spine - read a dystopian novel that scares you.
Holiday baking - read a book that has baked goods on the cover or where the main character is a baker.
mstan wrote: "JenC. wrote: "Earth is the name of our planet and the name for what it is made of (in English anyway). Read a series book with a word in title that is also in the series name."How about a second..."
Ooohhh! Great 2 book task mstan!
Give an unbiased vote. Read a book from the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ 2011 Nominations in a category that you have/had already voted in.
Read an autobiography, biography, or memoir. (Or two out of the three.)Read two non-fiction books, each from a different century of the Dewey Decimal System (000s, 100s, 200s, etc.)and state the books' call numbers when posting.
Read a book that has an earthquake as part of the plot, or "earthquake" or "quake" or "fault" in the title.
Trees grow in the earth. Read a book with a tree on the cover.
Everyone always complains about putting on weight in the winter and around the holidays...read a "chunkster" (450+ pages):D
Janice CA wrote: "Read an author who was born under an Earth sign - capricorn, taurus, or virgo.Hidden gems are found deep in the earth. Therefore, find a hidden gem to share, SRC style, by reading a book with les..."
Love the Earth sign idea!
Winter time and the holidays are always a great time for family photos - read a book about a family or with a family pictured on the cover.
Groundhog Day is February 2. Read a book with an animal on the cover, or a brown cover.
Groundhog Day - When I think of Groundhog Day, I think of the movie, with him living the same day over again - what about re-reading a book you've already read?
Kate wrote: "Groundhog Day - When I think of Groundhog Day, I think of the movie, with him living the same day over again - what about re-reading a book you've already read?"I was thinking the same thing when I saw Connie's post. :)
Save The Rainforests:Read a book that takes place in a forest or a jungle.
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Read a book that has the name of a tree in its title.
I just found this list of famous people born on Leap Day, February 29th.1468 � Pope Paul III (d. 1549)
1792 � Gioacchino Rossini, Italian composer(William Tell, The Barber of Seville) (d. 1868)
1896 � Morarji Desai, former Indian prime minister (d. 1995)
1916 � Dinah Shore, American singer (d. 1994)
1924 � Al Rosen, American baseball player
1924 � Carlos Humberto Romero, former president of El Salvador
1960 � Richard Ramirez, American serial killer
1960 � Anthony (Tony) Robbins, American motivational speaker
1964 � Lyndon Byers, Canadian hockey player
1972 � Antonio Sabà to Jr, Italian-born actor
1976 � Ja Rule, American rapper and actor
1980 � Chris Conley, American musician and songwriter/composer
Read a book by or about someone who has the same career as the people listed above (nationality wouldn't have to be the same, ex: a hockey player, not specifically a Canadian one).
How Does Your Garden Grow?Read a book that has the name of a flower or vegetable in the author's name.
Festival of Lights:To celebrate Hanukkah read a book that has a picture of a source of light on the cover. For example: candle, torch, lamp, chandelier, sun, moon, stars....
Earth is the third planet from the sun. Read the third book in a series, or any book that's part of a trilogy.
2011 is the 60th anniversary of the classic movie The Day the Earth Stood Still, based on a short story Farewell to the Master by Harry Bates. Read a book on which a movie has been based and/or read a book about aliens. Or you could do any book with the letters G O R T in the title for Gort, the name of the robot.
Earth is often called the "Goldilocks" planet, so read a fairytale or fairytale retelling.
EARTH - Something that is set somewhere claustrophobic, e.g. The Tombs of Atuan or Room (or a small town), or has the word 'underground' or 'caves' (or similar words) in it, e.g. Notes from Underground or The Cave.
Read a postapocalyptic novel about the Earth after great destruction. Example: The Road by Cormac McCarthy
For the new year out with the old and in with the new. Read the oldest book on your TBR pile and the newest book on your TBR pile.As a teacher I look forward to snow days in the winter. Read a book in which there is a large amount of snow that leaves characters stranded.
EarTH- read a book with a word in the title that contains the letter blend "th". "The" doesn't count. Ex: These Is My Words, or Death on the Nile.
Many people suffer from "winter blues". Give yourself a pick-me-up by reading a book you've been dying to read.Leap year happens every four years. Read a book whose number of pages is evenly divisible by the number 4. Ex: 320 or 428.
with the leap year we have an extra day for reading etc...read a book that has extra's in it - recipes, an interview an author
Wouldn't have thought of this if not for Lahni's "th" idea above: the word "art" appears in the middle of earth. Read a book that has something to do with art - a book about an artistic movement, a biography of an artist, the true story of an art heist, a cozy mystery where a work of art is stolen, etc.
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As in past challenges, some tasks may revolve around the seasonal theme of WINTER. Others may reflect the bonus theme of EARTH. Other tasks may have nothing to do with either of these themes (they’re just fun ideas for unique reading challenges).
Feel free to post as many ideas as you can come up with. Don't worry about repeating what another player might have already suggested. The more ideas, the better!
The moderators will draw from these ideas as well as their own to create the 5,10, and 15 point tasks. We look forward to seeing what you come up with!