Recipe Lesson Plans™

Quips™ is a twice-a-week after school program that provides intervention lessons for at-risk and high achieving students in addition to school-site preparation for the annual Quotationals Quote Bee competition.  The Quips curriculum focuses on using quotes to: (1) expose students to a variety of authors, written works, viewpoints, and discussion topics; (2) create discourse in school and at home to foster a culture of intellectual communication; and (3) provide bite-sized units of information to promote higher-level thinking in addition to understanding frequent test items such as metaphor and symbolism.

The benefits include the following:

• Two 1-hour sessions with day one focusing on a quote-based intervention lesson and day two a practice mini-quotation bee
• Lessons utilize quotes to expand and flex student understanding through Cultural Circles and creative assignments that utilize reading, writing, and reflection
• Recipe Lesson Plans™ that make teaching simple and easy for teachers, families, and tutors
• Recipe Lesson Week 1 – Introduction
• Recipe Lesson Week 2 – Fables
• Recipe Lesson Week 3 – Imagery
• Recipe Lesson Week 4 – Rules
• A CST-aligned pre and post test to measure student growth (including released CST test questions)
• An archive of 300 selected quotes for use in lessons and mini-competitions designed for easy memorization and analytical discussions
• The Quotationals Reflection Journal used for students to calculate and graph weekly growth, write interpretations of quotes, in addition to note-take and write about cultural circle topics
• Organization structure of lessons and competitions including cultural circles, competition rules, and parent participation

The Quotationals Quote Bee™ is a contest where 4^th-8^th grade students compete to recite quotes verbatim from noteworthy speeches, literature, and sayings.  The competition is the first of its kind and seeks to expose participants to a variety of authors, personalities, works of literature and poetry, in addition to new and challenging points of view.

Students begin by winning a school-site competition and progress to larger, regional contests where the 2010 Quotationals Champion is crowned.  In addition to the awards, prizes, and honors awarded to winning students, every participant receives a meaningful intellectual challenge that encourages thought, reflection, and community dialogue.

You can download our Quote Bee brochure here.

If you are interested in setting up a competition at your school or educational site, the experienced educators at Quotationals are ready to provide the necessary materials, instruction, and support to help you in every step from set up to success.

The 3rd Annual Quotationals Quote Bee™ will take place March 10th, 2011 at Cal State San Bernardino. Enroll your school now by registering with the $100 entrance fee. Please provide:

• Name of School
• Contact Person
• Contact Phone Number
• Contact Email

Included with your registration:

• Quotationals Handbook – the rules for local and regional competitions in addition to hundreds of quotes for competition preparation
• Quips™ School-Site Curriculum
• CST-released and aligned pre-test and post-test to measure student growth
• Quips™ curriculum and Recipe Lesson Plans™ for use in quote club activities and intervention programs (see sample Recipe Lesson Plans™)
• Quips™ journal to graph weekly mini-competition scores, record Cultural Circle discussion topics, and reflect on quote interpretation

Register by sending us an email at: register@quotationals.org.

Quotationals is a wisdom-based approach to learning. The program is comprised of an annual quotation bee, student-submitted quotation contest, after school club, and social networking components. The Quotationals Quote Bee is the anchor of our program where K-12 students compete in rote memorization similar to a traditional spelling bee. The event is hosted by a local university that provides tours and tutors to bring college life to our families. Quips, our after school club, prepares students for the bee and uses Socratic discussion to develop deeper understanding and articulation of thought. Family Nights extend this discourse in a coffee shop atmosphere that begins in school and continues at home. Our Submit-A-Quote Contest enables students to submit original quotations that we upload to Facebook and archive in our website of over 200,000 quotes.

The goal of Quotationals is simple: To blur the lines between the classroom, college, and community.

Quotationals is the first program that organically and adequately introduces wisdom to all learners. Our content is as old as the graffiti etched on Egyptian pyramids and as comprehensive as to include Plato, Mother Jones, and our own students. Parents move from passive audience to willing participants. Conversations are changing at home. Teachers and administrators from different sites band together to discuss pedagogy and content. College volunteers are inspired to inspire. Children think under pressure and now regularly reflect aloud in class. Quotationals is creating a community of empowered parents, students, and teachers to change how we teach the next generation.

This is just a small sampling of the our photos. To see all of our photos, visit us on Facebook at: The Quotationals Page