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Materials for Shadowing Groups

Materials for this year's Shadowing Scheme are now available online. To access the individual activities for each of the titles on the 2008 shortlist simply click on the links below:  

The Alchemyst by Michael Scott

The Black Book of Secrets by F E Higgins

Discover Art (at the Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane) by Jessica O’Donnell

Gaiscíoch na Beilte Uaine written by Caitríona Nic Sheaín and illustrated by Andrew Whitson

The Last of the High Kings by Kate Thompson

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd

The Thing with Finn by Tom Kelly

Titanic 2020 by Colin Bateman

The Way Back Home written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

Wilderness by Roddy Doyle

To help groups get ready from the shadowing experience, CBI have produced a special Preparation Pack, full of useful advice and activities. The full 2008 Prep Pack can be downloaded here.

If you are not yet signed-up but would like to take part, download a 2008 regististration form click here.


Shadowing 2007 

Below are examples of the materials from last year. The 2007  shortlist comprised 10 exciting and interesting books that covered a range of subjects, age groups, and genres.  Follow the links from the shortlisted books below to the relevant class materials. 

The activites are designed to aid comprehension and stimulate student discussion and are presented with  a wide range of age groups and interests and are intended to help students engage with the texts in meaningful and creative ways.  Feel free to adapt these to fit the needs of your class or library group. You are free to make multiple copies of the activities but please ensure you credit CBI. Formal publication is not permitted without written permission from CBI. For further details contact CBI's Programme Officer.

A Christmas Carol - P.J. Lynch A Christmas Carol Shadowing Materials

A Swift Pure Cry -Siobhan Dowd A Swift Pure Cry Shadowing Materials

Artemis Fowl & the Lost Colony -Eoin Colfer Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony shadowing materials

An Táín - Colmán Ó Raghallaigh An Tain shadowing materials

Hurlamaboc - Eilís Ní Dhuibhne Hurlamaboc shadowing materials

Something Invisible -Siobhan Parkinson Something Invisible shadowing materials

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Shadowing Materials

The Fourth Horseman - Kate Thompson The Fourth Horseman Shadowing Materials

The Incredible Book Eating Boy - Oliver Jeffers The Incredible Book Eating Boy Shadowing Materials

The Palace of Laughter - Jon Berkeley Palace of Laughter Shadowing Materials

 
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Coming Up

May 16, 2008 (5:00 pm)
Shadowing 2008: Decision Deadline
(Dublin City)
Final decisions from all groups involved in the 2008 Shadowing Scheme need to be submitted to CBI by Friday 16th May.
May 22, 2008 (1:00 am)
CBI Bisto Awards Presentation Ceremony
(Dublin City)
The winner of the CBI Bisto Book of the Year Award will be announced at a ceremony at No. 6 Kildare Street on Thursday 22nd May at 1pm.
May 24, 2008 (10:00 am)
CBI Annual Conference
(Dublin City)
**PLACES FILLING FAST** CBI's annual conference featuring a wide range of exciting Irish and international speakers including Tim Bowler, Enda Wyley, Julie O'Callaghan, Nina Christensen (Denmark), Kristin Wardetzky (Germany), Mary Finn, Tiina Nunnally...
May 26, 2008 (6:30 pm)
Storytelling, Serious Art or Child's Play
(Dublin City) CBI, Goethe-Institut Dublin, Poetry Ireland and Storytellers of Ireland present Storytelling – Serious Art or Child's Play? "The ability to imagine is an indispensable pre-requisite for understanding not only what is heard, but especially what is...
May 31, 2008 (2:30 pm)
SCBWI Ireland Meeting
(Dublin City)

The Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators invite you to attend their meeting at the CBI Offices, 17 North Great Geroges Street, Dublin 1.

"A place to meet, share ideas, experiences, tips and advice"

June 10, 2008 (11:00 am)
Deborah Ellis Visits Dublin
(South Dublin) The celebrated Canadian author of 'The Breadwinner' trilogy will be in Dublin for one day only to celebrate the publication of her new title 'The Prison Runner' (Oxford). A whistle-stop schedule will see her visiting South Dublin County Library in...

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