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Guidelines
Congratulations again on becoming one of the participating schools taking part in our
Guinness World Record (GWR) attempt for the world’s largest reading lesson on Friday 24th
June .
Please make sure ALL of the following guidelines are followed on the day:
a. The instructor(s) and the pupils taught must remain the same throughout all
lessons. If one drops out, they will not be counted.
b. The organisers can choose either to have one solo instructor, a team of instructors or
video leading different groups at each location. These instructors cannot be witnesses but
are counted in the final total. The instructors must be suitably qualified.
c. All participants should be taught the same topics simultaneously, thus all participants
should be able to either see their instructors or follow their movements on a video screen.
e. The attempt must last for a minimum of 30 minutes. A loud start and finish signal
recognised by all participants must be used. Two experienced timekeepers (e.g. stewards)
must time the attempt with stopwatches accurate to 0.01 seconds.
h. There will need to be a minimum number of 50 participants for each venue in order
for that venue’s total to be included in the overall record total.
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Forms
There are a minimum of THREE forms that need to be completed on the day:
GWR
require every mass participation record attempt to have TWO
independent witnesses present who are neither affiliated with nor related to the
individual or group attempting the record i.e journalists from a local newspaper
GWR
also require ONE steward per 50 participants to keep a head count on how
many people took part (These can be conducted by teachers or parents). If you
have 100 participants you will require x2 stewards to fill in the attached form.
i.e 100 = 2 stewards, 1000 = 20 stewards, 20 forms and so on.
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Evidence
There are THREE stages of gathering evidence for us to successfully gain the record. As it
stands we have enough participants to break the record, however Guinness World Record
require evidence to prove it.
Below are two links that need to printed, completed and returned to us after the lesson
along with FIVE photos taken on the day (and a video if possible). These will all be
provided to the Guinness World Records as evidence for our record attempt.
Three types:
FIVE
photos (and a 60 second video clip if possible from a mobile device)
TWO
Witness forms: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Images/Witness-StatementForm_tcm25-411997.pdf
Steward
forms: 1 per 50 participants (parents or teachers)
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Images/Steward-Statement_tcm25-411998.pdf
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Lesson
The official lesson will begin at 9:00 am so please allow 10 minutes or so for everyone to be seated in your chosen
venue i.e Assembly Hall.
Timeframes for the lesson:
8:50:
Everyone seated
9:00:
LOUD START to announce the reading lesson and the structure to participants
Use a big screen if possible to play the reading lesson video - If you do not have a screen please
read the first chapter from the chosen book provided
9:10:
Play the video or begin reading the first chapter of the chosen book
Please feel free to involve the children or othr teacher during the lesson or include different
speakers if you are reading
9:30:
LOUD END to confirm the lesson is complete and record attempt is finished
Once you have completed the lesson please send all the evidence to us as one email to: info@nationalbookday.net
An official confirmation of the record attempt will be sent to you within 21 days after the record attempt so
please provide us with all relevant documents within 7 days of the record attempt to speed up this process.
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The Book
The chosen book for this record attempt will be the first chapter from:
J.K
Rowling’s – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
First
Chapter –Approximately 20 minutes
Video to play for the lesson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC_wGnuc9mo
Script if reading:
http://bit.ly/1rvAftk
Current record:
http://bit.ly/1T49FnB
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Checklist
Checklist for the record attempt:
Minimum
Allocate
a venue for the record attempt from 09:00 - 09:30
Stewards
X2
– 1 per 50 participants
Witness statements
FIVE
Big
of 50 participants per venue – No maximum
photos (and 1 video, 60 seconds)
screen for video or script for reading
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Good Luck
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