For every write-in we put up a Goal Board, which is a large sheet of easel paper with a column for the name of the participant, the word count they are starting the event with, the word count they would like to finish the event with, and finally, the word count they actually reach at the end.
If they reach their goal, they get to ring the Goal Bell and everyone in the room stops writing to clap and cheer for them!
We came up with this idea during our first year as MLs when one of our spaces had a whiteboard and we were figuring out how we could use it for the event. It has been an enduring, affirming, and very motivating tool ever since.
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