Mock Newbery Presentations for Reading Round-Up
- 1. The Mock Newbery Program: Encouraging Community-Wide Partnership Louise Capizzo- Scarborough Public Library (Formerly of Falmouth Memorial Library) Cathy Potter- Plummer-Motz School Library
- 2. Getting Reacquainted with the History of the Newbery Medal or
- 4. 1922 2011
- 6. Schedule of the Newbery Process
- 7. Hosting a Mock Newbery Program
- 8. Purpose of a Mock Newbery Program To encourage students to read a variety of genres. To expose students to quality literature written by a variety of authors. To promote the Newbery Medal.
- 9. January Establish a Partnership Plummer-Motz School Falmouth Memorial Library
- 10. March Create a Mock Newbery Blog
- 11. April Pique the Interest of Teachers Attend team meetings and promote the program. Newbery lunch group for teachers
- 12. May Educate students about the Newbery Medal History & Criteria
- 13. Newbery Medal Criteria 1. The Award is restricted to authors who are citizens or residents of the United States. 2. The book must be a self-contained entity, not dependent on other media (i.e., sound or film equipment) for its enjoyment. 3. Books in a series do not qualify unless the book submitted can stand alone.
- 14. Sample Slide from Grades 3 & 4 Newbery PowerPoint The Newbery Committee takes into consideration the following: theme plot characters style presentation of information
- 15. June Spread the Word! Summer Reading Presentations PTO Meeting Article in Community Newspaper Display of 2010 Books in the Public Library
- 16. July Read! Read! Read! Read! Read! Read!
- 17. Stay Informed About New Books
- 18. Good Reads Mock Newbery Group
- 19. Follow Other Mock Newbery Blogs
- 20. September Add copies of books on the first reading list to school and public library collections. Send note to teachers about recommended read alouds. Film book trailers and book talks.
- 22. September Create registration forms. Set dates for book club meetings. Invite teachers to join the groups.
- 23. October, November, & December Book Club Meetings- once per month Members agree to read at least 2 books per month from the reading lists.
- 25. December Book Club Members nominate their favorite books to the Top Ten list. The Top Ten list is revealed at the last book club meeting. Students have two weeks to continue reading before the vote takes places.
- 26. January Host Mock Newbery Assembly Invite community members to be guest readers. Select a passage from each Top Ten book to be shared at assembly. Prepare ballots for voting at the end of the assembly.
- 29. Voting!
- 31. January 10, 2011 Students and teachers viewed live streaming of the Newbery Medal announcements in the school library.
- 32. What would we do differently? Create smaller discussion groups. Meet during lunch periods instead of after school. Select fewer titles and purchase more copies of each title. Show the video of the book discussion to interest students before they sign up.
- 33. Any Questions?