Dixie Elementary Magnet School Jan Ross, Library Media Specialist "Learning about the Newbery Medal" |
Dixie Elementary Magnet School Jan Ross, Library Media Specialist "Learning about the Newbery Medal" |
Grade Level: 4th
Objective: 4.14 Students will understand the origin of the Newbery Medal and read and appreciate books which have won the Medal.
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ELA
Reading 4 51 Academic Expectations 1.2
Students make sense of the variety of materials they read. |
Program of Studies ELA-4-R-1
Students will understand and respond to a variety of reading materials,
making connections to students’ lives, to real world issues, and/or to
current events (additional supporting Academic Expectation 6.1). |
Core Content for Assessment RD-E-1.0.10
Connect literature to students lives and real world issues. RD-E-2.0.10
Connect the content of a passage to students lives and/or real world
issues. |
Resources: Power Point Presentation about the Newbery Medal; various Newbery Medal videos, including Misty, Old Yeller, My Side of the Mountain, The Summer of the Swans, Island of the Blue Dolphins and Incident at Hawk's Hill; the Newbery Bingo game from Highsmith
Lesson Plan:
Week 1: Students will view the Power Point presentation and the Library Media Specialist will booktalk several Newbery books and have them on display for students to check out.
Week 2: Students will view 5 minute clips from the videos, Misty, Old Yeller and My Side of the Mountain, and various Newbery books will be on display for check out.
Week 3: Students will view 5 minutes clips from the videos, The Summer of the Swans, Island of the Blue Dolphins and Incident at Hawk's Hill, and various Newbery books will be on display for check out.
Week 4: Students will listen to excerpts from several books which have won the Newbery Medal.
Week 5: Students will play Newbery Bingo from Highsmith and the prizes will be paperbacks which have won the Newbery Medal.
Assessment: Students will be assessed visually by the Library Media Specialist as they select books which have won the Newbery Medal.
LibSkill4.14 Learning about the Newbery Medal
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