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 3. 4. Newbery Terms

The John Newbery Medal is named for a British bookseller.

The medal shall be awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published by an American publisher in the United States in English during the preceding year.

(Children are defined as persons of ages up to and including fourteen.)

5. 1922 2011 6. 7. Schedule of the Newbery Process 8. Hostinga Mock Newbery Program 9. 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.

10. January Establish a Partnership Plummer-Motz School Falmouth Memorial Library 11. March Create a Mock Newbery Blog 12. April Pique the Interest of Teachers Attend team meetings and promote the program. Newbery lunch group for teachers 13. May Educate students aboutthe Newbery Medal History & Criteria 14. Newbery Medal Criteria

1. The Award is restricted to authors who are citizens or residents of theUnited 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.

15. Sample Slide fromGrades 3 & 4Newbery PowerPoint

The Newbery Committee

takes into consideration

the following:

theme

plot

characters

style

presentation of information

16. June Spread the Word!

Summer Reading Presentations

PTO Meeting

Article in Community Newspaper

Display of New Books in the Public Library

17. July Read! Read! Read! Read! Read! Read! 18. Stay Informed About New Books 19. Good ReadsMock Newbery Group 20. Follow Other Mock Newbery Blogs 21. August

Reconnect with the each other.

Make your first reading list.

22. 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.

Create registration forms.

Set dates for book club meetings.

23. 24. October, November, & December

Book Club Meetings- once per month

Members agree to read at least 2 books per month from the reading lists.

25. Book Club Discussions 26. 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.

27. 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.

28. Mock Newbery Assembly 29. Mock Newbery Assembly 30. Voting! 31. 32. January 10, 2011 Students and teachers viewed live streaming of the Newbery Medal announcements in the school library. 33. 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.

Allow students to discuss books in random order.

34. Any Questions? 35.