1. you will complete a worksheet
You may work alone
or with ONE partner
When you are done
with the PowerPoint,
you will complete a worksheet

2. Award Winning Books Click on the icon on the orange bar
Click the icon to hear a read aloud

3. Objective
Students will evaluate a book using a set of criteria in order to determine if the book is a distinguished contribution to literature. 

4. Review: The Newbery Award
The award can be given to a fiction book or a nonfiction book.
The book has to be for kids.
The book has to be written in English.
The author has to live in the United States.
The book has to be published in the United States.
The book was published in the past year.
The Newbery Medal is gold.
The Newbery Honor is silver.

5. Review: The Newbery Award
Criteria (measures) for the Newbery Award:
book’s theme (the book’s message)
writing is organized, clear, and accurate
plot development (what happens in the story)
characters are unforgettable
setting (the time and place of the book)

6. Your Task Today: Part One
You and ONE partner are a team
Your team will discuss which fiction and nonfiction books you have read
Your team will decide upon two books that you like
Write down the titles of the two books; include the authors

7. Your Task Today: Part Two
Your team will create an award for the two books you chose:
a first place award (gold)
a second place award (silver)
Your team will decide the criteria (measures) for the award
Your team will design the two medals

8. Criteria
“Criteria” means the measures, or standards, that you use to judge something
For example, the Newbery criteria includes
theme
excellent writing
plot development
unforgettable characters
vivid setting

9. Your award must include at least 3 criteria
For example:
where the book was written
when the book was written
why you like the book
how well is the book written
what the theme of the book is
what the characters are like
the setting of the book
For example:
how the book is set up
how the illustrations support the text
the style of the book
the characters’ dialog
what language the book is in
how original the book is
how the book helps us understand the world

10. Stop. Choose your partner wisely
Stop! Choose your partner wisely! Complete both sides of your worksheet today!