Welcome to all Newbery Club Members! We will be meeting most Tuesdays after school in the Media Center. New books will be coming in each week so we hope that you will be able to attend our meetings and participate in the great discussions. We will follow the ALA's (American Library Association) criteria for choosing the books that are considered "most distinguished" by our members. We will also use Blackboard.wcpss.net for discussions with other club members from Salem Middle and Apex Middle.
Here's a brief description of the criteria that we use to determine the strength of each book that we examine. For the full criteria, please visit ALA.org at the following link:
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberyterms/newberyterms.htm
*Theme or concept
*Accuracy, clarity and organization of information
*Development of a plot
*Strength of characters
*Details of setting
*Appropriateness of style
*Excellence of presentation for a child audience
The Salem Mock Newbery Club thanks the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation for their support.
For more information please email Ms. Dupree(ddupree@wcpss.net) Ms. Brantley (tbrantley@wcpss.net) or Ms. Shannon (kshannon@wcpss.net)
