Description
➕ BONUS MATERIAL:
? See skyrocketing motivation! All students receive a virtual passport to keep as they journey back in time. After finishing a novel, they receive a passport stamp to put in their passport! When the passport is complete, you will be able to print the passport as a photo book, a treasured memento of learning and growth. If you have your passport link, click here for instructions! https://youtu.be/_0P-uGk-PDM
? All students receive a bookmark to use as they read through each novel that helps them think about the literature more deeply. This increases their comprehension and prepares them to participate actively in the book club discussion.
? CLASS DESCRIPTION:
The Newbery Medal has been awarded to American authors for their great contribution to children’s literature. The award has been given since 1922! We are reading every book that has won the Newbery medal, starting with the 2023 winner and working our way back in time to 1922! Students travel backward through the decades, experiencing different times, meeting characters, discovering settings, connecting with cultures, and identifying with literary characters. Reading all the books will take four years! Our first cohort of students will finish EVERY NEWBERY book this year! Are you up for the challenge? This isn’t your average book club! To learn more about each book, visit this website: https://abqlibrary.org/newbery/
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We discuss a new novel during each class. ??? ????? ?????? ?? ???? ?????? ?????. All Students learn reading strategies, how to analyze, who they are as readers, and how to communicate about literature and life! They begin to develop their criteria for evaluating the books they read, and they begin to understand the type of readers they are. To do this, each student takes a turn talking about the book, and the teacher probes a bit to get each learner to do deeper thinking. Because it’s a discussion class, we encourage students to leave their cameras on, to use the chatbox to expand the discussion, and to think about what they want to say before class begins.
Sometimes students don’t quite finish the book, but they are still welcome to attend–they can tell their teacher if they would like to pass on the discussion and just want to listen; however, we also ask questions that apply to reading in general, and these topics can be discussed whether they read the book or not. This class will be ongoing until we finish! Students will earn a badge for each book they complete.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE SECTIONS OF THIS CLASS. If a section is sold out, keep your eye out as students tend to move in and out based on vacations, etc. You can transfer from one section to another without missing any discussions about novels. Students can send transfer request emails to their teacher for a different section weekly. This class will continue year-round so long as enrollment stays strong; sections may be merged eventually. To learn more about each book, look at the list from the Albuquerque library.
SECTION SCHEDULES:
**This schedule is displayed in U.S. Time zones**
***Students should finish reading the book before we meet***
???? ?-?: (2023) FREEWATER BY AMINA LUQMAN-DAWSON
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???? ??-??: (2022) The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
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???? ??-??? ?: (2021) When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
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??? ??-??: (2020) New Kid by Jerry Craft
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??? ??-??? ?: (2019) Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
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??? ??-??: (2018) Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
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??? ?-?: (2017) The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
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??? ??-??: (2016) Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De la Pena AND (2015) The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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??? ?-??: (2014) Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
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Jan 19-25: (2013) The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Jan 26-Feb 1: NO CLASS
Feb 2-8: (2012) Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
Feb 9-15: NO CLASS
Feb 16-22: (2011) Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Feb 23-Mar 1: NO CLASS
Mar 2-8: (2010) When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Mar 9-15: NO CLASS
*More coming soon
