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Book Talks and More

Book Talks and More. A NVCC After School Workshop for Teachers - Grades 5 - 8. Introduction & Overview. Who am I? Who are you? Four meetings: 10/7, 10/14, 10/21 & 10/28 3:30 ~ 5:30 PM

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Book Talks and More

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  1. Book Talks and More A NVCC After School Workshop for Teachers - Grades 5 - 8

  2. Introduction & Overview • Who am I? Who are you? • Four meetings: 10/7, 10/14, 10/21 & 10/28 • 3:30 ~ 5:30 PM • Objective: the workshop attendee will become familiar with new (and some old) books (picture, non-fiction and fiction) and how they connect to NJCCCS.

  3. Schedule • Meeting I - Introduction/ overview, Professional Resources (print and online), Annual Awards (what they are & are they “all that?” • Meeting II - You’re Never Too Old for Picture Books • Meeting III - Rethinking assigned reading - Literature circles & Multicultural literature • Meeting IV - Graphic Novels, non-fiction and the reluctant reader

  4. Professional Resources • Your school and/ or public librarian • Listservs: • Child_Lit • Middle School Groups • Adbooks • YALSAbk • Goodreads

  5. “Best Books” Lists • BBYA: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/titlesnominated.cfm

  6. YALSA • Stands for Young Adult Library Services Association • Picks the Printz Award each year • Compiles BBYA nominations monthly and picks the top ten at the end of the year. • Compiles Quick Picks for reluctant readers • http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm

  7. Blogs about YA • Fairosa: http://www.fairrosa.info/rj/ • Educating Alice: http://medinger.wordpress.com/ • Laurie Halse Anderson (Madwoman in the Forest): http://halseanderson.livejournal.com/ • David Lubar (Gadfly in the Ointment): http://davidlubar.livejournal.com/

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