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Bluestem Book Award Mrs. Brunschon Sept 2012

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Bluestem Book Award. Mrs. Brunschon Sept 2012. Welcome. What is it?. How are the books chosen?. What do I do?. Why should I Participate?. 2013 Nominees. What is the Bluestem Book Award?. What is it?. Illinois state award Student vote - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Bluestem Book AwardMrs. BrunschonSept 2012

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WelcomeWhat is it?How are the books chosen?What do I do?Why should I Participate?2013 Nominees

2Dawn:Hi, my name is Mrs. Brunschon. I am the Library Director for Belvidere, which means I travel to all of the schools to help in the libraries. I want to introduce you to the Bluestem Award, so Im going to walk you through this presentation in the order that you see on your screen. Lets find out about this program. Please click to the next screen.

What is it?HowbooksChosen?

What doI do?Why?2013TitlesWhat is the Bluestem Book Award?Illinois state award

Student vote

Encourage variety of reading materials

3Jonah:The Bluestem Book Award is an Illinois state award. Its named in honor of big bluestem which is the state prairie grass. The Bluestem is designed for students in grades 3-5 who are ready for longer titles than found on the Monarch list, but not quite ready for some of the Rebecca Caudill titles. The winning books are chosen by participating students in Illinois (no adults can vote). The author of the winning book is presented an award in April. This program was started to encourage students to read a variety of books and genres.

What is it?HowBooksChosen?What doI do?Why?2013TitlesWhere does the list come from?Students

Teachers

Librarians

4Jonah:You might be wondering how books get chosen. Well, students, teachers, and librarians can nominate titles they feel are good literature and would be enjoyed by kids. After the books are nominated, a group of 70 or so adults get together to look over the nominated books. They narrow the list down to the final 20 nominees for that year.

What is it?How books Chosen?What doI do?Why?2013TitlesWant to participate?Grades 3, 4, and 5

Read at least 4 of the 20 nominees

5Jonah; Well, you have to be in at least 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade to participate. AND you have to read or listen to at least 4 of the 20 nominated books. In order for your school to participate, your library has to have at least 12 of the 20 books available for you.

What is it?How books Chosen?What doI do?Why?2013TitlesWant to participate?Go to your school library link (Follett / Destiny)

On the home page find this link http://districtlibrarylady.pbworks.com

Take the quiz found on the wiki

Your results will be added to the binder

6Jonah; If you decide youd like to participate, you will need to take a short quiz. You will find this quiz on my wiki page. Once you submit the quiz, I will let your librarian know that they can add the title to you name. A binder will be kept in the library so that you can keep track of your progress. Go ahead and click on the link and check out the quiz. Come back to the PPT to find out more information.

What is it?HowBooksChosen?What doI do?Why?2013Titles

What comes next? Vote in March

7Jonah:If you have decided to participate, you get the opportunity to vote for you favorite book at the end of March. This will take place in the library. The votes will be tallied (counted). Your schools votes will be included with all the other participating schools.

What is it?HowBooksChosen?What doI do?Why?2013Titles2012 Bluestem Winner!Winner determined

38,464 students voted in 2012!

Winner announced in April

8Jonah:The votes were tallied and Adventures in Cartooning by James Sturm won. It had 5489 votes out of 38,462. Not bad. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar came in second and World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney came in third. The winning book for the Bluestem Award will be announced in April during National Library Week. Lets find out why you should do this.

What is it?HowBooksChosen?What doI do?Why?2013TitlesWhy participate?

Variety of genres

Read for fun

9Jonah:Why should you participate? Well, its an opportunity to pick up some books that we would not typically read. I know thats true for me. It will also introduce you to a variety of genres and story lines.

Quiz Time!Can you vote if youve read 4 or more books?

Do you vote in February?

Is the winner decided by the teachers?

Can a third grader participate?

Should you do this?correctYesincorrectNocorrectincorrectYesNoincorrectcorrectYesNoincorrectcorrectYesNocorrectdependsYesNo

10Jonah:Ok, lets see if you were paying attention. Read the questions, click on your answer, and then move onto the next slide to find out about the 2013 nominees. Good Luck!