MAKING CULTURAL AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE CORETTA SCOTT
KING BOOK AWARD WINNERS SCCAAS Conference Columbia, South Carolina
Slide 2 Presenter Information Veteran Educator and District
Administrator Director, Instructional Technology Services Richland
School District One Former School Library Media Specialist Member
ALA, AASL, SCASL, SCLA, SCIRA Member, Follett Library Media
Advisory Comm. Board Member, Columbia Writers Alliance Member,
Augusta Baker Storytelling Festival Member, USC Literacy Leaders
Awards Committee Slide 3 About the Coretta Scott King Award The CSK
Book Awards is the most prestigious book awards given by the
American Library Association through the Ethnic and Multicultural
Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) part of the Office for
Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) Slide 4 About the Coretta
Scott King Award Founded by the Black Caucus of the American
Library Association in 1969 Winners announced annually at the ALA
Mid-winter Conference Winners recognized each summer at the ALA
Conference (June/July) Winning entries and honor books noted by
special seals Slide 5 About the Coretta Scott King Award The books
selected for recognition promote an understanding and appreciation
of African-American culture and experience. Slide 6 About the
Coretta Scott King Award The awards are further designed to
commemorate the life and legacy of Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her
courage and determination in supporting the work of her husband,
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for peace and world brotherhood. Slide
7 Purpose of the CSK Awards Purpose To encourage the artistic
expression of the African American experience via literature and
the graphic arts, including biographical, historical and social
history treatments by African American authors and illustrators.
Selection Criteria Must portray some aspect of the African American
experience, past, present, or future. Must be written/illustrated
by a African American. Must be published in the U.S. in the year
preceding presentation of the Award. Must be original work Slide 8
Selection Criteria for the CSK Awards Must be written for a youth
audience in one of the three categories: Preschoolgrade 4 Grades 58
Grades 912 Must meet established standards of quality writing for
youth which include: Clear plot Well-drawn characters which portray
growth and development during the course of the story Writing style
which is consistent with and suitable to the age intended Accuracy
Slide 9 Selection Criteria for the CSK Awards Particular attention
will be paid to titles that seek to motivate readers to develop
their own attitudes and behaviors as well as comprehend their
personal duty and responsibility as citizens in a pluralistic
society. Illustrations should reflect established qualitative
standards as identified in the statement below. Slide 10 About the
Coretta Scott King Award Given to encourage the artistic expression
of the black experience via literature and the graphic arts,
including biographical, social and social history treatments. The
awards honor African-American authors and illustrators for
outstanding contributions to literature for children and young
adults. Slide 11 About the Coretta Scott King Award Seal Design
Designed in 1974 by internationally known artist Lev Mills Artist
in residence at Atlanta University Currently affiliated with the
Spelman College Art Dept. The elements convey the principles to
which Dr. King was dedicated Originally done in bronze; in 1990s
printed in a more environmentally friendly format black background
with bronze details John Steptoe New Talent Award is detailed in
green Slide 12 Coretta Scott King Award Seal Slide 13 About the
Coretta Scott King Awards 40 th Anniversary Facts Slide 14 About
the Coretta Scott King Award 40 th Anniversary Facts The CSK Award
has honored over 113 authors and illustrators over the past 40
years Sharon Draper was the first author to win the CSK/John
Steptoe New Talent Award (1995) In 2000, Christopher Paul Curtis
became the first author to win the CSK and Newbery Medal for the
same book Bud, Not Buddy. Slide 15 About the Coretta Scott King
Award 40 th Anniversary Facts Lillie Patterson, first winner for
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Man of Peace Walter Dean Myers has won
the most CSK Book Awards (5) Jerry Pinkney has won more CSK
illustrator awards (5) than anyone else Slide 16 About the Coretta
Scott King Award The CSK Award Jury also chooses the winners of the
John Steptoe Award for New Talent Award winners. These books affirm
new talent and offer visibility to excellence in writing or
illustration at the beginning of a career as a published book
creator. John Lewis Steptoe, creator of award-winning picture books
for children, died at age 38 Slide 17 About the Coretta Scott King
Awards The award is presented at the annual conference of the
American Library Association. The award consists of a plaque Cash
award of $1,000 donated by Johnson Publications to the author and
Book Wholesalers to the illustrator. Encyclopedia Britannica and
World Book donate sets of encyclopedias (Britannica to the author,
and World Book to the illustrator). Deadline for nominations is
December 1 of each year. Slide 18 Africa Africa Dream (Greenfield)
Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan (Christie)
The Captive (Hansen) Mufaros Beautiful Daughters (Steptoe) Slide 19
Art Bird Tells the poignant story of a boy whose loving family,
friends and a gift for drawing help him navigate difficult emotions
surrounding the deaths of his grandfather and drug-addicted
brother. Slide 20 Biography Becoming Billie Holiday I Know Why the
Caged Bird Sings (Angelou) Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary
(Myers) Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman (Schroeder) Rosa
(Giovanni) Slide 21 Civil Rights Movement Ellington Was Not a
Street (Shange) Martins Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. (Rappaport) Rosa (Giovanni) Slide 22 Education Bronx
Masquerade (Grimes) Goin Someplace Special (McKissack) The Road to
Memphis (Taylor) Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys (Howard) Slide
23 Family Relationships Just Us Women (Caines) The Land (Taylor)
Miracles Boys (Woodson) Money Hungry (Flake) The Patchwork Quilt
(Flournoy) The Road to Paris (Grimes) The Watsons Go to Birmingham
(Curtis) Slide 24 Father/Son Relationships Bud, Not Buddy (Curtis)
Dark Sons (Grimes) Keeping the Night Watch (Smith) Somewhere in the
Darkness (Myers) Slide 25 Folktales/Folklore Little Eight John
(Wahl) The People Could Fly (Hamilton) Mufaros Beautiful Daughters
(Steptoe) Sukey and the Mermaid (San Souci) Slide 26 Music Aida
Becoming Billie Holiday Before John Was a Jazz Giant Duke Ellington
(Pinkney) Jazz (Myers) Slide 27 Personal Growth, Self-Concept,
Pride The Blacker the Berry (Thomas) The Moon Over Star (Pinkney)
My People (Nelson) The Skin Im In (Flake) Soul Looks Back in Wonder
(Feelings) Uptown (Collier) Slide 28 Poetry/Songs Ashleys Bryan
ABCs of African American Poetry (Bryan) The Blacker the Berry
(Thomas) Let It Shine (Bryan) Langston Hughes (Hughes) Meet Damitra
Brown (Grimes) Visiting Langton (Perdomo) A Wreath for Emmett Till
(Nelson) Slide 29 Slavery Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue
(Lester) The Middle Passage (Feelings) Copper Sun (Draper) Elijah
of Buxton (Curtis) Which Way Freedom (Hansen) Slide 30 Sports Slam!
(Myers) Twelve Rounds to Glory (Smith) We are the Ship (Nelson)
Charles R. Smith with WLTX- 19 Anchor Ashley Walters Slide 31
Sports Charles R. Smiths Richland One Visit Interview on ESPN Radio
with Ernest Robinson and Bobby Gist Slide 32 Standards Alignment
African American History The purpose of the African American
History program, as referenced in legislation ( S.C. Code Ann.
59-29-55), is to ensure that the history of Africa and African
Americans, their culture and experiences, is integrated into the
existing K-12 social studies curriculum. This Web site will provide
educators with resources and training that will assist them with
infusing the African American experience within the school
curriculum. S.C. Code Ann. 59-29-55 Slide 33 Standards Alignment
Standard USHC-7: The student will demonstrate an understanding of
the economic boom-and- bust in America in the 1920s and 1930s, its
resultant political instability, and the subsequent worldwide
response. Indicators: USHC-7.2 Explain cultural responses to the
period of economic boom-and-bust, including the Harlem Renaissance;
new trends in literature, music, and art; and the effects of radio
and movies. (H, E) Explain cultural responses to the period of
economic boom-and-bust, including the Harlem Renaissance; new
trends in literature, music, and art; and the effects of radio and
movies. (H, E) Ellington was not a Street Slide 34 Standards
Alignment Standard USHC-9: The student will demonstrate an
understanding of the social, economic, and political events that
impacted the United States during the Cold War era. Indicators:
USHC-9.5 Explain the movements for racial and gender equity and
civil liberties, including their initial strategies, landmark court
cases and legislation, the roles of key civil rights advocates, and
the influence of the civil rights movement on other groups seeking
ethnic and gender equity. (H, P) Explain the movements for racial
and gender equity and civil liberties, including their initial
strategies, landmark court cases and legislation, the roles of key
civil rights advocates, and the influence of the civil rights
movement on other groups seeking ethnic and gender equity. (H, P)
Rosa Remember: the Journey to School Integration Slide 35 Standards
Alignment The student will demonstrate an understanding of
Reconstruction and its impact on race relations in the United
States. 5-1.5 Explain the purpose and motivations behind the rise
of discriminatory laws and groups and their effect on the rights
and opportunities of African Americans in different regions of the
United States. (P, G, E, H) Explain the purpose and motivations
behind the rise of discriminatory laws and groups and their effect
on the rights and opportunities of African Americans in different
regions of the United States. (P, G, E, H) Coretta Scott King
Martins Big Words Rosa Remember: the Journey to School Integration
Slide 36 Standards Alignment Standard 4-6: The student will
demonstrate an understanding of the Civil War and its impact on
America. Indicators: 4-6.2 Summarize the roles and accomplishments
of the leaders of the abolitionist movement and the Underground
Railroad before and during the Civil War, including those of
Harriet Tubman, John Brown, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher
Stowe, Sojourner Truth, and William Lloyd Garrison. 4-6.3 Explain
how specific events and issues led to the Civil War, including the
sectionalism fueled by issues of slavery in the territories, states
rights, the election of 1860, and secession.Summarize the roles and
accomplishments of the leaders of the abolitionist movement and the
Underground Railroad before and during the Civil War, including
those of Harriet Tubman, John Brown, Frederick Douglass, Harriet
Beecher Stowe, Sojourner Truth, and William Lloyd Garrison.Explain
how specific events and issues led to the Civil War, including the
sectionalism fueled by issues of slavery in the territories, states
rights, the election of 1860, and secession. Moses: When Harriet
Tubman Led Her People to Freedom Minty: A Story of Young Harriet
Tubman Escape to Freedom: A Play About Young Frederick Douglass
Elijah of Buxton Slide 37 Online Resources
http://www.teachingbooks.net/crc.cgi?id=1 Slide 38
TeachingBooks.net With Nick Glass Slide 39 Award Winning Authors
Walter Dean and Chris Myers Slide 40 Award Winning Authors With
Traci Jones Slide 41 Award Winning Authors With Kadir Nelson Slide
42 Award Winning Authors With Nikki Giovanni and Bryan Collier
Slide 43 Award Winning Authors With Nikki Grimes Slide 44 Award
Winning Authors With Floyd Cooper Slide 45 Award Winning Authors
With Ashley Bryan Slide 46 Award Winning Authors With Christopher
Paul Curtis And Brian Selznick With Kitt Lisenby and Christopher
Paul Curtis Slide 47 Award Winning Authors With R. Gregory Christie
and agent Slide 48 Award Winning Authors With Jerry Pinkney Slide
49 Award Winning Authors No, TJ, Im the tallest! (Chris Myers)
Slide 50 Award Winning Authors With Sharon Draper Slide 51 Award
Winning Authors With Kadir Nelson (Chicago) Slide 52 Preparing for
the Awards Breakfast SCASL Volunteers: Ida, Kitt and Valerie
California Committee Volunteers Slide 53 Preparing for the Awards
Breakfast Slide 54 Coretta Scott King Awards Breakfast Slide 55
Student performers Christopher Paul Curtis and Publisher
Representative Slide 56 Coretta Scott King Awards Breakfast
Richland One, RCPL and SCASL Representatives Slide 57 Award Winning
Authors Caldecott/Newbery Award Dinner Christopher Paul Curtis
Jacqueline Woodson Kadir Nelson Slide 58 CSK Breakfast Committee
Members (Atlanta Section) Slide 59 Guess Who? Slide 60 Contact
Information Ida W. Thompson Instructional Technology Services
Waverley Annex 1225 Oak Street Columbia, SC 29204 803.231.6803
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