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Standards for Semester Project


 * //__Alabama State Standards for English Language Arts __//**

E.L.A. 4- Demonstrate comprehension of second-grade reading materials across the curriculum, including drawing simple conclusions, classifying ideas and things, identifying sequence, and retelling directions and information from informational and functional reading materials.

Examples: functional materials--maps, simple tables, atlases, encyclopedias

• Relating events and ideas to specific life experiences

• Answering //what if//, //why//, and //how// questions

• Identifying characters

E.L.A. 6- Differentiate among folktales, tall tales, fables, realistic fiction, and other narrative texts.

• Recognizing the author's purpose or intent in a variety of texts

• Inferring the main idea and supporting details in narrative texts

• Summarizing the plot and characters' actions and motivations in narrative texts

• Recognizing morals and lessons in narrative texts

E.L.A. 12- Utilize research skills to collect and record information on a specific topic.

• Listing key concepts from texts

• Locating boldface and italicized words to identify essential information

• Using captions, illustrations, and photographs to extend meaning of written text

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">E.L.A. 14- Respond to various types of literature read aloud.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">• Focusing attention on a speaker without interrupting

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">• Following multistep oral directions

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">• Interpreting presented information


 * //__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">NCTE/ IRA Standards for English Language Arts __//**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3) Students apply a wide range of strategies to

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">texts. They draw on their prior experience,

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">their interactions with other readers and

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">other texts, their word identification strategies,

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">and their understanding of textual features (e.g.,

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure,

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">context, graphics).

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">6) Students apply knowledge of language

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">structure, language conventions (e.g.,

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">spelling and punctuation), media techniques,

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">figurative language, and genre to create, critique,

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">and discuss print and nonprint texts.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">8) Students use a variety of technological and

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">informational resources (e.g., libraries,

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">databases, computer networks, video) to gather

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">and synthesize information and to create and

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">communicate knowledge.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">11) Students participate as knowledgeable,

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">reflective, creative, and critical members

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">of a variety of literacy communities.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">12) Students use spoken, written, and visual

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">language to accomplish their own purposes

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">(e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion,

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">and the exchange of information).

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 27px;">Book Award Assignment, Part 1

__Newbery Medal Books__- Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The Newbery Medal Book Award is one of the most if not the most notable award given to children’s literature. __ Cadlecott Medal Books __ - The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. The Cadlecott Medal was first given in 1937 and must be awarded to an artist from the United States. [|Mildred L. Batchelder Award] - For outstanding translated book for children. Batchelder Award is given to the most outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States. This award, established in her honor in 1966, is a citation awarded to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States. ALSC gives the award to encourage American publishers to seek out superior children's books abroad and to promote communication among the peoples of the world. [|Jane Addams Book Award] - Presented to the book that most effectively promotes the cause of peace, social justice and world community. Announced each year on September 6, Jane Addams' birth date. The Jane Addams Children's Book Awards are given annually to the children's books published the preceding year that effectively promote the cause of peace, social justice, world community, and the equality of the sexes and all races as well as meeting conventional standards for excellence. The Jane Addams Children's Book Awards have been presented annually since 1953 by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and the Jane Addams Peace Association. Beginning in 1993, a Picture Book category was created. Honor books may be chosen in each category. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|Pura Belpre Award] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- First awarded in 1996. Honors Latino writers and illustrators whose work best exemplify authentic cultural experiences in children's works of literature. <span style="color: #303030; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. It is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, and REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, an ALA affiliate. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|The Carnegie Medal] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- <span style="color: #303030; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video, supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, was awarded for the first time in 1991 to honor outstanding video productions for children released during the previous year. The annual award is given to the video's producer by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of ALA, through a Carnegie endowment. Video productions that receive the Andrew Carnegie Medal meet criteria that include the following: they show respect for a child's intelligence and imagination, and reflect and encourage children's interests; they take advantage of the special techniques of the medium, including visuals, voices, music, language, and sound effects. [|Mother Goose Award] - The Mother Goose Award is given to newcomer to British children's book illustration." The Mother Goose Award was a [|British] annual award, presented by Books For Children to "the most exciting newcomer to British children's book illustration." Established in 1979, the award was last given in 1999. Award winners received One Thousand Pounds and a gilded goose egg. The Mother Goose Award has not been given since. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|The Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- <span style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were established by Sylvia Schwartz to honor the memory of her sister, Ruth, a prominent bookseller in Toronto. In 2004, their family renamed the awards to honor both sisters. Two awards are presented annually, one for picture books and one for young adult/middle readers. The short list of books is selected by a committee comprised of a bookseller, librarian and children's book reviewer. The winners are selected by two juries of young readers from an Ontario public school. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|Hans Christian Andersen Medals] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Every other year IBBY presents the Hans Christian Andersen Awards to a living author and illustrator whose complete works have made a lasting contribution to children's literature. The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international recognition given to an author and an illustrator of children's books. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is the Patron of the Andersen Awards. The nominations are made by the National Sections of IBBY and the recipients are selected by a distinguished international jury of children's literature specialists. The Author's Award has been given since 1956 and the Illustrator's Award since 1966. The Award consists of a gold medal and a diploma, presented at a festive ceremony during the biennial IBBY Congress. A special Andersen Awards issue of IBBY's journal Bookbird presents all the nominees, and documents the selection process. The Andersen Awards program was supported by Nissan Motor Co. until 2008. From 2009 <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Nami Island Inc <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">. has generously begun its long-time sponsorship of the Andersen Awards. [|Phoenix Awards] - The Phoenix Award is awarded annually to a book originally published in [|English] twenty years previously which did not receive a major award at the time of its publication. It was established in 1985 by the [|‎Children's Literature Association], an association that wishes to promote serious study of children's literature. The recipient is chosen by an elected [|committee] of Children's Literature Association members from nominations made by members and others. The award is named after the [|mythical] bird [|Phoenix] which rises from its ashes. It signifies the book's rise from obscurity.