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Lacy's Personal Page Book Award 1
 * 1) **John Newbery Medal**
 * Sponsor-American Library Association- Association for Library Service to Children
 * History- On June 22, 1921 Fredric G. Melcher created a children’s book award after John Newbery and 18th century bookseller
 * Teachers can be part of the committee but they must meet criteria
 * Type of Books-Children’s Books
 * Time of Year Given-Mid to late January at the winter conference
 * Runner-ups are given the Newbery Honor

2. **Caldecott Medal**
 * Sponsor-American Library Association- Association for Library Service to Children
 * History-Award named in honor of the 19th century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott
 * Teachers can be part of the committee but they must meet criteria
 * Type of Books-Distinguished picture book artists
 * Time of Year Given-Mid to late January at the winter conference
 * Runner-ups are given the Caldecott Honor

3. ** The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award **
 * Sponsor-American Library Association
 * History- Named after Dr. Seuss, the award was established in 2004 and given for the first time in 2006
 * Teachers can be part of the committee but they must meet criteria
 * Type of Books-authors and illustrators of the most distinguished book for beginning readers
 * Time of Year Given- ALA annual conference-summer

4. ** The Batchelder Award **
 * Sponsor- American Library Association
 * History-Named after Mildred L. Batchelder, the former Executive Secretary of the Children's Services Division of the American Library Association, the award was established in 1966
 * Teachers can be part of the committee but they must meet criteria
 * Type of Books- American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding translated book of the year
 * Time of Year Given- ALA annual conference-summer

5. **Odyssey Award**
 * Sponsor-Booklist magazine-a division of ALA
 * History-Began in 2008
 * Committee is made up of four members appointed by ALSC; four members appointed by YALSA; a chair, whose appointment alternates between ALSC and YALSA divisions; and a consultant from the staff of Booklist magazine
 * Type of Books-Given to the producer of audio books produced for children or young adults
 * Time of Year Given- Mid to late January at the winter conference

6. **The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal**


 * Sponsor-ALA- Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc
 * History-Named after Robert F. Sibert the long-time president of Bound to Stay Bound Books. It was established in 2001
 * Committee is made up of nine members: Five members to be elected annually from a slate of no fewer than ten, a chairperson appointed by the president, and three members appointed by the president.
 * Types of Books- distinguished informational book
 * Time of Year Given- Awarded annually January

7. **Laura Ingalls Wilder Award**


 * Sponsor-ALA- Association for Library Service to Children
 * History- Named after Laura Ingalls Wilder- the award was first given to her in 1954-in the beginning the award was given every five years then from 1980-2001 every three years, in 2001 to the present it has been given every two years
 * Committee is made up of three members to be elected every other year from a slate of no fewer than six, a chairperson appointed by the president, and one member appointed by the president .
 * Types of Books-given to author or illustrator whose books have made a lasting contribution to children’s literature
 * Time of Year Given-Every two years

8. **Coretta Scott King Award** = 9. The Scott O'Dell Award =
 * Sponsor- ALA- Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table
 * History- <span style="color: #303030; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Mabel McKissick and Glyndon Greer, two school librarians came up with the idea for the CSK award in 1969
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Committee
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Types of Books- awarded for books about the African American experience, that are written for youth
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Time of Year Given-ALA annual conference

= · Sponsor-Scott O’Dell- ALA =

= · History- Scott O’Dell created this award in 1982 to encourage more to read the genre of historical fiction =

= · The committee is made up of three members: Hazel Rochman, Ann Carlson, and Roger Sutton = = · Type of Books- Historical fiction-must be published in the United States and written by a citizen of the United States =

= · Time of Year Given- Given annually = = = 10. Hans Christian Anderson Award

· Sponsor-International Board on Books for Young People-Nissan Motor Co. Nami Island Inc.

· History- An international award named after Hans Christian Anderson-the author’s award was first given in 1956 and the illustrator’s award in 1966

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· Type of Books- awarded to one author and one illustrator in recognition of his or her entire body of work
 * Time of Year Given-presented every two years at the festive ceremony during the biennial IBBY Congress

= = Semester Project: Module 1: Investigation of national and state standards National standards:
 * Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).
 * Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.
 * Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.
 * Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.

State Standards for fifth grade: Determining sequence of events Using previewing and predicting skills to determine content Using sentence structure and context to determine word meaning Using prior knowledge and experience to interpret meaning Using self-monitoring for text understanding
 * Recognize the use and effect of literary elements and devices, including setting, character traits, stated purpose, metaphors, and simple symbolism to gain information from various text formats, including tables and charts.
 * Use search strategies in the research process to identify reliable current resources and computer technology to locate information.
 * Use a wide range of strategies and skills, including using text features to gain meaning, summarizing passages, and drawing conclusions, to comprehend fifth-grade informational and functional reading materials