Class #4, December 5  Lolly on historical fiction  Laurie Halse Anderson presentation  Christopher Paul Curtis presentation  Book discussion (small group, large group) Break  More books: US historical fiction  Katherine Paterson presentation  More books: other historical fiction  Lolly (odds and ends)  Preview of fantasy and Lois Lowry

Historical fiction  Gives the flavor of a historical setting — not a replacement for nonfiction  Good history? Up to date?  Anne Scott McLeod article  Siobhán Parkinson article  Awards Scott O’Dell Award Beacon of Freedom Award  Series books

Laurie Halse Anderson presentation Jacquelene Moghaddam Elva Monreal Rachel Sassoon

Christopher Paul Curtis presentation Silvia Chen Colleen Murphy Tin-Wei Sheu

Book discussion  Discuss both Fever, 1793 and The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963  How might you use these? Literature circles, free reading, assigned to entire class…  Which should come first, nonfiction or historical fiction?

Break

More books: Historical Fiction (US)

Katherine Paterson presentation Golriz Golkar Natalie Golub Melisa Kjellander

More books: Historical Fiction (not US)

Jackdaws  Collection of objects from (or relating to) book  Display with book and list of resources (web sites, etc.)  Single student or group  Present to class

Odds and Ends  Books for boys  Awards  Review journals  Reviewing children’s books

Books for Boys  Guys Read website Guys Read website  Guys Write for Guys Read anthology edited by Jon Scieszka  Popular genres Fantasy Nonfiction Historical fiction

Awards  Historical fiction Scott O’Dell Award Beacon of Freedom Award  Mock Newbery Official Newbery rules Mock Newbery sites (search)  Other awards

Review Journals  The Horn Book Magazine  The Horn Book Guide  BCCB (Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books)  School Library Journal  Booklist  Booklinks

Reviewing children’s books  Horn Book Guide Cover letter Writing sample Full information Be patient List of current reviewers

Reviewing  Read Horning’s From Cover to Cover  Never use first person  First and last sentence are very important  Put yourself in the audience’s place  Know your audience (teachers, librarians, parents…)

Reviewing  Describe the book (literary elements)  Tell about its merits and/or flaws  Give specific examples — whenever possible show and elaborate instead of just describing  Compare it to other books? –Can refer to this author’s past books, but for other references, depends on audience

Next week: Fantasy Lois Lowry Lois Lowry

 Books in several genres and for various ages Anastasia Krupnik, Sam Krupnik, and Gooney Bird series Number the Stars (hist. fiction) The Giver and two companion books (fantasy) A Summer to Die (realistic fiction)  Many awards including Newbery Medal (2) Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (1 win, 1 honor)