Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Logical/Mathematical
Verbal/Linguistic
ReadaNewbery
MedalAwardbookof
ownchoosing.
Debatewhowillbe
the2016recipientof
theNewberyMedal
Award.
Createatimelinedepicting
themajoreventsofthebook.
Writeanalternateending
reflectingwhatwouldhave
happenediftheeventsthat
tookplacechanged.
Createatimelinedepicting
Writetheauthora
alltheNewberryMedal
letterdescribingto
Awardrecipientssince1922.
him/heryourthoughts
Place
andfeelingofthe
book.
Time
WriteJohnNewbery
Characters
aletterdescribingto
himwhatyour Problem
thoughtsareonthe
awardandwhatyour
Solution
recommendationsare
fornextyears
NewberyMedal
Awardentries.
Visual/Spatial
Bodily/Kinesthetic
Decoratetheoutsideofa
timecapsule(shoebox)with
pictures/itemsthatrelateto
thebook.
Drawaphotograph
portrayingamaineventin
thestory.
Createastorymap:
Giveanoralpresentation
displayingtheartifactsin
yourtimecapsuleand
depictingthemajorevents
thattookplaceinthebook
(remember:dontgive
awaytheending!)
Roleplayyourfavorite
characterinthebookand
actoutyourfavorite
scene/event.
Build/create/collect3
meaningfulartifactstoput
inyourtimecapsule.
Musical/Rhythmic
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Naturalistic
Writeorrecreate
whatthemusicwas
likeduringthetime
erathebooktook
place.
Pretendyouaregoingto
interviewthemaincharacter
inyourbook.Whatquestions
wouldyouask?
Whatifyouwerethemain
characterinthebook?
Keepareflectivejournalof
yourthoughtsandfeelings.
Describeorcreate
wherethesettingof
thebook(thepartof
theworldthatittook
placein).
Independentlyreadanother
NewberyMedalbook.
Compareandcontrastthetwo
books.
Whatifyouwerethe
opposingcharacterinthe
book?Keepareflective
journalofyourthoughts
andfeelings.
Composeasongthat
youwouldmostlikely
hearontheradio
duringthattimeera.
Composeatheme
songforyourfavorite
characterinthebook.
ThinkPairShare
Writeaforwardor
afterwordforthebook.
Writeorcreatewhat
theenvironment
lookedlikeduringthe
settingofthebook.
Describeorwrite
howorifthe
environment,weather,
and/orclimate
effectedthemain
charactersdecision
making.
Wholeclass
learning
experiences
Wholeclass
assessmentof
learning
experiences
CulminatingActivity
ResearchNewbery
MedalAward
books.Selectone
ofownchoosing
andreadit.
Insmallgroup,
shareafavorite
passagefromthe
bookor
compare/contrast
yourauthors.
Oralpresentation
onNewberyMedal
bookyouread.
Developatime
capsulethat
containsatleast3
meaningful
artifacts.
Teachermadetest
thatdemonstrates
knowledgeofwhat
aNewberyMedal
bookisandits
history.(numerical
grade)
Writeapaper
highlightingthe
majoreventsthat
tookplaceinyour
bookorapaperthat
compares/contrasts
yourauthorwith
someoneinyour
smallgroup.
Rubrictoasseskey
criteria
Rubrictoassess
portfolio
Holdanexhibitwherestudentsdisplaytheirtimecapsules,artifacts,and
writtenreportsfromtheirNewberyMedalAwardbooks.