The co-themes of session 7 will be "practicing close readings of text" and analyzing awards for diverse literature. You'll only need to prepare for the second!
Everyone:
Read the Aronson and Pinkney articles. Be ready to discuss the following:
What are the arguments for and against honoring books in specific cultural/social categories?
What assumptions does each position rely on?
Where do you stand in terms of the debate?
Award jigsaw: Research the following information for your assigned award.
Is there an official website for the award? Are there other resources that provide information about the award? (Sometimes libraries or author blogs feature information not available on the official sites.)
Why and when was this award created? What is the rationale for the award?
Selection criteria: What books, authors, illustrators are eligible? How are the books judged?
Who sponsors the award?
Selection committee: Who chooses the winners? How do you get on the committee? How transparent is the process?
Bring in books that have won or have been honored by the award. This will mean a trip to the library--you can coordinate this within your group. How easy was it to find the books? Do they have seals or other indications that they are award winners?
It would be helpful if one person in the group could bring in a computer.
In class we'll teach each other about the awards, share books, and talk about the questions that our research raises.
Group 1 - Coretta Scott King
Group 2 - Sydney Taylor Award
Group 3 - Asian Pacific American Award
Group 4 - Lambda Literary Foundation Award
Group 5 - Schneider Family Book Award
Group 6 - The Middle East Book Award
Group 7 - Pura Belpre
(group members are listed on our ANGEL site)
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