Newberry Project

Newbery Medal Book Project

Dear Students and Parents,

Recently we started a project in reading class about Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor Books. The students had a chance to checkout one of these titles from the Lakeview IMC. Once they have completed the novel of their choice, they will need to complete a project. Each of the students has a copy of the project. Attached is a calendar listing the various due dates for the different components of the projects. I wanted you and your child to have a handy reference sheet of the due dates.

As you can tell from the calender, the book needs to be read by Tuesday, October 30th. On this day, I will also check the completed notes worksheet your child has taken about the book. Students will then have a workday on Wednesday to complete the cover and the first two pages of their project. I am asking that they do not begin working on their rough drafts until class on Wedneseday October 31. In order to make this project a success, it is necessary that they come prepared with all materials. As the calender illustrates these materials include their Newbery book, any notes they have taken, scratch paper for rough draft work, colored pencils, markers, and pencils.

As usual, I will be looking for all the correct writing conventions, creativity, and neatness in this project. Success on this project depends on your preparedness!
Keep in mind the final project will be worth 100 points and is due November 12th. All of the individual pages count as homework grades. I am looking forward to some excellent projects. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Miss Coppoletta, Miss Gabriel, and Mrs. Mesker