Timeline for Completion of Project

Researching Newbery Medal .......................................... 5 days
Reading Newbery Title ...................................................... 1 week (7days)
Visit Scholastic Site & Write Book Review................ 4 days
Understanding Newbery Book Prompts ...................... 2 weeks
Research Author .................................................................. 5 days
Creative Book Project for Newbery Title ................. 5 days
Reading 3 More Titles by Same Author ...................... 1 week each
Write Book Review For Each Title ............................... 3 days each
Creating a Web Site / PowerPoint ............................... 3 weeks
Relating Project to Own Writing ..................... On-going with written response at the end ......... 2 days

Most of these projects will overlap each other.  See sample timeline and due dates below.

 

Select author to explore and check out Newbery title the week of 9/9.
M. 9/16 ---------- F. 9/20
Work on Rubric with group
Students begin reading Newbery title- finish by 9/25
F. 9/20 ---------- F. 9/27
Newbery Medal Research - due 9/27
W. 9/25 ---------- M. 9/30
Book Review on Newbery Title - due 9/30
F. 9/27 -------------------- F. 10/11
Understanding Newbery Book Prompts - due 10/11
W. 10/9 ----------W. 10/15
Research Author - due 10/16
Th. 10/16 ---------- T. 10/22
Creative Book Project for Newbery Title - due 10/23
M. 10/21 ---------- M. 10/28
Read Second Title - due 10/28
T. 10/29 ---------- Th. 10/31
Book Review on 2nd Title - due 11/1
F. 11/1 ----------F. 11/8
Read Third Title - due 11/8
F. 11/8 ---------- T. 11/12
Book Review on 3rd Title - due 11/13
W. 11/13 ---------- W. 11/20
Read Fourth Title - due 11/20
Th.  11/21 ---------- M. 11/25
Book Review on 4th Title - due 11/26

M. 12/2 ------------------------------ F. 12/20
Culminating activity ... Creating a Web Site and/or PowerPoint - due 12/20
                  T. 12/17 ---------- Th. 12/19

                     Relating Project to Own Writing