The Newbery Challenge KIDS: Back in Time (a Rigorous Book Club)

Description

**New sections starting in Fall 2023! Join us from the beginning and go back in time!**

Are you up for the challenge?

We are reading every book that has won the Newbery medal, starting with the 2022 winner and working back in time to 1922! We discuss a new novel during each class. The novel should be read before class. This isn’t your average book club! Feel free to join us for all the books or just the ones you want. Pop in and out of the class as you wish. This class will be ongoing until we finish!

ALL SECTIONS MEET EVERY OTHER WEEK. You are not charged for the weeks we do not meet.

CLASS EXPERIENCE:

Students will learn reading strategies, how to analyze, who they are as readers, and how to communicate about literature and life! They will begin to develop their own criteria for evaluating the books they read and begin to understand the type of readers they are. To do this, each student takes a turn in talking about the book, and the teacher will probe a bit to get each learner to do a little deeper thinking. Because it’s a discussion class, we encourage students to leave their cameras on, to use the chatbox to expand the discussion, and to think about what they want to say before class begins. This isn’t your average book club! Feel free to join us for all the books or just the ones you want. Pop in and out of the class as you wish, or transfer to different sections if your schedule changes. Sometimes students don’t quite finish the book, but they are still welcome to attend–they can pass on the discussion and listen; however, we also ask questions that apply to reading in general, and these topics can be discussed whether they read the book or not. This class will be ongoing until we finish! Students will earn a badge for each book they complete. Examples of in-class activities are below. Students will:
1. discuss literature in a large group with the instructor and other students.
2. discuss how American literature has changed over the past 100 years.
3. reflect on how literature reveals elements of humanity or the world in which we live.
4. speak aloud and use the chatbox to participate in the conversation.
5. articulate an evaluation of the novel and why they think the way they do.
6. learn how to analyze a literary character.
7. learn how to analyze a piece of literature for the theme.
8. learn how to analyze conflict to reveal character and theme.
9. learn elements of the story.
10. learn point of view.
11. learn how to analyze literature in light of the culture in which it is written.

THERE ARE MULTIPLE SECTIONS OF THIS CLASS. If a section is sold out, keep your eye out as students tend to move in and out based on vacations, etc. You can transfer from one section to another without missing any discussions about novels. Students can send transfer request emails to their teacher for a different section weekly. This class will continue year-round so long as enrollment stays strong; sections may be merged eventually. To learn more about each book, look at the list from the Albuquerque library.

SECTION SCHEDULES:
**This schedule is displayed in U.S. Time zones**
***Students should finish reading the book before we meet***

SECTION NAME: Mrs. Lemons / Tuesdays
The week starting Sept 10: (2023) FREEWATER BY AMINA LUQMAN-DAWSON
The week starting Sept 17: NO CLASS
The week starting Sept 24: (2022) The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
The week starting Oct 1: NO CLASS
The week starting Oct 8: (2021) When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
The week starting Oct 15: NO CLASS
The week starting Oct 22: (2020) New Kid by Jerry Craft
The week starting Oct 29: NO CLASS
The week starting Nov 5: (2019) Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
The week starting Nov 12: NO CLASS
The week starting Nov 19: (2018) Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
The week starting Nov 26: NO CLASS
The week starting Dec 3: (2017) The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
The week starting Dec 10: NO CLASS
CHRISTMAS BREAK
The week starting Jan 14: (2016) Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De la Pena
The week starting Jan 21: NO CLASS
The week starting Jan 28: (2015) The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
The week starting Feb 4: NO CLASS
The week starting Feb 11: (2014) Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
The week starting Feb 18: NO CLASS
The week starting Feb 25: (2013) The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The week starting Mar 3: NO CLASS
The week starting Mar 10: (2012) Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
The week starting Mar 17: NO CLASS
The week starting Mar 24: (2011) Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
The week starting Mar 31: NO CLASS
The week starting Apr 7: (2010) When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
The week starting Apr 14: NO CLASS
*more coming soon