Discover the Bluestem Book Award: Engage, Read, and Vote!
The Bluestem Book Award encourages students in grades 3-5 to explore a diverse range of reading materials. Designed to promote reading enjoyment and participation, it allows students to vote for their favorite books from a selected list of nominees. This program encourages active engagement from students, teachers, and librarians, fostering a love for literature. Discover what the award is about, learn how books are chosen, and find out how to participate and make your voice heard through voting!
Discover the Bluestem Book Award: Engage, Read, and Vote!
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Bluestem Book Award Mrs. Brunschon Sept 2012
Welcome What is it? How are the books chosen? What do I do? Why should I Participate? 2013 Nominees
What is the Bluestem Book Award? What is it? • Illinois state award • Student vote • Encourage variety of reading materials How books Chosen? What do I do? Why? 2013 Titles
Where does the list come from? • Students • Teachers • Librarians What is it? How Books Chosen? What do I do? Why? 2013 Titles
Want to participate? What is it? • Grades 3, 4, and 5 • Read at least 4 of the 20 nominees How books Chosen? What do I do? Why? 2013 Titles
Want to participate? • Go to your school library link (Follett / Destiny) • On the home page find this link http://districtlibrarylady.pbworks.com • Take the quiz found on the wiki • Your results will be added to the binder What is it? How books Chosen? What do I do? Why? 2013 Titles
What comes next? What is it? • Vote in March How Books Chosen? What do I do? Why? 2013 Titles
2012 Bluestem Winner! • Winner determined • 38,464 students voted in 2012! • Winner announced in April What is it? How Books Chosen? What do I do? Why? 2013 Titles
Why participate? What is it? • Variety of genres • Read for fun How Books Chosen? What do I do? Why? 2013 Titles
Quiz Time! • Can you vote if you’ve read 4 or more books? • Do you vote in February? • Is the winner decided by the teachers? • Can a third grader participate? • Should you do this? Yes No incorrect correct Yes No incorrect correct Yes No incorrect correct Yes No correct incorrect Yes No correct depends…