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Schenectady High School
October 30, 2009
Two SHS students are reading and rating books
Their vote for the Charlotte Award counts
Two Schenectady High School students will be sharing their opinions
about which book should be selected to win the 2010 Charlotte
Award. The students are currently reading and rating the books
that were recently nominated by the New York Reading Association
Charlotte Committee.
Sophomore
Cortney Phillips and freshman Isabella Bosco have been selected
by Schenectady High School Reading Specialist Josephine Sorensen
to participate in the reading and judging program.
The
Charlotte Book Award Committee considers books that are
published for young adult readers. The award, named for the
main character in E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web, recognizes
authors and illustrators of outstanding literature. Students in
New York State read titles on the ballot and vote for their
favorites.
Sorensen
selected the students to participate based on the number of
books they each read since September. The titles of the
nominations of the Young Adult award include Trouble, The
Hunger Games, In Search of Mockingbird, Schooled, Skin Deep,
Dear Jo, Beauty Shop for Rent, Chains, Independence Hall
and Kimchi & Calmari.
Sorensen
said the students are communicating with the authors of each
book and have been asking questions and providing feedback on
the selections. She said that as judges the girls don’t have
any guidelines to follow except to rate the books on a scale of
1-5 based on their enjoyment of the book.
In order
to vote in the category, the students must read the books.
Additionally, an adult in the classroom or library must monitor
the voting procedures.
Sorensen
encourages all of the students to read the selections. She
created an award shelf with the 100 hardcover books she received
over the summer from Liz Yanoff, assistant professor at St. Rose
who is also a Charlotte award judge. Each of the 100 books were
nominated for the award in 2009. “All of the students are
enjoying the welcome additions to my reading classroom,” said
Sorensen.
The awards are presented at the annual
NYSRA Statewide Conference. The winner of the Charlotte
Award will be posted on the New York State Reading Association
Website -
http://www.nysreading.org/Awards/charlotte/index.html.
The site also includes past winners and
suggested reading for all levels. |
