If you have not heard, Rain Reign did not win the Newbery. The book did walk away with many awards just not the Newbery. I have to admit I was a bit disappointed but that does not dampen my enthusiasm for this amazing story.
The reason that I love this book so much is Rose. She is an amazing character. Each day I find myself rooting for her. In the last few days she has become one of my all-time favorites.
Today I asked the students to stop and think back about everything we had read so far in Rain Reign. The class broke down into groups and worked on a 3-in-3. I love this little strategy. It forces the students to think about something quickly and often the results show what they have learned. As usual the 3 word phrases the students created were perfect. After sharing some of our favorites, the students went off on their own and wrote about their most important 3 word phrase. I handed out gigantic notecards. They wrote the phrase on the blank side and then on the side with lines they explained their phrase. The thinking was evident from the few that I have had a chance to read.
Just in case you wondering the books that won the Newbery Honor were:
I adore these two books. In fact Brown Girl Dreaming was the book that I thought for sure would win the medal. El Deafo has become a popular book in our room. I think one thing that has helped with its popularity is the fact that it is a graphic novel. Brown Girl Dreaming is a book that I am thinking about reading aloud this year. It is simply beautiful. The book is written in prose form.
And the winner was:
I have ordered the book and plan to read it as soon as I can but after reading a few reviews I decided it is not the right book for read aloud. Many reviews put the book in the 6th-10th grade range. Hopefully when the students are older they can find this book and decided if it deserved the medal over some of the books we read this year.
I hope you are all having a great week.
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