Book Award Presentation (8th grade)MLI 5040

Sarah Benton

Dr. Carter G.

Woodson

• Historian and educator• Received Ph.D. from Harvard University• Wrote books about African Americans in the United States for adults and young readers, such as The Miseducation of the Negro.• In 1926, originated “Negro History Week” during the 2nd week of February, which later became “Black History Month”.

• The Carter G. Woodson Book Award was established in 1974 by the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS).• The mission of the NCSS is to provide

leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators.

• The Carter G. Woodson Book Award is for the most distinguished social science books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States.• At the time, authors and publishers of books relating to racial and ethnic minorities rarely received the recognition that their efforts merited.

The purpose of the award is to encourage the writing, publishing, and dissemination of outstanding social science books for young readers that treat topics related to ethnic minorities and relations sensitively and accurately.

The establishment of the award was a result of the effort of the 1973 NCSS Racism and Social Justice Committee which focuses on the educational needs of minority students, under the chairmanship of Dr. James A. Banks, University of Washington, Seattle.

A nominated book must have five key traits:

1. Respect for ethnic and racial differences.

2. Focus on individuals and issues that provide a look into the experiences of ethnic groups.

3. Focus on the interactions among racial/ethnic groups.

4. Avoids portraying the group(s) as "problem oriented"; positive balanced with negative.

5. Avoids distorting and stereotyping in text and illustrations.

Selection Process:

• Publishers provide a copy of the book nominated to the Carter G. Woodson Book Award committee, made up of 14 to 20 members.• The book must be set in the United States, as well as published in the United States (but the author does not have to be from the United States).• Three books receive the award (elementary K-6, middle 5-8, and secondary 7-12 levels).• Other outstanding books receive the honor award.

2012Middle Winner

Biography about composer Leonard Bernstein

Tells about the life of a young man who overcame adversity to achieve his dreams! Book includes photographs and a discography of videos.

Refuse to give something requested

or desired to someone

Keep someone from proceeding;

hold back

Expel a foreigner from a country, typically on

the grounds of illegal status or for having committed

a crime

2010

Secondary

Winner

2011 Elementary

Winner

Click here to listen to the author, Andrea Davis

Pinkney, talk about this book!

REFERENCESAbout the National Council for the Social Studies. Retrieved

from http://www.socialstudies.org/awards/woodson/winners

Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down. BookVideos.tv. Retrieved from http://www.bookvideos.tv/videoid/2375

Carter G. Woodson Book Award. National Council for the Social Studies. Retrieved from http://www.socialstudies.org/awards/woodson

Carter G. Woodson Book Award Winners. National Council for the Social Studies. Retrieved from http://www.socialstudies.org/awards/woodson/winners

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