1 / 41

My Year in Jail

My Year in Jail. Providing library services to incarcerated teens. Wini Ashooh Central Rappahannock Regional Library . washooh@crrl.org 540-659-4909. Rappahannock Juvenile Center 275 Wyche Road Stafford Virginia 22554. September - Storytelling. Donald Davis "Mama Learns to Drive" audio.

bryson
Download Presentation

My Year in Jail

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. My Year in Jail Providing library services to incarcerated teens.

  2. Wini AshoohCentral Rappahannock Regional Library washooh@crrl.org 540-659-4909

  3. Rappahannock Juvenile Center 275 Wyche Road Stafford Virginia 22554

  4. September - Storytelling • Donald Davis "Mama Learns to Drive" audio

  5. Storytelling / Bobby Norfolk November 6, 2010/ 11th Annual Kansas City Storytelling Celebration The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynf0RJ-uikg

  6. More Storytelling More Storytelling Diane Ferlatte http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJlgrzrczEc

  7. Storytelling/Comedy • Bil Lepp • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hbarAW1Vxg

  8. Storytelling/Folktales Shanta West African Tales http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjE6PWnZa_8

  9. Storytelling/Native American Dovie Thomason http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksEk7wA81Hg

  10. Personal / Anecdotal Sarah Kay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iv2nZnZOrM

  11. Storytelling/Creation • 4"x6" index cards • pencils • story • Who • What • Where

  12. October/Technology When you can't get to the library, the library comes to you.

  13. library catalog • ebooks • databases Mango JobNow Britannica • Brainfuse/Homework http://teens.librarypoint.org/

  14. November/First it was a book • Display of books made into movies • Asked residents "what do all these books have in common?"

  15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Neo6W1f7hyY Beastly

  16. War Horse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRf3SfeMRD4

  17. Eagle of the Ninth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx4bnwvGmKM

  18. December/World War I • Booktalk The War to End All Wars

  19. Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon

  20. Joyeux Noel http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424205/

  21. January/Genre • Defintion • "kind" "type" • Genre game

  22. Genre Powerpoint (2012) Ashby, Jenny. School Librarian. Shirley Heim Middle School.

  23. Are the characters: Imaginary things such as ghosts, vampires, witches, aliens, talking animals, etc. or people with magical powers? (If yes, go to the blue box) All real people with no magical powers? (if yes, go to the orange box) Do the events in the book:Seem like things that couldn’t really happen? (If yes, go to the blue box) Seem like things that could actually happen in reality? (if yes, go to the orange box)

  24. Does your book contain elements that are NOT realistic, such as talking animals, imaginary characters, magical powers, or fantastical lands? YES NO FANTASY Characters: witches, elves, vampires, ghosts, werewolves, unicorns, fairies, talking animals, zombies, demons, people with magical abilities Events: things that couldn’t happen in real life, even in the future Settings: Can be set in make believe worlds or in our world but with magical elements SCIENCE FICTION Characters: real people, aliens, robots Common topics: cloning, “perfect” societies, time travel, space travel, DNA, videogames, genetic engineering, post-apocalyptic societies Settings: the future!

  25. If your book meets the criteria for fantasy or science fiction, then that is the genre – even if it has an adventure, mystery or is set in the past!

  26. Are the characters: Imaginary things such as ghosts, vampires, witches, aliens, talking animals, etc. or people with magical powers? (If yes, go to the blue box) All real people with no magical powers? (if yes, go to the orange box) Do the events in the book:Seem like things that couldn’t really happen? (If yes, go to the blue box) Seem like things that could actually happen in reality? (if yes, go to the orange box)

  27. YES NO Is there a mysterious, suspenseful event which is not explained or a crime that is not solved until the end of the story? MYSTERY A suspenseful story about a puzzling event Characteristics: crimes are committed, clues are found, puzzles need to be solved, the solution to the mystery isn’t found until the end of the story, secrets are unraveled, there is lots of suspense, and red herrings are included

  28. YES NO Does the book have lots of action such as car chases and spying? Are the characters constantly facing danger or fighting for survival? ADVENTURE A story in which the characters are constantly placed in dangerous situations and survive by their wits and skills Characteristics: fighting for survival, nonstop action, unusual settings which cause problems for the characters, life-threatening situations throughout, the main character has skills that enables him/her to succeed in a difficult situation

  29. YES NO Does the book take place in the past (1970’s or before)? HISTORICAL FICTION A story that takes place in a particular time period in the past Characteristics: seems realistic for the time period (no magical elements), set in the past, often set during real historical events

  30. REALISTIC FICTION A story that takes place right here and now and could really happen Characteristics: contains characters and events that could really exist, the book is set right now, the characters deal with real life problems

  31. February/ Black History Month • Ruth and the Green Book • The Negro Motorist Green Book and NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129885990 • The book itself http://www.autolife.umd.umich.edu/Race/R_Casestudy/Negro_motorist_green_bk.htm • Virginia pg. 70 • Use Google Earth to see those locations today.

  32. February/Black History Month/World War II • Tuskegee Airmen/ Wings for This Man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWUCPO7surk • Political cartoons / Dr. Seuss • Dr. Seuss Goes to War/ The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel by Richard H. Minear • Yertle the Turtle

  33. March/Book Reviews • Title • Author • Thoughts about book • Any concerns • Sell it!

  34. Book Reviews • Add review to library website • http://teens.librarypoint.org/ • library catalog • title browse • enter title

  35. Collaborative Effort • Work with Reading Specialist • Create paper document • Choice of color • Phoenix logo • Residents have access to reviews

  36. March/Library Scavenger Hunt • Write the title of a book by C.S Lewis • Who is the illustrator of A Sick Day for Amos McGee? • List one library branch that has a copy of the movie To Kill a Mockingbird • Find a book by Michael Pollan and write the title. • Who wrote a book titled The Cloud Spinner? • Does Porter branch have a copy of the book The Absolute Value of Mike?

  37. Scavenger Hunt continued 7. Who wrote the book Dead End in Norvelt? What literary award did it win? 8. What is the call number for the book Scary Folktales by Megan Kopp?

  38. April/ Poetry • Nikki Giovanni We are Virginia Tech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Qx9dIr-68 • Bicycles/ Fame • Hip Hop Speaks to Children The Rose that Grew from Concrete p.50/track29 The Negro Speaks of Rivers p.62/track37-38 • Alicia Keys/Def Poetry/Power of Words http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSObnpCimA

  39. May/FlowChart • If you liked the Hunger Games Gliffy.com • Teen Read Week/It Came from the Library http://www.gliffy.com/publish/3720967/?utm_medium=web&utm_source=viewer-error-li...

  40. June/ A Question of Freedom • Dwayne Betts and libraries http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5miKLD--I_A&feature=related • His story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdtYPJ4w5Vg

More Related