16 May 2006
Shadowing the Carnegie Medal
A group of keen readers at Our Lady's Convent Senior School have become 'Carnegie Shadowers' for the next few weeks. Like many students in schools around the country they are reading the books shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal, an annual award for an outstanding book for young people published the previous year. They will be assessing the books using the same criteria as the official judges, and writing reviews which they post on a special website, www.ckg.org.uk
Today some of the group met with shadowers from the other secondary schools in Abingdon for a 'Carnegie tea'. As well as cakes and drinks, they played the 'Carnegie Game', to share first impressions of the books, based on the covers, blurbs and opening paragraphs, and heard some tips for writing their reviews.
The shortlisted books are:
Today some of the group met with shadowers from the other secondary schools in Abingdon for a 'Carnegie tea'. As well as cakes and drinks, they played the 'Carnegie Game', to share first impressions of the books, based on the covers, blurbs and opening paragraphs, and heard some tips for writing their reviews.
The shortlisted books are:
Clay by David Almond
Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Tamar by Mal Peet
Turbulence by Jan Mark
The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean.
OLCSS shadowers will be meeting every Friday, and there are also plans for other joint events - a quiz in June, and the well established Abingdon Carnegie Forum which will take place on 4 July.
# posted by BH @ 8:55 pm 
