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Rationale Order for West Jackson Middle School Laura Miller Lummie Harris EDIT 6340 May 2, 2005 Media Center Philosophy The mission of the media center is to encourage, assist, and educate students and teachers as they explore, navigate, and assess resources and materials in their quest to be lifelong learners. Selection Objective The primary selection objective of the school is to provide support and enrichment for the educational program of the school. Context of Order Objective The purpose of the order is to update resources to coincide with the new Social Studies textbook adoption. Additionally, the order will ensure that new additions to the collection will support the middle school Social Studies strands of the new Georgia Performance Standards. Context of Order Rationale Supports the mission of the media center Based on requests by teachers Based on consideration file Serve as supplemental resources to the updated and revised Social Studies curriculum according to the Georgia Performance Standards. Updating and adding current novels will provide a literature link between the Social Studies curriculum and the historical fiction collection, which includes fictitious portrayals of historical events and figures. Context of Order Rationale cont. The average copyright date of the current collection is 1988. FLR Bal. Dewey recommendation for biography is 8% Currently only 527 books in biography section Represents only 3.82% with a 4.29% difference Highest deficit in library other than technology at 4.29. Wilson Bal. Dewey recommendation for biography is 12.90% (-9.08% difference for this recommendation) Rationale for books with th older copyright date 6 Disher, G. (1993). The bamboo flute. Houghton Mifflin. Book Reviews Horn Book, Booklist, and Publisher s Weekly Vivid description of Australian culture King, T. (1992). A Coyote Columbus Story. Douglas & McIntyre. Book Reviews Horn Book and SLJ First published in Canada with definite bias that could lead to discussion about differing views of history Supports standards for Europe and Canada Freedman, R. (1990). Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Clarion Books. Book Reviews Numerous with starred review from Booklist. Author renowned for biographies Also supports 8th grade Rationale for books with th older copyright date 7 Wisniewski, D. (1992) Sundiata: lion king of Mali. Clarion Books. Book Reviews SLJ and Booklist 32-page biography Award winning book including the Caldecott. Rationale for books with th older copyright date 8 McKissack, P. (1991). The story of Booker T. Washington. Children s Press. Book Reviews Booklist and SLJ Author renowned for her Frink, biographies H. (1971). The new century speaker for school and college. Books for Libraries Press. Collection of speeches from famous Georgians Great reference tool for both students and teachers. Bryan, R. (1994). Henry Grady or Tom Watson. Mercer University. Features two little-known people part of 8th grade standards Professional resource. Middle School Social Studies Curriculum 6th Grade Latin America and Canada Europe, Australia, and Oceania Africa Asia Georgia Studies 7th Grade 8th Grade History Strand The history strand focuses on historical developments essential to understanding a specific region in the modern world. Geography Strand The geography strand relates the importance of geography to each region s development. Civics Strand The civics strand examines political structures in each region. Economics Strand The economics strand continues to build basic economic concepts and introduces students to economic development of each region. Additional 8 Grade Strands th In depth study of the geography of Georgia In depth study of the government of Georgia Georgia s role in the history of the United States Books to support the 6th Grade Curriculum Beyond the sea of Catherine the ice: the voyages Great of Henry Hudson Michelangelo Surviving Hitler: a boy in the Nazi death camps Leonardo, beautiful dreamer Winston Churchill: soldier, statesman, artist Books to support the 7th Grade Curriculum Gandhi, great soul Mansa Musa: the lion of Mali Nigeria: 1880 to the present: the struggle, the tragedy, the promise The Ottoman Empire Sundiata: lion king of Mali The freeing of Nelson Mandela Books to support the 8th Grade Curriculum Franklin Delano Roosevelt James Oglethorpe: humanitarian and soldier Martin Luther King, Jr. The story of Booker T. Washington Country life in the days of my youth Dred and Harriet Scott: a family s struggle for freedom Purchase Amount Budget of $750.00 allotted to build biography section and support media center goal Order padded by 25% to ensure use of all allotted money and maximize number of books added to collection Vendor given do not exceed instructions to prevent spending more than the allotment. Vendor Follett Lists books that support specific state and national curriculum standards Curriculum-related books for state bibliographies 60-day price guarantee Free shipping and handling Collection analysis, which details strengths and weaknesses of the school s collection Enduring Impact Addition of integral books to support curriculum Increase books available for collaboration with teachers Provide students with books to encourage and facilitate lifelong reading Support of media center goals

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