[Pamela Voyles; Fall Semester 1998]
Media Evaluation Form
Type of Material/Format: Fiction book; mystery
Type of Material: The Ghost of Fossil Glen
Author/Producer/Publisher: Cynthia DeFelice (author)
Farrar (publisher)
Publication Date: March 1998
ISBN/ISSN/LC Number: ISBN 0-374-31787-9
Price: $16.00 hardback
Specific courses where this material could be used:
Learning Strategy: Present factual information ___Present theories X Present concepts ___ Change attitudes ___ Change values ___
Appropriate Curriculum Area: Language Arts_X_Science___Social Studies___
Music___Art___Foreign Language___Mathematics___Health/Physical Education___
Grade Range: Kindergarten___Primary___Intermediate_X_Secondary___Teacher___
Parent___General Interest___
Materials can be used by: Individuals_X_Small Groups ___Large Groups___
Suggested Purposes: Motivation_X_Overview___In-Depth Study___Introduction___
Remedial___
Evaluative Criteria Outstanding Strong Average Weak Not Applicable
Authenticity: not applicable (none mentioned)
Appropriateness/Format: Outstanding
Timeliness: Strong
Interest: Strong
Outstanding (for girls)
Organization/Plot: Outstanding
Technical Aspects: Not Applicable (none mentioned)
Special Features: Not Applicable (none mentioned)
Physical Characteristics: Outstanding (hardback, sturdy)
Relavancy to Course Use: Outstanding (students receive stickers for reading books in different areas such as biography, mystery, poetry,…)
Cost: Average
Overall Rating: Outstanding
Published Reviews (citation/rating): Reviewed in The Horn Book Magazine, September/October 1998, page 606, by E.S.W.
Additional Comments (awards, social/historical significance, etc.): The reviewer says the story wrapped everything up neatly, but the ending was not predicatably. Sixth grade children love to be surprised.
Priority: Essential___Valuable but not essential X_Marginal___None___
Name of Evaluator/Position: Pamela Voyles, Sixth grade Language Arts teacher
School/Institution: Haas Middle School
Date: October 13, 1998