Nineteen minutes sterling is a small, ordinary new hampshire town where nothing ever happens until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence. Graphic organizers for reading comprehension when we read stories in class, occasionally there may be some parts that are a bit confusing. Book title author plot summary are most of the characters similar to or different from me. A graphic organizer is simply a way of laying out information in a visual manner so that it is easier to understand. Top 20 literature graphic organizers gallery teachervision. Nick giaccone for the bazillion lastminute email questions about search. Jan 07, 2016 this printable is super simple my favorite. When you are looking at character traits, remember not to use cool or awesome. In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. If you lost your hard copy, you can print another one from studentvue under grade level resources in grade book quizlet. That is a big part of whats happening in schools and school administrations do nothing about it. As you are readingafter you have read, complete the india graphic organizer found under additional files below to record some of the information that you learned about india from the two books that we have read this week.
These tool box organization ideas include advice for making the most of your foam, tips for cutting foam, and hacks for using foam in unique ways. Lacy peters mother is a midwife and assists alex josies mother deliver her baby girl. Needless to say, learning to summarize takes practice and guidance. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist. There are areas for kids to put the book title, author, summary, main idea, setting, characters, problems, solutions, and more including a. Topics about this book topics that mention this book. Feb 05, 2008 jodi picoult received an ab in creative writing from princeton and a masters degree in education from harvard.
Nineteen minutes can we just discuss the major themes. Peter houghton, the seventeenyearold school shooter, changes the lives of many people on march 6, 2007. In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your ha. Nineteen minutes 2007 is the fourteenth novel by the american author, jodi picoult. This can start with younger learners, where you ask them to draw pictures of the various components of a summary. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a booksized computer this is used solely as a reading device such as nuvomedias rocket ebook. Pbt bingo nineteen minutes by jodi picoult 4 stars aj. The book begins one morning, when peter houghton enters his high school with a gun, killing 10 people, and injuring 19 others. Its a summarizing graphic organizer with space for students to write notes about characters somebody, conflict wanted and but, rising action, climax and resolution so and then. The circle plot diagram can be used as a prewriting graphic organizer for students writing original stories with a circular plot structure as well as a post reading organizer used to explore the text structures in a book. Graphic organize for a book report all kids network. The main theme of in the first nineteen minutes is bullying.
Big book of graphic organizers grades 5 12 with easytocopy, layflat pages mcknight easytocopy pages teacher katherine s. Place your characters name in the center of the graphic organizer. Be sure to include text evidence of what the character says or does that shows that character trait. On the other hand, some students might have trouble remembering traits about certain characters, or the order of events that occur in the book.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. All links are deemed relevant and are not placed merely for profit. Top 20 literature graphic organizers gallery graphic organizers help your students to better understand what they read. Reading graphic organizers birmingham city schools. Jodi picoult received an ab in creative writing from princeton and a masters degree in education from harvard. Then, draw a picture of that character in the center of the graphic organizer. On the top line of each section of the organizer, list an essential human attribute your character possesses. Once kids get the hang of it, you can ask them to provide a textbased summary. Make sure that one graphic organizer is about character traits. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a book sized computer this is used solely as a reading device such as nuvomedias rocket ebook. We have a variety of themed graphic organizers will help kids organize their thoughts around a variety of topics.
Standard description bookchapter for lesson graphic organizeractivity date standard covered rl 5. This is the perfect graphic organizer for a book report. Nineteen minutes is how long it took the tennessee titans to sell out of tickets to the playoffs. In the aftermath, the towns residents must not only seek justice in order to begin healing but also come to terms with the role they played in the tragedy. The mass shooting takes place at sterling high, in new hampshire, and lasts for the nineteen minutes of the books titular namesake. Readytouse nonfiction graphic organizers with beforeduringafter activities includes 27 reading activities with at least one graphic organizer per activity that can be used to study a variety of nonfiction passages for students in grades 2 through grade 5. Keep reading to find out how you can create the tool organizer youre looking for. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading nineteen minutes. But, he realised, even in his panic he had not wanted to smudge the creamy paper by shutting the book while the ink was wet.
They can be in the form of pyramids, spider maps, timelines, cluster maps, venn diagrams, charts, flowcharts, and all sorts of other diagrams. A fresh and style story summary graphic organizer is provided for guided reading. In your friends anthology read watch out, ronald morgan. Nineteen minutes was the second book ive ever read by her the first being, the pact when i was fifteen. All of the graphic organizers in this book are reproducible, making it convenient for teachers to use in the classroom or in tutorial sessions. What do you think the book will be about based on the title. Nineteen minutes is how long it took the tennessee titans to. Pbt bingo nineteen minutes by jodi picoult 4 stars. Describing wheel add describing words about your topic between the spokes. Story elements graphic organizer free story elements. Nonfiction passages with graphic organizers for independent. Literary lair teaching resources teachers pay teachers. At the time, i knew little about the book, only that it involved a school shooting much like columbine.
To help you find the perfect tool organization solution, weve put together a list of 19 tips and hacks to inspire you. Story summary graphic organizer graphic organizers. The story elements graphic organizer is ready to download and use. This one every teacher must like because it uses a set of cute graphics and must be well accepted by students. The character of lacy houghton in nineteen minutes from litcharts. If you do not have the grab bag, use paper and pencil. Ive found that some of my students have a hard time condensing a story.
I encourage my students to set a purpose for reading every time, so they have a goal from the beginning. Story summary graphic organizer free story summary graphic. As a parent, i understand kneejerk reactions when it comes to my kids, but much less so when it comes to book banning. Standard description book chapter for lesson graphic organizer activity date standard covered rl 5.
Complete a first read of the chapter 12 summary and a first read of chapter in the novel. Last year, nineteen minutes by jodi picoult came under fire in gilford, nh when some high school parents objected to the contents of this assigned book. Nineteen minutes is a harrowing, suspenseful narrative about a high school shooting and its aftermath. Feb, 2015 ebook is an electronic version of a traditional print book this can be read by using a personal computer or by using an ebook reader.
This can be done with any industrial label printer, or you can even get a special white pen that can write on the foam if you would like. There are a variety of different forms of graphic organizers. The rest of the book bounces between flashback and the present. Story summary graphic organizer free story summary. Get kids reading nonfiction with these 30 highinterest passages on topics such as animals, space, how things are made, and more. The graphic organizers can also be used for various learning situations such as whole class, pairwork, groupwork, etc and adapted for use in inclusive classrooms. Take notes using the structured notes graphic organizer. Nineteen minutes summary and study guide supersummary. Nineteen minutes is the amount of time it takes high school student peter houghton to destroy the serene lives of the residents of. Purchase through these links helps to keep this educational website online and free.
If you need to customize the template, you need to install an edraw and download the eddx file. This is where you find out that obrien had been with the government the whole time and that winston had been fooled. This story summary graphic organizer pack includes. Nineteen minutes by jodi picoult book club discussion.
Download the pdf or eddx file and use it in your class. Summer reading summer reading 1920 wayne public schools. We provide a host of beautiful graphic organizers for reading comprehension that your can download and use for free. This novel follows the unfolding of a school shooting, including the events leading up to the incident and the aftermath of the incident.
As a novel that depicts the cruel realities of the high school social world, nineteen minutes considers the often huge gulf between. Peter and josie are very close friends as small children and really best friends. Children can read any book and then organize their thoughts using this free graphic organizer. The graphic organizers in this book will help you and your students get the most out of independent reading. On the lines below each attribute, provide pieces of evidence from the story that exhibit the attributes you have chosen. Graphic organizers can be used to organize and arrange information. You are looking at each graphic trying to figure out why this could have led to the great. There are areas for kids to put the book title, author, summary, main idea, setting, characters, problems, solutions, and more including a rating.
Although she is a devoted mother who loves her family, over the course of the novel lacy is forced to confront the fact that both of her sons lives. Graphic organizers are a more pictorial way of organizing information. See more ideas about graphic organizers, author studies and kevin henkes books. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Distribute our top 20 literature graphic organizers in this gallery, then browse our entire collection of to find ones that meet your classs needs. Using labels, however, is preferred because you can make adjustments quickly and easily. Lesson plan resources teaching strategy see attached. School administrators and teachers are also part of why bullying keeps happening. Add describing words about your topic between the spokes. William baer was handcuffed and escorted out of a board meeting monday night after expressing concern about a required reading book given to his 14yearold daughter. Cause and effect graphic organizer 1 comparecontrast graphic organizer 2 concept definition map graphic organizer 3 drawing conclusions graphic organizer 4 identifying authors purpose graphic organizer 5 main idea and supporting details graphic organizer 6 making inferences graphic organizer 7 summarizing graphic organizer 8.
Nineteen minutes is argued to be one of her finest novels so my expectations were pretty high. High school summer reading readling lists and honors lists for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades. This allows students to practice the skill multiple times. One great way to take your tool foam organizer to the next level is by using labels on each spot.
Students will use adjectives to describe the characters and will illustrate each character on a graphic organizer and write descriptive words for each. Im having to do a worksheet on 19 minutes for my summer reading, and one of the questions asks, why should. The startling and poignant story of the aftermath of a tragic high school shooting, from the bestselling author of my sisters keeper and the pact. You might examine another element of the book that is likely to engage readerssetting or language or an interesting conflictsubplot. A former high school english teacher, she currently works as associate professor of secondary education at nationallouis university. Comprehension questions, a graphic organizer, and a writing prompt accompany each selection, providing easilygraded, purposeful homework thats linked to the standards.
Browse over 30 educational resources created by literary lair in the official teachers pay teachers store. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Graphic organizer summarizing strategy teacher models through guideddistributed practice on how to pull details from the graphic organizer to write a summary the absent student summarizing strategy each student writes a note, memo, or letter to the absent student that explains the most important thing learned in the lesson for the day. Apr 06, 2015 needless to say, learning to summarize takes practice and guidance.