Stargirl reading vocabulary project by akshada chordiya on. Students should keep their vocabulary work as study materials for the unit test. Ask the students to discuss whether or not there is just one. A beautiful excerpt about meditation from the young adult. The giver novel study 48 pages of vocabulary, comprehension questions, a test and an answer key. It was a new york times bestseller, a parents choice gold award winner, an ala top ten best books for young adults award winner, and a publishers weekly best book of the. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. A beautiful excerpt about meditation from the young adult book, stargirl. This study guide consists of approximately 40 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of stargirl. Students who are following the same theme will work in a group to look for quotes that relate to their theme as they read the novel. Its like a beautiful truth wrapped up in a lovely story. Understanding this twosided nature is important if students are going to really unpack the central. It was the first day of school at mica high school and the halls are buzzing about the new girl who calls herself. Many hundreds of years ago, the city of ember was created by the builders to contain everything needed for human survival.
Stargirl jerry spinelli henry county public schools. Included in this novel study are prereading lessons and activities, vocabulary, chapter. Jerry spinelli booklist jerry spinelli message board. Smashwords the sex change lab a book by sugar spendlove. His friend andrew is here to help, but friendship might lead to something more as jim struggles with these strange new urges. No, your essays do not have to be standard, fiveparagraph academic essays, but you must have a clearly stated thesis, tons of explanatory details, and a conclusion, so that fiveparagraph format might be the way to go after all.
The sex change lab the last thing jim expected was to find himself turned into a woman, but an accident in the lab leaves him alone and confused with a fabulous new body. Learn stargirl vocabulary with free interactive flashcards. Spinelli uses his young heroine to tackle the difficult adolescent issues of selfesteem, popularity, and friendship. Stargirl is a young adult novel written by american author jerry spinelli and first published in 2000 stargirl was well received by critics, who praised stargirls character and the novels overall message of nonconformity. The sample includes vocabulary, comprehension questions, and a constructed writing prompt for chapters. If you teach the book stargirl by jerry spinelli, this resource will help you greatly. Stargirl by jerry spinelli at the best online ebook storage. Ewen does his best to force us into thinking about the power advertisements have on us and he also goes through history explaining the evolution.
Stargirl respond to three 3 of the following prompts with welldeveloped, fully supported, detailladen essays. Essentially a complete teachers guide and novel unit, this litplan teacher pack includes lesson plans and reproducible student materials for. Book summary stargirl, as narrated by leo borlock, follows a unique high school student through the highs and lows of nonconformity. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel by jerry spinelli in your clas. Some of my greatest spiritual findings have come from inspired fiction like this. As the school year goes on, stargirl is torn between. Marquee signboard projecting over an entrance to a building. This angered leo because it meant he could never have her and everyone else. Stargirl teacher guide by novel units paperback 2004. A vocabulary list featuring stargirl by jerry spinelli, porcupine necktiechapter 7. She stopped at an empty table, laid down her bag, slung the.
Stargirl jeopardy game is a powerpoint file with 67 slides hyperlinked to allow for jeopardy game play. Leo is an average boy who is not popular, but not geeky, he goes to a school where everyone is basicly the same, where everyone tries to fit in. But, just as quickly, they turn on stargirl when her nonconformity goes too far. A unit plan based on the story by jerry spinelliwritten by mary b. After reading an advertisement on a bulletin board odd jobsask for mike, they decide what that person most needs and create a card, such as a keepyourchin up card. As we read stargirl, each student will be assigned a theme to follow throughout the novel e. See the last page of this document for printable worksheet links. Spinellis witty novel offers plenty for teen readers to think about in terms of individuality and conformity, and why some kids are popular while others are social outcasts. Project the time line into leos future, after the book has ended. Create a poster using magazines or your own drawings that portrays your favorite scene from stargirl. The vocab pages are usually matching or fillintheblank.
Oftentimes when reading, you will come across words that you do not recognize. Mica, arizona, a small town in usa mica high, the high school where leo and stargirl went to archies house, the home for a retired professor that has lots of weird stuff the time is present and then fast. On the back of your poster explain why this part is your favorite and why it was significant in the book. Our summaries and analyses are written by experts, and your questions are answered by real teachers. Stargirl caraway lives life on her own terms, but when she moves to a new town her unique personality rubs others the wrong way. Stargirl by jerry spinelli chapter 5 summary and analysis. One of the toughest parts about growing up is figuring out how to balance being a confident, unique individual with being someone who is also a valuable member of society, and that is exactly what with book deals with. It is 82 pages of material to use before, during, and after reading the novel. Characterization other important characters exposition setting. Naiba book award for young children teachers guide stargirl overview background through the characters of leo and stargirl, author jerry spinelli shows the importance of accepting people for who they are. Definition of abundant merriamwebsters student dictionary.
Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. This 3,700 word erotic short story is for mature readers only. Have students fill in plot sheet and conflict list printable, or create their own graphic organizer identifying the main problem and solution, the main characters goal, and key events in the story. She did carry a large canvas bag with a lifesize sunflower painted on it. If you teach the book stargirl, this resource will help you greatly. A vocabulary list featuring stargirl vocabulary list. Stargirl the book check out the stargirl book unit with this free sample. Download and read online for free stargirl by jerry spinelli. The book is broken up into sections of several chapters and the student first learns the new vocabulary heshe will encounter in that section while reading the novel. It is packed full of resources, vocabulary, writing activities, reading skills, and comprehension questions. You can customize the printable with the options shown below, or you can just click the build printable button to create it now.
Noprep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with followup reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Create a time line of major events in leos life, including his age at the time and short description of the milestone. Written with an honest and humorous tone, spinelli draws readers into leos mind as he desperately tries to figure out stargirl without ruining his. The politics of style in contemporary culture, i began to realize the importance images have on our daytoday lives. Free stargirl worksheets and literature unit for teachers. It is designed to use before, during, and after reading the novel. It was easy to vary my instruction to the needs of my students and assign activities in which everyone could be successful.
Disappointed, she gave up trying to fit in and returned to school as stargirl. Create a study guide for your students with prezi video. Topics about this book topics that mention this book. Free stargirl study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Stargirl and leo have fun playing a greeting card game. Unfortunately, some things dont change, even after high school. Ya is such a weird category i think everyone has different definitions for it, but yours definitely incorporate into mine. Choose from 500 different sets of stargirl vocabulary flashcards on quizlet. The book stargirl is filled with memorable storylines and an exciting look into the world of some pretty unique characters.
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