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Discussion guide, book club activities, 8th grade reading. The crossover is a young adult novel in verse by american author kwame alexander. The boys are in the midst of their undefeated season, hoping to continue all the way to the big championship game. The house appeared much the same as many others on privet drive, with their wellgroomed lawns and wellmaintained flower gardens. This product was used to complement the book the crossover by kwame. But when jordan meets a girl, their bond is tested. But josh has more than basketball in his blood, hes got mad beats, too, that tell his familys story in verse, in this fast and furious middle grade novel of family and. A reading list for the best new books featuring books that are targeted at adults but are likely to be of interestsuitable for teens, with links to full book information. Kwame alexander on how to excite kids about summer reading. Book talk overview provides students with background information on book talks, how to complete a book talk, what to include in a book talk, and includes a sample book talk. I split the students into groups and assigned each group a motif. For your book talk, you will give one 3 minute presentation on a book youve read over the summer. Valentine isnt about love, chocolate strawberries, dates, and the nasty aftermath of dates but the death of a roman guy named va.
Read all the instructions carefully and then email me if you have questions. The diabolik host club a diabolik lovers ohshc crossover. It was a dull, gray friday at number 4, privet drive. The maze of bones by rick riordan the 39 clues book 2. Sep 11, 2017 a book talk for the wave by todd strasser. Josh has many identities in this bookson, brother, basketball player, poet, and friend. Book talk assignment for this assignment, you will choose a book that is appropriate to your reading level. The object of a book talk is to convince the listener to read the book you are recommending. Our weareteachers guide is chockfull of teacher and student tips. Book talk prewrite stepbystep guide to help students plan. I have over 30 years of experience and am quite accomplished in my field and have run billion dollar companies. Your book talk assignment involves delivering a book talk to the class about the novel you have read for independent reading. I have been on the hunt for a nongirlie book in verse. Josh is the identical twin brother of jordan jb bell, the son of crystal bell, the.
The crossover is a young adult novel by kwame alexander that follows the life experiences of 12yearold basketball player josh bell across several months in the autumn and early winter of his seventhgrade year at reggie lewis middle school. And, its more persuasive than expositorythink sales and marketing. As you explore the crossover and other books that interest your student. This product was used to complement the book the crossover by kwame alexander. The crossover, by kwame alexander literary fusions. Im a big fan of kwame alexanders book the crossover. Maybe it was the way you looked at her and licked her blood. The crossover the crossover series kindle edition by. Part 2 will come sooni look at all the couples i pass gay or straight and i think. The object of a book talk is to convince the listener to read the book you are recommending, so you should choose one of your favorites. This book was selected because of its high degree of potential user appeal students will relate to samanthas desire to go back and get it right. At times he likes his nickname filthy mcnasty, but at other times he wants to be called josh.
Their storys heartstopping climax proves a gamechanger for the entire family. Have students divvy up the task of making a study guide for each chapter. Kwame alexander published march 18th, 2014 by harcourt brace and company. For the chemical reactionmechanism analysis, see crossover experiment chemistry. Free the crossover worksheets and literature unit for. You will read the book and prepare a book talk oral book report for the class. Using rap poetry, kwame alexander introduces you to josh and jordan, twin basketball stars at their school. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the crossover the crossover series. Have students divvy up the task of making a study guide for each chapter, using an. The crossover by kwame alexander annotation using riffs from concrete poetry, hiphop and jazz, this is the verse story of twins. Your audience will ask questions of curiosity and also questions to test whether you read your book carefully.
Content is from the piscataway public librarys snapchat, piscatawaylib. The sword thief by peter lerangis the 39 clues book 4. The crossover, by awardwinning childrens book author and poet kwame alexander, was published in 2014 and won the 2015 newbery medal and coretta scott king award honor for childrens literature. Free the crossover study unit worksheets for teachers to print.
Remember you should have read 2 books and you will present both, you can do them the same day or different days, it is up to you. The crossover by kwame alexander is the 2015 john newbery medal winner for the most outstanding contribution to childrens literature and is a 2015 coretta scott king honor book. Jul 02, 2018 a book talk is a short presentation about a book with the goal of convincing other people to read it. In a book talk, the goal is to engage the listeners and present a fun, exciting, and even suspenseful commercial for your book. Josh bell is a talented middle school basketball player, as is his twin brother jordan read more. Screening questions to test your skill, selection process was in steps, very detailed, you need to really know your trade, you should be highly intelligent, language skills, situational awareness. Book talk assignment and rubric orlando science school. A crossover in comic book terms only occurs when a story spans more than one title. They learned from their dad, chuck da man, who played in the euroleague before retiring from the game. The crossover book talk by catherine christopher on prezi. This book talk is essentially a persuasive speech to convince the listener that they should read a specific book.
You should recently have finished or will soon finish an outside reading book for this class. Cuz tonight im delivering, announces dreadlocked, 12year old josh bell. Newbery award newbery medal kids book club book club books book clubs great books new books books to read amazing books. The crossover, a 2014 junior library guild selection, also tackles. Presenters may sit at their desks or, if they prefer, they may stand in front of the class.
This book could be used in comparison to what the family member in the crossover would have done if he could have relived his last day multiple times. Kylie christensen shares why she chose the crossover for her book talk. Rebound, a prequel to the crossover, was published in 2018. It seemed like a futile task until i came upon the crossover. Grade 7 reading assignment braintree public schools. The black circle by patrick carman the 39 clues book 6. The dursleys had just sat down for dinner as dudley whined about the small size of his portions. The crossover by kwame alexander 39,054 ratings, 4. I wanted to give them the opportunity to share the books they find intriguing to their peers, so i created this book talk as. Book talk assignment and rubric grade 5 your book talk assignment involves delivering a 35 minute book talk to the class about one of the books you have read for independent reading. The crossover by kwame alexander unleashing readers.
What is a book talk your guide to making them work in the. Josh bell is a talented middle school basketball player, as is his twin brother jordan. On surprising a young fan whose first read was the crossover so i wrote this book called the crossover, and i was in chapel hill, north carolina, doing a. Crossover discussion guide poetry linguistics free 30day trial scribd. One false note by gordon korman the 39 clues book 3. The purpose of a book talk is to convince the listener to read the book you are recommending. An activity guide for educators while their class is reading the. It could be used in class during a read aloud, book club or individual reading. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Jun 29, 2017 on surprising a young fan whose first read was the crossover so i wrote this book called the crossover, and i was in chapel hill, north carolina, doing a book signing for the new book, the.
Posts about adult crossover written by clairetbartlett lets talk about that book claire bartlett, libr 265 110. Mar 18, 2014 new york times bestseller newbery medal winner coretta scott king honor award 2015 yalsa 2015 top ten best fiction for young adults 2015 yalsa quick picks for reluctant young adult readers publishers weekly best book school library journal best book kirkus best book a beautifully measured novel of life and line. The crossover the crossover series kindle edition by alexander, kwame. Basketball is extremely important to them, and they both want to play professionally someday. Their father, chuck da man bell, was a famous basketball. Your book talk assignment involves delivering a 5 minute book talk to the class about the novel you have read for independent reading. Book talks presenting and writing book talks by brain waves. Book talk assignment and rubric home orlando science. When talking about his twin brother jordan, josh says if we didnt love each other.
Young adult materials, database assignment, summer 20, beth wrennestes, san jose state university. While crossover studies can be observational studies, many important. The crossover summary and study guide supersummary. A brief overview of the book the crossover by kwame alexander. Book talk assignment and rubric grade 6, 7 and 8 your book talk assignment involves delivering a 5 minute book talk to the class about the novel you have read for independent reading.
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