Select a graphic organizer from the following list of links. Wintergirls is a novel by laurie halse anderson in which lia and cassies friendship becomes increasingly toxic after they both develop to. Graphic organizers help your students to better understand what they read. Neither therapy nor threats nor her exbest friends death can turn lia away from her habits of cutting and selfstarvation. 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. Wintergirls by laurie halse anderson in doc, epub, fb3 download ebook. Told from lias point of view, it carefully captures the mind of a girl consumed with anorexia. Free graphic organizers for teaching literature and reading. Graphic organizers for reading comprehension scholastic. The lights in their eyes just seem to burn more brightly.
The characters were so real, so ugly at times, and so raw. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Wintergirls by laurie halse anderson, 9780142415573, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. I loved this book and found the characters interesting enough to hook me into the storyline.
Then transfer the information to note cards and practice before your sharing day catchy beginning title author. See more ideas about graphic organizers, teaching reading and teaching. It does an excellent job of getting into the mind of a girl suffering from several forms of mental illness, including anorexia and selfharm cutting. As she counts calories and then exercises those calories away, she watches her weight drop, even as she lies to herself and to her family that she is okay. The paperback of the wintergirls by laurie halse anderson at barnes. Use them to assess your students understanding of what they are reading, observe their thinking process on what you read as a class, as a group, or independently. Jan 06, 2011 the book progresses rather slowly but in a good way, it unfolds and is very realistic in those senses, it deals with all kinds of traumatic things but not in such a graphic way and comes to a good ending. Mar 19, 2009 she has also authored a number of middle grade titles including the vet volunteers series, and the historical fiction seeds of america trilogy, which includes forge, ala best book for young adults fever 1793, and the national book award finalist and scott odell awardwinner chains. Wintergirls questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on wintergirls. These free literature graphic organizers have been created by the curriculum corner and are designed to meet 4th and 5th grade standards. She lives for both the thrill and the crash of not eating, and any progress she may have made. In the exposition, lia suffers from anorexia, and she grieves the loss of her exbest friend, with overwhelming guilt for not answering he. Savannah grace when lia is weighed, she always formats her weight as 000.
She is the author of the groundbreaking national book award finalist and printz honor book speak. There are numerous ways that this product can be used. Its not that the book glorifies these ailments, but the graphic descriptions of coping. In her most powerfully moving novel since speak, awardwinning author. Wintergirls, published in the spring of 2009, tells the story of lia, who is on a quest to be the skinniest girl at school. Wintergirls is a novel by laurie halse anderson in which lia and cassies friendship becomes increasingly toxic after they both develop to eating disorders longtime friends. Needless to say, learning to summarize takes practice and guidance.
This collection of 40 free literature graphic organizers is designed to meet standards addressing key ideas in literature for fourth and fifth grade students. Distribute our top 20 literature graphic organizers in this gallery, then browse our entire collection of graphic organizers to find ones that meet your classs needs. Use graphic organizers to structure writing projects, to help in problem solving, decision making, studying, planning research and brainstorming. This was recommended to me several months ago as part of a book club but for some reason i just didnt get around to reading it. Lia is a nineteen year old girl struggling with the death of her best friend cassie. Despite the challenging, graphic nature of wintergirls, it is very well written, and will likely prove enthralling for children with an interest in fantasy or gothic literature. The first graphic organizer helps the students plan out the strategies they want to implement to make their book talk engaging. This book is a about a girl with an eating disorder, and how she struggles to fight the disorder. Mar 19, 2009 neither therapy nor threats nor her exbest friends death can turn lia away from her habits of cutting and selfstarvation. Parents may find this awardwinning book educational not only about the pressures todays teens feel, but also about the way these girls maintain their lies and how others enable them to do so. The book is writen in 1st person, so it is from the main characters point of view.
Because graphic novels have really become popular in the last decade, i felt the. Illnesses such as anorexia, bulimia, hallucinations, and self harm are all apart of the common illness theme of the book wintergirls. Top 20 literature graphic organizers gallery teachervision. Laurie halse andersons wintergirls is exactly that kind of book. Lia and cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinniest. An analysis of the literary elements of wintergirls, a. Lia and cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinnies dead girl walking, the boys say in the halls. In her most emotionally wrenching, lyrically written book since the multipleawardwinning speak, laurie halse anderson explores a girls descent into the powerful vortex of anorexia, and her painful path toward recovery. Graphic organizers for reading comprehension when we read stories in class, occasionally there may be some parts that are a bit confusing. I felt for lias struggles and the crossed out words didnt really bother me or put me off reading the book in any way. See more ideas about teaching, graphic organizers and teaching reading. Use them to assess your students understanding of what they are reading, observe their thinking process on what you read as a. This book really gives a vivid, truthful picture of what these disorders are really like.
Book club graphic organizers for any fiction text by not. She and her husband live in northern new york state. It is written in the sense of being horribly graphic, upsetting and even frightening, however, the way it is written. The new york times bestselling story of a friendship frozen between life and death lia and cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in fragile bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the thinnest. She felt that there really hadnt been a good novel written about eating. It is one of those books that might stick with you for a long time after reading. On the top line of each section of the organizer, list an essential human attribute your character possesses. She is anorexic and she is never too cold or too empty enought to eat. In broken, symbolic and gutwrenching prose, lia narrates her hopeless story of the destructive behaviors that control her every action and thought. The plot is a subject that many teen girls will or have dealt with.
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 wintergirls. The book progresses rather slowly but in a good way, it unfolds and is very realistic in those senses, it deals with all kinds of traumatic things but not in such a graphic way and comes to a good ending. Jul 18, 2011 wintergirls by laurie halse anderson, 9780142415573, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. She is also author of the critically acclaimed ya books prom. Over the course of six weeks students will complete a preread, journal entry, reading strategy graphic organizer, final response and book talk. Book clubs, or literature circles, are a fun way to differentiate and get your class reading engaging text. The wintergirls book is a book that keeps your reading. Lia and cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in fragile bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the thinnest. As always, this is a free collection of resources for your classroom from the curriculum corner. Browse scholastics printable graphic organizers and graphic organizer templates for students of any grade level, prek8. When lia does eat, she barely eats anything her exfriend cassie was found dead in. Book talk graphic organizer santee school district. Tell us your secret, the girls whisper, one toilet to another. This intoxicating story for teenagers of a girl driven to selfloathing by a friends suicide is more powerful than most adult fiction.
Wintergirls is one of best books released on 2009 containing 278 pages, this book written by laurie halse anderson whom known as an author and have wrote many interesting books with great story telling. Reasons why by jay asher looking for alaska by john green speak by laurie halse anderson. She has also authored a number of middle grade titles including the vet volunteers series, and the historical fiction seeds of america trilogy, which includes forge, ala best book for young adults fever 1793, and the national book award finalist and scott odell awardwinner chains. It seems like we have spent a great deal of time searching for the perfect graphic organizer. On the other hand, some students might have trouble remembering traits about certain characters, or the order of. Where and when does this story take place plot what is the. Lia wants to stop starving and cutting herself because she knows. I would definitely recommend wintergirls by laurie halse anderson especially to those aged 14 21. Graphic organizers are a more pictorial way of organizing information. Overall, wintergirls starts off slow, but it does get better.
Bring the heat to your book talks the reading roundup. Here is a simple, yet complex worksheet for students to complete after reading a book. Finally, as i mentioned in the introduction of my language arts graphic organizers page, kids just seem to get it better when they have a means of visually and pictorially organizing their thoughts. Wintergirls by laurie halse anderson, paperback barnes. Dan 11420 the first book i read by laurie halse anderson was speak, which was excellent. Place your characters name in the center of the graphic organizer. It tells the story of a girl, lia overbrook, who suffers from anorexia and self harm. All of the graphic organizers in this book are reproducible, making it convenient for teachers to use in the classroom or in tutorial sessions.
Laurie halse andersons novel, wintergirls, tells a story of lia overbrook, a high school senior, who struggles to cope with the unraveling of her life. Read online wintergirls book by laurie halse anderson. Graphic novels for young readers kids classics kids book awards. Graphic organizers help students construct meaning. The following learning tools can be used with any book and across all grade levels. It is one of those books that might stick with you for a. The two main characters, the wintergirls of the title, both have emotional problems that lead to and exacerbate their disorders. Help your students children classify ideas and communicate more effectively. At the same time, a lot of girlsand some boysstarted to talk to me about cutting. I am the space between my thighs, daylight shining through. She struggles to fight her mental illness while balancing everything else in her life. Gos, originally called advance organizers and then struc tured overviews, were primarily initiated by richard barron barron, 1969 but have their root in ausubels work. Once kids get the hang of it, you can ask them to provide a textbased summary.
She lives for both the thrill and the crash of not eating, and any progress she may have made toward normal eating is. Cassie and lia both suffered from severe mental illnesses that eventually took cassies life and nearly lias life as well. This can start with younger learners, where you ask them to draw pictures of the various components of a summary. The main theme in the novel is that of winter, the symbol for the perpetual state of frozenness the girls are in. It uses several types of graphic organizers to help students organize their thoughts. And now in an eatingdisorder treatment center on the dusty. Book talks presenting and writing book talks by brain. Kate manages her life by organizing it, as logically as the periodic table. Months after a fall out with her best friend cassie, lia receives news that she has died from bulimia. Wintergirls is a fiction novel by laurie halse anderson. The book starts with cassie dying from repetitive vomiting. Organizer topics include reading comprehension, writing, speaking, research, and more.
Shes one of those characters i just want to reach into the pages of the book and give are a hug and tell her that everythings going to be alright. Accor ding to ausubels cognitive theory of meaningful verbal learning, the use of advance organizers enhances students learning. The very graphic detail about their physical deterioration as the girls starve themselves is painful to read. But then cassie suffers the ultimate loss her life and lia is left behind, haunted by her friends memory and racked with guilt for not being able to help save her.
Fill this sheet in while you read to help plan out your book talk. Shes one of those characters i just want to reach into the pages of the book and give are a hug and tell her that everythingsmore i love lia so much. But then cassie suffers the ultimate lossher lifeand lia is left behind, haunted by her friends memory and racked with guilt for not being able to. We have a variety of themed graphic organizers will help kids organize their thoughts around a variety of topics. Literature graphic organizers the curriculum corner 456.
Wintergirls was nominated for many state awards, making it as a new york times bestseller and ala best book for young adults. Sep 04, 2009 wintergirls, published in the spring of 2009, tells the story of lia, who is on a quest to be the skinniest girl at school. The world building is realistic, and the characters are great. Using 4th and 5th grade literature standards as a guide, we have created a collection of 40 graphic organizers for your classroom. Lia is suffering anorexia and she also feels tons of guilt. Wintergirls is the story of eighteenyearold lia overbrook, an anorexic cutter who loathes her body, her family, and her life. Use these book club graphic organizers to help your students to practice various reading standards. All of the graphic organizers in this book are reproducible, making it convenient for. She also has been haunted with anorexia nervosa and cutting. The independent reading program is a 6week program where students read selfselected books and complete 8 assignments to demonstrate and develop their comprehension and reading skills.
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