Delacorte Press, 2010
Grade Level: 4
Lexile: 560L
Fountas & Pinnell: L
Suggested Delivery: Read Aloud
Winner of the CT Nutmeg Award
It’s the start of fifth grade for seven kids at Snow Hill School. There’s . . . Jessica,the new girl, smart and perceptive, who’s having a hard time fitting in; Alexia, a bully, your friend one second, your enemy the next; Peter, class prankster and troublemaker; Luke, the brain; Danielle, who never stands up for herself; shyAnna, whose home situation makes her an outcast; and Jeffrey, who hates school.
Only Mr. Terupt, their new and energetic teacher, seems to know how to deal with them all. He makes the classroom a fun place, even if he doesn’t let them get away with much . . . until the snowy winter day when an accident changes everything—and everyone.
Teaching Strategies:
Key Vocabulary:
knits
looping
sketch
blames
reliving
microphone
iodine
Inoculated
contorted
Before Reading Strategy: Have the students complete an anticipation guide as a before reading activity guide. The students should put an X next to the statements that they agree with.
During Reading Strategy: The students should each be assigned a character. The students will write the characteristics of these characters when they are first introduced. As the story progresses the students should track any changes that they witness in their character.
After Reading Strategy: Have the students revisit the cover art of this book. In what ways are the images represented symbolic for the events that transpire throughout the course of the books? Have a class discussion where the students discuss these questions.
Writing Activity: How does Mr. Terupt’s accident profoundly impact and change the lives of each of his students? Do you think they are ultimately better people because of what happens to him? Why or why not?
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