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. She is also author of the critically acclaimed ya books prom. This book really gives a vivid, truthful picture of what these disorders are really like. Here is a simple, yet complex worksheet for students to complete after reading a book. All of the graphic organizers in this book are reproducible, making it convenient for teachers to use in the classroom or in tutorial sessions. Book talks presenting and writing book talks by brain. 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. This collection of 40 free literature graphic organizers is designed to meet standards addressing key ideas in literature for fourth and fifth grade students. The two main characters, the wintergirls of the title, both have emotional problems that lead to and exacerbate their disorders. Laurie halse andersons wintergirls is exactly that kind of book. 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. Wintergirls was nominated for many state awards, making it as a new york times bestseller and ala best book for young adults.
Select a graphic organizer from the following list of links. Book club graphic organizers for any fiction text by not. Tell us your secret, the girls whisper, one toilet to another. The book is writen in 1st person, so it is from the main characters point of view. Help your students children classify ideas and communicate more effectively. 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. I loved this book and found the characters interesting enough to hook me into the storyline. Because graphic novels have really become popular in the last decade, i felt the.
The characters were so real, so ugly at times, and so raw. I would definitely recommend wintergirls by laurie halse anderson especially to those aged 14 21. Once kids get the hang of it, you can ask them to provide a textbased summary. 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. 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. I am the space between my thighs, daylight shining through. Neither therapy nor threats nor her exbest friends death can turn lia away from her habits of cutting and selfstarvation. 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 plot is a subject that many teen girls will or have dealt with. 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. An analysis of the literary elements of wintergirls, a. Wintergirls is the story of eighteenyearold lia overbrook, an anorexic cutter who loathes her body, her family, and her life. Graphic organizers help your students to better understand what they read. In the exposition, lia suffers from anorexia, and she grieves the loss of her exbest friend, with overwhelming guilt for not answering he.
Then transfer the information to note cards and practice before your sharing day catchy beginning title author. Wintergirls by laurie halse anderson, paperback barnes. Literature graphic organizers the curriculum corner 456. She and her husband live in northern new york state. 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. Reasons why by jay asher looking for alaska by john green speak by laurie halse anderson. 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. 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. Organizer topics include reading comprehension, writing, speaking, research, and more. She is anorexic and she is never too cold or too empty enought to eat. Place your characters name in the center of the graphic organizer. 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.
She is the author of the groundbreaking national book award finalist and printz honor book speak. Kate manages her life by organizing it, as logically as the periodic table. Savannah grace when lia is weighed, she always formats her weight as 000. Illnesses such as anorexia, bulimia, hallucinations, and self harm are all apart of the common illness theme of the book wintergirls. Book clubs, or literature circles, are a fun way to differentiate and get your class reading engaging text. She lives for both the thrill and the crash of not eating, and any progress she may have made. Graphic organizers help students construct meaning. 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. Wintergirls is a novel by laurie halse anderson in which lia and cassies friendship becomes increasingly toxic after they both develop to. Lia and cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in fragile bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the thinnest. Apr 06, 2015 needless to say, learning to summarize takes practice and guidance.
It seems like we have spent a great deal of time searching for the perfect graphic organizer. 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. Dan 11420 the first book i read by laurie halse anderson was speak, which was excellent. Lia wants to stop starving and cutting herself because she knows. It is one of those books that might stick with you for a. Browse scholastics printable graphic organizers and graphic organizer templates for students of any grade level, prek8. Free graphic organizers for teaching literature and reading. We have a variety of themed graphic organizers will help kids organize their thoughts around a variety of topics. On the top line of each section of the organizer, list an essential human attribute your character possesses. The main theme in the novel is that of winter, the symbol for the perpetual state of frozenness the girls are in. 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. Accor ding to ausubels cognitive theory of meaningful verbal learning, the use of advance organizers enhances students learning.
This intoxicating story for teenagers of a girl driven to selfloathing by a friends suicide is more powerful than most adult fiction. Fill this sheet in while you read to help plan out your book talk. The paperback of the wintergirls by laurie halse anderson at barnes. 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. Well i finally started it 2 days ago and when i did i didnt stop reading it until i was done. See more ideas about graphic organizers, teaching reading and teaching. In her most powerfully moving novel since speak, awardwinning author. Where and when does this story take place plot what is the. The first graphic organizer helps the students plan out the strategies they want to implement to make their book talk engaging. Wintergirls by laurie halse anderson in doc, epub, fb3 download ebook. 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. Ideas for classroom discussion and presentation, further reading, 6. Wintergirls by laurie halse anderson, 9780142415573, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The following learning tools can be used with any book and across all grade levels.
She lives for both the thrill and the crash of not eating, and any progress she may have made toward normal eating is. All of the graphic organizers in this book are reproducible, making it convenient for. 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. The world building is realistic, and the characters are great. The book starts with cassie dying from repetitive vomiting. I felt for lias struggles and the crossed out words didnt really bother me or put me off reading the book in any way. 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. And now in an eatingdisorder treatment center on the dusty. 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. It is one of those books that might stick with you for a long time after reading.
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. Use these book club graphic organizers to help your students to practice various reading standards. Lia is a nineteen year old girl struggling with the death of her best friend cassie. 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. As always, this is a free collection of resources for your classroom from the curriculum corner. These free literature graphic organizers have been created by the curriculum corner and are designed to meet 4th and 5th grade standards. This book is a about a girl with an eating disorder, and how she struggles to fight the disorder.
Thats themore when lia is weighed, she always formats her weight as 000. Graphic organizers are a more pictorial way of organizing information. Wintergirls, published in the spring of 2009, tells the story of lia, who is on a quest to be the skinniest girl at school. 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. Graphic organizers for reading comprehension when we read stories in class, occasionally there may be some parts that are a bit confusing.
She also has been haunted with anorexia nervosa and cutting. She struggles to fight her mental illness while balancing everything else in her life. 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. Told from lias point of view, it carefully captures the mind of a girl consumed with anorexia. Mar 19, 2009 neither therapy nor threats nor her exbest friends death can turn lia away from her habits of cutting and selfstarvation. Needless to say, learning to summarize takes practice and guidance. Bring the heat to your book talks the reading roundup. In broken, symbolic and gutwrenching prose, lia narrates her hopeless story of the destructive behaviors that control her every action and thought.
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. Lia and cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinniest. Use them to assess your students understanding of what they are reading, observe their thinking process on what you read as a. Graphic organizers for reading comprehension scholastic. Book talk graphic organizer santee school district. Using 4th and 5th grade literature standards as a guide, we have created a collection of 40 graphic organizers for your classroom.
Cassie and lia both suffered from severe mental illnesses that eventually took cassies life and nearly lias life as well. See more ideas about teaching, graphic organizers and teaching reading. Its not that the book glorifies these ailments, but the graphic descriptions of coping. This can start with younger learners, where you ask them to draw pictures of the various components of a summary. Overall, wintergirls starts off slow, but it does get better. The very graphic detail about their physical deterioration as the girls starve themselves is painful to read. At the same time, a lot of girlsand some boysstarted to talk to me about cutting. Lia is suffering anorexia and she also feels tons of guilt. 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.
When lia does eat, she barely eats anything her exfriend cassie was found dead in. 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. She felt that there really hadnt been a good novel written about eating. Graphic novels for young readers kids classics kids book awards. There are numerous ways that this product can be used.
Read online wintergirls book by laurie halse anderson. 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. Use graphic organizers to structure writing projects, to help in problem solving, decision making, studying, planning research and brainstorming. 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. The wintergirls book is a book that keeps your reading. On the other hand, some students might have trouble remembering traits about certain characters, or the order of.
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