Jul 15, 2016 share my lesson is a destination for educators who dedicate their time and professional expertise to provide the best education for students everywhere. My name is not easy is the story of eskimo, indian and white children who are sent to attend a catholic boarding school in the early 1960s because there are no schools in their villages. Edwardson draws characters from distinct backgrounds and cultures and throws them together in a strict catholic boarding school where they clash and bond and. It tells the story of three inupiaq children who are sent from their home in the arctic circle to a catholic boarding school attended by both native and white children. On one side of the cover, come up with 10 song titles that represent characters, events, or settings in the book. September, 1960, and brothers luke, 12, bunna, 10, and isaac, 6, are on their way to the sacred heart school. In some ways, it is a classic boarding school story, and in others it is uniquely alaskan. My name is not easy by debby dahl edwardson reading guide. Draw and color the book cover, and place the book award ribbon on the cover. Use this simple template to have students summarize the books they have read. Writing a book report may not seem fun at first, but it gives you a great chance to really understand a work and its author. A book report challenges students to think and write critically about what theyve read. At sacred heart school, students eskimo, indian, and white line up on. A book report is usually a summarized version of the main topics and ideas the author brings up in their book.
From the list, choose the transaction and click on it to view the details. Here are some of the things you need to include in your book report. Luke knows his inupiaq name is full of sounds white people can. Sernoll, 1967 quick tips ill give you some tips on how to write a good book report right now. It gives you a chance to read a new book and then tell your teacher and friends what you thought about it. These book report worksheets are great for kindergarten or grade 1 students. He knows he ll have to leave it behind when he and his.
Next time if you know what your assignment is ahead of time just get on here and say, please help, i was given an assignment today and it is due next week so could someone please do my work for me because i am pretty sure i. My name is not easy is a special book by a talented writer who provides a window into a world so different from my own, and yet not so different after all. Debby dahl edwardsons my name is not easy is such a story. I would recommend this book to someone who would be interested in reading about other religions and seeing what certain kids had to go though in a boarding school like everyone had to speak english or else the would get the strap, you had to. How do i rectify not specified in expenses by vendor. My name book my name is not alexander personalized book. My name is hard like ocean ice grinding at the shore or wind pounding the tundra or sun so bright on the snow it burns your eyes. Most book reports allow the students to write down what they saw, but these let then draw them out as well.
Improve logic and flow of your paper by adding transition words add some interesting quotes if you feel they are necessary. Parents need to know that this book about eskimo and american indian children attending a catholic high. He knows hell have to leave it behind when he and his brothers are sent to boarding school hundreds of miles from their arctic village. All book report forms will ask for the title, author name, and the illustrators name, if it is a picture book. Once they find a book that they love to read, have them explore more and record what they read with these simple book reports. And now we have tons more fun printable kindergarten worksheets to share this worksheet pack also includes a reading log so your child can keep track of the books that theyve read. Unlike an essay, a report discusses in great detail a specific topic in a structured, but easy to follow format. Just a few short months afterwards, she finds herself a bystander as her book is caught in the pushpull of corporate competition. Writing a book report helps you practice giving your opinion about different aspects of a book, such as. Learn more about timelines for updates to published books.
A quick web search will reveal that there are many ideas out there for creative book reports, but they are not all good ideas. Plus, these book report worksheets bring so much fun to the world of reading. Luke knows his inupiaq name is full of sounds white people cant say. Oct 11, 2019 the start of your book report provides an opportunity to make a solid introduction to the material and your own personal assessment of the work.
Barrow author debby dahl edwardson joined an elite group last year when her youth novel, my name is not easy, was named a finalist for the national book award. Simple explanation of how to write a report properly a. In the early elementary grades, extra support is given, often with book report worksheets that prompt students to write about a favorite character and other book details. From the 2011 national book award finalist debby dahl edwardson, my name is not easy. Click the publish button at the bottom of the page. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. On the back of the book cover, explain why you are giving the award to the book. Here are some of our free easy read resources for you to download, use and share today. My name is not easy by debby dahl edwardson scholastic. Share my lesson is a destination for educators who dedicate their time and professional expertise to provide the best education for students everywhere.
When kids find titles that are engaging, interesting, and thoughtprovoking, theyre hooked. Fascinating story of alaskan kids growing up in the 1960s. This is a booktalk for the novel my name is not easy by debby dahl edwardson. Praise for my name is not isabella and my name is not alexander this storyspeaks frankly about selfidentity and selfaffirmation as isabella decides at the end that she is actually herselfbecause she possesses the best parts of all of the women she looks up to. Somewhere in your first paragraph, you should also state the book s title and the authors name. Synonyms for report at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions.
Edwardson draws characters from distinct backgrounds and cultures and throws them together in a strict catholic boarding school where they clash and bond and grow together. Book reports are common tasks for college students that help to assess their writing, analytical, and critical. Like one of the other books just had writing on the cover which guarantees extreme boringness in my. On the expense vendors summary report, then go to the not specified section and doubleclick the amount to see the journal entries. Setting this is where the books events took place, i. Nov 03, 2011 my name is not easy by debby dahl edwardson. Sep 24, 20 my name is not easy is a special book by a talented writer who provides a window into a world so different from my own, and yet not so different after all. My name is not easy part 1 questions for students share. The journal entry will no longer show in the not specified section. Told by five different narrators covering the time period 196065, this is essentially lukes story, whose nativeand, as the title indicates, difficulttopronouncename is not revealed until toward the end. Three types of effective book reports are plot summaries, character analyses, and theme analyses. This study guide consists of approximately 33 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of my name is not easy. Sacred heart school, a catholic institution whose structure and methodology is fierce, brutal, and deeply.
Somewhere in your first paragraph, you should also state the books title and the authors name. You should try to write a strong introductory paragraph that grabs your readers attention. Share my lesson members contribute content, share ideas, get educated on the topics that matter, online, 247. Find books like my name is not easy from the worlds largest community of readers.
At the end of the questions you get the chance to edit any of your answers and when your ready you hit send and you get a full book report ready to edit sent to your email, edit, print it and your finished. The obsidian blade i picked this book because it had the coolest cover of all the books on the list. My name is not easy by debby dahl edwardson, paperback. Writing a book report book reports can take on many different forms. My name is not easy part 1 questions for students share my. I am sorry to report that i did not like this book. Book report on the five people you meet in heaven by mitch albom book report on the five people you meet in heaven by mitch albom this isnt technically a book that i read when i was in the properly defined age group, but looking back at this book it is probably the book that has had the largest impact on my life, and had it been out when i was younger would have been a book that i would. The main purpose of a book report is to determine whether the presented book is interesting and noteworthy enough. Here are, in my opinion, ten of the best creative book report ideas.
Luke is an 11yearold eskimo boy who lives on the alaskan tundra. These will work for almost any book and are especially good when students are reading independent book selections. Marshall cavendish childrens books publication date. My name is hard like ocean ice grinding at the shore. Instead of family, there are studentseskimo, indian, whitewho line up on different sides of the cafeteria like theres some kind of war.
Its not the culture she was born into, but its the one she feels she belongs to in every sense of the word. There are large lines for them to easily write in with places to draw and show their creative side as well. She devises a plan get out, but a mysterious death in the quarter leaves josie tangled in an investigation that will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and willie woodley, the. The characters in edwardsons story attend the fictional. Jennifer fosberry is a science geek turned childrens book author.
My name is all of us huddled up here together, waiting to hear the sound of that plane thats going take us away, me and my brothers. Ten great creative book report ideas minds in bloom. Tab to the name column and type in the correct name. To ask other readers questions about my name is not easy, please sign up. So he leaves it behind when he and his brothers are. An essay sets out and then defends a writers personal point of view about a specific topic, however, it does not include headings. Its 1950 in french quarter of new orleans and, 17yearold josie moraine is known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, josie wants more out of life than the big easy has to offer. The main character, an 11yearold boy knows that his name will be changed to luke because the priests and nuns. Your rights under the accessible information standard this is an easy read guide on what the.
Goodreads members who liked my name is not easy also liked. The writer of a book report is not required to evaluate the author, although he oftentimes does so. I know you shouldnt judge a book by its cover, but i have found that books that do not have cool covers are often quite boring. While my name is not easy is fiction, it was inspired by real stories from a number of boarding schools that once operated throughout alaska.
The accessible information standard was launched in august 2016. My name is not easy is a novel by debby dahl edwardson published by marshall cavendish in 2011. My book report worksheets living life and learning. If its fiction, students can dissect plot, theme, and characters. My name is not easy by debby dahl edwardson goodreads. Although some of the characters and events are inspired by the authors husbands childhood experiences, my name is not easy is mostly a. Follow our format for writing a book report and make the critical information about the book, and your understanding of it, stand out. If its nonfiction, they can plunge into a subject that fascinates them or learn a lot about something theyve never heard of before. Jan 01, 2011 barrow author debby dahl edwardson joined an elite group last year when her youth novel, my name is not easy, was named a finalist for the national book award.
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