This 73page guide for code of honor by alan gratz includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 92 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Not only is this a great way to teach the parts of the plot, but it reinforces major events and help students develop greater understanding of literary structures. Free on my honor worksheets and literature unit for. Sep 26, 1986 i almost gave this book 5 stars but i feel that it went by really fast and it should have extended on the story. With brion james, preston lee, tom tran, jock worthen. A good reader will make judgments about character by how the author describes them. A few years ago i made the plot dot now free on amazon. Oct 3, 2011 these are some different crafty things my sisters and i have featured on our blog on my honor, please check it out.
A 24chapter plot outline for your novel free fiction. Plot is the thing that allows you to pour your heart and soul into a novel without sending your readers to sleep. You do it by breaking down the plotting process into smaller steps. It is a newbery honor winner and an ala best book for young adults. Joel dared tony to swim to the sandbar joel got to the sandbar first joel looked behind him and tony was gone joel looked and looked for tony. Joel and tony decide to race to the sand bank where the tide is very dangerous. One reason why tony is important in my story is because he also plays a big part in my story also like joel he is the one who dares joel to swim in the river he is the one who always that cause trouble. This will help students understand and visualize the narrative elements. Write a short paragraph summarizing the chapters emphasizing action. In this lesson, we will learn what a plot diagram is and how to use it when analyzing a story. After reading the book, introduce the plot diagram, with all of the parts labeled and defined. Joel asked his dad if him and his best friend tony could go to the park. On page 69, what do you think the marion jane bauer meant when she wrote that joel saw his parents and the zabrinskis in the yard and shifted his gears one last time, slumped his shoulders, and pulled his head in, like a turtle retreating into its shell. Al capone does my shirts, by gennifer choldenko, has been critically acclaimed since it was published in 2004.
Exposition this usually occurs at the beginning of a short story. It was written by marion dane bauer and published september 1st, 1987 by yearling. When teachers ask students to write book reports, they want the readers to think about what they have written. Konigsburg on my honor marion dane bauer yearling books are designed especially to entertain and enlighten young people. Include a brief description and an illustration for each point of the plot diagram introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion, as well as for the main conflict. Make a cause and effect diagram that charts the choices and decisions that characters made along the path to and from the river. And when we say acclaimed, were talking by the newbery honor folks. The book on my honor by marion dane bauer is an amazing book. On my honor was published in 1987 and is a common sight in many elementary school classrooms.
It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. On my honor this book is a newberry honor book and also on the challenged book list. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Copy as an entire packet, or copy pages individually.
Are you looking for a book that will make you think. Book activities and response activities the teachers guide. In honor was a really good summer read that was not only fun and entertaining, but also heartfelt and able to deal with difficult reallife issues in a very honest and straightforward way. On my honor marion dane bauer novel study reading comprehension on my honor marion dane bauer novel study reading comprehension journal from mcmarie on 39 pages a fun, engaging, 39page bookletstyle novel study complete with a challenging, book based word jumble and word search. She won a newbery honor for on my honor, a middle grade comingofage story. On my honor character analysis by jeremy carlson on prezi. Reading wonder is a little like getting to read excerpts from six different diaries. On my honor is a newbery honor winning novel by marion dane bauer, first published in 1986. English, award winning childrens book addeddate 20160604 08.
The book is frequently read in the united states as part of the elementary school curriculum. Most plots will trace some process of change in which characters are caught up in a conflict that is eventually resolved. On my honor, houghton mifflin harcourt, 1986 96 pages. Alan gratz is the new york times bestselling author of several books for young readers, including refugee. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. The years best books childrens book award runnerup, great britain, 1988 flicker tale childrens book award, north dakota, 1989. How does joel go through these stages in the novel. When iranianamerican kamran smith learns that his big brother, darius, has been labelled a terrorist, he sets out to piece together the codes and clues that will save his brothers life and his country from a deadly terrorist attack. Prisoner b3087, a junior library guild selection that was named to yalsas 2014 best fiction for young adults list. On my honor by marion dane bauer chapter 1 pp 19 vocabulary.
A final quiz to accompany a novel study on the the book on my honor by marion dane bauer. Tony is the dare devil throughout the whole story and i. His 3 physical traits is red tshirt, navy jean shorts, and has blonde hair. Read on for a summary of this newbery honor winning book. The purchase of this book entitles an individual teacher to reproduce pages for use in. Since reading this book, every now and then when he promises me something, hell look over at me with a sly smile and say on my honor and i know it means something. Choose from 500 different sets of on my honor chapter 10 flashcards on quizlet. I think my favorite thing about this book was that it was so refreshingly realistic and the characters were very easy to relate to. When joel is told by his father not to go beyond starved rock and to turn back if they get tired, joel promises, on my honor. This video explains how to fill out a plot diagram for the three little pigs. Tony drowns, leaving joel to face his friends death and both sets of parents.
Check out prediction sheets and talk about the ending and how the death of a friend is handled. On my honor is the story of two adolescent boys whose. Dogsong is a 1985 young adult novel by gary paulsen and is a newbery honor book winner. And though auggies story gets expanded by each different narrator, the narrators always start out by talking about something important to him or her. His 3 character traits is courageous, outgoing, and risktaker. They are forced to work together as they fight for survival. When joels friend tony proposes a swim in the river, joel remembers but overrides his promise to his father to go nowhere but the park. Free on my honor worksheets and literature unit for teachers.
Plot diagram 2 1 3 4 5 exposition rising action climax falling action resolution 1. On there way there they pass a bridge, tony says they should take a swim instead of riding to the mountain. On my honor by marion dane bauer troup county school. Choose from 500 different sets of vocabulary my honor flashcards on quizlet.
I wanted to deny it, i wanted to come up with some other plan, and i wanted to pretend that i wasnt about to go against everything i had ever stood for. He and his daredevil friend, tony, then go swimming in a dangerous river. Each word below has been made by adding an ending such as ly. The book is about a boy named jole and his friend named tony. On my honor novel study novels, graphic organizers, vocabulary. Read on for a summary of this newbery honorwinning book. How to write a plot for a book report pen and the pad.
After you have finished reading and analyzing on my honor, you will be expected to. The novel on my honor tells of a boy who learns an important and sobering lesson. Theres a lot of focus in this book on parents and parenting. On my honor marion dane bauer teachers guide book group discussion guide clarion books isbn 0618212612 youll find more teachers guides for marion dane bauers books online at this teaching guide was prepared by tracie vaughn zimmer. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of on my honor by marion dane bauer. For your reference, we provided these on my honor quotes with page numbers using the following version of the book. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. I always wanted a more indepth plotting outline and cheatsheet, but theres so many conflicting story structures out there this week however, i managed to put together a 24 step chapter outline for commercial fiction. This novel study for on my honor by marion dane bauer is a great way to start off. Answer key the plot diagram is an organizational tool focusing on a pyra.
Tony is the dare devil throughout the whole story and i guess thats why the tragic event happens. If someone told you they had a juicy fruit the other day that had black seeds and the part that you ate was red in color, you might think of a watermelon. The teachers guide free worksheets, smartboard templates, and lesson plans for teachers. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Describe the conversation between joel and his father at the end of the book. A literature unit for use with on my honor, featuring sample lesson plans, pre and postreading activities, a biographical sketch of the author, a book summary, vocabulary lists, chapter study guides with quizzes and projects, book report and research ideas, and options for unit tests. Patricia reilly giff, con sultant to this series, received her bachelors degree from marymount college and a masters degree in history. Everything you need for a novel study on on my honor by marion dane bauer. Students will be able to use skils and strategies below to have a better understanding of the material being read. Free on my honor study unit worksheets for teachers to print. On my honor written by marion dane bauer handouts of attribute webs.
Marion dane bauer has written more than one hundred childrens books, including picture books, easy readers, early chapter books, and novels. A book report acts not to retell the story but to discuss some of the important elements of the story such as character, themes and plot. This was a very good book, somewhat predictable but yet gripping. After being wounded, he encounters a viet cong soldier. Tony some traits that describe tony in this story are energetic, confident, and very. On my honor is a middlegrade and youngadult novel that is frequently a part of the elementary school curriculum in the united states. This wasnt about greed though, like it was for the other men, this was about justice. Alan lives in north carolina with his wife and daughter. By marion dane bauer after you have finished reading and analyzing on my honor, you will be expected to complete a twopart project. In vietnam, a us soldier is on a dangerous mission to destroy a radio installation. Look back over the ten chapters youve read so far, as well as the plot line graph.
Plot concerns the organization of the main events of a work of fiction. Some traits that describe joel is sorrowful, moarnful, and easygoing. Which is basically like the president of childrens books giving you the seal of approval. Learn on my honor chapter 10 with free interactive flashcards.
Learn vocabulary my honor with free interactive flashcards. Overhead projector for showing attribute webs and prediction chart. Thinkingbrainstorming, analyzing, summarizing literary elementscharacteration, point of view, plot. Reproducible pages in chapterbychapter format provide you with the right questions to ask. Have students create a plot diagram of the events from the out of my mind book. Inspired by the eskimo shaman oogruk, russel susskit takes a dog team and sled to escape the modern ways of his village and to find his own song of himself hating the sound of snowmobiles and his fathers coughing in the morning. After that step is complete, add sticky notes wherever an alternative choice could have been made and what that might have been. On my honor by marion dane bauer is a book offering lessons about honor, regret and growing up. Half of the project will have to do with the vocabulary list that you created while reading and the other half will deal with the content of the story. Make a cause and effect diagram that charts the choices and decisions.
The boys were on their honor to only ride to starved rock park and then back home. The boys broke their honor when they stopped along their way to the park to go swimming in the river. A plot as a whole may be complicated enough to make your. Tony really wants to go ride his bike to the mountain so joel convenses his dad to let him go. It starts out early in the day when two friends, tony and joel, decide to go for a bike ride out to the bluffs. On my honor by marion dane bauer troup county school district. He agreed, but instead of going to the park, they went to a very dangerous river to swim.