Janes ap language and composition, period 6 16 march 2017 crank by ellen hopkins kristina georgia snow is a perfect daughter and student. The book will be sent home on monday and wednesday and report is due on following wednesday and friday. The big book of book reports share this workbook make book reports a breeze with this workbook that contains plenty of pages for kids to thoroughly investigate and write about a book. Nonfiction author hopkins pens her first novel, written in verse, introducing 15yearold narrator kristina, who reveals how she became. Crank reading guide literature printable, 9th12th grade. Crank series by ellen hopkins meet your next favorite book. Nov 19, 2019 teaching novels in the middle school classroom. Crank is a novel by ellen hopkins published in 2004. The book is required reading in many high schools, as well as many drug. At the center of crank is kristina, a quiet, straight a, good girl. But while this is a cautionary tale, this book will leave more of an imprint than an afterschool special about. Printable book report forms elementary inspired by family. David sailor in the urban climate research center and the school of geographical sciences and urban planning. Crank book by ellen hopkins official publisher page.
Cr an k ellenhopkins ellenhopkinshasbeencalledthe bestsellinglivingpoetinthe countrybymediabistro. See more ideas about teaching reading, reading workshop and 4th grade reading. He might only make an appearance at the very end of the book, but kristinas son, hunter, is. Book reports tend to be more commonly assigned in key stage 2 than in key stage 1, and it goes without saying that they will become longer and more in depth as your child progresses through primary school. When college acceptance letters roll in, peter and lara jean discover theyre. Kristina takes a trip to see continue reading crank. Reading the book crank by ellen hopkins for a school.
In crank the reader is introduced to situations involving sex, drugs, violence and teen pregnancy. Albuquerque is the city where kristinas father lived. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul. A book report is a way to tell others about a book you have read. The questions are broken out into sections, so they focus on specific chapters within crank. Book titles never, never, never go in quotation marks. The 20152016 school year will be my second year teaching at severance middle school. In reception, a book report might simply be a drawing inspired by the book, perhaps with a simple sentence written underneath. Reading the book crank by ellen hopkins for a school book report.
Adi gets two books a week and she has to make a book report after reading the book cover to cover. We have a team of 30 fully qualified staff, all holding a paediatric first aid qualification. Other things that are underlined are the names of newspapers, magazines, movies, operas, record albums, etc. There is also one book report that asks for students to write four sentences. That is, before she meets the monster a vicious, psychological. The questions in this guide will help you engage high school students in a serious discussion about drugs and addiction. While under the influence of the monster, kristina discovers her sexy. Use these questions for quizzes, homework assignments or tests. Crank is a compelling and unforgettable book, written by ellen hopkins.
Professional assassin chev chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops. In crank by ellen hopkins, hopkins depicts the disturbing world of teen drug addiction in taboo detail. See whats streaming, limit strong violence or language, and find picks your kids will love with common sense media plus. 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. Middle school junior high book reports page 1 abcteach. Using the wayback machine to check for page changes.
It is based loosely on the real life addictions of her daughter to crystal meth. Bree is the exact opposite of kristina shes fearless. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Kristina snow a typical high school good girl leading an average life in nevada. The book report activity is meant to polish up the analyzing and creative senses in students and hence a must done. One boy is wonderful and ones a rapist, but its crank holding bree up at this point. Engage your students with these middle school junior high book reports. After, life was great, at least for a little while. The 180 multiple choice questions in this lesson plan will test a students recall and understanding of crank. This is a book about a girl addicted to crank, and kristina snorts it, smokes it, and even injects it. In crank, ellen hopkins chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between kristina, a character based on her own daughter, and the monster, the highly addictive drug crystal meth, or crank. This is the underlying message of speak and the message laurie halse.
Kristina was a bright and good teenager, but now that kristina is gone. Cheerleaders may appear to be cleancut miss school spirit carbon copies, but kristinas friend. Kristina had always lead a quiet, mundane life as an overachiever at school. This is my 10th year teaching and i have had the experience of teaching social studies, language arts, math, and science. Crank by ellen hopkins book project part i bannerman 1. These middle school junior high book reports are great for any classroom. Two of the book reports use handwriting lines for higher kindergartners and first graders. I have loved being a hawk and part of this awesome school and community. Crank nursery high quality childcare in st helens for. This 92 geo is the car that kristinas father drove. A good book report should include the books author, title, characters, setting, and plot, as well as a personal endorsement. You should try to write a strong introductory paragraph that grabs your readers attention. Back to school book reports by faith wheeler teachers. I also like bnute productions blogs book report form.
This bowling alley is where kristinas father worked. The two havent seen each other for several years so the. The bad things in this bookdrugs, sex, rape, unwanted pregnancyare things that exist in the world, things many teens, many people, face either in. Crank book report cr an k ellenhopkins \the country. His research focuses on urban climate, urban meteorology, landscape architecture and their impacts on mental health.
The report will have a space to draw a picture and two lines to write. We added incentives in for every 7 books so after the first 7 books we can go out to get an ice cream cone after 14 books they can pick a movie to watch and after 21 books we will have a pizza party. Somewhere in your first paragraph, you should also state the books title and the authors name. There is a time to be quiet and a time to speak out, and on the issue of sexual assault, a young woman needs to find the courage to raise her voice and ask for help. The summer before her junior year of high school, kristina snow goes on a. Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and neerdowell father. This book of poetic realism by ellen hopkins is the first in the crank trilogy and is published by margaret e. We are registered for 100 children between the ages of 3 months and 5 years. Too many students switch tenses within the same sentence. Kindergarten book reports between my littles and me.
This inability to retake ar tests for a passing grade definitely went against our school policy. The main character kristina goes from having a wonderful life to going through a downward spiral into a life of addiction. It all unraveled when kristina snow, a high school girl with a bright future, goes to visit her dad. Crank reading guide raise drug awareness with the activities in this teachers guide for crank, the story of a teenage girl who becomes addicted to crystal meth. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, kristina disappears and bree. Crank is a professor in school of criminology and criminal justice at the university of nebraska, omaha. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, kristina disappears and bree takes her place.
Ellen hopkinss semiautobiographical verse novel, crank, reads like a go ask alice for the 21st century. She treats her mother, stepfather, older sister, and younger brother each with respect. View homework help crank book report from english pa english 1 at west ottawa high school campus. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul, and her life. Through this coming of age story of lust and drugs, the theme of consequences of.
Crank crank by ellen hopkins is extremely inappropriate for teens to be reading. When kids find titles that are engaging, interesting, and thoughtprovoking, theyre hooked. At the end of the book, kristina says she loves and is thankful for her son, hunter. Book trailer created by teresa schauer who is the librarian at pettus high school in pettus, texas. See more ideas about teaching, middle school and middle school classroom. If its fiction, students can dissect plot, theme, and characters. In it, she chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between kristina, a character based on her own daughter, and the monster, the highly addictive drug crystal meth, or crank. She is fearless and is more confident around boys than kristina is even though they are the same person. With jason statham, amy smart, carlos sanz, jose pablo cantillo. Written in verse, 15yearold narrator kristina reveals how she became addicted to crank, and how the stimulant turned her from straighta student to drug addict.
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