Have you read this book?. Bioterrorism! Code Orange -While conducting research for a school paper on smallpox, Mitty finds an envelope containing 100-year-old.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
The people Look for some people. Write it down. By the water
Advertisements

One symbol can hold so much meaning It can change someone..
Return Initiation Departure
The Story Before the Story
The Eight Stages of the Epic Hero’s Journey
TThe story takes place in New Jersey where Steven Alper lives with parents and his little brother Jeffery. It also takes place in Philadelphia at the.
Genre Walk Historical Fiction. CHARACTERS Behave in realistic ways Behave in realistic ways All characters may be fictional All characters may be fictional.
Here is the list of the 10 most circulated books so far this year.
Junior Book Award Nominees. Bound by Donna Jo Napoli In a novel based on Chinese Cinderella tales, fourteen-year-old stepchild Xing-Xing endures.
A Look at Rick Riordan Creator of the masterful Percy Jackson novels.
By Rick Riordan Published by Scholastic inc. Copy right 2004 Genre: Mythology By Christian Palmer.
PowerPoint by: Anoushka D. Period 6
“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry” Robert Burns.
By: Lindsay Toub, Natasha Lear & Kyle Stanshine The Trojan War & The Fall of Troy.
By Markus Zusak.  Liesel's loses one family, and gains another.  For reasons unknown to us at the time, Liesel's mother is taking Liesel and her little.
The Hero's Journey.
The Senator admitted to owning the gun that killed his wife. FACTS There is a Senator He owns a gun He is married His wife is dead The gun caused her.
The Iliad Background Ἰ λιάς or “The Tragedy of Achilles”
By: Rick Riordan July 1, 2005 Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Dates to Remember INB Utilize both pages: right and left.
The Odyssey And the Epic Tradition Before history books…. O Ancient Greeks turned to poets to hear stories of the past. O These poets traveled from city.
Unscramble the names of the two families
Mystery Genre. What Is Mystery?????? Realistic fiction Everything in the story revolves around a puzzle or an unusual problem to solve. The author drops.
Mark 5:  Jesus got into the boat again and went back to the other side of the lake, where a large crowd gathered around him on the shore. 22 Then.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE STORY BASED ON THE PICTURE? Oedipus the King.
Presenting Mrs. Sikes’ 5 th Grade Summer Reading List.
Every Soul a Star By Wendy Mass
On The Run By: Michael Coleman Alex Wroblewski Ms. Boubou’s 4A.
Mystery Genre. What Is Mystery?????? Realistic fiction Everything in the story revolves around a puzzle or an unusual problem to solve. The author drops.
A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose.
A father with three sons yearns for a daughter, & eventually adopts one.
Archetypes The characteristics and qualities that make up heroes and their journeys.
Greek Mythology A Review of Gods and Heroes. What is a myth? Traditional story Uses supernatural to explain natural events Explains the culture’s view.
C. Trembath 2008.
A Book Report By Isabel Ward October 29 th Summary: This book is about a girl named Hero Netherfield. Her name is Hero because her dad studies Shakespeare.
Unit 9 Animals. Part 4 Word Study & Grammar 1. Yao Ming is a Chinese player _____ was born in Shanghai and is playing basketball in NBA now. 2. The baby.
Lightning thief-Sea of Monsters BY Rick Riordan. A really important place in both stories is Camp-Half-blood because both stories are based on getting.
By: Karen Whiddon THE PACK- WOLF WHISPERER. Mac Lamonda- is a werewolf who hold’s many secret’s behind his wife’s death and his children's disappearance.
A heros journey By camille carvalho. Wilber Ender vs.
I am ready to test!________ I am ready to test!________
Traditional fairy tales in graphic format Stone Arch Series Myths & Legends found in Two chapters of this book are shown as a graphic story.
By : Charity Carter Title: The Pilot’s Wife Author: Anita Shreve Publisher: Little Brown and Company Year of Publication:1999.
 The are the most observant of all genre heroes  Usually, the mystery solver is called upon to risk his life at some point (for the mystery is a story.
The Last Olympian By: Rick Riordan Copyright : Rick Riordan 2009 Genre: Greek mythology By : Shane Wyman.
Hero’s Journey CAPTAIN AMERICA. HERO’S JOURNEY Joseph Campbell noticed a pattern of storytelling in all stories from all cultures. He put the pattern.
He was born on June 5, When he was in high school as a news paper editor. He got a degree in English and history. He likes to write about mythology.
Dates to Remember. Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection, primarily in the lungs. TB can remain in an inactive (dormant) state for years without causing symptoms.
Jane Eyre Artifacts By: Gina Potter. Artifact 1 The film “The Little Princess” is about a young girl whose.
The Main Characters Percy is a normal boy who will discover his true identity. He attends Yancy Academy, a boarding school, with his best friend Grover.
Never Leave the Family The tragic tale of two lovers Ethan J. Duxbury High School.
8 th Grade Literature Ender’s Game. The Hero’s Journey, or monomyth, is based on an idea from the 1949 book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, by Joseph.
T HE L IGHTNING T HIEF By: Angelina Class: Mr. Pez’s class.
Cherry Hill School District
Iliad Characters by Rosie Di Maggio English 9-10 Click here to start!
Charles Fiore The Lightning Thief “Do you really know who you are”
A Hero’s Journey On Simba, from “The Lion King” By Lindsay Dolan
Odds and Ends Conflict Setting Plot and Theme Point of View and Characters
Harriet Jacobs (Linda Brent) Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by Harriet Jacobs ( ) using the pseudonym (pen name) Linda Brent, is.
Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt By: Ashley Miller.
“The acid bath murderer”
The Beginning The Quest Resolution. In the beginning of the story, we meet 12 year old Percy Jackson, who attends a school in upstate New York called.
Sequence of Events. Key Words Key Vocabulary FirstNext/Later/Following Finally/Lastly/In addition.
Joseph Campbell The Journey of a Hero. What is Joseph Campbell’s “Hero’s Journey”? Joseph Campbell, an American psychologist and mythological researcher,
BY ELENA MCBRIDE. Characters  Theo- A 12 year-old boy whose father was supposed to come back from war 5 years ago but never did, and this bothers him.
Summer Reading Going into 8 th Grade. Thirteen-year-old Jonah has always known that he was adopted, and he's never thought it was any big deal, until.
Drums, girls, and a dangerous review game
The Code of Hammurabi.
Presentation transcript:

Have you read this book?

Bioterrorism! Code Orange -While conducting research for a school paper on smallpox, Mitty finds an envelope containing 100-year-old smallpox scabs and fears that he has infected himself and all of New York City. Code Orange -While conducting research for a school paper on smallpox, Mitty finds an envelope containing 100-year-old smallpox scabs and fears that he has infected himself and all of New York City. Finding Lubchenko - When his father is framed for murder and bioterrorism, high-school junior Evan, using clues from a stolen laptop, travels from Seattle to Paris with two friends to find the real culprit. Finding Lubchenko - When his father is framed for murder and bioterrorism, high-school junior Evan, using clues from a stolen laptop, travels from Seattle to Paris with two friends to find the real culprit.

Foot Binding and Arranged Marriages Bound - In a novel based on Chinese Cinderella tales, fourteen-year-old stepchild Xing-Xing endures a life of neglect and servitude, as her stepmother cruelly mutilates her own child's feet so that she alone might marry well. Bound - In a novel based on Chinese Cinderella tales, fourteen-year-old stepchild Xing-Xing endures a life of neglect and servitude, as her stepmother cruelly mutilates her own child's feet so that she alone might marry well. Ties that Bind, Ties that Break - Ailin's life takes a different turn when she defies the traditions of upper class Chinese society by refusing to have her feet bound. Ties that Bind, Ties that Break - Ailin's life takes a different turn when she defies the traditions of upper class Chinese society by refusing to have her feet bound.

Jump in your car and head on out! Car Trouble - Early one August morning, seventeen-year-old computer "nerd" Duff Pringle leaves Richmond, Virginia, in a newly-acquired used car and begins an unexpectedly convoluted journey to San Jose, California, and the job that awaits him there. Car Trouble - Early one August morning, seventeen-year-old computer "nerd" Duff Pringle leaves Richmond, Virginia, in a newly-acquired used car and begins an unexpectedly convoluted journey to San Jose, California, and the job that awaits him there. Crash Course - Wanting to be just as good a hover race car driver as his older brother, Bug, Jason joins the International Race School where his skills are put to the test by challenging instructors and fierce competitors, including the mysterious driver in black. Crash Course - Wanting to be just as good a hover race car driver as his older brother, Bug, Jason joins the International Race School where his skills are put to the test by challenging instructors and fierce competitors, including the mysterious driver in black.

So Greek gods and heroes never die… Dread Locks - Accustomed to a carefree existence, fifteen-year-old Parker Baer meets the girl next door and finds his life taking a menacing turn as he begins to absorb some of her terrible powers. Dread Locks - Accustomed to a carefree existence, fifteen-year-old Parker Baer meets the girl next door and finds his life taking a menacing turn as he begins to absorb some of her terrible powers. The Lightning Thief - After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods. The Lightning Thief - After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

Things are not always what you expect! Last Shot - After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game. Last Shot - After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game. Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie - The life of eighth-grader Steven Alper, already complicated by his friendship with two girls and a prodigious talent for drumming, is turned upside down when his five-year-old brother Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia. Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie - The life of eighth-grader Steven Alper, already complicated by his friendship with two girls and a prodigious talent for drumming, is turned upside down when his five-year-old brother Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia.

Adventure, Adventure, Adventure Stormbreaker - After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6. Stormbreaker - After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6. The Horizontal Man - Thirteen-year-old Finnegan Zwake stumbles upon a corpse in his apartment house basement and joins forces with Uncle Stoppard, a famed mystery writer, to find the thief stealing gold artifacts found by his missing archaeologist parents. The Horizontal Man - Thirteen-year-old Finnegan Zwake stumbles upon a corpse in his apartment house basement and joins forces with Uncle Stoppard, a famed mystery writer, to find the thief stealing gold artifacts found by his missing archaeologist parents.

Adventure and Romance Son of the Mob - Seventeen-year-old Vince's life is constantly complicated by the fact that he is the son of a powerful Mafia boss, a relationship that threatens to destroy his romance with the daughter of an FBI agent. Son of the Mob - Seventeen-year-old Vince's life is constantly complicated by the fact that he is the son of a powerful Mafia boss, a relationship that threatens to destroy his romance with the daughter of an FBI agent. Uncovering Sadie’s Secrets - Bianca has a crush on Doug, but Doug likes Sadie, so Bianca goes on the hunt to try to find out what Sadie is hiding. Uncovering Sadie’s Secrets - Bianca has a crush on Doug, but Doug likes Sadie, so Bianca goes on the hunt to try to find out what Sadie is hiding.

Does Crime Pay? Monster - While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen- year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken. Monster - While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen- year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken. Abduction - Thirteen-year-old Bonnie has a feeling of foreboding on the very day that her six-year-old brother Matt and their dog Pookie are abducted, and she becomes involved in a major search effort as well as a frightening adventure. Abduction - Thirteen-year-old Bonnie has a feeling of foreboding on the very day that her six-year-old brother Matt and their dog Pookie are abducted, and she becomes involved in a major search effort as well as a frightening adventure.

Weird and Bizarre Burning Bones - Two people burst into flame, burned alive in front of plenty of eyewitnesses with no obvious cause. Spontaneous human combustion is a bizarre phenomenon, but according to published accounts, it happens. Could that be what occurred here? Or is it murder? Burning Bones - Two people burst into flame, burned alive in front of plenty of eyewitnesses with no obvious cause. Spontaneous human combustion is a bizarre phenomenon, but according to published accounts, it happens. Could that be what occurred here? Or is it murder? Coraline - Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others. Coraline - Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.

Life is sometimes difficult. Uglies - Just before their sixteenth birthdays, when they will be transformed into beauties whose only job is to have a great time, Tally's best friend runs away and Tally must find her and turn her in, or never become pretty at all. Uglies - Just before their sixteenth birthdays, when they will be transformed into beauties whose only job is to have a great time, Tally's best friend runs away and Tally must find her and turn her in, or never become pretty at all. So B. It - After spending her life with her mentally retarded mother and agoraphobic neighbor, twelve-year-old Heidi sets out from Reno, Nevada, to New York to find out who she is. So B. It - After spending her life with her mentally retarded mother and agoraphobic neighbor, twelve-year-old Heidi sets out from Reno, Nevada, to New York to find out who she is.