Ninth ward book talk ideas

From new york times bestselling and awardwinning author jewell parker rhodes comes a heartbreaking and uplifting tale of survival in the face of hurricane katrina twelveyearold lanesha lives in a tightknit community in new orleans ninth ward. Complete novel unit middle school reading, teaching. The ninth ward, before katrina arrives, feels almost like a party to lanesha. Its focuslanesha, a twelve year old born with a caul covering her head and face, who is connected to the spiritual world and her mama ya ya. A lot of the ccss has students focus on authors purposewhich involved a really deep knowledge of text. The political implications of the storm are not discussed, but they could be explored further by an interested reader. Jewell parker rhodes is the author of ninth ward, a coretta scott king honor book, and sugar, winner of the jane adams peace association book award. Lanesha is bullied a lot at school, because of herfamily.

Have you ever had to struggle in the face of immense odds, to save yourself and those you love. By jewell parker rhodesi wrote my first childrens book, the last scream, when i was. Draw a classroom mural depicting a major scenes from the book. In the book, the ninth ward, why did lanesha choose to cook chicken, bean, and rice to prepare for the storm. In 2005, hurricane katrina struck the gulf coast of the united states, and a district of new orleans called the ninth ward was completely flooded. I cant praise this book enough for its contribution to childrens literature and especially its depiction of the ninth ward and the cultural heritage of this new orleans neighborhood, as well as its historical portrayal of hurricane katrina. Ninth ward, a fictional tale told through the eyes of a child, will introduce readers to the storm and how it affected the neighborhood and the city of new orleans. Still monday in our book, the ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes. Cotlon was born and raised in the upper ninth ward, a couple of miles from where his store now sits. The ninth ward or 9th ward is a distinctive region of new orleans, louisiana, which is located in the easternmost downriver portion of the city. How one man singlehandedly opened the only grocery store.

Many of the activities included in this curriculum unit are supported by the common. It goes on a few days because of flooding and other problems. Their story is about love and survival in a tough part of town. Jewell parker rhodes the book takes place in lower ninth ward in new orleans. For a long time, lanesha, spot, and mama yaya cower in the bathtub as the hurricane rages around them. Mama yaya knows it will get bad, but she has no means to get lanesha out of the city.

After reading an informational book, make a scrapbook about the topics. Lanesha is a twelve year old girl that is growing up in the 9th ward of new orleans during the time of katrina. I used as a reading in my literature class, but we made many connections to social studiescurrent eventsgeography so is a great unit for many courses. Explain that dialect is okay sometimes, and how it enhances the novel.

She doesnt have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like the other kids on her street. I dont mean to diminish any significance the lower ninth ward may have to anyone, but it seems like a good candidate for a merge. The spare but vivid prose, lilting dialogue, and skilled storytelling brings this tragedy to life. A great readaloud book can do all kinds of things and can apply to various lessons, in my case, ninth ward supported my teaching through the short story unit, but also my narrative unit, independent reading unit, and even some of my exposition unit. If you are looking for a novel that lays blame about the devastation of new orleans ninth ward, this is not it. Complete novel unit this unit contains everything you need to teach jewell. Their exquisitely happy, though poor, life in the new orleans ninth ward is disrupted by news of a powerful storm approaching. She doesnt have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like other kids on her street. Ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes overdrive rakuten. Aug 16, 2010 jewell parker rhodes is the new york times bestselling and awardwinning author of ninth ward, a coretta scott king honor book, sugar, winner of the jane adams peace association book award, bayou magic, towers falling, and ghost boys. Discussion character traits with taxego wonder novel, wonder book.

Nov 30, 2010 ninth ward is a quick read that glides along, guided by the consistent and valiant voice of lanesha. Although lanesha is differentable to see ghosts like that of her dead mothershe never feels unloved, an empowerment that helps. See more ideas about new orleans, hurricane katrina and visit new orleans. Between the shotgun houses of the seventh ward and the wild and watery bayous fronting lake borgne are a series of communities gentilly, new orleans east, holy cross, versailles, chalmette as diverse as the city they call theirs. Gripping story of a girls bravery during hurricane katrina. This book is among my top three childrens novel alongside esperanza rising and heidi. Extreme bali rare sacred animal meal in bali, indonesia once every ten years duration. Ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes i just completed jewell parker rhodes latest book her first written for young people. Many residents were unable to leave their homes before the storm hit. She has also written many awardwinning books for adults. Download the ninth ward educators guide for your classroom. Ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes book report by ms. Jewell parker rhodes is the new york times bestselling and awardwinning author of ninth ward, a coretta scott king honor book, sugar, winner of the jane adams peace association book award, bayou magic, towers falling, and ghost boys.

Some chapters, such as saturday and still saturday will share the same page of the book. Ninth ward is a celebration of resilience, love, family, and friendship, and a. Exposisionfor the rising action it talks about lanesha and kids at school that are different. Jul 03, 2015 book trailer for ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes. This lesson plan will help students summarize the story and analyze the authors use of historical events to shape the story as they read, ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes. Aug 16, 2010 born with a caul, 12yearold lanesha can see and sometimes communicate with spirits, and her guardian, former midwife mama yaya, has dreams and visions that foretell the future. See more ideas about teaching reading, teaching and reading workshop.

But what she does have is mama yaya, her fiercely loving caretaker, wise in the ways of the world and able to predict the future. Twelveyearold lanesha lives in a tightknit community in new orleans ninth ward. Find books like ninth ward from the worlds largest community of readers. Ninth ward comprehension questions and final project by. Ninth ward book trailer ninth ward character analysis should or shouldnt read the book lanesha the main character, lanesha, is a determined twelve year old girl. Ninth ward ninth ward audiobook, by jewell parker rhodes. Ninth ward childrens fiction by jewell parker rhodes. Alternate between reading aloud, partner reading, and having the students read silently. In this lesson, we will continue our conversations and research about hurricane katrina from 2005. Laneesha loves vocabulary words, providing readers with definitions of her favorites throughout the novel. That is the situation that the protagonist of jewell parker rhodes novel ninth ward, lanesha, faces during hurricane katrina in new orleans, louisiana. Those foods keep at room temperature longer before they will spoil, so if the electricity goes out, they will still have food to eat p.

Read ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes together as a class. Rejected by her peers because of her ability to see spirits, lanesha longs for connection. In the book ninth ward, who was the boy that was killed in a driveby shooting while buying soda. Lanesha also makes three new friendstwo if you dont count spot the dog gina, tashon, and spot. Each chapter of the novel study focuses on one or two chapters of ninth ward and is comprised of four distinct. Mama yaya sits back in her lanesha watched from the porch as the paper bag spun wildly across the street like tumbleweed. Main idea point of view story summary this book is about a. The story takes place during and after hurricane katrina on august 29, 2005. On the south, the ninth ward is bounded by the mississippi river. If you are interested in a novel that captures the essence of new orleans and its people while simultaneously illustrating how tragedy makes us stronger, ninth ward is a must read. Historical fiction for grades 612 about the devastation when the levees broke. She lived in the ninth ward when hurricane katrina hit, she.

Samanthain the beginning it talks about lanesha, her mama yaya, how she lanesha can see ghosts, and how her mama yaya can see unexplanible things. Be sure to talk with students about the difference between dialect and school english. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text. Twelveyearold lanesha is a young girl living in the ninth ward of new orleans. Have you ever had to dig deep to find courage you didnt know you had. Lanesha knows she is sick but cannot get her to a doctor before the storm hits. We will make connections between a video about what happened throughout the course of katrina and the next chapter, still monday in our book, the ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes. In new orleanss ninth ward, lanesha and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to weather the storm as. Orphaned 12yearold lanesha lives with mama yaya, the midwife who birthed her, in new orleans ninth ward. By having my students apply their knowledge of ninth ward, and analyze it from other angles, they are understanding choices the author made, and how it affects the overall structure of the book. The 9th ward neighborhood was thrust into the nations.

Lanesha lives in the ninth ward with mama yaya, the woman whos raised her since birth, while the ghost of laneshas mother is the silent third resident of their home. After each chapter, pause to fill out the next page in the step book. In this vivid work of realistic fiction the ability to sense things beyond the physical world is simply part of the fabric of mama yayas and laneshas lives. Idea book by karen sevaly teacher friend, a scholastic company and the scholastic teacher plan book by bill singer and tonya ward singer 2005, scholastic.

Rhodes ninth ward is a stunning tale set against the horrors of hurricane katrina. May 12, 2014 extreme bali rare sacred animal meal in bali, indonesia once every ten years duration. Guided reading guide for ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes this guide includes an overview of the book, all daily lesson plans, chapter summaries, an online extension activity and for more reading book recommendations about the topic. In the book, ninth ward, by jewell parker rhoades, lanesha is an orphan raised by mama yaya, an 82yearold midwife. It is geographically the largest of the 17 wards of new orleans. Everyone deserves to shine in this sparkling new book from the new york times. New orleans east is the new orleans few know, but many should. Ninth ward resources childrens fiction by jewell parker rhodes.