Literature: "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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Title:
| Literature: "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli |
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Description:
| These sites are about the book "Crash," which explores the themes of bullying and friendship. Find information about the book, its themes, and the author. Includes lesson plans, quizzes, interview transcripts, and interactive games. There are also links to eThemes Resources on Friendship and Bullying.
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Grade Level:
| 4, 5, 6 |
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Resource Links:
| Reading is Fundamental
Read a humorous interview with the author.
Time for Kids: The Bully Battle
Here is an article written for kids about bullying. Includes tips for dealing with bullies.
Bully Advice for Kids
This page for kids explains why some people may act like bullies and what to do about them. Note: This site includes ads.
Kids Health: Dealing with Bullies
This three-page article is about bullies and what happens to them later in life.
Pledge
This pledge against bullying can be printed out for students.
Spaghetti Book Club
Read a student's review about the book. The review does give away part of the plot.
Activity Idea Place: Friendship
Here is a list of activities about friendship. Includes art and craft ideas as well as games. NOTE: This site for teachers includes a guestbook and a webring that returns random sites. Note: This site includes ads.
The Society of Friends (Quakers)
This Word document has information about Quaker beliefs.
Jerry Spinelli Official Homepage
This is an official website of Jerry Spinelli. Read about FAQ section to learn about the author. Includes interactive quizzes and games and suggested places to get your stories published.
Meet Authors and Illustrators
This page provides a brief review of books written by Jerry Spinelli.
Transcript of Authors Live with Jerry Spinelli
Read an interview transcript of Jerry Spinelli about how his stories were created. Note: This site includes ads.
Scholastic: Jerry Spinelli
This page provides an biography of the Jerry Spinelli, his works, and interview transcript.
Crash Book Report Form
This 3-page pdf file provides guided questions for creating a book report.
Discussion Questions
This word document file has a list of discussion questions organized by pages for students to discuss after reading the book.
eThemes Resource: Literature Themes: Friendship
These sites have tips on making friends and how to resolve common problems that threaten friendships. There are several classroom activity ideas to help foster friendships among students. Includes lists of recommended children's books as well as links to eThemes Resources on books that include this theme.
eThemes Resource: Literature Themes: Bullying
These sites are about bullies and includes tips on how to deal with them. There are lists of recommended children's books that have a bullying theme, a printable pledge against bullying, and an animated movie. Includes eThemes Resources on several books with this theme.
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Education Standards:
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AL Standards:
6, 7.1, 7.2, 5, 12.2, 5.2, 6, 7
MO Standards:
1.1, 1.6, 1.10, 2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 4.1, 1, 2, 4, 6
NV Standards:
3.4.1.1.a, 3.4.1.1.b, 3.4.1.1.c, 3.4.1.1.d, 3.4.1.1.e, 3.4.1.1.f, 3.4.1.2, 3.4.1.3, 3.4.1.4, 3.4.1.5, 3.4.5.1.a, 3.4.5.1.b, 3.4.5.1.c, 3.4.5.1.d, 4.4.2.8, 6.4.4.1, 6.4.4.2, 6.4.4.3, 3.5.1.1.a, 3.5.1.1.b, 3.5.1.1.c, 3.5.1.1.d, 3.5.1.1.e, 3.5.1.1.f, 4.5.2.3, 6.5.4.1, 6.5.4.2, 6.5.4.3, 3.6.1.2.a, 3.6.1.2.b, 3.6.1.2.c, 3.6.2.1, 6.6.4.1, 6.6.4.2, 6.6.4.3
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