Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. This is everything youll need to teach chapters of shades of gray by carolyn reeder. This story takes place a just before the civil war, b during the civil war, c just after the civil war. Twelveyearold edward thought of simon as his friend and never im. Presentation by michael wentz after the civil war people could not swallow their pride. Nevertheless, it shows the untold hardship that war can inflict on innocent people. Shades of gray by carolyn reeder summary like sparknotes. It is june 14, 1941, and 15yearold lina vilkas has just changed into her nightgown and is about to write a letter to her cousin joana when there is a terrifying pounding at the vilkass front door. Fiction the civil war may be over, but for 12yearold will page, who considers the yankees responsible. For your reference, we provided these shades of gray quotes with page numbers using the following version of the book. Moonshiners son by carolyn reeder twelveyearold tom higgins is learning the craft of making whiskey.
If there is a sparknotes, shmoop, or cliff notes guide. Using only the chapter questions as a guide, have your students write a summary. Shades of gray novel unit student packet ecs learning novel units inc gr 56. Shades of gray has been added to your cart add to cart. She won the scott odell award for historical fiction. John mcdonough at the end of the civil war, twelveyearold will, having lost all his immediate family, reluctantly leaves his city home to live in the virginia countryside with his aunt and the uncle he considers. No one on the truck has medical training, but they all chip in supplies to create a splint for the mans leg. Shades of gray summary and analysis like sparknotes free. Carolyn reeder, teacher and author of historical fiction for. In the aftermath of the civil war, recently orphaned will must start a new life and overcome his prejudices. She also wrote three nonfiction books about shenandoah national park for adults. Carolyn reeder page on teachingbooks view the page share. After the deaths of his entire family during the civil war, will, 12, is taken from his shenandoah home to his uncle in the virginia piedmont.
In june of 1941, fifteenyearold lina vilkas is arrested by the soviet secret police, the nkvd, from her home in kaunas, lithuania. The author, carolyn reeder, is a teacher and a history buff. While will is cutting the grass, a man appears who needs a place to stay. Twelveyearold will page is a grieving and angry boy when doctor martin takes him to his relatives in the piedmont region of virginia. Willie had to go live with his aunt because a his mother had requested it. Shades of gray worksheets and literature unit by carolyn reeder grades 68 daily reading journal go beyond a simple book report. Isbn 9780689826962 the book won the scott odell award for historical fiction for 1990.
The civil war between the yankees and the confederates has ended. At the end of the american civil war, twelveyearold will is left to live with his aunt and uncle he considers his uncle a traitor because he refuses to be a confederate and take any part in the war at a. Shades of gray chronicles the clash of a confederate cavalry officer with a union spy as they defend their beliefs, their country, and their honor. Good characterizations are the highlight of this thoughtful reconstruction era story.
Shades of gray the end book by carolyn reeder remember to always. They had 20mins to pack all the things that are valuable or mean something. Shades of gray paperback may 1, 1999 by carolyn reeder author. Teachers discussion guide shades of gray chapter 1. Free shades of gray worksheets and literature unit for. Shades of gray by carolyn reder is a wonderful book of learning how to respect people. Wills family in winchester, virginia has been wiped out in the civil war. He moves in with the closet relatives he has, his aunt and uncle jed. The book shades of gray grew out of these experiences.
And now will has to go live with his uncle jed, who refused to fight for the confederate cause. Complete summary of carolyn reeder s shades of gray. At the end of the american civil war, twelveyearold will is left to live with his aunt and uncle. Andy, a friendly collector of tales, is glad to share a jug or even help out with the still.
After the civil war many families were made up of one or two children, and the children went to live with other relatives. Shades of grey is the first book in a series, and while fforde brings this novel to a satisfying conclusion, he by no means answers all the questions he raises. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. See the progress your students make while they are reading. He leaves his readers eager to return to the dystopian world he has created if for no other reason than to satisfy their curiosity about how such a warped society arose in the first place. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys plot summary litcharts. Shades of gray is a 1989 novel by carolyn reeder about a boy named will.
The civil war may be over, but for 12yearold will page, who considers the yankees responsible for the deaths of his parents and brother and sisters, the pain will never end. Freebooknotes found 4 important quotes from 3 key chapters of shades of gray by carolyn reeder. Explain that this story has multiple perspectives or multiple points of view. Morality, integrity, and sacrifice strength and identity. Her father kostas has been arrested earlier, and they dont know where he is. She tells elena her name is ona, and that her husband, vitas, was taken by the nkvd. But is uncle jed the traitor and coward will believes him to be. At the end of the civil war, twelveyearold will, having lost all his immediate family, reluctantly leaves his city home to live in the virginia countryside wi. Ona wails for her baby, while the bald man cries of the pain in his leg. Shades of grey by carolyn reeder chapter summarieshome.
During the last year of her life she wrote a column for children in the washington post kidspost about civil war history. Shades of gray by carolyn reeder i love shades of gray. Quia shades of gray by carolyn reeder chapter 1 questions. This smart file covers the first three chapters in the novel shades of gray. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in between shades of gray, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Carolyn reeder, teacher and author of historical fiction. Shades of gray tim obrien illustrator carolyn reeder author 2008 moonshiners son carolyn reeder author 2008 the secret project notebook carolyn reeder author 2005 creators. Even though prohibition forbids the production and. Feb, 2012 this pin was discovered by klarissa olvera. Carolyn reeder november 16, 1937 january 20, 2012 was an american writer best known for childrens historical novels.
Shades of gray by carolyn reeder chapter 1 pages 114 write the letter of the correct answer in the blank before each question. But it has created a vacuum in the life of will page, a 12yearold boy. Personal website for carolyn reeder view the website share. If there is a sparknotes, shmoop, or cliff notes guide, we will have it listed here. Paperback from christianbook reading beyond the basal plus. The family is given very little time to pack before they.
Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important. She is arrested alongside her mother, elena, and tenyearold brother jonas. Shades of gray by carolyn reeder novel unit chapters. Shades of gray by carolyn reeder, tim obrien, paperback. What was wills first impression was of his aunts homestead. You will find daily activating and summarizing strategies, vocabulary activities, reading strategies, discussion topics, higher order thinking activities, writing activities. Find all available study guides and summaries for shades of gray by carolyn reeder. This book is about a boy who has lost his entire family during the civil war his mothers instructions were for will to go live with her sisters family if wills entire family died. She was afflicted by kidney cancer and died in a washington hospital. The setting of the book is the end of the civil war.
You will find daily activating and summarizing strategies, vocabulary activities, reading strategies, discussion topics, high. A young boy named will page is faced with the struggles of losing his family during the war and must move to live with relatives. Meg made will feel ashamed by saying she a hated him for leaving her alone in the garden, b bet he didnt know how to fish, c would rather sit in the shade than work in the garden. This 56page guide for between shades of gray by ruta sepetys includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 81 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Ruta sepetyss between shades of gray is now the film ashes in the snow. Moonshiners son book by carolyn reeder official publisher. The interview with will shades of grey by carolyn reeder. Complete summary of carolyn reeders shades of gray. Identify the authors purpose and type, using grade level text. Discussion of themes and motifs in carolyn reeders shades of gray. Shades of gray summary and analysis like sparknotes. D came and told lina, jonas and elna that they were being taken away, but not told were to. Shades of gray, simon and schuster, 2008 160 pages.
Shades of gray by carolyn reeder chapter 3 pages 2534 write the letter of the correct answer in the blank before each question. Meanwhile, the new preachers daughter, amy taylor, is out to thwart makers of a substance she thinks of as pure evil. Carolyn reeder, a retired teacher who was the author of historical novels for young readers, died jan. Well if you do then you will enjoy fosters war by carolyn reeder. Courage wears many faces the civil war may be over, but for twelveyearold will page, the pain and bitterness havent ended. Her father kostas has been arrested earlier, and they dont know where he is the family is given very little time to pack before they are loaded onto a bus full of other arrested. The proud son of a confederate officer who was killed in battle, will resents his new home, chiefly because he cant forgive his uncle for remaining neutral during the. Discussion of themes and motifs in carolyn reeder s shades of gray. Fiction the civil war may be over, but for 12yearold will page, who considers the yankees responsible for the deaths of his parents and brother and sisters, the pain will never end. A man on the truck, who worked for the bank, gives elena his jacket to keep the woman warm. The total time allowed for this quiz is 28 minutes.
He considers his uncle a traitor because he refuses to be a confederate and take any part in the war at all. C she studied organ and voice at american university where she graduated in 1959 with a degree in music. All worksheets and handouts are attached directly to the slides. Please check out my tpt store, arrrsome in fifth, for more shades of gray chapters and resources. Shades of gray by carolyn reeder novel unit chapters by. Set in san diego in 194142, this novel vividly evokes life on the home front during world war ii. Her interest in the civil war was piqued by a vacation spent visiting the battlefields at antietam, gettysburg, and new market. This book is about a boy who has lost his entire family during the civil war his mothers instructions were for will to go live with her sisters family if. Immediately download the carolyn reeder summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching carolyn reeder. A prezi presentation on the book shades of gray by carolyn reeder. Shades of gray by carolyn reeder chapters 16 and 17 by. New folks are turning up in the hollow where june higgins is training his son tom, 12, as a moonshinera demanding craft handed down in their family for generations.