This book lends itself to several different types of activities to support all of our diverse learners. Cause and effect notes from the midnight driver provides students with many opportunities to evaluate cause and effect relationships. The book centers around alex, a 16 year old high schooler. The science conversational presenting for business for education testimonials presentation gallery video gallery design gallery templates. Im sitting next to the old mans bed, watching the bright green line spike and jiggle across the screen of his heart monitor. Major characters who drive plot or who find themselves transformed by conflict, minor. She has perfect blonde hair, a little upturned button nose, sparkly blue eyes, a sweet little angel mouth, and even slightly pointy little elf ears plus a perfect gymnast body that the other. Notes from the midnight driver by teacher timesavers. For your reference, we provided these notes from the midnight driver quotes with page numbers using the following version of the book.
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Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. There he must keep company with belligerent, emphysemaridden, raspy senior citizen sol. Alex did and now he has to face the consequences alex gregory is a selfish greedy and irresponsible 16 year old boy that has to do a hundred hours of community services after getting drunk and. Jordan sonnenblick, notes from the midnight driver.
Curricular activites notes from the midnight driver. Notes from the midnight driver by rebecca perez on prezi. Theme dylan cooper, notes from the midnight driver. Notes from the midnight driver is such a laughoutlouduntilyoursideshurt type of funny. This 39page guide for notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 27 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick realistic fiction. His parents are not very pleased that he attempted to drive home drunk. I like that this story is told in first person because we get to see what the main character is thinking and it makes it more interesting. Rhode island teen book award greenville public library. Laurie is only five feet tall, and looks exactly like tinker bell from peter pan.
He intends to go see his dad, who has left his mom and him for alexs third grade teacher. Notes from the midnight driver quotes showing 17 of 7 there are really no guidelines whatsoever, because this is the kind of thing that only happens to me. Notes from the midnight driver jordan sonnenblick, author. What is the main conflict in notes from the midnight driver. What is the internal conflict to the book notes from the. Conflict and the progress of civilization from primates to robots kindle edition by morris, ian. Created by rhode island teen book award view on rhode island teen book award share. This book is about a sixteenyearold boy named alex who gets sentenced to volunteer at an old peoples home because he was drunk while driving. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Sonnenblicks sophomore effort opens with alex, a 16yearold guitarplaying wise guy drunkenly crashing his moms car into a neighbors lawn gnome. Getting the insight of what the characters are thinking helps the reader know what is going on. This is a story of alex gregory, his jazz guitar, his best friend laurie, an angry judge, and a feisty old man dying of emphysema, and. Palacio, or fiona woods should give jordan sonnenblick a try. Alexs character changed very much from the beginning of the story to the end. Notes from the midnight driver huntley area public library. Also he is a 16 year old boy who is very dumb witted, irresponsible, but caring boy. He makes good things out of bad thinks for instance. These restrictions will not apply if the g2 driver is accompanied by a full g licensed driver with at least four years driving experience in the front seat, or if the passengers are immediate family members. It has a graphic novel appeal, as do the different varieties of type setting within the book. Level 4 students consider setting, characters, rising action, conflict, climax, falling action, and resolution of the story.
Without knowing anything about the book, this changes the way you see the rest of the story. Alex is mad at his mother for going out on a date, but hes mostly mad at his father for running off with his 3 rd grade teacher. When alex goes to meet his assignment, sol, they automatically dont get along. Notes from the midnight driver quotes by jordan sonnenblick. Curricular activities language arts create a vocabulary map of all the yiddish words found in the text, and include these parts in each map. A novel study for grades69following a car accident while drunk, seventeen year old alex gregory crashes on to a neighbors yard decapitating a garden gnome in the process. Once he starts volunteering at the home, he really hates it. The reader might get only one side to a conflict but they will get more information to that side. The rising action in notes from the midnight driver is the reaction of alexs parents and section of the book when alex is forced to go to trial for the damage that he has done to his neighbors house. Students are encouraged to continue reading additional books for enjoyment and record titles on the. The novel moves towards conflict as alex tries to do something nice for sol by. Alex is immediately arrested for underage dui, and is sentenced, by a judge judy no less, to do communityservice time in a nursing home. What is the internal conflict to the book notes from the midnight driver. Man vs himself because alex has to do 100h community service for what he did with a nasty mean old mr.
Alex is the main character and he narrates the story. Notes from the midnight driver is a young adult fiction by jordan sonrenblick that teaches a boy named alex about responsibility from an old man named sol. Freebooknotes found 7 important quotes from 5 key chapters of notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick. V for vendetta, hazel comments on the jolting quality of augustuss driving. Throughout the story alex makes a few bad decisions, but he realizes not everything has to stay bad.
Pictured is a teenager, spotlighted in front of a police lineup, and placed next to a garden gnome. Notes from the midnight driver video booktalk scholastic. Notes from the midnight driver yiddish words flashcards. One night alex got drunk, took his moms car, trying to go to his dads house, and crashed into a gnome. Heinemann fellow anna osborn on explorations of identity. His parents are separated, his father is dating his former thirdgrade teacher, and being 16 isnt easy, especially when it comes to girls. Notes from the midnight driver quotes free book notes. This is a story of alex gregory, his jazz guitar, his best friend laurie, an angry judge, and a feisty old man dying of emphysema, and how the combination. It was published by scholastic in 2006 plot summary. Notes from the midnight driver chapters 15 no teams 1 team 2 teams 3 teams 4 teams 5 teams 6 teams 7 teams 8 teams 9 teams 10 teams custom press f11 select menu option view enter fullscreen for fullscreen mode. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public. A secondary conflict is a an event that is important but isnt part of the main conflict.
First of all, the main conflict of the book began with alexs parents. He gets into trouble and his punishment is to work at the nursing home with sol. What is the theme of notes from the midnight driver answers. Summer reading jared eliot middle school clinton public schools. This also ruined his reputation, with the little friends that he has. What is it good for conflict and the progress of civilization.
Audiobook excerpt narrated by peter berkrot created by brilliance audio. Notes from the midnight driver has a huge climax that changes the whole story and atmosphere of the book. Instead of revenge though, alex ends up in trouble with the law and is ordered to do community service at a senior center where he is assigned to solomon lewis, a difficult senior with a lot of gusto, advice for alex. Notes from the midnight driver video booktalk alex gregory decides its a great idea to get drunk and tell his dad what he really thinks of his leaving alexs mom. To begin my report i would like to start with the song that closes up the book. I preferred drums slightly more, but notes from the midnight driver was also very well done. One night, while his mom was on a date because his dad ran off with his thirdgrade teacher, he decided to get wasted and he took his moms car to pay his father a visit. Hazel begins reading the sequel to the price of dawn, called midnight dawn. In notes from the midnight driver, jordan sonnenblick has done it once. Notes from the midnight driver is a young adult novel by jordan sonnenblick. Character page dylan cooper, notes from the midnight driver. The passenger restrictions do not apply if the g2 driver is operating a motor vehicle after 5 a. In the book, notes from the midnight driver, by jordan sonnenblick, the main characters plan is to get drunk and take his moms car out for a spin.
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Thats when he gets drunk and takes the car and drives off. Notes from the midnight driver by missy phillips on prezi. This is a story of alex gregory, his jazz guitar, his best friend laurie, an angry judge, and a feisty old man dying of emphysema, and how the combination changes all of them. There he must keep company with belligerent, emphysemaridden, raspy senior citizen sol lewis, who. An external conflict in the book is when alexs friend, laurie, gets in a. In the beginning alex gets drunk and takes his moms car. The book is realistic fiction, and it could happen to anyone.
In the case of notes from the midnight driver, by jordan sonnenblick, the cover art is exactly what the book needed. Notes from the midnight driver chapters 15 jeopardy. This 39page guide for notes from the midnight driver by jordan. Alex is an average teen dealing with everyday high school situations until one night. That is why i feel that talking responsibility for your actions is another main theme to notes from the midnight driver. A wanted man with bonus short story not a drill jack reacher, book 17. Notes from the midnight driver, a drama for young adults by jordan sonnenblick tells about a boy named alex who learns about responsibility from an old man named sol. So he has to volunteer at the hospital and finish 100 hours of service. Notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick let.
We had conferred about jordan sonnenblicks notes from the midnight driver in a. Alex was left alone at home because his mother was going on a date. If youve read enough fiction for teens, you might think that the setup for notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick sounds pretty predictable an angry teen gets drunk, crashes his car, is sentenced to do community service by visiting the meanest geezer in town, then learns heartwarming intergenerational lessons from the very same geezer. Sometimes sleep will not descend upon the village until long past midnight. Notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick paperback. Notes from the midnight driver notes from the midnight driver. This is my second jordan sonnenblick book, and this one actually has appearances from both steven and annette of drums, girls, and dangerous pie. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the fault in our.
Purchase this book from your local independent bookstore. All in all, i felt all the conflicts were resolved much too easily with little pushback. Start studying notes from the midnight driver yiddish words. Notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick. Students can discuss and reflect on alexs choices and answer questions like what could have been done. Life as we knew it by susan pfeffer book trailer duration. Coming of age conflict resolution divorce and separation high school intergenerational relationships literature appreciation substance abuse experiences understanding others.
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