Between shades of gray is a beautiful and sometimes heartwrenching book. Between these plot points, the author elegantly transitions between the gripping descriptions of alia and travis trying to survive and jesse almost falling into the abyss of generational hatred of islam. Lina fights for her life, vowing that if she survives she will honor her family, and the thousands like hers, by burying her complete story in a jar on lithuanian soil. Between shades of gray educators guide between shades of gray educators guide use these activities, assignments, writing prompts, and discussion questions with between shades of gray by ruta sepetys to teach the book within the context of english and history class. Watch the moving and poignant author video at discussion questions as the novel opens, lina explains that though the signs were in place, she has little understanding that her parents had planned to attempt to escape lithuania. Thank you so much for sharing your activities for between shades of gray. These worksheets will be collected in order for me to assess which skills students need the most practice on. Free shades of gray worksheets and literature unit for teachers.
Apr 25, 2012 in 1941, lina and her family are taken from their home in lithuania and sent to siberia where, despite horrific conditions, lina maintains hope that she will survive. The word file is viewable with any pc or mac and can be further adjusted if you want to mix questions around andor add your own headers for things like name, period, and date. It will be our first book this month in my high school book club. 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. In my opinion, this wouldnt be the book for younger children, because it has a some abusing in it. A tiny sliver of gold appeared between shades of gray on the horizon. Until one night when soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life theyve known. I feel grateful for a writer like ruta sepetys who bravely tells the hard story of what happens to the innocent when world leaders and their minions choose hate and. Apr 07, 2011 between shades of gray is a story about family, suffering, survival, hope, evil, and friendship. D came and told lina, jonas and elna that they were being taken away, but not told were to. And, since ive been in a historical fiction type of mood, i steeled myself for a harrowing, difficult read about the lithuanian experience in wwii.
D took the family and threw them into the truck with everyone else who was going to this mysterious place. Between shades of gray is a wonderful historical fiction novel. Between shades of gray themes from litcharts the creators. Telecharger ou lire en ligne out of the easy livre gratuit pdfepub ruta. Engage students in a thoughtprovoking study of lithuanian history and the soviet gulag system with this literature guide for between shades of grey by ruta sepetys. Shades of gray is a young adolescent book set immediately after americas civil war. In 1941, fifteenyearold lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their lithuanian. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading between shades of gray.
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The question and answer section for between shades of gray is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. Between shades of gray and millions of other books are available for instant access. Before reading this book, i was unaware of the mass deportations carried out in lithuania by stalin during and after the second world war. Between shades of gray is a riveting novel that steals your breath, captures your heart, and reveals the miraculous nature of the human spirit. But between shades of gray is also a profoundly moving and inspiring book, as lina discovers first her own capacity for courage, then her ability to use art to overcome challenges, and finally her desire for both love and survival. Between shades of gray book shades of grey book, vows, books to read. The bookrags lesson plan on between shades of gray suggests fun classroom activities that get students.
Ruta sepetyss between shades of gray is now the film ashes in the snow. Between shades of gray is the book that might make more open to reading historical fiction. Promoting empathetic reading with between shades of gray. It matches the activities, strategies, and lesson ideas in the unit plan to most, if not all, of the ccss for grade 9, as well as providing brief descriptions of the aforementioned activities, strategies, and lessons. Ask who has heard of joseph stalin and the genocide he inflicted upon those under soviet rule. Between shades of gray, 2011, 352 pages, ruta sepetys. For example, what would be different if it were set in world war i or ii. Between shades of gray official book website for between. It follows the stalinist repressions of the mid20th century and follows the life of lina as she is deported from her native lithuania with her mother and younger brother, and the journey they take to a labor camp in siberia. Between shades of gray short answer test answer key ruta sepetys this set of lesson plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. The novel is considered to be a crossover novel, since both adults and.
In this book, you will venture with lina as she goes through many hardships, emotional and physical. Invite a student to read the synopsis on the inside cover of the novel. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys overdrive rakuten. Derogatory showing a disagrement of a person or thing. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys reading guidebook. The between shades of gray quotes below are all either spoken by kostas vilkas or refer to kostas vilkas. So dive in and choose among a growing library ebooks are added every day or so of free public domain epub, pdf, and kindle ebooks. This book, published by peirene press, is an english translation of grinkeviciutes original memoirs that provided the general framework for between shades of gray. Twelveyearold will page is a grieving and angry boy when doctor martin takes him to his relatives in the piedmont region of virginia. Thats when nkvd have been decided to take groups to set camp with at the next stop. The memoirs were thought to be lost, but in 1991, the jar was discovered and unearthed. Mar 22, 2011 the building, readers learn later, is the islam peace center, where jesse must do her community service for her crime. This document is a common core state standards matrix to accompany the unit plan on between shades of gray. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more.
Between shades of gray is a brilliant title for this well that was another enlightening, emotional, and an absolutely awesome 5 read. Between shades of gray metaphors and similes gradesaver. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys book club ideas. Richard peck, newbery awardwinning author of a year down yonder between shades of gray is a story of astonishing force. Lina struggles to retain her strength as they force them to do hard labor in return for meager food rations.
Fun activities for teaching between shades of gray. The best study guide to between shades of gray on the planet, from the creators. Lina fights for her life, vowing that if she survives she will honor her family, and the thousands like hers, by burying her complete story in. Books similar to between shades of gray between shades of gray. In 1941, fifteenyearold lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their lithuanian home by soviet guards and sent to siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on lithuanian soil. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
During the second world war, lithuania, latvia and estonia and other countries. See which new books our editors chose as this months favorites for kids of all ages. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Official book website for between shades of gray by ruta sepetys. Find shades of gray lesson plans and teaching resources. This teachers guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and recommended resources to accompany the book. My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class. When joanna sends lina the letter where jonnas dad is packing up her special books and how he hasnt been home lately later leads to why her father was. I will incorporate many of your wonderful ideas, activities, and information. Historical facts and fiction for between shades of gray by.
Between shades of gray ruta sepetys unit plan and chapter. This item contains three pdf documents that pertain to the novel between shades of gray by ruta sepetys. Fifteenyearold lina, her mother, and her younger brother are dragged from their home and packed into a train car in the opening pages of this harrowing novel that begins in lithuania on june 14, 1941. No fee or registration although donations are greatly appreciated. Between shades of gray takes its title from the complex nuances of morality that lina, the teenage protagonist and narrator, experiences and must grapple with during her years of imprisonment in the harsh soviet labor camps of siberia during world war ii. This was definitely another pageturner and extremely hard to put down. Official book website for between shades of gray by ruta. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Learn more at about the author born and raised in michigan, ruta sepetys is the daughter of a lithuanian refugee. Could between shades of gray have been set anywhere. Study guide questions for between shades of gray thieves and prostitutes chapter 1 1. Lina is just like any other fifteenyearold lithuanian girl in 1941.
The character of kostas vilkas in between shades of gray from. Ive always found history to be horrifically boring but this book taught me that it doesnt always have to be. Recommended resources discussion guide between shades of gray. Based on the authors family, includes a historical note. Mar 28, 2011 the suffering experienced by lina and her companions is shocking and often difficult to read. Between shades of gray is a novel that will steal your breath and capture your heart. Between shades of gray is a haunting and beautiful book about a time in history unknown to many people. The women who is currently having a baby in the hospital, we are waiting for so. Provide each student with his or her copy of the book the 2011 hardcover was used as a reference for this guide. Between shades of gray worksheets and activities this is absolutely the best teacher resource i have ever purchased.
This is a story based on the authors own family history. Ted talks for developing reading and writing skills in the classroom flipped. Between shades of gray discussion questions between shades. To ask other readers questions about between shades of gray, please sign up. I feel grateful for a writer like ruta sepetys who bravely tells the hard story of what happens to the innocent when world leaders and their minions choose hate. The character of kostas vilkas in between shades of gray. Explain that the title of this book is a common saying, or idiom give other examples of idioms if. Between shades of gray summer reading assessment by. Until one night when soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family. The between shades of gray lesson plan is downloadable in pdf and word.
Fifty shades of grey has explicitly erotic parts that feature various elements of sexual practices involving sadismmasochism and bondage. During world war 2, the soviet union red army and the germany nazis were battling over the baltic states for power. Free shades of gray worksheets and literature unit for. Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important. Get the entire between shades of gray litchart as a printable pdf. Between shades of gray summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Jonas and lina were told that they were not allowed to talk to anyone. Trace the references to the color gray in the novel, including the passage on page 330 chapter 85 from which the title of the novel is taken.
We know a lot about what is happening in america and germany during wwii, but what is happening in lithuania. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys book trailer. Maccabees the members of the hasmonean family of jewish leaders and rulers comprising the sons of mattathia anf their descendants and reigning in judea from 167. The writing style of fifty shades of grey writing was also seen as poor in general. Between shades of gray educators guide teachervision. Between shades of gray kindle edition by sepetys, ruta. Between shades of grey by ruta sepetys fifteenyearold lina is a lithuanian girl living an ordinary lifeuntil soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart. Additionally, between shades of gray made a number of best of 2011 lists including many of our own smugglivus guest authors and bloggers all this prompted me to buy the book. This response to unfairness intensified my view of mankind. A film promoting the book between shades of gray by ruta sepetys. Between shades of gray study guide from litcharts the creators.
In 1941, lina and her family are taken from their home in lithuania and sent to siberia where, despite horrific conditions, lina maintains hope that she will survive. Students will rewrite the basic plot of between shades of gray and set it in another century, explaining how the different setting changes the work. Between shades of gray is a riveting novel that steals your breath, captures your heart. Between shades of gray short answer test answer key. It tells the story of a fifteenyearold lithuanian girl, lina.
Between shades of gray takes place in a lot of places. They had 20mins to pack all the things that are valuable or mean something. The between shades of gray community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys, paperback barnes. While the nazis were rounding up jews and putting them into concentration camps, stalin w. Between shades of gray isnt the type of book id normally read, but im. Recommended resources discussion guide between shades of. It first starts out in 1941 lithuania when lina and her family have been taken away from there home by the nkvd. Laurie halse anderson, bestselling author of speak and wintergirls. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys is a deeply moving, compelling, heartwrenching, and a powerful read which is beautifully written that captured my heart from the very first chapter.
One thing i didnt like about the book was, that lots of people died. The main character, twelveyearold william page, finds himself an orphan after the war and is sent to live. Reading between shades of gray reminded me, once again, the importance of reading books. At global grey, youll find the worlds great literature. Aug 15, 2012 it is a long and harrowing journey, spanning years and covering 6,500 miles, but it is through incredible strength, love, and hope that lina ultimately survives. The end historical fiction keeping dignity the guards looked at one another, dumbfounded. While this book was hard to read, lina is an incredibly strong, likeable heroine and her mother, elena, was the voice of optimism, hope, and kindness. The first reason is, the kids found there dad on a train that was going to siberia. If students selected a book from various options, ask them to defend or explain their choice. Repatriate sent back or restored to ones own country. It matches the activities, strategies, and lesson ideas in the unit plan to most, if not all, of the ccss for grade 9, as well as providing brief descriptions of. Word buy and download the between shades of gray lesson plans pdf. Environmental education resources to commemorate earth days 50th anniversary. Discussion guide for between shades of gray by ruta sepetys.
Between shades of gray is a complex, layered novel that tells the story of lina vilkas and her family, taken from their home in lithuania and sent on a harrowing. Made by 8th graders at goodlettsville middle in goodlettsville, tn usa. Between shades of gray, a new york times best seller, is the debut novel of american novelist ruta sepetys. Thinking back, the signs were there family photos burned in the fireplace, mother sewing her best silver and jewelry into the lining of her coat late at night, and papa not returning from work. Free shades of gray study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Separated from her father and forced onto a crowded train, lina, her mother, and her young brother make their way to a siberian work camp, where they are forced to. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Fifteenyearold lina, her mother, and her younger brother are dragged from their. Between shades of gray by elizabeth anderson on prezi.