Bifocal haroon is a serious student devoted to his family. This novel study is made up of five assignments which guide students through the novel, bifocal by deborah ellis and eric walters. One day the high school is put on lockdown, and the. I would like to thank the arts and humanities discipline group, faculty of education, for the funding to purchase a class set of the novel, bifocal, by deborah ellis and eric walters. The muslim students become targets and a smokebomb is set off near their lockers while jay and his teammates believe theyve been setup to look like racists. Represents deborah ellis in a way, as she is a confident and intelligent. Created for upper middle school students this novel study includes fact questions, inference questions, analysis questions and evaluation questions. Haroon is a serious student from afghani descent and jay is a white football player.
Its worth reading and it really opens up your mind about racism in the world today. This is really a writing exercise for me because i love discussing books bifocal deborah ellis epub keywords. Deborah ellis began writing at the age of 11 and released her first book after she entered a contest for unpublished novelists in 2000. Jafar is a child laborer in a chair factory and longs. By turns exciting and touching, parvana is a story of courage in the face of overwhelming fear and repression. With canadian writer eric walters, ellis wrote bifocal 2007, which explores. Bifocal, by deborah ellis and eric walters is a study in modern issues set inside of a high school. Bifocal by deborah ellis, eric walters and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Bifocal by deborah ellis goodreads bifocal is, by no stretch, an easy book. We personally assess every books quality and offer. This guide is meant to be a selfdirected activity for middle and secondary level students, to encourage them to start their own independent book club, to read good quality books and to discuss what they learn from reading these books. On the white ravens outstanding new international books for children and young adults li. Industry development program for our publishing activities.
Bifocal by deborah ellis, eric walters, paperback barnes. The book presents a tale of terrorism, racism and mistaken identities in a relationship between. Government of canada through the book publishing industry development program for our publishing activities. Deborah ellis explained everything explained today. Bifocal deals with issues of racism, suspicions of terrorism and muslim students at a high school. These are the issues at the heart of bifocal, a groundbreaking new novel for. See all books authored by deborah ellis, including the breadwinner, and parvanas journey, and more on. Scdsb read aloud is sure that you and your students will be excited to use bifocal by eric walters and deborah ellis in your literacy program this spring. Celebrating prezis teacher community for teacher appreciation week. All the royalties from this book will be donated to women for women in afghanistan, dedicated to the education of afghan girls in. She has won the governor generals award, swedens peter pan prize, the ruth schwartz award, the university of californias middle east book award, the jane addams. On the white ravens outstanding new international books for children and young adults list, 2008 foreword magazine s book. In each story, a child makes a decision and takes action, be that a tiny gesture or a lifealtering choice.
On the white ravens outstanding new international books for children and young adults list, 2008 foreword magazine s book of the year awards bronze medal win. Awardwinning authors deborah ellis and eric walters deliver a serious, hardhitting book about racism that does not talk down to young people. Deborah ellis and eric walters, and told from two different perspectives. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. On the white ravens outstanding new international books for children and young adults. The theme is racism and the setting is a high school in canada. Bifocal by deborah ellis and eric walters i am a huge fan of eric walters, and when my friend said that this book was her favourite novel ever, i knew i just had to read it.
The novel bifocal, cowritten by canadian childrens authors deborah ellis and. Cowritten with governor general award winning author, deborah ellis. Awardwinning authors deborah ellis and eric walters deliver a serious, hardhitting book about racism that. Singh haroon badawi protagonist of the portion of the book deborah ellis has written3rd generation canadian persianimplied to be academically successful, as he is on the reach for the top team. Canadian cataloguing in publication data ellis, deborah the breadwinner a groundwood book. Deborah ellis born august 7, 1960 is a canadian author and activist early life. Deborah ellis has relentlessly brought to light the ways in which war and social injustice affect young people around the world. On the white ravens outstanding new international books for children and young adults list, 2008 foreword magazines book of the year awards bronze medal winner. Also, deborah ellis is an anti terrorism war activist, and so is ms. Deborah ellis cm oont born august 7, 1960 is an awardwinning canadian fictionwriter and. Check out her blog called rafia tasneem, you wont be disappointed.
Shauzia is a companion book to parvana and parvanas journey containing several references to past events involving parvana. Ellis has received the jane addams childrens book award, which is given to a. With a single powerful image, deborah ellis draws our attention to nine children and the situations they find themselves in, often through no fault of their own. But this does not mean i dont recommend reading it. Selfdirected reading guide for bifocal by deborah ellis and. Deborah ellis and eric walters novel, bifocal, presents a story of racism, terrorism, and ignorance for a young adult audience. Much of her work as a writer has been inspired by her travels and conversations with people from around the world and.
I turned every page eager to find out what would happen next. In 2007, with eric walters, ellis wrote bifocal, a novel about racism and terrorists in. Bifocal is written from the perspective of jay, a white football player, and haroon, who is a. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month.
There are many different races of people in the high school and some of them get bullied. Kevin threatens a muslim student haroon and julian go to azeems trial. See which new books our editors chose as this months favorites for kids of all ages. On the white ravens outstanding new international books for children and young adults list, 2008. Sep 18, 2007 deborah ellis has achieved international acclaim with her courageous and dramatic books that give western readers a glimpse into the plight of children in developing countries. View on cooperative childrens book center ccbc univ. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video.
Deborah ellis books list of books by author deborah ellis. Deborah ellis works as a mental health residential counsellor in toronto. To me i found that i thought they were trying to make you relate to the book. Deborah ellis cm oont born august 7, 1960 is a canadian author and activist. Orphaned and plagued with the grief of losing everyone he loves, 15yearold abdul has made a long, fraught. On the white ravens outstanding new international books for children and y.
Sep 18, 2007 bifocal is, by no stretch, an easy book. Born in cochrane, ontario, canada, ellis and her family moved several times during her childhood due to her parents work. The best part of scdsb read aloud is that you can use as much, or as little, of the resources as you want to help integrate the chosen novel into your literacy program. The book is set in 2007 in a high school in south america. Books by deborah ellis in her fiction and nonfiction, deborah ellis has relentlessly brought to light the ways in which war and social injustice affect young people around the world. They may go to the same high school and walk the same hallways, but they are worlds apart. Students will read two lessons, participate in discussion questions, complete an activity and take a quiz. About the author deborah ellis has been to afghan refugee camps and heard many stories like parvanas. Selfdirected reading guide for bifocal by deborah ellis. Deborah ellis, writer, counsellor, peace activist and philanthropist born at cochrane ont, 7 aug 1960. Haroon struggles with being muslim, and jay and his teammates. Bifocal after a student from the local high school is arrested on the suspect of being a terrorist, the whole school is in turmoil. Apr 28, 2014 deborah ellis, writer, counsellor, peace activist and philanthropist born at cochrane ont, 7 aug 1960. Bifocal on the white ravens outstanding new international books for children and young adults list foreword magazine s book of the year awards bronze medal winner ya fiction category snow willow aw.
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