Welcome to the novel website created by English Education students Nuri Dervishi, Paige Henninger, Jennifer Brenner, and Benjamin Borhart from Western Illinois University. This website contains helpful information that ranges from history, connections, discussion questions, in-class projects, a vocabulary guide, digital book reviews/trailers, and much more from the novel, Every Day, by David Levithan!
We constructed our information for students in the 11th grade, but our information can be easily adapted to a 12th grade classroom setting. We felt that, because of the issues and topics brought up in the novel, it was more suited for mature students.
UNIT GOALS:
Students will distinguish the difference between the body, mind, and soul.
Students will apply critical theories to issues and events in Every Day.
Students will relate characters and issues to their lives, and make connections to other media.
Students will analyze the author's choices in the novel and why he made those choices.
COMMON CORE STANDARDS:
The following Common Core Standards that are addressed in this unit and novel are:
W.11-12.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflections, and research
R1.11-12.5 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument. including whether the structure makes a point clear, convincing, and engaging.
CC.11-12.R.H.3 Key Ideas and Details: Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain.
CC.11-12.SL.1.a Comprehension and Collaboration: Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas.
CC.11-12.R.L.3 Key Ideas and Details: Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
"There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.
It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day.
With his new novel, David Levithan, bestselling co-author of Will Grayson, Will Grayson, and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, has pushed himself to new creative heights. He has written a captivating story that will fascinate readers as they begin to comprehend the complexities of life and love in A’s world, as A and Rhiannon seek to discover if you can truly love someone who is destined to change every day." --Amazon.com
We constructed our information for students in the 11th grade, but our information can be easily adapted to a 12th grade classroom setting. We felt that, because of the issues and topics brought up in the novel, it was more suited for mature students.
UNIT GOALS:
Students will distinguish the difference between the body, mind, and soul.
Students will apply critical theories to issues and events in Every Day.
Students will relate characters and issues to their lives, and make connections to other media.
Students will analyze the author's choices in the novel and why he made those choices.
COMMON CORE STANDARDS:
The following Common Core Standards that are addressed in this unit and novel are:
W.11-12.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflections, and research
R1.11-12.5 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument. including whether the structure makes a point clear, convincing, and engaging.
CC.11-12.R.H.3 Key Ideas and Details: Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain.
CC.11-12.SL.1.a Comprehension and Collaboration: Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas.
CC.11-12.R.L.3 Key Ideas and Details: Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
"There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.
It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day.
With his new novel, David Levithan, bestselling co-author of Will Grayson, Will Grayson, and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, has pushed himself to new creative heights. He has written a captivating story that will fascinate readers as they begin to comprehend the complexities of life and love in A’s world, as A and Rhiannon seek to discover if you can truly love someone who is destined to change every day." --Amazon.com
"EVERY DAY a different body.
EVERY DAY a different life.
EVERY DAY in love with the same girl."
EVERY DAY a different life.
EVERY DAY in love with the same girl."