Author interview with jerry spinelli the secret files of. Summary the novel is all about a young boy named donald zinkoff. His novel, maniac magee, had just won the 1991 newbery medal. Jerry spinelli still remembers the night when he was awakened by a phone call. Loser by jerry spinelli chapters 2224 summary and analysis. The themes of loser include education, societal indifference toward kindness, and the nobility of maintaining ones vision of life.
Stargirl author jerry spinelli interview with the vandervault digital archive duration. This video was created by my 20192020 8th grade class at glenwood elementary. The main setting of the story loser by jerry spinelli is in a small, interesting town. Loser by jerry spinelli powerpoint free pdf file sharing. In 1998 spinellis novel, wringer, won a newbery honor. Who in the book do you think believes that zinkoff is a loser. It varies from book to book, but theres probably at least a little of me in each one. About the author jerry spinelli jerry spinelli was born in norristown, pennsylvania. This is the first jerry spinelli book that my third grade son read and it launched him into reading many other. Satterfield elementary school or monroe middle school. Free loser worksheets and literature unit for teachers. The main plot of the story is that donald zinkoff has horrible handwriting, is clumsy, and is a loser to everyone else. The collection includes manuscripts 19612003 as well as other.
Stargirl by jerry spinelli, maniac magee by jerry spinelli, love, stargirl by jerry spinelli, loser by jerry spinelli, a. Beginning with donald zinkoffs early days of invisibility and ignorant bliss maybe it annoys you that he. The book i chose to read is loser by jerry spinelli. A graduate of gettysburg college, jerry spinelli spent years. Transcript of authors live with jerry spinelli teachervision. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. Please answer these in a reading response notebook of your choice that you will use throughout the course of this year.
Loser is a tender story about donald zinkoss, a young character who demonstrates great selfacceptance and who is not afraid to fail. Satterfield elementary school, and in zinkoffs neighborhood. Today i found a pdf version of the book, loser by jerry spinelli. This gave him a difficulty to deal with the other kids. Jerry spinelli was born in norristown, pennsylvania in 1941. Loser 2002, by american author jerry spinelli, is a coming of age novel for young adults. Spinellis award winning novel loser finds goofy, awkward donald zinkoff. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading loser. Do the funky pickle, stargirl, loser, report to the.
From renowned newberywinning author jerry spinelli comes a powerful story. Yims 4th grade class loser by jerry spinelli pdf file. Author jerry spinelli answers questions from students about his school daze series, his other books, and how he gets his ideas. Introduction to jerry spinelli s stargirl jerry spinelli published stargirl in the year 2000. Jerry spinelli was born in norristown, pennsylvania. He is completely and hopelessly in love with his friend sunny and hes too wimpy to tell her. Loser is a good book to do a book report on if it is a realistic fiction book report. The school dance is approaching what do you think he will do. And we all know the formula eventually there will be some great dramatic event, the hero will have his moment to shine, and everyone will realize that hes not a loser.
Spinelli first decided he wanted to become a writer at the age of 16, when his high school football team won a big game. Take this quiz to find out if you understood what you read who is the main character of loser. He and his wife, eileen have six children and several grandchildren. What was your first book, and how long did it take you to write it. Interview jerry spinelli talks about his own childhood and what influenced him to create zinkoff the lead character in his bestselling book, loser. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read loser. We are excited to learn a little bit more about the story behind the story. Spinelli has made us all see that there is a loser in all of us. Spinelli is best known for his 1990 newbery award winning childrens book, maniac magee. After reading a book of their choice, the students created a book trailer to promote the book on a. Do the funky pickle, stargirl, loser, report to the principals office 4 book set.
From renowned newberywinning author jerry spinelli comes a powerful story about how not. Find out more about the life and career of popular childrens book author jerry spinelli, who has written numerous novels, including maniac magee, at. In 1991 he won the newbery award for his novel, maniac mcgee and in 1998 wringer was named a newbery honour book. The character stargirl is based in large part on mr. Loser study guide contains a biography of jerry spinelli, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Literature circle questions use these questions and activities that follow to get more out of the experience of reading loser by jerry spinelli. With the encouragement of his family, he learns to approach life with a positive spirit and to enjoy all that it has to offer.
We will begin using this reading response notebook by utilizing it throughout our discussion and study of loser by jerry spinelli. Jerry spinelli 1941 jerry spinelli born february 1, 1941 in norristown, pennsylvania is a noted childrens author, specializing on novels written for and about early adolescence. What does zinkoff wear his first day of school despite his mother telling him not. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Included are over words from the story broken down by chapter and page number which makes it easy for the students to find the words in the book. I will be using loser this year in all my presentations as a storyreader for children from fourth through sixth grade. This study guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of loser. Jerry spinelli still remembers the sunday night when he was awakened by a phone call. It is so important for children to see that failure is a very important part of life if we can learn from it. The dms was lucky enough to interview jerry spinelli, author of the middle grade novel loser. After reading a book of their choice, the students created a book trailer to promote the book on a program called. Jerry spinelli talks about his own childhood and what influenced him to create zinkoff the lead character in his bestselling book, loser.
In an interview on, spinelli said he had his first work. Loser is an unusual book, because it does not just describe. Jerry spinelli at library of congress authorities, with 31 catalog records. This classic book is perfect for fans of gordon korman and carl hiaasen.
This 4page vocabulary activity should be used with the reading novel loser by jerry spinelli. Because he is bigoted against white people, as some whites in the story are prejudiced against blacks. Donald faces the familiar challenges of elementaryaged children disagreeable teachers, peer pressure, social conformity, and. Click here to read loser on your mobile, tablets or pc devices. Once again, newbery medalwinning author jerry spinelli uses great wit and humor to create the unique story of zinkoff as he travels from first through sixth grades. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. See the progress your students make while they are reading.
In first grade his teacher told the students how many years until the end of twelfth grade. Loser is a touching book about the human spirit, the importance of failure, and how any name can someday be replaced with hero. He attended gettysburg college and john hopkins university. Using powerpoint, create a book trailer representative of the novel read over the summer. This is a royaltyfree book, and i will let anyone download it for free. This will allow you to complete homework assignments without bringing your loser book home. With a name like loser, i really expected to hate this book and feel sorry for the main character. Loser by jerry spinelli by jonathan galang on prezi. This type of story, of course, has been done often before, though rarely with spinelli s wit and craft. Cammie oreilly lives at the hancock county prisonnot as a prisoner, shes the wardens daughter. Do the funky pickle, stargirl, loser, report to the principals office 4 book set jerry spinelli on. The story mostly takes place at zinkoffs house, john w. From renowned newberywinning author jerry spinelli comes an incredible story about how not fitting.
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