Ship breaker book talk rubric

Tells about the connections made with the book text to self, text to world, text to text. Bacigalupis latest publication is the young adult novel ship breakerlittle, brown. When he discovers a survivor on a grounded ship, he must decide whether to do his job or to rescue her. Ship breaker by paolo bacigalupi, chapters 16 vocabulary. I picked the language for no good reason, but i thought that an educated person should speak more than one. This book is a good jumping off point for a discussion of the worlds dependence on. The trailer is made in conjunction with inls 530 at unc, chapel hill. A discussion guide for the book ship breaker by paolo bacigalupi.

Through the novel ship breaker, he tries to depict an imaginary plot in order to attract adult readers. Not only are the main characters young adults on the brink of fullfledged adulthood, they also grapple with. Ship breaker was his first young adult novel and was published in 2010. A vocabulary list featuring ship breaker by paolo bacigalupi, chapters 16. Nailer, part of a light crew for salvaging specific types of metal, moves through a beached shipwreck to free. Ship breaker may seem like a sea level or base camp book at firsthey, some action books arebut upon closer inspection, we realize its actually a bit of a hike. For this assignment, you will choose a book that is at least 70 pages long and appropriate to your personal reading level. Book talk assignment and rubric home orlando science. The poor grow up like nailer, a youth who lives in a little shack on a beach off the gulf coast with his abusive, druggedup father. Ship breaker by paolo bacigalupi overdrive rakuten.

In a future america, teenage nailer works light crew with other teens, scavenging the parts of rustedout, abandoned ships that only those small and thin enough can get into. And people thought they knew what it meantit was a thing everyone had an opinion aboutthat it was all you had when you didnt have anything else, that family was there, that blood was thicker than water, whatever. Book talk ship breaker presents a familiar dystopian world to its readers a splintered society filled with people who must find ways to find for themselves at whatever cost. The book is set on the gulf coast in america and imagines what life would be like after the seas have risen.

Ship breaker by paolo bacigalupi discussion questions by allison. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. The presenter gave an opinion of the book with some supporting reasons. Ship breaker book talk podcast episode listen online. On the gulf coast nearby, humanity has reverted to survival mode and a. He is also the author of the locus award nominee the doubt factory. Book talk assignment and rubric grade 5 your book talk assignment involves delivering a 35 minute book talk to the class about one of the books you have read for independent reading.

Ship breaker, 2011, 336 pages, paolo bacigalupi, 0748129383. The language of the novel isnt too difficult, but the themes like how we define family and what it means to be human are nuanced and multifaceted. This agonizing decision and the coldblooded way they talk about it is amazing and complex, and shows just how desperate these people are. The book talker knows the story pretty well and has practiced the book talk once or twice. Iwillbeabletopresentknowledgeandideasabouta book ihaveread. The book, the first of three in a series by american. Learn ship breaker with free interactive flashcards. With ship breaker, it felt like the author was just leaving so much unsaid, and character interactions felt unconvincing. In a world ravaged by climate change, nailer is a teenage boy who salvages parts from old tankers. Opinion of book the presenter gave a clear opinion of the book with supporting reasons.

Why science fiction in an interview with the national book foundation, bacigalupi explains. You all will be completing a multigenre research paper that is inspired by the world in bacigalupis ship breaker. Post here to discuss your coming of age novel units in mr. Reads a short passage from the book and explains why that passage is significant. The presenter gave an opinion of the book but did not give many details to support their reasoning. Voice quality is clear and consistently audible through some of the book trailer.

Paolo bacigalupis hero wonders if he can escape his fathers failings and make his own destiny. Bacigalupi followed this impressive debut with a novel, the windup. Hinton or the island of the blue dolphins bluedolphinsbook by scott odell. While ship breaker is a young adult novel and the calorie man a short. His another famous novel, ship breaker, was also recognized as the most read adult novel that earned him high recognitions such as micheal l. Book talk assignment and rubric grade 6, 7 and 8 your book talk assignment involves delivering a 5 minute book talk to the class about the novel you have read for independent reading. Paolo bacigalupi is the new york times bestselling author of the highly acclaimed the drowned cities and ship breaker, a michael l. Instead of completing a semester exam, your finished multigenre research paper will be presented. Take our free ship breaker quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. However, this would not be an entirely fair assessment of his character. Includes reflective and higher order thinking hot questions. Its filled with valuable goods a lucky strike that could make them rich, if only they can find a safe way to cash it in.

Recap the events of the 2nd half of the book with the discussion prompt and then. The captain saw a ship breaker, tattooed with work stamps and scarred with hard labor. The presenter gave no opinion of the book nor did they give any supporting reasoning. Ship breaker by paolo bacigalupi in a futuristic world, teenaged nailer scavenges copper wiring from grounded oil tankers for a living, but when he finds a beached clipper ship with a girl in the wreckage, he has to decide if he should strip the ship. I gotta know if the second half of this book gets better.

A book talk for the book ship breaker by paolo bacigalupi. Paolo bacigalupi is an american science fiction and fantasy writer. Poor women often sell their eggs to places that create halfmen. Choose from 57 different sets of ship breaker flashcards on quizlet. Ship breaker has none of the usual dystopian cliches after reading this book a few years ago, i gave it another go and discovered i still do love the tight plotting and fantastic worldbuilding. It takes something out of you every time you do it. The icecaps have melted and the coastal cities of the twentieth century.

They basically follow a rubric that i swiped from someone and modified to make it work for me. Introduces the book title, author, genre gives a summary of main characters and events without spoiling it. The book takes place in the future after the seas have risen to the point of flooding coastal cities. His works include his debut novel, the windup girl, published in 2009.

In americas gulf coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts, nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quotaand. The general combination is the dna of a human, combined with that of a mammal, usually a canine or large cat. For your book talk, you will give one 3 minute presentation on a book youve read over the summer. Beginning 1 developing 2 accomplished 3 exemplary 4 score completed form novel or nonfiction incomplete. Due to catastrophic global warming and poor management of natural resources, ocean levels have risen extremely high, putting all previous coastal cities and towns underwater, the worst storms seen in the history of earth crash against the coast, and the world is out of its precious oil. Climate change and violent storms have put much of the gulf coastal area under water, petroleumbased fuel is scarce, and oil tankers are obsolete. On book talk day, i create groups based on interest if possible and have students sit in a circle with their books. Halfmen are tortured and abused from birth so that when a buyer acquires them. Each quarter, i ask my students to participate in a book talk.

Book trailer rubric category 4 3 2 1 voice consistency voice quality is clear and consistently audible throughout the book trailer. This discussion of enlightened anthropocentrism, in turn, leads to. Facial expressions and body language are used to try to generate enthusiasm, but seem somewhat faked. The complete list of novels and short stories is at his website.

Book talk a booktalk is a 35 minute talk about a book you want to motivate others to read. Ship breaker is a 2010 young adult novel by paolo bacigalupi set in a postapocalyptic future. These are teens who take recycling to the ultimate. Lucky girl used to look at me the same way youre looking at me. Book trailer created by gayle lawrence, who is a librarian in sand springs, ok summary. Book talk assignment and rubric orlando science middle. The purpose of a book talk is to convince the listener to read the book you are recommending.

There is no need for notes and the speaker speaks with confidence. Nonfiction book talk rubric by kimberly stowers tpt. A gritty teen betrays his father and flees his grim existence in a postglobalwarming gulf coast village to protect a young woman he barely knows in this gripping futuristic thriller. Please do not choose a book you have used for a monthly book report. Printz award winner and a national book award finalist. Facial expressions and body language sometimes generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the book in others. Mar 01, 2011 this is a booktrailer for paolo bacigalupis awardwinning young adult novel, ship breaker.

In a futuristic world, teenaged nailer scavenges copper wiring from grounded oil tankers for a living, but when he finds a beached clipper ship with a girl in the wreckage, he has to decide if he should strip the ship for its wealth or rescue the girl. If you are writing a check, please make it out to tommie lynn hinson. More paolo bacigalupi check out his website for more fiction and whats next for the author. Nailer and nita jump trains to get to the city of new orlands, in hopes of finding captain candless and returning nita to her family. Fifteenyearold nailer works on the light crew as a ship breaker, salvaging metals from abandoned oil tankers. Those in power will do whatever they can to stay there, and those at the bottom are just trying to stay ahead of the poor souls under them.

There is no lack of action in this novel, which works to its. In americas gulf coast region, where grounded oil tankers are bein. An excellent book, aimed at young adults and so containing some violence and mildish swearing, ship breaker tells the tale of nailer, scratching a living in the gulf of mexico in a dystopian future of climate change and limited power and food. Welcome to the winter blog blast tour, 2010 edition paolo bacigalupi is the author of ship breaker little, brown, 2010 national book awards finalist and the windup girl night shade books, 2009 nebula and hugo awards for best novel. Ship breaker takes places in a gritty, grim future, where the divide between the rich and the poor is deeper than ever. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people. Discussion of themes and motifs in paolo bacigalupis ship breaker. As hes working with a crewmember, sloth, though, he falls into a vat of oil. At the same time, i believe the book is also a poor fit for its intended audience.

Ship breaker is such a wonderful book because of its plotting and its characters. His writing has appeared in wired, high country news, salon, onearth magazine, the magazine of fantasy and science fiction and asimovs science. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. When paolo bacigalupis young adult novel ship breaker begins, nailer, a boy in his late teens, is helping. Human civilization is in decline for ecological reasons. The object of a book talk is to convince the listener to read the book you are recommending.

Because hes small, hes able to access smaller places in the ship. The book talker knows the story well and has obviously practiced the book talk several times. It was just a wordcould see its letters all strung together. Favorite part nailer quickly discovers that there is no reward, and nobody is looking for her. This book talk is essentially a persuasive speech to convince the listener that they should read a specific book. After a brutal hurricane passes over, nailer and his friend, pima, stumble upon the wreck of a luxurious clipper ship. Paolo bacigalupi is the new york times bestselling author of the windup girl, ship breaker, the drowned cities, zombie baseball beatdown, the doubt factory, the water knife, plump six and other stories and the tangled lands.

Pick one of the following topics to expand upon and share during your book talk. His short stories are available in pump six and other stories night shade books, 2008. A book talk is very similar to a trailer for a film, which shows you just enough information to convince you. The object of a book talk is to convince the listener to read the book you are recommending, so you should choose one of your favorites. Description halfmen are genetically engineered organisms created to serve as bodyguards and soldiers for countries and rich corporations. Did the student rate this book and support rating with evidence from the book. Nailer works to break up ships left stranded in the new world and he inhabits a vividly imagined world. You want to give enough information about the text to interest the listeners but you are not giving a summary of the book. In americas flooded gulf coast region, oil is scarce, but. In a futuristic world, teenaged nailer scavenges copper wiring from grounded oil tankers for a living, but. Voice quality is clear and consistently audible throughout the majority of the book trailer. Ship breaker by paolo bacigalupi posted on may, 2010. Nailer is part of a crew that breaks up tankers that are no longer in use.

Ship breaker follows the story of nailer, an impoverished child laborer who lives in a world where oil has all but run out. Did the passage include the event in history or an important event in their nonfiction book. You summarized the book giving the audience information about the book. If nailer is lucky, he will bulk up enough to qualify for the heavy crews that strip the ships. Not all tv is bad manufactured landscapes is a documentary that incited bacigalupis interest in ship breaking.