Transcription of Every Day
1 Text publishing melbourne australia T e a c h e r s ' R e s o u r c e K i t Every Day david Levithan ISBN 978-1-921922-95-4. RRP AUS$ , NZ$ Fiction, B paperback Recommended for Middle/Upper Secondary Resource Kit Contains: Praise Synopsis Author information Reading/journal questions Literary device analysis Character and theme analysis Discussion/debate questions Essay questions, writing activities and art activities PRAISE All of this changes the day that A wakes up in the body Ah, the language of love; that's the concern of Levithan.' of Justin and meets his girlfriend, Rhiannon.
2 Something Library Journal on The Lover's Dictionary about Rhiannon connects with A and in one reckless moment, A decides to break the rules he/she has Touching, funny and very clever.' Herald Sun on The always lived by. Rhiannon and A skip school and spend Lover's Dictionary a perfect day at the beach together. From that day brilliant, funny and warm ' Brisbane Sunday Mail on forward, Every day is a quest to get back to Rhiannon. WIll Grayson, Will Grayson Some days, the body A inhabits is female, other days, Two superstar authors pair up and really deliver the male.
3 Some days, A wakes up in the same town as goods, dishing up a terrific high-energy tale of teen Rhiannon, other days, hours away. In each of these love, lust, intrigue, anger, pain, and friendship threaded bodies of various genders, racial backgrounds, sexual with generous measures of comedy and savvy counsel. orientations and looks A continues to meet Rhiannon Booklist on Will Grayson, Will Grayson and form a relationship with her. As A confides in her, the two fall deeply and hopelessly in love. Because Will have readers simultaneously laughing, crying and how can you love someone who destined to change singing at the top of their lungs.
4 ' Kirkus on Will Grayson, Every day? Will Grayson A's life becomes even more complicated when he/she spends the day in Nathan Daldry's body. Caught up ABOUT THE AUTHOR spending time with Rhiannon, A doesn't get Nathan home before being pulled out of Nathan's body at david Levithan is an award-winning and New York midnight. Nathan wakes up on the side of a freeway with Times-bestselling author of young adult books, no knowledge of how he got there, but with a strong including Boy Meets Boy, Nick and Norah's Infinite sense that he has been possessed. At home, Nathan Playlist (with Rachel Cohn) and Will Grayson, Will discovers A's private email address and begins to Grayson (with John Green), as well as a novel about contact A, demanding answers about who A is and what adults, The Lover's Dictionary.
5 He lives in New Jersey A did to him. and spends his days in New York, editing and publishing other people's books. Nathan organises a meeting for A with Reverend Poole, a preacher with a fanatical interest in stories of possession, who claims he can help A. But when A. SYNOPSIS. and the Reverend meet it becomes apparent that the Every day, A wakes up in the body of a different Reverend has a different agenda. He seems to have an teenager. Having been an interloper in other people's intimate knowledge of A's condition, and sinister ideas bodies since birth, A has learned not to interfere with about how A could stay in the same body for longer their lives.
6 Each day is spent simply passing the time, than one day. Unable to envisage a future with Rhiannon waiting for the day to end and the new one to begin. with things the way they are, and with the new hope that There's nothing to live for and no reason to try and others like him/her exist, A decides to run away. Before change things no way to make friends, to maintain a leaving, A sets Rhiannon up with Alexander, a boy relationship, or to have a family. THE TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY. EVERYDAY Te a c h e r s ' R e s o u r c e K i t david Levithan whose body he inhabits who A knows will treat her well agree with Nathan's assessment?
7 In what ways do you and love her as he/she does. disagree? By introducing the reader to a new character Every day, Day 6002: Megan Powell david Levithan creates an engrossing page-turner, rich A tells Rhiannon the truth. How does Rhiannon's in issues that teenagers will relate to. A's gender and response add to what you already know about her sexuality and those of the bodies he/she inhabits are character? examined with care and sensitivity. Themes of tolerance and acceptance run through the narrative, while How would you have responded if someone said the serious topics like drug abuse, depression, love and same thing to you?
8 Relationships, are handled with insight and a light touch. A introduces himself/herself for the first time, and tells Every Day is a wonderful love story with a paranormal Rhiannon why he/she chose the name A'. Do you think twist. It will appeal to teenagers and teachers alike, and the name is an appropriate one? Why do you think the is suitable for readers aged 14+. author picked it for his character? Day 6003: James READING / JOURNAL QUESTIONS A explains to Rhiannon what his life has been like, and tells her that he loves her. Rhiannon says of love: I don't Keep a reading journal for your thoughts and ideas as think you can know from the outside'.
9 (pg 107) How does you read Every Day. The following questions are best this comment relate to A's whole experience of life? answered at the end of each chapter, but can also be Do you think A can know about emotions like love and considered after reading the entire novel. The questions commitment, given the circumstances? can be answered in your journal or discussed in class. Day 6004: Tom Day 5994: Justin When A wakes up in the body of James' twin, Tom, it is Write a list of the things you learn about A what the the first time he/she has ever spent more than one day rules' are for A's daily body switch, what A's abilities with the same family.
10 But A doesn't fully question James in each body are. Add to this list as you discover more about what he felt yesterday. What would you have done about A throughout the book. in the same circumstance? Do you have a sense that A's true' gender is female A responds to Nathan's email. Do you think this is a or male? Reread the chapter and mark down specific good idea? What do you think the repercussions will be? evidence that influenced your view. Compare your Day 6007: Ashley Ashton thoughts with the class and discuss why you made a particular assumption. Ashley is an incredibly attractive girl.
