ISBN:
0689806981
Title: Tears of a Tiger Pdf
A high school basketball star struggles with guilt and depression following the drunk-driving accident that killed his best friend. Short chapters and alternating viewpoints provide "raw energy and intense emotion," said PW. Ages 12-up. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. "As compelling a novel as any published in the last two decades. Buy it, read it, share it.""Short chapters and alternating viewpoints provide raw energy and intense emotion.""The characters' voices are strong, vivid, and ring true. This moving novel will leave a lasting impression."
Andy tackles his guilt and grief in the first book of Sharon M. Draper’s award-winning Hazelwood High trilogy.
Tigers don’t cry—or do they? After the death of his longtime friend and fellow Hazelwood Tiger in a car accident, Andy, the driver, blames himself and cannot get past his guilt and pain. While his other friends have managed to work through their grief and move on, Andy allows death to become the focus of his life. In the months that follow the accident, the lives of Andy and his friends are traced through a series of letters, articles, homework assignments, and dialogues, and it becomes clear that Tigers do indeed need to cry.
Teens love this book I use this book for reluctant readers. They love it. Great way to engage teens in reading. Lexile of 700 makes it accessible, and the content makes it interesting. Sharon Draper is a co-teacher in my Reading and Writing class.Sometimes, Too Far is Good: Another English Teacher's Perspective Well, since the spoiler is out (yes, this and other reviews contain SPOILER ALERTS), I feel free to debate the points made about Andy's suicide in this novel by another reviewer, especially for the sake of others who are considering teaching this novel to their classes. I've never been one to shy away from teaching content because a character makes poor choices--when literature of merit contains high-stakes choices and consequences, then it is a highly teachable moment. Sharon Draper does an excellent job in supporting those moments.First, it is not accurate, as another review implied, that Andy's suicide is the resolution of the story and therefore, a poor lesson or example for young readers; Andy's death is actually the climax of the novel with the fallout and resolution to follow. During the falling action of the novel, the consequences of Andy's death--specifically, its impact on his friends and family--is clearly articulated. Gerald's anger and disappointment in his friend for having taken the coward's way out, and Rhonda's graphic (though age-appropriate) account of discovering the aftermath of Andy's suicide were each among the most poignant of the reactions to Andy's death, which my students and I discussed in depth.Similarly, we would disagree with the statement that all of the rising action pointed to Andy's eventual coming to grips with his responsibility for his friend's death. My students, though hopeful for Andy's sake, debated the implications of his suicidal thoughts and increasingly erratic behavior--including how it pointed to his devolving state of mind and the possibility of his eventual suicide--during the rising action of the novel. Other points that we explored were the contrast between Andy, who was not comfortable seeking help and was advised by his father to "be bigger than the problem," and BJ, who readily sought outside help for a problem that was "bigger than" he was. My students were able to compare and contrast these characters and predict outcomes for each based on these traits. Further, the fact that Andy and his girlfriend, Keisha, each knew that Andy was suicidal, but chose not to share that information with others, was also a point of discussion in my classroom, and one used to predict the possibility that Andy might commit suicide. Though Andy's tragic end was tough (there were many tears in my classroom--including my own!), the fact that it was balanced by the experiences and characteristics of other characters offered my students an opportunity to explore the topics of grappling with guilt, seeking support, and suicide (and its alternatives), for themselves. This lead to many wonderful classroom debates and writing assignments.In addition to the opportunities for close reading and analysis mentioned above, Draper's unique presentation of the story through a variety of viewpoints and types of writing offers a nearly endless supply of opportunities to teach the relationships between author's purpose, voice, diction, grammar, tone, and mood. My students and I spent several weeks working through this novel, stopping frequently to explore things like how the author uses phrases and clauses to pack lots of information into each sentence of the brief newspaper account of the deadly car crash at the beginning of the novel, while Tyrone--describing the same event--uses vivid details to recreate the changing atmosphere as the students drove home together that fateful night, along with the rhetorical effect of each. The novel can be explored on many levels and, though highly engaging for students because of the relatable characters and controversial nature of the topics covered, was obviously written with the entire English class--including the teacher--in mind.... she let your students read the books your students love the books I bought the books for my daughter she is a school teacher she let your students read the books your students love the books. Thank you
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