Amanda Zieba Learning with the Word Nerd | A Night Divided First Chapter Friday Read Aloud with the Word Nerd @AmandaZiebatheWordNerd | Uploaded August 2022 | Updated October 2024, 14 hours ago.
August 19, 2002 - In this week’s (super short!) First Chapter Friday video word nerd Amanda Zieba reads chapter 1 of A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen and also talks about about the genre historical fiction. Make sure you stay through the whole video so you can discover the secret book quote hidden throughout… one word at a time, like a literary treasure hunt.
Book Blurb: A stunning thriller from NYT bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen about a girl who must escape to freedom after the Berlin Wall divides her family between east and west. With the rise of the Berlin Wall, Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. Gerta knows it is dangerous to watch the wall, yet she can't help herself. She sees the East German soldiers with their guns trained on their own citizens; she, her family, her neighbors and friends are prisoners in their own city. But one day on her way to school, Gerta spots her father on a viewing platform on the western side, pantomiming a peculiar dance. Gerta concludes that her father wants her and Fritz to tunnel beneath the wall, out of East Berlin. However, if they are caught, the consequences will be deadly. No one can be trusted. Will Gerta and her family find their way to freedom?
Want to increase student engagement? Try these First Chapter Friday worksheets, with both generic response and novel specific sheets for each video in this playlist! This pack include the BOOK COVER EXAMINATION WORKSHEET as well. Grab the full resource here → teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Read-Aloud-Novel-Study-Graphic-Organizer-Reading-Response-Journal-2022-7587992
Get your copy of A Night Divided at your school library, local indie bookstore or here → amzn.to/3wdSXtz
Listen to my interview with Jennifer A. Nielsen (one of my favorite I’ve ever done!) here → youtu.be/cRvHjcEBJtc
Take a look at all of the other First Chapter Friday videos in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09CnU...
Scoop up a FREE motivational quote poster set for your classroom here: amandazieba.com/teachersignup and then check out all of my educational resources in my virtual city WordNerdopolis’ school! amandazieba.com/school.
Wanna say thanks and fuel future creations? Buy me a virtual cup of coffee for making this (and many other!) amazing free video resources for your classroom. Click here → ko-fi.com/amandazieba_thewordnerd
And finally, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE this channel for more great videos from the Word Nerd! Just click here: bit.ly/wordnerdonyoutube
** The videos in this First Chapter Friday Playlist were created in the spirit of: helping teachers and students find high quality and engaging books to read, promoting amazing authors and great books, and celebrating stories
Each video in this playlist features a book chosen by Amanda Zieba based on its literary merit, thematic/curriculum connection, or simply because she loves it and thinks you will too. All commentary and facts shared about the book and author were also researched/gathered by Amanda. Books were purchased by Amanda from Birdy’s Bookstore, Barnes and Noble or Amazon, unless otherwise stated. These videos are recorded and edited from Amanda’s home office in Wisconsin, USA. **
#wordnerd #mglit #readingrecommendations #amandazieba #firstchapterfriday #teachertube #historicalfiction #scholastic #scholasticinc #nytbestseller #newyorktimesbestseller #bestseller #berlinwall
August 19, 2002 - In this week’s (super short!) First Chapter Friday video word nerd Amanda Zieba reads chapter 1 of A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen and also talks about about the genre historical fiction. Make sure you stay through the whole video so you can discover the secret book quote hidden throughout… one word at a time, like a literary treasure hunt.
Book Blurb: A stunning thriller from NYT bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen about a girl who must escape to freedom after the Berlin Wall divides her family between east and west. With the rise of the Berlin Wall, Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. Gerta knows it is dangerous to watch the wall, yet she can't help herself. She sees the East German soldiers with their guns trained on their own citizens; she, her family, her neighbors and friends are prisoners in their own city. But one day on her way to school, Gerta spots her father on a viewing platform on the western side, pantomiming a peculiar dance. Gerta concludes that her father wants her and Fritz to tunnel beneath the wall, out of East Berlin. However, if they are caught, the consequences will be deadly. No one can be trusted. Will Gerta and her family find their way to freedom?
Want to increase student engagement? Try these First Chapter Friday worksheets, with both generic response and novel specific sheets for each video in this playlist! This pack include the BOOK COVER EXAMINATION WORKSHEET as well. Grab the full resource here → teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Read-Aloud-Novel-Study-Graphic-Organizer-Reading-Response-Journal-2022-7587992
Get your copy of A Night Divided at your school library, local indie bookstore or here → amzn.to/3wdSXtz
Listen to my interview with Jennifer A. Nielsen (one of my favorite I’ve ever done!) here → youtu.be/cRvHjcEBJtc
Take a look at all of the other First Chapter Friday videos in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09CnU...
Scoop up a FREE motivational quote poster set for your classroom here: amandazieba.com/teachersignup and then check out all of my educational resources in my virtual city WordNerdopolis’ school! amandazieba.com/school.
Wanna say thanks and fuel future creations? Buy me a virtual cup of coffee for making this (and many other!) amazing free video resources for your classroom. Click here → ko-fi.com/amandazieba_thewordnerd
And finally, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE this channel for more great videos from the Word Nerd! Just click here: bit.ly/wordnerdonyoutube
** The videos in this First Chapter Friday Playlist were created in the spirit of: helping teachers and students find high quality and engaging books to read, promoting amazing authors and great books, and celebrating stories
Each video in this playlist features a book chosen by Amanda Zieba based on its literary merit, thematic/curriculum connection, or simply because she loves it and thinks you will too. All commentary and facts shared about the book and author were also researched/gathered by Amanda. Books were purchased by Amanda from Birdy’s Bookstore, Barnes and Noble or Amazon, unless otherwise stated. These videos are recorded and edited from Amanda’s home office in Wisconsin, USA. **
#wordnerd #mglit #readingrecommendations #amandazieba #firstchapterfriday #teachertube #historicalfiction #scholastic #scholasticinc #nytbestseller #newyorktimesbestseller #bestseller #berlinwall
