All twentyone of the bluford series books are available in audiobook format. The books are written to appeal to both intermediate and advanced readers. It was published by townsend press and has a total of 151 pages in the book. The story takes place at bluford high school, the hospital,and martins house chapter 1. This unit plan uses the book the bully by paul langan, which is from the bluford series, to teach.
The common knowledge section now includes a series field. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. See more ideas about books, bluford series and books for teens. In trouble at bluford high school for fighting, martin faces an even bigger problem at home. Man, i hate this place,tyray hobbs thought as he walked slowly towards bluford high school. The gun, the sixth book in the popular bluford high series, tells the story of tyray hobbs, a high school student struggling to regain the respect hes lost. This product contains everything you need to teacher the bluford novel the gun. Settingthe setting is at bluford school in california author of blood is thicker, the bully bluford series, number 5, the bully, the bully, the gun, essay writing blogs blood is thicker bluford series, number 8, valleys of death, the fallen paul langan open library donate. This is the sixth book of the bluford series showcasing the revenge of freshman bully tyray hobbs. These materials fulfill key benchmarks from the common core state standards, including college and career readiness anchor standards for reading and writing as well as reading and writing standards for literature in grades 612. Dec, 20 explore dhslibrarys board if you like the bluford high series, try. The teacher will ask each student to take turns reading aloud the first chapter. Bluford series workbook for the gun by paul langan by clares. Last chance to confess his love endless summer full free maverick movie duration.
In the story, a boy named martin luna struggles to stay on the positive path of life after the death of his little brother huero and being hunted by his old friend frankie. The gun is part of a 10book bluford series, which chronicles the lives of a group of 9th graders at bluford high school. The gun, by paul langan, townsend press, 2002, 123 pages, reading level 7. The novels focus on the lives of a group of urban high school students and their families. Book punch provides interactive, stepbystep writing prompts to help students comprehend and think about books commonly read in schools. This comprehensive twovolume guidebook contains a range of practical, handson activities to accompany all twentyone novels in the bluford series. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Hundreds of builtin tips help learners write clear responses to the literature they are reading book punch is easy to use. Tyray, formerly known as a powerful bully at bluford, has been knocked down to earth by darrell, a classmate he used to bully. He has developed new friends amberlynn, harold, and the wrestlers. The story the gun by paul langan is about a bully that ends up getting bullied and loses his bully reputation.
This is a comprehension power point that follows the bluford series by paul langan. Fifteenyearold darrell mercer is the kind of guy who gets picked on. He has served as both editor of the series and author or coauthor of five of the ten novels, the bully, the gun, summer of secrets, brothers in arms, and blood is thicker. Chapter 1 man, i hate this place, tyray hobbs thought as. Book report the bully bluford,esl argumentative essay. After contributing to a number of tp textbooks and teaching a college english course, paul reconnected to his interests in creative writing with the bluford series. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. To ensure teachers that can get results quickly, we have created lesson plan aids for each book covered. See more ideas about multiple intelligences activities, astronauts in space and reading lessons. Above are bluford series books that are currently on.
Materials discovery school video on unitedstreaming. Series lesson plan from yale national initiative created by yale national initiative. Paul langan books list of books by author paul langan. Internal and external cause and effect the gun, conflict lesson plan.
To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. The students will use the entire class period to read the bully. The gun bluford series, number 6 book by paul langan. He also displays the roles of a bully, a brat and a traitor. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. New for 20, this complete boxed set includes all twenty novels in the bluford series. The bully activities, units, lesson plans and teaching guides. Tyray, the main character keeps getting reminded that he is no longer the bully at bluford highschool, ever since darrell mercer beat him up. Reading, writing, podcasting broward education foundation. Multiple intelligence activities included in the lesson package. Although we have only read 2 books from the series the bully and the gun, they are learning the importance of how bullying can have a negative effect on many people. A highinterest novel helps struggling readers confront bullying in. Just outside blufords thick steel fro n t doors, tyray adjusted his jacket, care f u l to conceal the bonecolored cast which now encased his left hand. Research arguments for gun control and gun rights and participate in a class debate.
The sequel to the bully, this book is about bluford freshman tyray hobbs, the tormentor of darrell mercer. The fallen by paul langan by nahtan torres on prezi. Paul langans book the bully is about a boy who gets picked on in his school and in his neighborhood. Paul langans book the bully is a story about this subject the victim. His stories reflect personal experiences, including the difficulties of growing up without a father and the many challenges students. After completing this lesson, students will have a more indepth understanding of these problems. Darrell, a high school freshman, must move to california with. The bluford series is a widely read collection of contemporary american young adult novels. My students are really enjoying the bluford series. Gun control lesson plan student objectives use what they learned in the video to define gun rights and gun control.
The motion from each step sent a dull jab of pain into his left wrist, making him wince slightly. Blood is thicker bluford series book 8 paul langan. I will introduce the first book to them in the bluford series, anne e. With titles such as lost and found, a matter of trust, someone to love me, and the gun, the novels focus on a group of urban high school students and their families.
The tale traces tyrays troubled home life, his desire to rebuild his reputation, and his quest to get revenge on darrell, the only boy who ever stood up to him. If there are additional titles from this series that you would like added, please let us know. M any reluctant readers find the 125200 page novels action. Aug 31, 2015 reading lesson information text about the life of guion bluford, the first african american astronaut in space. It has daily writing, vocabulary, and comprehension activities. Using the bully by paul langan to teach tolerance this unit plan. The tale traces tyrays troubled home life, his desire to. The teachers guide to the bluford series is a great resource. Lost and found, a matter of trust, secrets in the shadows, someone to love me, the bully, the gun, until we meet again, blood is thicker, brothers in arms, summer of secrets, the fallen, shattered, search for safety, no way out, schooled, breaking point. A highinterest novel helps struggling readers confront. Using a realistic, highinterest novel the bully by paul langan and interactive reading strategies, students discuss many issues that surround bullying and consider. While the content in the series is sophisticated enough for high school students and beyond, the reading level is between 5th and 6th grade.
Darrell is no longer afraid to face bullies at bluford high because he has developed a support network at school. I recommend this series for middle school or higher. Students will learn main ideadetails and vocabulary. Buy a cheap copy of the gun bluford series, number 6 book by paul langan. This comprehensive 438page guidebook contains a variety of practical, handson activities to accompany the first fifteen bluford titles. In chapter one, on page one the book states the pain and cast were constant reminders of the humiliation he suffered four days ago. Using a realistic, highinterest novel the bully by paul langan. See all books authored by paul langan, including the bully bluford series, number 5, and blood is thicker bluford series, number 8, and more on. After he got picked on and bullied by darrel mercer.
The guidebook allows teachers to use the bluford series to give students practice in reading comprehension, vocabulary enrichment, critical thinking, and paragraphessay writing. This is the fifth book of the bluford series based on freshman darrell mercer that is the object of the school bully, tyray hobbs. The gun by paul langan by callie frankston on prezi. The gun bluford series by brandi helleur teachers pay. Teachers guide to the bluford series 9781591940784.