A Series Of Unfortunate Events Blog VI-Amy Rose

Released in September 1999, A Series of Unfortunate Events follows the adventures of the Baudelaire orphans. Violet Baudelaire, the eldest, is fourteen when the series begins and is an inventor. Klaus Baudelaire, the middle child, loves books and is an extraordinary reader. Sunny Baudelaire is a baby and has a talent for biting things. She also develops a love for cooking later on in the series. The entire series is actively narrated Lemony Snicket who follows the turbulent lives of the Baudelaire orphans after their parents’ death in a house fire. The children are placed in the custody of their distant cousin Count Olaf, who begins to abuse them and openly plots to embezzle their inheritance. After the Baudelaire’s are removed from his care by their parents’ estate executor, Olaf begins to hunt the children down, bringing about a multitude of frightening characters.

This is a fun series to follow! Younger readers, 5th and 6th graders, will be interested in this series. There are thirteen easy-read chapter books to commit to! With a few detailed illustrations here and there Snicket’s does a wonderful job at keeping the reader thinking forward. Series books have another advantage-they generate excitement in readers!                                                                                        Some resource available found while researching for Gallery Walk:                                                         Copy & Paste this link:   http://files.harpercollins.com/PDF/TeachingGuides/0064410145.pdf                 For an amazing break down of vocabulary, character studies as well as developments. and research writing activities from Snicket himself!                                                                                                         “Dear Educator,
Teachers tend to be noble people, because there are few deeds nobler than
interesting a young person in a good book. Even in the noblest of professions,
however, there can be a few bad apples, an expression which here means “teachers
who would rather interest their students in something unpleasant.” The books in
A Series of Unfortunate Events, for instance, include man-eating leeches, large
vocabulary words, and a talentless vice principal who subjects his students to six-
hour violin recitals.                                                                                                                                              With all due respect,

Lemony Snicket”                                                                                                                                                This link:                                                                                                                             http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/whos-character-discussion-guide-slippery-slope      Also supplies lots of activities to do with developing readers and getting them to think in depth about literary language.                                                                                                                                                  In classroom, students are introduced to a character from a literature series. Over the course of the story, students read critically while learning about a characters development, growth, challenges and successes. Possibly in a guided activity, using interactive materials, students assist in mapping out the character throughout the story visually. On their own students can read another book from the same literature series and create their own graphic map, including symbols and descriptions of the character’s life. Use the amazing cover images on the book and discuss how the author is setting the stage. A Series of Unfortunate Events is a very interactive book, it catches the attention of the reader and involves them the whole way.