Book report writing examples for students examples. At its heart, the moves make the man is the story of jerome foxworthys meeting, befriending, and trying his best to understand bix, a young white boy with some very serious issues, but jeromes first runin with bix doesnt reveal this, just spying him from afar while bix plays baseball a sport jerome loathes against his brothers team. Reverse spin, triple pump, reverse dribble, stutter step with twist to the left, stutter into jumper, blind pass. Even though you are just beginning to read the moves make the man, make a guess about what you think the books title means. Bix is a boy jerome meets when he goes to this new high school. The moves make the man last part, sections 27 and 28. But when it comes to fakes, those misleading moves that make the game, bix refuses to engage in such falsityuntil a oneonone showdown match against his stepfather. The moves make the man quotes showing 12 of 2 one nice thing about my momma is, she never gets on you for what you are not doing. He is also the author of everywhere, midnight hour encores, asylum for nightface, vanishing, and throwing smoke. He has written several childrens books including everywhere, midnight hour encores, asylum for nightface, vanishing, no kidding, and throwing smoke. The moves make the man is a young adult sports novel by american author bruce brooks first published in 1984. The book report is a song from the stage musical youre a good man, charlie brown and the animated tv special of the same name. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read.
The way that jerome helps bix get through a struggle in. The moves make the man teaching unit objectives objectives by the end of this unit, the student will be able to. The week before school starts, jerome foxworthy is notified that he will be the colored child to integrate chestnut street junior. He has received the newbery honor twice, first for the moves make the man in 1985 and then for what hearts in 1992. The moves make the man by brooks, bruce carol hurst. Paperback, 280 pages, harpercollins childrens books, list price. If he can beat his stepfather at basketball, he will be allowed to visit his mother, who is in a mental institution. The moves make the man is a sports novel written by awardwinning author bruce brooks that deals with many issues in society including racism, domestic. In this newbery honor book, bruce brooks first novel for young people, the deservedly awardwinning author combines the energy and pace of a sports story with the depth of a realistic coming.
When kids find titles that are engaging, interesting, and thoughtprovoking, theyre hooked. Rain man by leonore fleischer goodreads share book. The theme of the moves make the man is friendship between different races it is shown throughout the book when jerome, an africanamerican, meets bix, an american. As you read this book, keep a list of all of the words that you dont recognize. Bruce brooks the book is mainly about a boy named jerome foxworthy he is first black person to join a school in north carolina. My critique is on the book called the moves make the man by bruce brooks. Evening after evening, the boys play alone on an outdoor court, and while bix improves, he refuses to do any faking to make any moves. It seems like this book could be about how hard jeromes life is, but its not.
As jerome and bix build their relationship, they each. Spider man, by awardwinning new york times bestselling author jason reynolds as brave as you, ghost, is based on the halfblackhalfpuerto rican comic book character introduced in 2011 by the ultimate marvel imprint and is now part of the regular marvel line. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. The moves make the man details the lives of two young boys growing up in a world with racism, abuse, and death. Sites like sparknotes with a the moves make the man study guide or cliff notes. Dogman book report programmed in scratch by miles youtube. We made mock apple pie at the end of the book and the students really like it. Bruce brooks has twice received the newbery honor, first in 1985 for moves make the man, and again in 1992 for what hearts. The best bookreport books for middle schoolers no need to dread a book report. This novel for young people tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a young black man and a young white man in the racist southern united states of the early 1970s. Writing a book report book reports can take on many different forms.
The moves make the man, the moves make me, jerome thinks. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on the moves make the man by bruce brooks. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on the moves make the man. They might get you a c or better in an eighth grade english class, assuming that. He is free to write this book about his best friend, bix. Moves make the man, the teaching unit prestwick house. The complete work has the report itself, the structure, and a detailed analysis of the content. Hence, one or two pages in a typical a4 layout paper. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. The moves make the man by bruce brooks, paperback barnes. Book report on the five people you meet in heaven by mitch albom this isnt technically a book that i read when i was in the properly defined age group, but looking back at this book it is probably the book that has had the largest impact on my life, and had it been out when i was younger would have been a book that i would have read. He has won many awards for his books, such as best book.
The moves make the man by bruce brooks librarything. The moves make the man npr coverage of the moves make the man by bruce brooks. Jerome foxworthy the jayfox to his friends likes to think he can handle anything. It was chosen best book of 1984 by school library journal slj, ala notable childrens book, notable book of the year new york times, and won the boston globehorn book award and a newbery honor in 1985. The moves make the man is a sports novel written by awardwinning author bruce brooks that deals with many issues in society including racism, domestic violence, abuse, and family deaths. Find books like the moves make the man from the worlds largest community of readers. A trickster and his upright friend the new york times. Drew shrader main ideas main ideas one main idea in the moves make the man was jerome teaching bix how to play basketball, so he could beat his stepdad in oneonone, so bix could see his mother in the crazy hospital. Keep in mind that the simpler and more colorful your book report is, the better it is. The moves make the man opens with jerome narrating, telling how hes determined to write down bixs story in the aftermath of the boys disappearance.
Then, in a short paragraph, explain why you think the author chose to name his book the moves make the man. I mean, she never looks away from the things you do only to notice what isnt on the plan. The two boys form an unlikely and sometimes precarious friendship centered on the basketball court, jerome sets out to teach bix his game. Jerome foxworthy, ace student, first black in an all white school and a basketball fanatic, narrates this story of his friendship with bix. Compare your report to the guide sheet to make sure that youve followed all of your teachers directions. Miles created this animation of a favorite excerpt of the book dogman, by dav pilkey, by programming in scratch. To kill a mockingbird by harper lee, the hunger games by suzanne collins, the maze runner by james dashner, harry potter a. As jerome and bix build their relationship, they each encounter difficulties at home that, in jeromes case. Also includes sites with a short overview, synopsis, book report, or summary of bruce brookss the moves make the man. This study guide consists of approximately 44 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the moves make the man. Writing a book report does not have to be too complicated. Listen to the moves make the man by bruce brooks available from rakuten kobo. I dont think there is any fiction to the moves make the man. It is sung by the entire cast about having to write a book report.
The novels title derives from the contemporary fifties, sixties, seventies american slang english, the man. Goodreads members who liked the moves make the man also liked. The teaching unit for the moves make the man gives you a comprehensive academic framework that saves you hours of prep work. Writing a book report helps you practice giving your opinion about different aspects of a book, such as. The moves make the man audiobook by bruce brooks kobo.
On a scale of one to five stars i would rate this book a five star. Braxton bix rivers is a shortstop in baseball and jerome, while watching him play, sees his true potential. Npr coverage of the moves make the man by bruce brooks. The moves make the man second part, sections 8 through. It was real life it was not some boring on biography or something it was about a kid that had a life and was not afraid to tell the world about it. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Three types of effective book reports are plot summaries, character analyses, and theme analyses. The man is a 1964 novel by irving wallace that speculatively explores the sociopolitical consequences in u.
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