Chapter 8 similes 16 chapter 9 house rules, cinnamon and nutmeg comic strip 17. Catherine was a little jealous about kristis bedroom. Thats because her bedroom was very neat and organized, unlike hers. Parents need to know that rules is the story of a girl named catherine who feels like her family life revolves around her brother, david, who has autism, and his needs. Rules ebook by cynthia lord 9780545666206 rakuten kobo. She turns to our chapter, and i arrange my colored pencils on the couch next to me. Includes a list of vocabulary words for every chapter in rules by cynthia lord and four unit quizzes. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. Rules study guide contains a biography of cynthia lord, literature. Rules 12 year old catherine is having conflicting thoughts about her younger brother, david. Obob 20142015, division grades 35, rules by cynthia lord 12222014 question answer page number what is davids favorite umbrella color. Catherine hopes her autistic brother does not keep her from making friends.
Still, i refuse to grab my jacket from the peg inside the front door. Chapters 14, chapters 59, chapters 1014, chapters 1522. She wants to know when her new next door neighbor, also a 12. As she recalls, i grew up next to a lake in new hampshire and i remember being ten years old, lying on our pier, listening to the seagulls calling, and daydreaming about borrowers and chocolate factories and secret gardens. A goldfish and a rubberduck cover each chapter of the book begins with what. But the best part of the book was reading the chapter titles. Catherine loves her brother and cares enough about him to attempt to help him by compiling lists of rules for living like neurotypical people. In 2009 it also won the dorothy canfield fisher childrens book award. This 2007 newbery honor book is a humorous and heartwarming debut about feeling different and finding acceptance. Rules quotes by cynthia lord meet your next favorite book. Harry potter who drew the picture of the flower that catherines dad got her last summer. The parent of an autistic child, cynthia lord writes with familiarity and empathy for catherine and her family. Cynthia lord shows the reality of what it is like to live with disabilities and how everyone is affected by one. Student reading response book for rules is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialnoderivatives 4.
Rules was cynthia lords first novel, and has won two awards. Cynthia lord is the awardwinning author of rules, a newbery honor book among its many distinctions, as well as the critically acclaimed touch blue, released august, 2010. This student response book has questions andor writing prompts for each chapter of the book, rules, by cynthia lord. The way cynthia lord wrote out the way he communicates using one word at a time really made me want to continue reading to see what else is in his communication book. Rules by cynthia lord chapters 12 follow the rules dont run down the clinic hallway before you read the chapter. She made her picture book debut with hot rod hamster. How can they fit in when he doesnt understand the rules. A vocabulary list featuring rules by cynthia lord, chapters 5 9. Cynthia lord what two animals are on the cover of rules.
A book talk to get middle school aged students interested in reading rules by cynthia lord. Catherine makes a system of rules for david, every chapter is a new rule. In the book rules by cynthia lord, twelveyearold catherine must spend the summer without her best friend who goes to california for the summer. And i was coping with the conflicting emotions of annoyance and boredom of reading this book. Catherine begins to explain david and the rules she has for him to jason. In the next chapters of rules, after taking jason from a fast run, catherine got very tired so she went home, and went to the garden. Rules, by author cynthia lord, is a touching look at the life of a young girl, catherine, whos coping with the conflicting emotions of living with her autistic brother, david. With the little words he had, some of the sentences didnt make sense but you could easily figure it out. Rules by cynthia lord chapters 14 flashcards quizlet. Cynthia lord books, author biography, and reading level. The book rules by cynthia lord is a fantastic book, the main character catherine is born with a autism brother, she have to take some part of responsibility on his brother. Catherine is a 12 yearold girl who is on summer vacation. Think back on some of your favorite characters from past novels you have read or.
David has autism, and he has to go to occupational therapy, or ot. Rules starts off with catherine, a 12yearold girl, trying to drag her brother, david, to the car. Rules audiobook by cynthia lord 97814407891 rakuten kobo. Read rules by cynthia lord available from rakuten kobo. Oct 06, 2016 a book talk to get middle school aged students interested in reading rules by cynthia lord. Obob 2015 questions for rules learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Free list of vocabulary words for rules by cynthia lord. At an age where children are sure to tease others for being different, this book allows the reader to realize the diversity and how special everyone really is. Rules by lord, cynthia 2008 paperback lord, cynthia on. Lord does a fantastic job with introducing the reader into the mind of two boys with disabilities, but also, the perspectives of family members and friends who are very relevant in these kids lives.
Cynthia lords awardwinning book is an introspective story that appeals to some students more than others. Catherines dad has always been proud of their tomatoes, because theyre always the first ones to bear tomatoes in their neighborhood. She made her picture book debut with hot rod hamster, which won several awards, including the parents choice award, and is the author of the shelter pet squad chapter book series. She made her picture book debut with hot rod hamster, which won several awards, including the parents choice award, and is the author of the shelter pet. When cynthia lord sat down to write her first childrens book, she knew it would be a middlegrade novel. This study guide consists of approximately 27 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of rules. Rules by cynthia lord, chapters 59 vocabulary list. She meets and befriends a boy named jason at davids occupational therapy clinic. Avril lavigne awesome backpack beside blank cards cassette catherine chair clinic colored pencils comes communication book couch cynthia lord dads dance david asks david leans david swings doorway draw driveway ears eyes feel fingers fish tank flip frog front door girl girl next door glance grab guinea pigs guitar hair hallway hand head.
A different rule on the first day of summer vacation, what did david ask for before he went out to the car. A vocabulary list featuring rules by cynthia lord, chapters 59. The book gets its title from the rules catherine makes up for her. Twelveyearold catherine has high hopes for her summer with a new girl moving in next door and a long vacation stretching out in front of her.
Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelveyearold catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic. Rules by cynthia lord, chapters 14 vocabulary list. For teachers and librarians cynthia lord childrens book. Catherine, a 12yearold girl with big responsibilities, loves her autistic younger brother david and makes lists of rules she thinks will help him get by. In rules, catherines brother, david, has autism, and their family life revolves around his needs. What is the summary on the book rules by cynthia lord chapter 7.
Rules by cynthia lord dtdl battle of the books 2010 who wrote rules. Chapters 14, chapters 5 9, chapters 1014, chapters 1522. Students are expected to infer, predict, make connections, evaluate the text, and analyze the authors craft. Catherine explains that she teaches david the rules and she. This book is about catherine, a 12yearold girl, who has a little brother named david. Next, catherine has another best friend named, melissa. Interview with cynthia lord on sarah laurences blog my maine island tour.
The main character of rules is twelveyearold catherine who is about to embark on a summer she will never forget. Cynthia lord is the awardwinning author of rules, a newbery honor book and a schneider family book award winner, as well as the critically acclaimed half a chance and a handful of stars. Her brothers autism challenges catherines ideas of what it means to have a normal life. The most significant kind of prejudice in cynthia lords book, rules, is that directed toward the physically or mentally impaired. Catherine decides to take a detour and talk to the moving men beside her house. Materials for teachers and librarians cynthia lord. I never think of the characters without hearing her voices. Chapters 14, chapters 5 9, chapters 1014, chapters 1522 refuse still, i refuse to grab my jacket from the peg inside the front door.
In this lesson about the book rules by cynthia lord, you will learn about the setting and summary of the book, as well as. Cynthia lords childrens novel rules begins with the central character catherine, age twelve, babysitting her. Rules by cynthia lord follows the main character, catherine, as she helps her autistic brother, david, learn how to interact with people. Her carefully constructed rules for david are really about her own need to feel in control, and to understand and live with a brother who is often misunderstood or teased by others.
Activities to use with the book rules by cynthia lord. Ideas for the book using a communication board i created this communication board to use with the novel out of my mind. Rules by cynthia lord meet your next favorite book. Rules, written by cynthia lord, was published in 2006. The rules community note includes chapterbychapter summary. Rules by cynthia lord pages 21 40 summary and analysis. It is a sunshine state young readers book for 20082009 and won a 2007 schneider family book award. This means that it deals with themes that one is likely to encounter in the real. A vocabulary list featuring rules by cynthia lord, chapters 14.
A different rule on the first day of summer vacation, what did david ask for before he went out to. Discussion guide rules written by cynthia lord published by scholastic press isbn 0439443822 the book text taken from the book jacket twelveyearold catherine just wants a normal life, which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. In the next chapters of the book rules, catherine and kristi were friends and she asked catherine if she could go to her place. Discussion guide for rules by cynthia lord summary. She loves david and does what she can to help him, but she also wants to be noticed and. Catherine also learns an important lesson when two friends. She tries to pretend that she is a normal girl with a normal life, but her life is not normal because david has autism.
This is a great book for children in middle school to read. In october 2010, i was invited to do a tour for touch blue with island readers and writers, a wonderful organization that connects maine authors and illustrators with maine island students. Catherines parts of daily life is to teach her brother david some daily rules such as keep your pants on in publicin order to stop his embarrassing behavior. Rules, cynthia lords newbery and ala awardwinning debut novel, is a tender look at the frustration, struggle, devotion, and hope experienced by families with autistic children. As she recalls, i grew up next to a lake in new hampshire and i remember being ten years old, lying on our pier, listening to the seagulls calling, and daydreaming about. What i liked best about the book, is how cynthia lordthe author really. From what the summary says it sounds like wonder by r. Rules by cynthia lord battle 2010 explore your world.