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Health
Create a poster or pamphlet about suicide prevention. Be sure to list the signs and warnings associated with it, and include local numbers to services that provide help for people at risk. After the project has been graded, distribute the posters or pamphlets to local restaurants, teen hotspots, and service agencies.
 

 Language Arts
Write a letter from one character to another at any point in the story. Be sure to stay “in character” as you write and explore the relationships that make up this story.

Math
Find statistics that compare America’s “haves” to the “have-nots.” Create a bar or pie graph comparing each group’s access to education, health care, nutrition, and housing.

Cited Resources: Hyperion Books For Children Discussion Guide The contents  of this guide was created by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer, a reading specialist and children’s author.

 


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Death of Jayson Porter by Jaime Adoff, Hyperion, hardcover,

$11.99, Grades 7 up, ISBN-10: 1423106911 Copyright 2008