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Summary
Summary
Everywhere Blue is a moving novel written in verse, about Maddie, a 12-year-old girl that had her life rocked to its core when her family learns that her older brother Strum has disappeared. When Strum mysteriously leaves all his belongings behind, Maddie and her family are left with a few emails and many unanswered questions. Through Maddie’s reliance on counting, even numbers, and music, she is able to find a sense of peace again amidst the chaos of her family falling apart without Strum.
Keywords/phrases: Music, Butterflies, Silence, Mystery, Climate Crisis
Suggested Delivery: Independent read
Key Vocabulary
Diminuendo: A decrease in loudness
Metronome: A device used by musicians that marks time at a specific rate with a ticking sound
Dissonance: A lack of harmony among musical notes
Lilting: A sound that gently rises and falls in a way that is pleasant to listen to
Dirge: A sound or song that is expressing grief or mourning of death
Pianissimo: To perform or say something very softly
Tremolo: The rapid repetition of a musical tone or of alternating tones to produce a trembling effect
Decrescendo: A decrease in loudness in a piece of music
Attacca: Used as a direction in music at the end of a movement to begin the next without a pause
Adagio: To perform in a slow tempo
Allegro: To perform in a fast and lively tempo
Prestissimo: To perform in a very quick tempo
Staccato: A note of shortened duration, separated from other notes
Crescendo: A gradual increase especially in the loudness of music
Reading Strategies
Before
Before
Students will complete a Notice and Wonder chart before reading the novel. As students look at the front cover, they will write down any of their observations that they think are important and any questions they have about the novel. Students are also encouraged to write down any predictions that they have about the novel based on the front cover.
During
During
As students are reading, they will come across a handful of music-related terminology. As students find a new word that is unfamiliar to them, students should write them down and create their own glossary. Students should use the context clues in the novel to create their best definitions of these new terms.
After
After
Students will create an infographic using an infographic maker such as Venngage, Piktochart, or Canva, to spread awareness about something important. Students can choose option 1 to spread awareness about the impacts of the climate crisis on Earth which will allow them to make a connection with the characters in Eco club. Or students can choose option 2 to spread awareness that Strum is missing, which will allow students to make a connection to the emotions Maddie’s family is going through. These infographics will serve as a product to demonstrate students’ comprehension of and will help them make connections to the important contents of the novel.
Writing Activity
Reading Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.4.4.B – Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
Writing Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.4 – Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Activity: Students will write their own poems in free verse formatting like the novel Everywhere Blue was written. Students can choose the topic of their poems but must include carefully chosen words, alliteration, and personification that is appropriate to the style of writing.
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