The Year of the Split Friendship: read-along
The Year of the Split Friendship as a read-along for the projector: 11 pages, 1153 words, level 11, grade 6.
Page 1 of 11
SEPTEMBER. Nora and Beth had been best friends since they were five, when Beth bit Nora on the arm over the last green marker, which they both agreed was how it had started. They sat in the third seat of Bus 14, and they spoke in a language of signals, an eyebrow, a cough, a very small nod. Every Saturday they ate cinnamon toast at Beth's counter and drew their comic. In it, Nora was Inspector Ringo and Beth was Detective Bandit, two raccoons who had been trying to solve the Case of the Missing Mittens since third grade. Nobody else on earth knew about the raccoons, and that was most of the point of them.
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page, three questions come up to talk about.
About this book
- Level 11, Grade 6
- 11 pages, 1153 words, about 9 minutes aloud
- A story, gentle
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About The Year of the Split Friendship
Nora and Beth have been best friends since they were five, until Beth finds a new group in seventh grade. Told in ten months, a quiet story about a small mean thing and what it takes to say it out loud.
Words to preview
- inspector (in-SPEK-ter)
- chief detective
- drifting (DRIF-ting)
- slowly moving apart
- battered (BAT-erd)
- worn and dented
- draft
- write a first try
- overrated (oh-ver-RAY-ted)
- praised too much
Questions that fit any book
- What happened at the beginning, in the middle and at the end?
- Which page was your favorite? Why?
- How did the main character feel at the end? What tells you?
Questions
How long does The Year of the Split Friendship take to read aloud?
It has 11 pages and 1153 words, so about 9 minutes at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is The Year of the Split Friendship?
Level 11, Grade 6. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 11 sits at grade 6. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
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Do students need an account?
No. Nothing is asked of anyone and nothing is sent to us. Project the page, or share the link and let students open it on their own screens.
Where does this book come from?
It was written for Peabody's library. It is not copied from a published book.
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