Who Is Sharon Draper's Tears Of A Tiger: Chapter Summary
Tears of a Tiger
By: Sharon Draper
Isbn-10 #: 0689806981
Themes: Death, Depression, Decisions
Reading level: Young Adults
Teaching Connections: I see this as a good book to use with young African Americans because the main characters in the book are African American kids in high school. The novel is also a very good teaching aide because it includes many different types of writing styles like poems, letters and short essays. I feel the strongest point to using the book in the classroom is the plot which goes into great details about what depression can do to someone and how much of an impact our decisions can make. Tears of a Tiger starts out with a very dramatic opening which has the reader looking to make sure that the book is not a true story. In the first chapter which is only two pages Draper creates what a newspaper clipping would have looked and sounded like of a horrific accident involving four high school students. After gripping her audience she goes straight to a dialogue between students and what their plans are for after the basketball game. Some of the boys decide to celebrate their win with a couple of “cold ones” after their win which I felt was the …show more content…
Andy feels that nobody really understands him and that leads to his unraveling. Andy starts to also feel that nothing he does will matter because of what has happened which only worsens his depression. Even with the dark chapters there are chapters of light throughout the book where things are turning around for Andy. Draper includes dialogues and texts from different characters to ease some of the tension accumulating. I happened to love this book and invite everyone to read it because even if the message seems to be dark and depressing the reality is that everyone will probably go through tough times at one point in life and its how you turn out that matters most to everyone
By: Sharon Draper
Isbn-10 #: 0689806981
Themes: Death, Depression, Decisions
Reading level: Young Adults
Teaching Connections: I see this as a good book to use with young African Americans because the main characters in the book are African American kids in high school. The novel is also a very good teaching aide because it includes many different types of writing styles like poems, letters and short essays. I feel the strongest point to using the book in the classroom is the plot which goes into great details about what depression can do to someone and how much of an impact our decisions can make. Tears of a Tiger starts out with a very dramatic opening which has the reader looking to make sure that the book is not a true story. In the first chapter which is only two pages Draper creates what a newspaper clipping would have looked and sounded like of a horrific accident involving four high school students. After gripping her audience she goes straight to a dialogue between students and what their plans are for after the basketball game. Some of the boys decide to celebrate their win with a couple of “cold ones” after their win which I felt was the …show more content…
Andy feels that nobody really understands him and that leads to his unraveling. Andy starts to also feel that nothing he does will matter because of what has happened which only worsens his depression. Even with the dark chapters there are chapters of light throughout the book where things are turning around for Andy. Draper includes dialogues and texts from different characters to ease some of the tension accumulating. I happened to love this book and invite everyone to read it because even if the message seems to be dark and depressing the reality is that everyone will probably go through tough times at one point in life and its how you turn out that matters most to everyone