#1 New York Times Bestseller! Now an Apple+ Animated TV Series! Winner, John Newbery Medal What does it take for a student with hearing loss and a hearing aid to become a superhero!!?!? Starting at a new school is scary, especially with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Cece’s class was deaf. Here, she’s different. She’s sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Too bad it also seems certain to repel potential friends. Then Cece makes a startling discovery. With the Phonic Ear she can hear her teacher not just in the classroom but anywhere her teacher is in the school—in the hallway . . . in the teacher’s lounge . . . in the bathroom! This is power. Maybe even superpower! Cece is on her way to becoming El Deafo, Listener for All. But the funny thing about being a superhero is that it’s just another way of feeling different . . . and lonely. Can Cece channel her powers into finding the thing she wants most, a true friend? El Deafo is a book that will entertain children, give hearing-impaired children a hero of their own, and challenge others to consider an experience unlike their own. Like other great works for children, it provides the opportunity for young readers to consider how they would act or react in a similar situation, helping to build empathy and understanding through the power of story.

El Deafo

A special edition of the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning graphic novel memoir This deluxe edition of the critically acclaimed, bestselling graphic novel will include 40 extra pages of back matter, including photo references, early sketches, interviews, and more. Funny and deeply heartfelt, El Deafo chronicles the author's hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a powerful and very awkward hearing aid. The Phonic Ear allows her to hear but it also isolates her from her classmates. She really just wants to fit in and find a friend. Eventually, she's able to harness her own power and become "El Deafo, Listener for All"--and more important, declare a place for herself in the world. This is a moving and humorous memoir that helps show kids that what makes them different is what makes them extraordinary.

El Deafo: the Superpowered Edition

A Literature Kit for El Deafo by Cece Bell

Learn to love yourself and the things that make you different. The review worksheets allow for analysis of theme, main idea and vocabulary. Practice lip-reading in pairs and write about your experience. Explain the body language and facial expressions of Cece and Laura during their interaction. Imagine whether Cece would regret not taking the sign language class seriously. Determine events that took place during Mike and Cece’s experiment. Conduct research on closed captioning or subtitles, and determine whether it would have helped Cece in her attempts to watch TV. Choose a scene and dissect it using visual, context and gestural clues. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, our worksheets incorporate a variety of scaffolding strategies along with additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key. About the Novel: El Deafo is the alter ego of fun-loving Cece Bell, whose life gets turned upside down when she suffers from a life-threatening illness at four years old. Luckily, Cece survives her ordeal, but is left deaf as a result. Growing up and starting school becomes difficult for Cece, as she struggles with her disadvantage and noticeable differences from the other kids. As she makes her way grade by grade, Cece has a hard time making friends. All she wants is someone to treat her the same as everyone else. Cece comes into her own in fifth grade. She has made a friend, is becoming more comfortable with her hearing aid, and finds that she has something no one else does—superpowers! The graphic novel follows the real-life childhood of author Cece Bell as she narrates the struggles she faced and overcame.

El Deafo - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4

The Quick Student Workbooks are designed to get students thinking critically about the text they read and providing a guided study format to facilitate in improved learning and retention. Teachers and Homeschool Instructors may use them to improve student learning and organization. Students will construct and identify the following areas of knowledge. Character Identification Events Location Vocabulary Main Idea Conflict And more as appropriate to the text. This is a workbook for students to determine the above areas. This is not a study guide, cliff notes, or Teacher's guide.

Student Workbook for El Deafo

The Quick Student Workbooks are designed to get students thinking critically about the text they read and providing a guided study format to facilitate in improved learning and retention. Teachers and Homeschool Instructors may use them to improve student learning and organization. What students will construct and identify the following areas of knowledge. Character Identification Events Location Vocabulary Main Idea Conflict And more as appropriate to the text.

El Deafo by Cece Bell Student Workbook

Blackbird & Company literature discovery guides teach students to independently analyze and respond to great stories while freeing up the teacher's schedule to read and discover alongside their students. Empowering teachers to become mentors releases them from the confines of a tedious, and often frustrating, language arts schedule and affords golden opportunities to nurture the child's heart and mind.As students embark on the adventure of studying literature they will learn to:1) Observe and evaluate what they read.2) Respond with their own ideas through the process of writing.3) Apply what they learn to their life and the world around them.

El Deafo - Literature Discovery Guide

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