Name, riod: Date: ‘The Five People You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom The Five People you Meet in Heaven is a nonfiction story about the afterlife experience of Eddie, the main character of the novel. When Eddie dies, he revisits five people from his life, each with a different meaning, message, and importance. Eddie travels back in time and visits many places from his past. With each encounter, Eddie realizes something new about himself, his relationships, and his purpose in life. As you read this novel, think about what Eddie learns from each person that he meets in heaven, no matter how small or big of a role they played in his life. Complete the graphic organizer below and describe their impacteffect on Eddie. The information you write in this packet will help you brainstorm and outline your first writing assignment when you return to school. 1. The First Person Eddie Meets: The Blue Man Relationship/Connection to Eddie The Lesson/What Eddie Realizes When Eddie was a young boy, he was playing _ | Eddie learns that everything and everyone is and it went into the road. He ran out to get it and | connected. Nothing happens by accident. almost was hit by a car. The man in the car was the Blue Man. He died of a heart attack from the shock. Feeling/Tone related to this memory/relationship (circle one or write your own): Sadness X, happiness overcoming challenges _love friendship disappointment _ life-changing experiences Explanation- Eddie learns that he killed a man by accident when he was young and Eddie is filled with grief over this.2. The Second Person Eddie Meets: The Captain Relationship/Connection to Eddie The Lesson/What Eddie Realizes “He was with Eddie in the military and was imprisoned with him in the Phillipines. Eddie realizes that sacrifices are a natural part of life, Everyone will experience it and have to deal with it. Feeling/Tone related to this memory/relationship (circle one or write your own): Sadness X friendship happiness disappointment overcoming challenges life-changing experiences love Explanation- Eddie remembers being in the prison camp and all of the torture he endured. He also remembers his leg being shot and leaving him crippled. 3. The Third Person Eddie Meets: The Ruby Relationship/Connection to Eddie ‘The Lesson/What Eddie Realizes Ruby was the woman Ruby Pier was named aficr. This is significant because without Ruby there would be no pier. Eddie learned that everything is not always as it seems. His father seemed like an angry,distant man that had no love for him. He eventually Icarmed that the contrary was true. Feeling/Tone related to this memory/relationship (circle one or write your own): sadness friendship happiness disappointment overcoming challenges life-changing experiences love X Explanation- Eddie finds a new love for his father and tries to reconcile with him in Ruby's diner. He cries apologizes for everything that happened between them.4. The Fourth Person Eddie Meets: Marguerite Connection to Eddie ‘The Lesson/What Eddie Realizes | Relations Marguerite is Eddie’s wife. They were married Eddie learns that love is never lost, no matter up until Marguerite’s death, what, Fecling/Tone related to this memory/relationship (circle one or write your own): sadness happiness X overcoming challenges love friendship disappointment life-changing experiences Explanation- Eddie has felt worried and troubled over his period in heaven and is finally relieved and overjoyed when he sees Marguerite. They talk and go to all of the weddings that are going on. Eventually, they redo their wedding dance and then Eddie leaves for his fifth person. 1. The Fifth Person Eddie Meets: Tala Relationship/Connection to Eddie The Lesson/What Eddie Realizes Tala was the little girl Eddie thought he saw in _ | Eddie realizes that his life had meaning. He the fire, She died in the fire when her mother _ | made kids happy and have them leaving the pier [ never came back for her. ___| with a smile. Feeling/Tone related to this memory/relationship (circle one or write your own): sadness happiness overcoming challenges love friendship disappointment _ life-changing experiences X Explanation- Eddie changes the way he looks at his life. He finally sees that it has meaning and wasn’t a waste,Eddie’s Thoughts about his Life Before Meeting his Five People After Meeting his Five People Before he meets the five people, Eddie thought his life was worthless and it had no meaning, He felt bad because he never gave Marguerite a better life away from the pier. After meeting his five people, Eddie realizes that his life wasn’t a waste at all. He was put on Earth to take care of the children at Ruby Pier and help them enjoy their time there. Addi ional Thoughts/Overall Reaction to the Novel T thought it was interesting how the book ended. Originally, I didn’t know how the author was going to finish the book and show Eddie's overall lesson. I liked how he met the little git] in the fire and he reconciled with her in sorts when he washed her of all the bun marks and seats. It seemed like it was a metaphorical representation of all of Eddie’s sins being cleaned as he finally made it into heaven, *Remember to bring this with you to class every dayThe Five People You Meet In Heaven VOCABULARY FOLLOW-ALONG As you come across any of these words in the text, write down the page number, record the sentence, and Mitch Albom: Page #: The Intro. Sentence: Mitch Albom is the author of the international bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie, as well as six other books, Definition: The author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Arthritis: Page #: 2 Sentence: His legs were thin and veined now, and his left knee, wounded in the war, was ruined by arthritis. Definition:Inflammation of the joints Biography Page #:Intro Sentence:Mitch Albom is the author of the international bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie, as well as six other books. He works as a newspaper columnist and a broadcaster, and serves on ‘numerous charitable boards. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan.Definition: an account of someone's life written by someone else Nimble: Page #:11 Sentence:Out on the ocean, diamonds of sunlight danced on the water, and Eddie stared at their nimble movement. Definition:quick and light in movement or action; agile. Pier: Page #:20 Sentence:Eddie saw nothing of his final moment on earth, nothing of the Pier or the crowd or the shattered fiber glass cart. Definition: a structure leading out from the shore into a body of water, in particular Firmament: Page #:The book Sentence: Definition:the heavens or the sky, especially when regarded as a tangible thing‘Symbolism: Page #:the epilogue Sentence:the whole epilogue Definition:the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities Cacophony: Page #:11 Sentence:{t mixed in his head now with the cacophony of the crashing waves and children sereaming on the rides. Definition:a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds Imminent: Page #:4 Sentence:Had he known his death was an imminent, he might have gone somewhere else.Definition:about to happen Ballyhoo: Page #:30 Sentence: barker would ballyhoo the oddity, and it was a barker’s voice that Eddie heard now. Definition:extravagant publicity or fuss ‘Commodity: Page #:41 Sentence: And my life as a commodity had begun, Definition:a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffeeFlashback: Page #: 37 and 45 Sentence: Today is Eddie's Birthday. “My ball!” “ I don’t want to go.” Definition:a scene in a movie, novel, ete. set in a time earlier than the main storyName: Period: ie pate; 27 & |S The Five People You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom The Five People you Meet in Heaven is a nonfiction story about the afterlife experience of Bddie, the main character of the novel. When Eddie dies, he revisits five people from his life, cach with a different meaning, message, and importance. Eddie travels back in time and visits many places from his past. With each encounter, Eddie realizes something new about himself, his relationships, and his purpose in life. ‘As you read this novel, think about what Eddie learns from each person that he meets in heaven, no matter how small or big of a role they played in his life. Complete the graphic organizer below and describe their impact/effect on Eddie. The information you write in this, packet will help you brainstorm and outline your first writing assignment when you return to school. 1. The First Person Eddie Meets: The Blue Man Relationship/Connection to Eddie The Lesson/What Eddie Realizes He was someone to whom Eddie had been the _ | Eddie learns that everything happens for a cause of death without knowing, an act in a reason, and that the Blue Man’s death was freak show at Ruby Pier. He had a heart attack | interconnected with his life. when Eddie ran in front of his car, chasing a ball. Fecling/Tone related to this memory/relationship (circle one or write your own): sadness happiness ‘overcoming challenges love friendship disappointment _life-changing experiences Explanation- I think this was a life- changing experience for the Blue Man at least, if not Eddie as well. For the Blue Man, it was life-changing because it ended his life. For Eddie, it was life- changing because he almost died, and caused a death, but he didn’t know yet.2. The Second Person Eddie Meets: The Captain Relationship/Connection to Eddie The Lesson/What Eddie Realizes | He was the leader of Eddie’s regiment in the war. He was a kind of parental figure, and saved Eddie's life more than once. He is also the Sacrifices need to be made in life, and Eddie's Joss of easy function with his leg, and the Captain’s loss of his life were both necessary. reason Eddie had a limp for the rest of his life; he shot him in the leg when Eddie wouldn’t move away from a fire that would kill him. Feeling/Tone related to this memory/relationship (circle one or write your own): overcoming challenges _love life-changing experiences sadness friendship happiness disappointment Explanation- Overcoming challenges and life-changing experiences are the most prominent here, because the shot in the leg Eddie acquired was both an opportunity to overcome challenges and a life-changing experience. 3. The Third Person Eddie Meets: The Ruby Relationship/Connection to Eddie The Lesson/What Eddie Realizes She was the person that Ruby Pier was named | Things aren’t always what they seem. after, and her husband was in the adjourning room to the one Marguerite was in in the hospital. Feeling/Tone related to this memory/relationship (circle one or write your own): overcoming challenges love life-changing experiences happiness disappointment sadness friendship Explanation- Sadness. Eddie’s father was really a better man than what Eddie thought of him, and when Eddie watched his father save Mickey’s life under strenuousness circumstances, he must have felt at least a little bit sad for the way he had treated him,4, The Fourth Person Eddie Meets: Marguerite [ Relationship/Connection to Eddie The Lesson/What Eddie Realizes His wife, who died in her forties because Eddie | Love is forever, even old love. had been betting on races, called her, and she was mad at him, and she got a rock dropped on her car from a bridge, and while she recovered from that, about a year later, she developed a tumor and died. Feeling/Tone related to this memory/relationship (circle one or write your own): sadness happiness overcoming challenges love friendship disappointment life-changing experiences Explanation- Love,. How he never fell in love again after she passed away, and his pain at her death proved how much he loved her. 1. The Fifth Person Eddie Meets: Tala Relationship/Connection to Eddie _ ‘The Lesson/What Eddie Realizes She was the child in the barn that Eddie set on fire afier his troop escaped, the one that he convinced himself later on was just a shadow. She burned to deat! that barn. ‘That his life had a meaning, that he worked at the pier for so long making children happy to atone for Tala. Feeling/Tone related to this memory/relationship (circle one or write your own): sadness friendship happiness disappointment overcoming challenges life-changing experiences love Explanation I think sadness was the initial feeling in this chapter, because he had been the cause of the death of'a small child, but relief at the end, that he had met all his people and his life had held meaning,Eddie’s Thoughts about his Life Before Meeting his Five People ‘After Meeting his Five People He was told and realized that his life had been worth something, and he had been paying for the death of Tala without knowing by making all the children he met happy. ‘He thought that his life had been pointless, that _ it had no meaning and he hadn’t been important. Additional Thoughts/Overall Reaction to the Novel I didn’t particularly like it, but it had some merit. *Remember to bring this with you to class every day Literature Circle Group Names: Directions: Each week your group will be handed the same six worksheets; Discussion Director, Selector Director, Art Director; Word Finder, Connector Director, and Summary Director. These will be handed out every two to three chapters you read in the book, The Five People You Meet In Heaven. This means, you each will complete each of the jobs once.Chapter 3-5: Discussion Director: LC Connector: Vincent Art Director: Maggie Chapter 6-10: Discussion Director: Connector:_LC Art Director: Chapter 11-14: Discussion Director: Connector: Art Director: LC Discussion Director:_LC. Name of the book is: _The Five People You meet in Heaven Your job is to develop a list of questions that the group might want to discuss about this part of the book.Usually the best discussion questions come from your own thoughts, feelings and concerns as you read. What was going through your mind while you read...What questions did you have when you finished this section? Did anything in this section of the book surprise you? ‘Think about the question helpers. Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Details? What if? Opinion? 1. Why would the Blue Man actually believe he could drink silver nitrate and be O.K.? 2. Did the little girl have anything to do with Eddie’s life in a way he didn’t know yet? 3. How could people actually think Eddie might have survived after a giant metal ride thingy fell on him? 4, Why did the sky constantly change colors? 5. Why was heaven so difficult and sad and guilt-stricken for Eddie? 6. What was going through the author’s head when he wrote this? Worksheet #2 Connector Director__LC_ Name of the book is:_The same as the last timeHow is this book like real life? Find a way to connect what you read today, to something that ‘might happen, or has happened in real life. (2 Paragraphs) __The only resemblance this book has with real life is when Eddie gets smushed, and his, birthdays. Everything stops there. ..... 2 PARAGRAPHS?!!? no, Worksheet #3: Art Director Write two to three paragraphs summarizing the chapter or today's reading. Use the chart that guides you through summarizing, ‘Today I have accomplished no reading whatsoever. I finished the book over a week ago. But if you mean chapters 11-14, Eddie found out that Marguerite was his fourth person, took a tour through a bunch of weddings, and leamed that love is forever, even old love, however gross it may be. He also had the wonderful experience of learning that he was responsible for the death of a five-year-old girl, just to brighten his day after he found out that he was also in part responsible for the death of his wife. I ove this heaven! Then there was a mushy part where Eddie found out that his life had purpose and he was atoning for sin and all that happy stuff. Use the back of this paper to draw a picture of what happened in today's reading for the group Be sure to include details from the story in your picture. Title ‘What | included in my drawing and why I included it;The Five People You Meet In Heaven VOCABULARY FOLLOW-ALONG As you come across any of these words in the text, write down the page number, record the sentence, and Mitch Albom: Author of “Tuesdays with Moric.” Page #: front cover Sentence: 1? Definition: author of “Tuesdays with Morrie.”Arthritis: Page #: 2 ‘Sentence: His legs were thin and veined now, and his left knee, wounded in the war, was ruined by arthritis. Definition: Acute or chronic inflammation of a joint, often accompanied by pain and structural changes and having diverse causes as infection, crystal deposition, or injury. Biography: Page #: Sentence: Definition: A written account of another person’s life. Nimble: Page #: Sentence: Definition: quick and light in movement;moving with ease; agile; active; rapid Pier:Page ff: Sentence: Definition: a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, ete. Page #: Sentence: Definition: the vault of Heaven; sky. ‘Symbolism: Page #: Sentenes Definition: The practice of representing things by symbols, or investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.Cacophony: Page #: Sentence: Definition: harsh discordance of sound; dissonance. Imminent: Page #: Sentence: Definition: likely to occur at any moment; impending, Ballyhoo: Page #: Sentence:Definition: clamor or outery. Commodity: Definition: something or use, advantage, or value, Flashback: Page #: Sentence: Definition: a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.