1. By Lauren Haslam

2. Th1rteen R3asons Why was Jay Asher’s first published book Despite being his first book he has won many rewards for his work (Asher)

3. Protagonist Clay Antagonist The “thirteen reasons why” Hannah commit suicide Justin Marcus Alex Zach Jessica Ryan Tyler Justin Courtney Jenny Bryce

4. Favorite Character Clay- All around nice guy who wants to figure out why Hannah took her life. He had a crush on Hannah Least Favorite Characters The people leading up to Hannah’s death ----IN OTHER WORDS---- The other twelve reasons why

5. Exposition Clay just found a package full of seven tapes that was sent by a girl who commit suicide. These tapes are the thirteen reasons why she commit suicide.

6. Rising Action While Clay listens to theses tapes, you are asking the same questions he is, what did you do to contribute to Hannah’s death and how the other people got on the list as well.

7. Climax You find out the real reason Clay is on Hannah’s List

8. Falling Action Clay starts to realizes all the warning signs that he should have seen in Hannah but still is upset she took her life.

9. Resolution Clay passes on the tapes to the next reason why and reaches out to a girl who he thinks is at risk of committing suicide.

10. Modern day The tapes were cassette tapes and were out dated Small town- Clay could walk around

11. Place High school hangouts Places where Hannah’s reasons came from Map of locations

12. Suicide- Hannah commit suicide and it effected the whole school Self Awareness- how you actions can have a negative or positive impact on how someone lives their live Grief- How to cope with a death

13. This book keeps you reading until the last page, each pages gets you one step closer to Clay’s reasons but even after you figure that out you are hooked until the end. Unique plot and type of book

14. [soo-uh-sahyd] 1.the intentional taking of one's own life. 2.a person who intentionally takes his or her own life.

15. Assisted Suicide (Euthanasia ) Suffocation Overdose of Medication Fire Arms Self Inflicted Injuries Murder Suicide

16. 01/02/2010 Family Murder-Suicides Climb in 2009 Homicides Stats On July 12 th, Husband killed wife and then took his own life in Sandy, Utah. There were no early warning signs but he was hospitalized for depression a week prior One of nine Murder-Suicide in Utah for 2009 Four victims alone in December (Bergreen)

17. 83 Americans take their lives everyday (Shafa)

18. All suicides Number of deaths: 33,300 Cause of death rank: 11 Firearm suicides Number of deaths: 16,883 Suffocation suicides Number of deaths: 7,491 Poisoning suicides Number of deaths: 6,109 http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/suicide.htm

19. Each year alone five thousand teens kill themselves (Peacock, Who Completes Suicide?)

20. Fourth leading cause of death for adolescence ages 10 to 14 Third leading cause of death for young adults ages 15- 24 Attempts of Suicide are highest during middle adolescence (Nock)

21. Social Pressure Relationships Sexuality Academic Pressure Parents Grades Personal Pressure Learning Problems Attention Problems

22. Family history Substance Abuse Abuse and Violence Mental, Emotional or Physical disorders Depression Suicide is not confined to any age, gender, social or economic group

23. Teens are vulnerable to depression. Hormones and sleep cycles can affect emotions of teens. Over 60 percent of people who commit suicide suffer from depression Depression (Peacock, Teens and Depression)

24. Teens with alcohol and drug problems are at risk for suicidal thinking and behavior Teens often sometimes turn to these for an escape 30 t0 50 suicide attempts occur under the influence of alcohol or drugs (Peacock, The Facts about Teen Suicide)

25. 4 out of 5 suicide attempts have clear warning signs Disinterest in favorite activities Substance abuse Withdrawing from family and friends Changes in eating habits Begins to neglect personal appearance Declining grades in school Risk taking behaviors (Peacock, How Can I Help My Friend?)

26. I’m thinking of committing suicide I want to kill myself I wish I could die If they give away favorite belongings These are all serious calls for help!!

27. SUPPORT Let them know that you support and love them Lawmakers making it harder for teens to get guns

28. School Programs American Association of Suicidology Speak at schools and publish information Learning about warning signs Risk Factors Communication

29. Suffering from depression and are having suicidal thoughts reach out to someone Tell someone you trust what’s going on with you Be around people who are caring and positive Ask someone to help you figure out what to do a problem you are facing Figure out what is getting you down and depressed and have a support group when can reach out to when you can’t cop

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