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Out of My Mind
This book would be a marvelous text for a literature circle.
Online Resources:
Infographic
I created an infographic to accompany the reading of this text. The infographic contains a short summary of the book by covering main events from the text. Students can use this when refreshing themselves on the story.
https://magic.piktochart.com/output/12133053-untitled-infographic
SharonDraper.com
The author has her own website where she discusses Out of My Mind. On the website, there is a section where Sharon answers questions about Out of My Mind and Melody.
http://sharondraper.com/bookdetail.asp?id=35
Cerebral Palsy
This website contains information about what cerebral palsy is at a level students will understand. This website is beneficial because it gives information about what the condition is and the different forms it comes in. I would recommend this website if a student wanted to learn more about the condition.
http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/cerebral-palsy.html
Key Words
Diversity, Disability, Individuality, Relationships, Community
Vocabulary:
Amble: to stroll at an easy pace.
Bellow: to utter in a loud deep voice
Cerebral Palsy: a paralysis caused by prenatal brain trauma or a brain injury
Convulsion: moving the body due to sudden muscle contractions
Diagnosis: determining a condition through examination
Flail: to thresh about
Indignation: displeasure toward something considered unjust
Reading Strategy:
Before reading, I would invite my brother to speak to the class. He was born with cerebral palsy and can speak first hand on experiences that people with cerebral palsy have. I could even see if he would read a portion of the text to the students.
During reading, have the students who are reading this text in their literature circle hold a fishbowl discussion. This will make sure the students are all comprehending what they are reading and will give them a chance to talk to their group members about the text.
After reading, have students partake in Reader's Theater. They can create their own script or the instructor can create or find one online. This will help the students understand the main character's feelings and will benefit the students in their future writing activity.
Writing Strategy:
After students have finished reading the story, they can write their own story from a perspective they are unfamiliar with, such as an animal or the president of the United States. This activity will help students understand what goes into writing from different perspectives and will also touch upon point of view aspects from the standards.
Draper, Sharon (2010). Out of My Mind. New York, NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Reading Level: 700L
Why Should You Read This Book?
- The book is from the perspective of a person with a disability, which is a perspective rarely visited in texts students read in school.
- The book teaches about inclusion and why it is important to have inclusion in school.
- The story is a great way to represent students with disabilities in the class reading.
- The book covers a quiz competition so the readers of this text will also gain various fact information from the story.
- The book uses exceptional vocabulary words.
- The book teaches about inclusion and why it is important to have inclusion in school.
- The story is a great way to represent students with disabilities in the class reading.
- The book covers a quiz competition so the readers of this text will also gain various fact information from the story.
- The book uses exceptional vocabulary words.
This book would be a marvelous text for a literature circle.
Online Resources:
Infographic
I created an infographic to accompany the reading of this text. The infographic contains a short summary of the book by covering main events from the text. Students can use this when refreshing themselves on the story.
https://magic.piktochart.com/output/12133053-untitled-infographic
SharonDraper.com
The author has her own website where she discusses Out of My Mind. On the website, there is a section where Sharon answers questions about Out of My Mind and Melody.
http://sharondraper.com/bookdetail.asp?id=35
Cerebral Palsy
This website contains information about what cerebral palsy is at a level students will understand. This website is beneficial because it gives information about what the condition is and the different forms it comes in. I would recommend this website if a student wanted to learn more about the condition.
http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/cerebral-palsy.html
Key Words
Diversity, Disability, Individuality, Relationships, Community
Vocabulary:
Amble: to stroll at an easy pace.
Bellow: to utter in a loud deep voice
Cerebral Palsy: a paralysis caused by prenatal brain trauma or a brain injury
Convulsion: moving the body due to sudden muscle contractions
Diagnosis: determining a condition through examination
Flail: to thresh about
Indignation: displeasure toward something considered unjust
Reading Strategy:
Before reading, I would invite my brother to speak to the class. He was born with cerebral palsy and can speak first hand on experiences that people with cerebral palsy have. I could even see if he would read a portion of the text to the students.
During reading, have the students who are reading this text in their literature circle hold a fishbowl discussion. This will make sure the students are all comprehending what they are reading and will give them a chance to talk to their group members about the text.
After reading, have students partake in Reader's Theater. They can create their own script or the instructor can create or find one online. This will help the students understand the main character's feelings and will benefit the students in their future writing activity.
Writing Strategy:
After students have finished reading the story, they can write their own story from a perspective they are unfamiliar with, such as an animal or the president of the United States. This activity will help students understand what goes into writing from different perspectives and will also touch upon point of view aspects from the standards.
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