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Out of My Mind: Novel Study Study GuideOut of My Mind: Novel Study Study Guide
Publisher
Reed Novel Studies
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Grade
4th - 7th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Study Guides
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategy
Independent Practice
Year
2015
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Out of My Mind: Novel Study

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Have you ever felt trapped in your own body? That is likely how Melody in Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Mind feels. As scholars read to find out how Melody finally expresses herself, they complete sentences with new words, describe characters using adjectives, and write poems.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

studying literature, responding to literature, novels

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Invite a speaker to talk to the class about cerebral palsy and other disabilities
  • Listen to the song "Elvira" (discussed in the text)

Classroom Considerations

  • Contains only a preview of a full novel study
  • Needs research resources from the library or Internet

Pros

  • Questions require text evidence
  • Includes literary device activities with personification and similes

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.5.10

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