Out of my Mind

Title:  Out of my Mind

Author: Sharon Draper

Illustrator:  N/A

ISBN:  9781416971702

Summary: 

This is a beautiful book by Sharon Draper. It is written in first person by an eleven year old girl who struggles with cerebral palsy. It gives you a look inside Melody’s mind and body and the struggles she faces just wanting to be normal. 

 

Rating:

This book is fantastic.  I would recommend this for adults and students alike.  This book received a South Carolina Children’s Book Award in 2012. 

AR Information		Lexile Information
Level	4.3	Age range	10 years and up
Quiz Point Value	8	Book type	Fiction
Grade Interest Level	4-8	Lexile measure	700L

 (The AR and Lexile information is pulled straight from their websites. Arbookfind.com and lexile.com)

 

Curriculum Connections: (These standards are simply the ones I found right off as some I may use for a lesson with the book listed.  I in no way am trying to state these are the only standards that fit this book.)

CCSS

RL.6.3

RI.6.3

W.6.7

SL.6.1

Reading:

This would be a great book for guided reading groups  or as a read aloud. 

 Writing and Speaking:

This book creates so many openings for writing and speaking and research.  The students could write a letter to Melody.  The students could debate the different characters and the character traits.  This is just the beginning of the ideas that I found coming from the book.  The students could also do a book trailer or anti-bullying video.

 

Additional uses:

N/A

 

Related Internet Resources:

http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/cerebral_palsy.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/07/holly-greenhow_n_4233463.html

http://cerebralpalsy.org/

http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=18265

 

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