MELODY'S DEVELOPMENT

December 21, 2016

Describe Mrs. V.   What role does she play in Melody's development?  Why is she a necessary addition to Melody's life?

STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

December 19, 2016

Discuss Melody's teachers since she began going to school using specific details from the text.  What does this say about the attitudes at her school about teaching students with special needs?

QUESTION FOR AUTHOR

December 16, 2016

Write a question for the author, Sharon Draper

SACRIFICES

December 15, 2016

Why do people make sacrifices for others?

GREAT DAY OF BLOGGING - CHARACTER

December 14, 2016 

Describe Melody's character.

CHARACTERS

December 13, 2016

Name a character and give a description of that character.  Tell why you chose the character.

DIFFERENCES

December 12, 2016

What makes Melody different from the rest of the children in H-5?  What would be Melody's ideal school situation?

chapter summary

Tell us what chapter you are reading today from Out of My Mind. Give a short summary of the chapter.

STUDENT/STAFF POSTED QUESTIONS

December 9, 2016

Teachers and Students:  Post a question about the story for other students to answer.

STUDENTS

Please remember, do not post your last name, only your first name @ your school.  Thank you.  We are enjoying reading all of your great comments.

Character traits

Describe Melody's character. What are Melody's character traits that you have read about in the novel so far?

MELODY AND HER CLASSMATES

December 5, 2016

Based on details in the text, how does Melody feel about school?  How does she fit in with her classmates?

The Setting

What is the setting of  Out of My Mind?

FRUSTRATIONS

December 1, 2016

In a world, that does not work for her, what seems to cause the biggest frustrations for Melody?

November 30, 2016

What predictions can the reader make about the narrator of the story based on details from the text?  What inferences can be made about the thought processes of the narrator's mind?

November 28, 2016

The novel opens with a powerful discussion of the power of words and language.  How does this author's choice help capture the reader's attention?

Before reading Sharon M. Draper's novel, "Out of my Mind," make some real world connections to what this title might mean.

Think about what the figurative language of being out of one's mind. Discuss the idea with your classmates and teacher. Make a real world connection by telling what the title means to you. Then give details about a time when you felt you were going out of your mind. Finally, conclude your paragraph by summarizing your experience.