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Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes

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Theme:

Interpreting the Text and Interacting with It

Grades:

6 - 8

Subject:

Reading and Language Arts

Duration:

Two class periods

Standards
& Goals:

Florida State Learning Standards
  • The student will use background knowledge of subject and related content areas, pre-reading strategies, graphic representations and knowledge of text structure to make and confirm predictions of content, purpose and organization of a reading selection.
  • The student will determine the main idea or essential message in grade-level text through inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing and identifying relevant details.
  • The student effectively applies listening and speaking strategies.
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.

Objectives:

Students will:
  • Read or listen to Chapter 49 of Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes.
  • Reflect on the title of the book.
  • Make connections between their own hopes and dreams and Olive’s Ocean.
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