Book Discussion: My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

This book is the journey between two sisters when one is given some unfortunate news, and the other is her life line. This story has a lot of in depth meaning with realistic messages to learned. My Sister's Keeper is also a movie. I will provide learners with support while reading a heavy, fantastic novel. This class focuses in on the themes in a novel and introduces students to identifying connections to the text. By the end of the class, learners will know to make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections. From these connections, they will be able to pick out the most apparent theme from the book. Class will meet through video chat twice a week for discussions, and discussion questions will be posted for homework that will be answered on the classroom website. In the first fifteen minutes of class, we will discuss reading from homework. Next, students will learn how to use graphic organizers as a comprehension strategy. Then, We will read to work on learner's fluency and how this helps with comprehending a story. I will stop throughout the reading to ask questions that spark discussions about events that take place, character's feelings and relationships, and learner's opinions. All discussion questions will help learners to understand how to make connections and force them to think at a higher level. Students will also learn how to use inferencing skills to answer discussion questions. Homework will always be posted right after class ends. The last class will have a short assessment on the themes and connections they have made to see how well they are able to use the skills learned to comprehend a story.
Class 1 - pg 7-19
Class 2 - pg 49-72
Class 3 - pg 107-129
Class 4 - pg 163-183
Class 5 - pg 203-222
Class 6 - pg 243-259
Class 7 - pg 287-307
Class 8 - pg 333-355
Class 9 - pg 379-395
Class 10 - pg 421-423 & Final Book Assessment