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Story Geek Book Club: Bud, Not Buddy by C. P. Curtis, ELA English Language Arts
Kiera Astrid, M.L.I.S, M.F.A
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(90)
In this book club students read about a funny 10 year-old motherless boy looking for family during the Great Depression. Themes include: resilience, race, poverty, and family. Optional creative ELA activities. All learning styles welcome.
Class experience
US Grade 3 - 6
Over the course of 8 weeks students read and discuss the middle grade, Newberry award winning novel Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. Students learn how to discuss novels using story elements such as plot, setting, and character development. Each week, students are introduced to a literary term. Through discussion questions and optional, weekly creative writing/thinking prompts that may be shared verbally or written, students explore themes in Bud, Not Buddy that include: family,...
This class is taught in English.
Students will learn how to discuss a novel using story elements (plot, setting, character development, and language). Students will learn the literary terms: inference, theme, metaphor, simile, climax, and resolution.
In my professional career, I've worked with children from various socioeconomic backgrounds with all kinds of family structures. I've led previous book clubs in-person and online featuring this book so I'm familiar with kids' responses to the rough opening scene. Most kids are more freaked out by the idea of a pencil being shoved partway up someone's nose rather than anything to do with mean foster parents or bullies.
Homework Offered
Reading: 30-50 pages a week Optional creative learning activities to support ELA curriculum and historical context of story.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
InformalGrades Offered
The book in any format: Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Bud is a 10 year old boy on the run during the Great Depression. Bud has escaped an orphanage and a bad foster home. The story opens with a scene that includes the protagonist getting a pencil up his nose, a fight with a kid bully, and two mean adult foster parents. From there, the story eases up and includes a lot of humor and wonderful, trustworthy adult characters.
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(90)
I believe in the power of Story. Stories are magical teachers. They open our minds and hearts. They remind us of our similarities and introduce us to our differences. They comfort us when our abilities or identities have been misunderstood. They...
Group Class
$11
weekly or $85 for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
55 min
Completed by 43 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
2-16 learners per class
