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神経多様性読書クラブ (6 月) — 「火、水、そしてモーディ・マッギン」

自閉症、ADHD、失読症、トゥレット症候群、OCD、その他の神経学的に素晴らしい世界への生き方を持つ10代前半と10代の若者、そして私たちの仲間のための読書グループです。これは「The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn」という本のためのグループです。著者が参加します!
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1 授業時間
宿題:
Please read the entire book before the class meets. Learners may read via a paper book, e-book, listen to an audiobook, or have someone read it to them—all learning styles are welcome.
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英語レベル - 不明
米国の学年 7 - 10
SPECIAL: The author will be attending for the first 20-30 minutes! You'll get to meet Sally J Pla and ask her your questions live!

In "The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn," Maudie visits her dad for the summer, but a wildfire changes their plans and the end up in the town he grew up in, reconnecting with old friends, and rediscovering what it's like to be welcomed and accepted. Maudie doesn't get that back home in Texas with her mom and stepdad. Can she find a way to speak up for herself? To tell the truth about what she wants and needs? And can she learn to surf in the process?

Why join me for this book?

1. It's a deeply relatable story about the tension between wanting to please parents and to be yourself. 

2. Thoughtfully discussing books with others brings out more depth and meaning than a simple "I liked it" or "it was good."

3. We all need books with characters like us, as well as ones who are not like us. Characters like us help us feel less alone, and characters who are different help us understand other lives and experiences. The first time I read a book with a character who felt like me, who had the same hangups I did, who problem-solved in the same way, and got into the same difficulties, I finally felt normal. Because that character was autistic. And so was the author. And so am I.

Please read/listen to the book on your own before class. When we meet, I’ll ask an opening question about the book to start the discussion, and guide learners through a socratic seminar style discussion. 

I have done this extensively with teens, tweens, and young adults, and have had amazing experiences of seeing the world differently and relating to my discussion partners differently as we discuss a book, and explore the important ideas it brings up, together.

I hope you will join me!


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What will this class be like? 

There won't be any book reports, or quizzes, or character analysis, or writing summaries, or any of the types of assignments you're probably used to in school. We're going to discuss the book. But this isn't just talking about what you liked and didn't. 

This is a different kind of discussion called a socratic seminar. 

Socratic seminars are a way to thoughtfully explore a text and the ideas it brings up with other people so that everyone gets much more out of it than reading the book on your own. 


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Who is this class for?

Learners of ALL neurotypes are welcome, including neurotypicals!

What is neurodiversity? The term describes people who process information differently than what is typical. This includes autism, ADHD, Tourette, OCD, dyslexia, sensory differences, and more.

This class is a welcoming place for diverse learning and communication styles. Students are welcome to participate with camera on or off, via chat or voice or listening quietly, to move or fidget or stimm or doodle, and to request accommodations as needed.

This group is a welcoming place for LGBTQIA+ teens, cis, trans, nonbinary, agender, and gender expansive teens welcome.


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Publisher's description of "The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn," by Sally J. Pla:

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the courage to tell him a terrible secret about life with her mom and new stepdad? This contemporary novel is a must-read for fans of Leslie Connor and Ali Standish. A Schneider Family Book Award winner!

Maudie always looks forward to the summers she spends in California with her dad. But this year, she must keep a troubling secret about her home life--one that her mom warned her never to tell. Maudie wants to confide in her dad about her stepdad's anger, but she's scared.

When a wildfire strikes, Maudie and her dad are forced to evacuate to the beach town where he grew up. It's another turbulent wave of change. But now, every morning, from their camper, Maudie can see surfers bobbing in the water. She desperately wants to learn, but could she ever be brave enough?

As Maudie navigates unfamiliar waters, she makes friends--and her autism no longer feels like the big deal her mom makes it out to be. But her secret is still threatening to sink her. Will Maudie find the strength to reveal the awful truth--and maybe even find some way to stay with Dad--before summer is over?

This is from the author of "The Someday Birds," which we also enjoyed in a previous book club.
学習到達目標
Learners will experience acceptance of their own unique neurotype and personality, and have the opportunity, through reading and discussion, to see the world through another's experience.

This discussion may provoke some difficult questions around students' own feelings of inclusion and exclusion, however it is not intended as mental health counseling therapy for anyone. While this is a safe space to bring up questions and anxieties, we will not be delving into personal experiences or attempt to treat or provide therapy in any way.
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学習ニーズ
Learners who are Autistic, ADHDers, dyslexic, Tourettes, OCD, Downs, and experience other neurowonderful ways of being in the world, are very welcome! This is for you!
保護者へのお知らせ
There is a situation of mild physical abuse (rough handling of a child) and verbal abuse (yelling, blaming), which is mostly only alluded to, and shown explicitly in one scene. Let me know if you would like more details.
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Book Title: The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn
Author: Sally J. Pla
ISBN: 9780063268791
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/9847/9780063268791
Amazon: https://amzn.to/44i9nAX
Libro.fm Audiobook: https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780063268821-the-fire-the-water-and-maudie-mcginn


Publisher's description of "The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn," by Sally J. Pla:

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the courage to tell him a terrible secret about life with her mom and new stepdad? This contemporary novel is a must-read for fans of Leslie Connor and Ali Standish. A Schneider Family Book Award winner!

Maudie always looks forward to the summers she spends in California with her dad. But this year, she must keep a troubling secret about her home life--one that her mom warned her never to tell. Maudie wants to confide in her dad about her stepdad's anger, but she's scared.

When a wildfire strikes, Maudie and her dad are forced to evacuate to the beach town where he grew up. It's another turbulent wave of change. But now, every morning, from their camper, Maudie can see surfers bobbing in the water. She desperately wants to learn, but could she ever be brave enough?

As Maudie navigates unfamiliar waters, she makes friends--and her autism no longer feels like the big deal her mom makes it out to be. But her secret is still threatening to sink her. Will Maudie find the strength to reveal the awful truth--and maybe even find some way to stay with Dad--before summer is over?

This is from the author of "The Someday Birds," which we also enjoyed in a previous book club.
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参加しました January, 2021
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I am neurodivergent myself, having four decades of life experience being Autistic, and I am an autism coach, helping Autistic and other neurodivergent kids and their families find and remove the hidden barriers to success and then build positive life experiences. I am also a certified teacher with several years of experience teaching middle and high school.

I also am a graduate of the Great Books Program at St. John's College, a school where every single class, in every single subject, is taught in small group, socratic seminar discussion style, so I have extensive experience leading and participating in small group discussions on difficult, unfamiliar, and sometimes uncomfortable topics. As a high school teacher, I led my students in socratic seminar discussion regularly on a wide variety of books and topics.

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60 分

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年齢: 12-17
クラス人数: 4 人-8 人

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