Explore Course – Raccoon Summer

Instructional video for parents and teachers to better understand their role as online novel explore course facilitators.

Introduction for students who are taking a novel explore course. Here they’ll learn what’s expected of them.

Get to know author Betty Vanderwielen and her novel Raccoon Summer.

After you read each section of the book, have an interview with your teacher where you question the story in 4 different ways.

Exploring the arc of change the main character makes in the story helps readers understand the themes and motives better.

Asking questions of the story will help you understand many elements the author has presented.

Exploring the arc of change the main character makes helps readers better understand the themes and motives of the story.

Students have an interview with their teacher where they question the story in 4 different ways.

Exploring the character’s arc of change throughout the story helps readers better understand the story themes and motive as well.

The final exploration project for this novel includes 4 options for students to choose from.

After students have completed their exploration of the novel, they get to have some final fun with the author.