Explore Course – Dog Talk

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Middle Grade students (ages 9-14, grades 4-8) will engage through video instruction, story interviews, and ‘paper and pencil’ assignments to work a fun exploration of the middle grade speculative Dog Talk by LuAnn M. Rod. This course is divided into 4 sections of study, and can take up to 4 weeks to complete. Three sections include Questioning the Story Interviews and a character arc study. The last section includes an enrichment project the student chooses, and final fun with the author. Like a Book Club, all work is geared toward helping kids explore the book on a fun level while incorporating student choice. 9 videos are part of this course, including 2 from the author.

Estimated Time: 4 Week Explore Course

Course Instructor

Kiri Jorgensen Kiri Jorgensen Instructor

Kiri Jorgensen is a long time teacher, curriculum creator, writer, editor, and publisher at Chicken Scratch Books. Her passion is middle grade novels, and she loves helping kids discover the wonder of strong literature.

 

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LuAnn M. Rod and Dog Talk

Welcome to Our Explore Course – for Teachers and Parents

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

Welcome to Our Explore Course – for Students

Introduction for students who are taking a novel explore course. Here they’ll learn what’s expected of them.
LuAnn M. Rod and Dog Talk

Get to know author LuAnn M. Rod and learn about ‘Dog Talk’.

Book Section 1: Pages 1-75, Chapters 1-13

Questioning the Story Interview

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

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

Book Section 2: Pages 76-155, Chapters 14-25

Questioning the Story Interview

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

Exploring Character Arc

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

Book Section 3:  Pages 156-234, Chapters 26-38

Questioning the Story Interview

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

Exploring Character Arc

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

Final Exploration of Dog Talk

Exploration Project

The final exploration project for this novel includes 4 options for students to choose from.
Final Fun with LuAnn M. Rod

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

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