Upper Middle Grade students (ages 10-14, grades 5-8) will engage through video instruction, story interviews, and ‘paper and pencil’ assignments to work a fun exploration of the middle grade novel Maddie McDowell and the Rodeo Robbery 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. All work is geared to 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.
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 Maddie McDowell and the Rodeo Robbery