Captain Raptor and the space pirates by: Kevin O'Malley and Patrick O'Brien and illustrated by Patrick O'Brien

Title:  Captain Raptor and the space pirates  

Author: Kevin O'Malley and Patrick O'Brien and illustrated by Patrick O'Brien.

Lexile Level: n/a

Recommended for

Ages: 5- 8 Years

Grades: Kindergarten - Third Grade

Summary

The book titled Captain Raptor and the space pirates  by: Kevin O'Malley and Patrick O'Brien and illustrated by Patrick O'Brien is part of series called Captain Raptor. This book  is the sequel to the book titled Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery.

This book focuses on their next mission of finding space pirates, who have raided the Imperial Palace and have stolen jewels from the planet called Jurassica. This graphic novel has colorful illustrations, which enhances the story.

Learning Standards

“Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).” (Reading Standards for Literature K–5: Grade 3 students)

Learning Goals

·      Students will describe how text illustrations can convey and enhance a story (e.g. create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting), which affects a reader’s experience.

·      Students will identify the basic elements of a graphic novel.

Learning Objectives

•   Students will describe and identify  through the completion of worksheets and group discussion how the text’s illustrations creates a mood and assists with the characterizations present within in the text titled Captain Raptor and the space pirates  by Kevin O'Malley and Patrick O'Brien and illustrated by Patrick O'Brien. (Cognitive)

Learning Activity

In this learning activity, students will be in groups of three students. Each group will focus on identifying key details and events that are present in the text through the  completion of worksheets and group. In addition, students will discuss in these small  groups,  through choosing examples in the text, how they believe that  the illustrations creates a mood and assists with the characterizations present within in the text titled Captain Raptor and the space pirates . Each group will present as a group and participate in a discussion  in class, as a whole.

Students will be assessed based on their understanding of their small group participation and presentation to the class, their completion of worksheets as well as their participation in the class discussion.

Learning Outcome

Students will describe how text illustrations convey and enhance the story (e.g. create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting) in the text titled Captain Raptor and the space pirates  by: Kevin O'Malley and Patrick O'Brien and illustrated by Patrick O'Brien.

Selling Tool: Poster 

References

Lexile Levels Made Easy. (n.d.). Retrieved December 7, 2017, from http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/book-selection-tips/lexile-levels-made-easy

Mid-Hudson Library System --Restart / by Gordon Korman. Retrieved  December 4, 2017 from

http://search.midhudsonlibraries.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1797713__Sscience%20fiction__Ff%3Afacetmediatype%3Ab%3Ab%3ABook%3A%3A__Ff%3Afacetcollections%3A1%3A1%3AAll%20Children%27s%20Materials%3A%3A__Ff%3Afacetgenre%3AScience%20fiction%3AScience%20fiction%3AScience%20fiction%3A%3A__P0%2C8__Orightresult__U__X3?lang=eng&suite=cobalt

New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy. (n.d.). Retrieved December 9, 2017, from https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-p-12-common-core-learning-standards-for-english-language-arts-and-literacy

O'Malley, K., & O'Brien, P. (2007). Captain Raptor and the space pirates. New York: Holtzbrinck.