Coraline written by Neil Gaiman

Coraline
Neil Gaiman
740L

            Coraline’s family just moved into a new home that has 14 rooms. One of the doors to a room doesn’t work, after finding a way behind the door Coraline is transported into another world. While she has her issues with her family, the family she finds on the Other side are everything she could ever want. Everything about the Other world are fantastic and perfect for her. Unfortunately, she finds out her Other mother and father aren’t exactly what they appear and she must find a way back to the real world.

Publishers Weekly Best Book
Book Sense 76 Pick
Child Magazine Best Book of the Year
New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing"
Amazon.com Editors’ Choice
ALA Notable Children’s Book
ALA Best Book for Young Adults
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
IRA/CBC Children's Choice
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award Masterlist (Vermont)
Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers
Hugo Award for Best Novella
School Library Journal Best Book

Learning Activity:
The student will read the book Coraline and go through the scenes introducing Coraline’s mother and the Other mother. Once the story shifts into the Other world, the student will compare how Other mother provides exactly what Coraline wants and how it is unlike what her real mother does for her. The student will write about the differences between the two characters and why think they the Other mother is so inviting for a child like Coraline. They will present their findings to the class in a few sentences summation.

Standards:
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.6.3 - Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.6.5 - Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.

Goal:
The student will read the text and analyze the two mother figures and how they each interact with Coraline. The student will write up their thoughts on the Other mother and why think they Coraline first preferred her to her actual mother.

Objective:
Cognitive -
            The student will write 2 paragraphs about the interactions between Coraline and her mother compared to her interactions with Other mother.
Affective -
            The student will write a paragraph about why they think Coraline chose to enter the Other world and what makes Other mother so appealing.
Cognitive -
            The student will present their findings to the class, short explanation on what they think makes Other mother better than mother when first introduced in the story.

Outcome:
The student will write 3 paragraphs on the characters of mother, Other mother, and Coraline and what makes the mother characters different from one another. The student will present their findings to the class.