The Girl Who Thought in Pictures The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin

Written by: Julia Finley Mosca

Illustrated by: Daniel Rieley

MLA: Mosca, Julia Finley, and Daniel Rieley. The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin. The Innovation Press, 2017.

Lexile Level: 530L (Estimated by using another book in series)

Selling Tool: A girl who was labeled as Autistic ended up doing so much more. This is a biography of a girl who ended up being successful in the field of agriculture.

Lesson Activity Question:  Everyone thinks in different ways. How do you think to solve problems?

Learning Standards: IFC Standard 1 – Using Information to build understanding. (Grade 3)

Learning Goals: Students will learn to connect ideas to their own interests. Students will learn to formulate questions about the topic with little guidance. [Students will write a sentence or two of things they are interested in outside of school.]

Learning Objective: Students will connect with other students and prior knowledge including their interests. [Students will be in groups and share their interests with other students.]

Learning Outcomes: Students will use written form to express their interests and formulate their own questions about the topics discussed in the book.