The Neptune Project
Polly Holyoke
810L
Set in the distant future, Nere discovers the reason she’s always felt different is that she actually is. Her genes were altered before she was ever born. Her friends at the Neptune colony are also all a part of this same science experiment meant to make them better able to handle ocean climates than regular humans can. Once they find out their actual purpose in life set by the government scientists, the kids run away.
Texas Bluebonnet Award 2014-15 Master List
Nominated for Maryland Black-eyed Susan Book Award
Recommended Read for Children by the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Bank Street's Best Children's Books of 2014
Finalist 2013 Green Earth Book Awards
Finalist 2014 Texas Book Awards for MG/YA Literature
Nominated for Buckeye Children's Book Award
Nominated for the Hawaiian Nēnē List for Young Readers
Learning
Activity:
After
reading the story, write a reflection paragraph about how the student related
to Nere’s solutions to problems (or any of the other Neptune kids, like Dai,
Rad, or Lena). Could the student understand her responses? Did they agree with
the outcome? After writing, select three scenes from the text to back up their
responses. The student should pay particular attention to the Neptune kids’
encounters in the wild/vs wild and against the Marine Guards/government force.
Standards:
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.7.1 - Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences are drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.7.3 - Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.7.6 - Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
Goal:
The student will write 1 paragraph about how they relate or not relate to the decisions made by a main character from the book. The student will then look up examples from the text that support their opinions.
Objective:
Cognitive -
The student will explain in a one paragraph response their opinions about plot decisions made within the story and provide textual examples that will support their conclusions.
Outcome:
The student will reflect on their thoughts about how characters reacted to problems and are able to supply evidence why they think this.
Standards:
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.7.1 - Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences are drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.7.3 - Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.7.6 - Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
Goal:
The student will write 1 paragraph about how they relate or not relate to the decisions made by a main character from the book. The student will then look up examples from the text that support their opinions.
Objective:
Cognitive -
The student will explain in a one paragraph response their opinions about plot decisions made within the story and provide textual examples that will support their conclusions.
Outcome:
The student will reflect on their thoughts about how characters reacted to problems and are able to supply evidence why they think this.
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