Title:
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
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.
