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Summary
Summary
Roll with It is a novel about a 12-year-old girl named Ellie that has cerebral palsy, causing her to be wheelchair bound. Ellie lives with her mom in Nashville, but her life soon changes when they have to move to a small town named Eufaula in Oklahoma when her grandpa’s Alzheimer’s becomes worse and requires more care. With big life changes happening, Ellie uses her love for baking as an outlet in the process of navigating a new town and school as the new kid with the wheelchair.
Keywords/phrases: Cerebral palsy (CP), Wheelchair, Alzheimer’s, Baking, Family
Suggested Delivery: Independent read
Key Vocabulary
Cerebral Palsy (CP): Disorder that affects body movement and muscle coordination, caused by abnormal brain development often before birth.
Neurologist: A doctor who diagnoses, treats, and manages disorders of the brain and nervous system (brain, spinal cord, nerves).
Electroencephalogram (EEG): A recording of brain activity.
Seizure: A sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain, can cause changes in behavior, movements or feelings, and in levels of consciousness.
Alzheimer’s: A brain disorder that slowly destroys memory, thinking skills, and other important mental functions.
On the Spectrum: diagnosed with or having characteristics of an autism spectrum disorder (awkwardness in social situations, restricted interests, or repetitive patterns of behavior).
Reading Strategies
Before
Before
I will pre-teach vocabulary to students. Roll with It contains some medical terminology that students may be unfamiliar with and will likely need to be taught beforehand for better comprehension of the material.
During
During
Students will independently fill out a story map as they read the novel
After
After
Using the website, Flip, students will create and post videos in response to 5 discussion questions of their choice in the back of the book. Students can also comment or react to their classmates’ responses, enhancing the discussion.
Writing Activity
Reading Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1 – Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Writing Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1 – Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
Activity: Students will answer the questions, “Has Ellie changed by the end of the story? If so, how? If not, why?” By stating their opinions and supporting them with strong reasoning or evidence from the text.
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