Out of My Mind by ANNA JASCH

Chapters 1-3

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What are you learning about the main character Melody?

Chapter 4

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Dr. Hugely and Melody's mom have different opinions about Melody and her abilities. Tell a little about how their opinions differ.

Research

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Melody has a disease called Cerebral Palsy. Read a book about Cerebral Palsy on Epic. Tell 2-3 facts that you learned.

Chapter 5

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What are you learning about the students in H-5?

Chapter 6

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Who is Violet Valencia? What type of relationship does she have with Melody?

Chapter 7

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Write a summary of Chapter 7. Why does the teacher have to call Melody's mother? What happens in this chapter?

Chapter 8

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Explain what happens in this chapter with Ollie and Butterscotch.

Chapter 9

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Melody overhears an important conversation between her father and mother in this chapter. What are they discussing?

Chapter 10

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What happens at the end of this chapter? How do you think Melody feels?

Chapter 11

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Create your own question for your partner to answer about chapter 11. Then read your partner's question and post the answer below.

Music Class

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Melody loves music, and she gets to participate in a music "inclusion" class. Here are some of the songs that they listen to in class. Use your head phones to hear them. Then write: Which you like best and why?

Chapter 12

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In this chapter we meet a new character, Catherine. Who is she? What is her job?

Chapters 13

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Describe what happens at the trip to the aquarium.

Chapter 14

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Rose gets a new laptop computer in this chapter. This gives Melody an idea. What idea does she have? What prediction can you make about what might happen in future chapters?

Chapters 15-16

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In Chapter 16, Melody takes Elvira to school. Describe what happens. How do different students respond?

Chapters 17-18

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What type of character is Mrs. V.? Use evidence from chapter 17-18 to support your response.

Chapter 21-22

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Even though Melody makes the Whiz Kids teams. She still feels isolated. What are some of the ways that she continues to be different from the rest of the team?

Chapters 23-33

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Do you blame someone for Melody not making it to the competition? Who do you think is to blame? Why?

The End

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Why is the first page repeated at the end of the book? How has Melody changed, both personally and socially from the beginning of the book to the end?