Title: Maggot Moon

Author:​​  Sally Gardner
Copyright: 2012
Publisher: Candlewick
Reading Level: 4.5
Description:​ dyslexia, imagination, dystopian, friendship, unique
Suggested Delivery: Guided Reading

Electronic Resources:
What it Feels Like to Be A Dyslexic Reader

This website shows students what is it like to have dyslexia.
Animoto
This Web 2.0 tool is used for students to make creative videos.   ELA Teaching Suggestions:
Key Vocabulary-
Derelict- old, empty, and broken down
Democracy- a system of government in which citizens can vote and choose their leaders
Dictatorship- a system of government where one person seizes power and does not allow voting

Affront- something that is an insult and makes someone angry
Oblivion- Unconsciousness or complete lack of awareness; blotted from memory
Oppressive- putting others down or treating them cruelly

Before- Present students with some information about the book. Ask students to do Student Questions for Purposeful Learning and have them answer their questions as they read.
During- Discuss why Standish mixes reality with fantasy and its effects on him.
After- Have students create a video using Animoto depicting an important scene from the text.
Writing Activity- Present students with information about a Utopian society. Then ask them to compare and contrast the societies using support from the the information you provided and from the text.