Keep Out 6-pack Author: Fleur Beale ISBN: 9780478122602 Copyright Date: 1999 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 5 Reading Level: S Strategy/Skill: Author's purpose, Character study, Making connections, Making predictions, Prior knowledge Genre: Realistic Fiction Theme/Topic: Adventure, Character Education, Responsibility Classification: Fiction

Book Summary

Two boys searching for adventure discover an out-of-bounds building site and begin exploring it on their bikes.  The boys encounter a range of frightening situations, including a trip to the local police station and facing up to angry parents.

Features of the Book

• Fast-moving, action-packed story line
• The theme of breaking the rules and facing consequences
• First person narrative – orientation, problem, climax, resolution, conclusion
• The movement and emotion in the illustrations
• The use of italics for emphasis
• Colloquial language – Nah! Let them fry; You…are worse than slime; Life’s a buzz!

Purpose

Keep Out can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:

• relating ideas and events in the text to students’ own experiences
• making predictions based on text and illustrations
• exploring the consequences of characters’ actions
• discussing the author’s intention
• investigating the structure of an adventure narrative
• comparing different authors’ treatment of the same concept

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