Novel Study:
Letter Writing
Working collaboratively with a partner, you are
to begin drafting a letter to Melody, the protagonist of Out of My Mind
by Sharon Draper. You are to add more
content to the letter, little-by-little, as the story progresses. Your task is to express your thoughts and
feelings towards her directly – as a person and as a person who faces great
challenges, physically and socially.
Your letter is to include empathetic thoughts – words showing a capacity
to understand or feel what Melody experiences.
Your letter is to also include encouraging thoughts – words showing
positive support and confidence towards her.
You are to comment on situations and challenges she has faced, interactions
she has with others, what others say about her, thoughts and feelings she has
wished to express, and anything else affecting her as the plot unfolds.
