| Current Forum: Loch |
| Date: 12-Feb-2003 08:31:10 |
| Author: Hayden, Kellie <khayden@loganhocking.k12.oh.us> |
| Subject: Connections |
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Middle school students love mysteries, gore, attachments to baby animals, and sweet love interests. What middle school student has not heard of the loch ness monster and not be intrigued by this book? So, I think that my students will have an immediate connection with this book.
Another major connection that I think you can make with this book is to movies. One movie that I and my fellow middle school teachers connected Loch to was Free Willie. Students will think of this sappy film and be able to relate it to the baby plesiosar's demise. Saving a cute, defenseless animal from ruthless wealthy people, which happens to be a huge water creature, is again a great connection with middle school students.
Lastly, one of the main characters is a dinosaur, which lives in present day. What boy hasn't been interested in dinosaurs and wanted to actually see one? Think of Jurassic Park, Land Before Time, among other movies that brings dinosaurs to life in the present.
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