The Wild Robot Literature Teaching Guide_ Olivia Harvey

Olivia Harvey

A Children's Literature Teaching Guide: The Wild Robot

Brown, P. (2016). The wild robot. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

Vocabulary List

Author/ Illustrator

Comprehension Questions

Text Synopsis

Writing and Comprehension Activities

Demographics & More

Peter Brown (46)

• Peter Brown is an author and illustrator based out of New York.
• He discrovered his passion for art as a child, and developed a love for writing as a teenager.
• He is known for children's pictures books. He has been awarded the New York Times Bestsellers over the course of his career, as well as the Caldecott Medal, and Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration.
• Education: Art Center College of Design
• Notable Works: The Wild Robot, Creepy Carrots, The Curious Garden, and Children Make Terrible Pets!

The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot is a children's chapter book about a robot, called Roz, who washes up on an island and learns to survive among animals who then become her friends. At first Roz was unsure about the island and the creatures that live around her, she gains their trust and raises an orphaned gosling named Brightbill. There are conflicts where Roz must protect herself and her new friends to defend their home against the ones who are out to shut Roz down. The story explores themes of friendship and survival. Peter Brown uses personification to bring the island, and its creatures to life, showing how even a robot can learn to love and fit in even if they don't seem to belong.

Demographics +

• Targeted age: Ages 8-12
• Grade levels: Grades 3-7
• Lexile Measure: 740L
• Genre/ Subgenre: Fiction, (Fantasy, Adventure, Animal Fantasy)
• Book Length: 288 Pages, 80 short chapters
• Format: Chapter Book, Illustrated Novel

Vocabulary

Island (noun) – a piece of land surrounded by water.Curious (adjective) – wanting to know or learn more about something.Survive (verb) – to stay alive or keep living, even when things are hard. Camouflage (noun) – colors or patterns that help something blend into its surroundings. Mechanical (adjective) – made of parts that move together like a machine. Adventure (noun) – an exciting or unusual experience. Adapt (verb) – to change in order to fit new surroundings or conditions. To informally assess these vocabulary words, I will have students write two or three sentences using the vobcaulary words correctly to decribe Roz and her experience.

Comprehension Questions

Open Ended Questions:

Close Ended Questions:

Q: What is the name of the robot in the story? (Literal)Q:Where does the story take place? (Literal) Q: Does Roz successfully befriend the animals on the island by the end of the book?(Inferential, Interpretive)

Q: Why do you think the animals were afraid of Roz at first, and what changed their minds? (Inferential/Interpretive) Q: How would you react if you were stranded on an island like Roz? (Applied/Evaluative) Q: Which part from Roz’s experience that you read about do you think is most important, and why? (Applied/Evaluative)

Vocabulary Words

Teir 2

Teir 1

Teir 3

IslandOceanForest Animals Mountain Robot Storm Nest Wild Metal

Curious – wanting to learn or know more.Adapt – to change in order to survive or fit in. Camouflage – a way of hiding by blending in. Shelter– a safe place for protection. Community – a group of living things sharing a space. Communication- sharing thoughts or information. Resourceful– able to solve problems or find clever ways to survive.

Circut- a path for electricity to flow.Battery– a source of stored energy. Sensor– a device that detects or measures something solar powered by energy from the sun. Function – the special purpose or job of something. Data- nformation collected for a purpose. Artificial – made by humans, not natural

Writing

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