The View From Saturday

Module 4

“The View From Saturday” is a nice little story about an academic competition. This story is about four sixth graders who are never expected to succeed. The students are Noah, Nadia, Ethan and Julien. These students become friends and come together after they learn some valuable lessons in life. These students have personal issues and issues with school. They are considered the underdogs and should never go beyond what others expect. In the book the story is told by these students. These students overcome challenges to become successful. The story is also about their teacher Mrs. Eva Marie Olinski who is in a wheelchair and paralyzed from the waist down. In the competition the team makes it to the final beating 7th and eight grade teams. The team goes to the state championship.


My Impression

This is a very good book to read. It touches on the beating the odds and succeeding. I love books of this time because there is always a lesson to be learned. I enjoyed reading this book because it reminded me of the movie “Akela and the Bee”. A very inspiring story for all to read as all the students goes on a journey and learns a valuable

How would I use this as a lesson in the Classroom

Role Play a academic competition based on a lesson the students are studying in the class. A spelling Bee would be great because most kids never get the opportunity to compete.

Bibliography

Konigsburg, E. L. The View from Saturday. New York, N.Y.: Atheneum for Young Readers, 1996. Print.