Although he knows a lot about zen buddhism, nothing has prepared him for the politics of public school. To their surprise cap has no idea what is happening. Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, capricorn cap anderson has. Schooled capricorn anderson has never watched television. Capricorn cap anderson has been homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, rain. He was homeschooled by rain, the only person he knew in the world. Fiction since he was little, capricorn cap anderson has lived on a farm commune and has been home schooled by his hippie grandmother, rain. When rain is injured in a fall, cap is forced to attend the local middle school. Gordon korman is one of the most popular young adult and middle grade authors writing today. Schooled is a 2007 childrens novel by gordon korman.
Cap has lived his life sheltered in the remains of a 1960s hippie commune on mt tam outside of san francisco. Schooled by gordon korman book cover, description, publication history. When rain breaks her hip in a fall from a tree and is hospitalized, cap is forced to attend the local middle school. In this video josie discusses the book schooled by gordon korman, i hope you enjoy it. Schooled by gordon korman teaching ideas book units teacher. Are you looking for a great unit to read with your middle schoolers. Schooled introduces readers to an extremely sheltered yearold boy, cap. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on schooled by gordon korman. His grandmother, rain, the last of the true believers, is the only person cap really knows. When yearold capricorn andersons grandmother breaks her hip, he has to move out of the hippie commune they live in and into the real world. When the story begins, cap and his grandmother, rain, live on an isolated farm commune where they live an alternate lifestyle.
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