The Deep End of Carrowglen: read-along
The Deep End of Carrowglen as a read-along for the projector: 19 pages, 1993 words, level 11, grade 6.
Page 1 of 19
Kit Alder had not been in the deep end since the day she failed her swimming test, and she was not planning to start on a Saturday when the pool was shut. The big doors were chained, and a notice said CLOSED FOR REPAIRS in letters as flat as a slap. But Mom was inside mopping the changing rooms, and the side gate had been left open, and Rory, who was eight and never waited for anything, had already run down the tiles to the deep end. He stood looking at the ladder with his shoes still on.
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page, three questions come up to talk about.
About this book
- Level 11, Grade 6
- 19 pages, 1993 words, about 15 minutes aloud
- A story, gentle
Related
About The Deep End of Carrowglen
Kit and Rory Alder climb down the ladder at the deep end of the closed town pool and walk into Carrowglen, a town drowned for a hundred years and kept in the water's memory by a queen who cannot remember her own name. To get home they must find three lost things, and face a tide that is not what it seems.
Words to preview
- reservoir (REZ-er-vwar)
- man-made lake
- tide
- pulling water
- cobbles (KOB-ulz)
- round paving stones
- shimmered (SHIM-erd)
- glowed softly
- trench
- deep ditch
Questions that fit any book
- What happened at the beginning, in the middle and at the end?
- Which page was your favorite? Why?
- How did the main character feel at the end? What tells you?
Questions
How long does The Deep End of Carrowglen take to read aloud?
It has 19 pages and 1993 words, so about 15 minutes at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is The Deep End of Carrowglen?
Level 11, Grade 6. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 11 sits at grade 6. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
Your browser's own. Read to me uses a speaking voice already on the computer, so it sounds like that computer and works without a sign-in. Voices differ: some light each word as it is spoken, and some do not, in which case the highlight follows a steady pace instead. Some browsers use an online voice; if yours does, the browser, not us, sends the words of the page to its speech service. If no voice is installed, turn the pages and read it aloud yourself.
Do students need an account?
No. Nothing is asked of anyone and nothing is sent to us. Project the page, or share the link and let students open it on their own screens.
Where does this book come from?
It was written for Peabody's library. It is not copied from a published book.
Nothing you do here is sent to us. The voice is your browser's own. No sign-in, no ads.