ela 9 book clubs spring 2015. why read? on each sticky note, write an answer to the question “why...
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ELA 9 BOOK CLUBS
SPRING 2015
WHY READ?
On EACH sticky note, write an answer to the question“Why read?”
JOHN GREEN ON READING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xopdxIgTH64&feature=youtu.be&t=1m53s
While you listen, make note of THREE key words or ideas
ALL ABOUT THOSE BOOKS…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2pu8nsUtCQ
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/why-read-fiction/
“THE PAPER TOWN ACADEMY”:JOHN GREEN AT TEDX INDIANAPOLIS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mUDw0sRZV0
ELA 9 BOOK CLUB CHOICES
SPRING 2015
A MONSTER CALLSBETWEEN SHADES OF GRAYESCAPE FROM CAMP 14THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPIONPOWER PLAYSPEAKJUST DESERTS13 REASONS WHY
JUST DESERTS
Meaghan Ethier (Goodreads.com)
“If everyone's parents dropped their kid in the desert... Our world would be a much better place!”
RANKING
Number the following from MOST challenging (1) to LEAST challenging (5)
Hiking in a desertRunning a marathon
Climbing a lg. mountain
Completing a biathlonOvercoming addiction
INSPIRATION - ZAHAB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWJNX7pW- Ss
RUNNING TUNISIA
http://impossible2possible.com/expeditions
REVIEW
What challenge have you overcome?
ESCAPE FROM CAMP 14BLAINE HARDEN
AGREE OR DISAGREE?
✔ or ✘ Statement
Under some circumstances, issues of morality (right vs. wrong) should be put aside for the sake of survival
Losing some individual freedom is acceptable if it benefits the community or society as a whole
Every country is responsible for its own citizens, and other countries should not get involved in their internal affairs
If members of an oppressed society could have the opportunity to live in freedom and wealth, their troubles would be over
MAKE SENSE OF THIS…
You are about to see four drawings. Try to decide what the story is that would tie them together.
CAMP 14 – TOTAL CONTROL ZONETRAILER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to96UfT4YW4
BOOK TRAILER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj6oupzP2q0
JANUARY 18, 2015
CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGES
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid753144093001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAkVf4sTE~,ZHihQoc0Mak3KW61gTbGinrWzI69us3-&
bctid=2895813531001
NORTH KOREA AT NIGHT
“As an action story, the tale of Shin’s breakout and flight is pure The Great Escape, full of feats of desperate bravery and miraculous good luck. As a human story it is gut wrenching; if what he was made to endure, especially that he was forced to view his own family merely as competitors for food, was written in a movie script, you would think the writer was overreaching. But perhaps most important is the light the book shines on an under-discussed issue, an issue on which the West may one day be called into account for its inactivity.”
— The Daily Beast
JOHN GREEN’S REVIEW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SllAhbkMCiY
13 REASONS WHY
Jay Asher
REVIEW
Video
“Have you ever wondered what a human
life is worth? That morning, my brother’s
was worth a pocket watch.”
BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAYRUTA SEPETYS
• Historical fiction; memoir
• Might appeal to fans of:
• THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS
(John Boyne)
THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL (Anne
Frank)
STARDUST (Neil Gaiman)
CODE NAME VERITY (Elizabeth E. Wein)
BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY
survival
sadness
oppression
hope
WHERE TO LOOK NEXT?
"I always say the truth is best even when we find it unpleasant. … Lying is the most personal act of cowardice there is."
"Some boys… have to learn the hard way. They have to be broken and mended and broken again until they learn to do what they're told."
He kept the blinds closed, even though the windows looked out onto a beautiful walled garden. He didn't want anything new in his life, no matter how beautiful.
It didn't matter how intelligent he was. In the end the only thing that mattered was how strong his heart was.
A MONSTER CALLSPATRICK NESS
WHAT’S WORSE?Rank these from hardest (1) to easiest (4) to deal with
Nightmares
Being bullied
A parent dying
Guilt
A REVIEW FROM STEVIE (who is “still waiting for her letter from Hogwart’s”)
SYNOPSIS
The story revolves around thirteen-year old Conor, a troubled boy who’s been haunted by the same nightmare since finding our that his mother has cancer.
One night, the creepy yew tree in Conor’s backyard transforms into a monster and begins visiting him every night, telling him a variety of strange stories.
But is “The Monster” attempting to help or hurt the troubled lad?
IF YOU LIKED…
FROM CANCER.ORG…
BIG TOPICS…
Loss, school, grandmothers, fathers, monsters, fairness, anger, guilt
UPCOMING MOVIE!
Will release in 2016, starring
• Liam Neeson
• Felicity Jones
• Sigourney Weaver
THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPIONNANCY FARMER
National Book Award Winner
Newberry Award Honoree
Printz Award Honoree
THROUGH THE WORMHOLE: HUMAN CLONES (Science Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzJx2dl8MA8
DO YOU CONSIDER THESE USES OF HUMAN CLONING ETHICAL?
Y / N Satisfy our curiosity and further our knowledge
Y / N Help infertile couples have a baby
Y / N Help single adults have a baby without needing a partner
Y / N Allow parents to eliminate the risk of a baby born with defects or disease
Y / N Allow parents to choose the sex of their baby
Y / N Allow parents to create “designer” babies
Y / N Extend the life of a person who has died prematurely
Y / N Produce human bodies to be used for medical research
Y / N Produce human bodies to be used for organ donations
Y / N Improve the human race by producing humans with more desirable traits
Y / N Produce humans to do difficult or dangerous work
Y / N Produce humans to be soldiers
Y / N Achieve immortality
REVIEW
"Farmer's novel may be futuristic, but it hits close to home, raising questions of what it means to be human, what is the value of life, and what are the responsibilities of a society. Readers will be hooked from the first page.“
— Publishers' Weekly, starred review
GOODREADS
AN ENTHUSIASTIC REVIEW
SPEAKLAURIE HALSE ANDERSON
• Realistic fiction
• Might appeal to fans
of:THIRTEEN REASONS WHY (Jay Asher)
IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY (Ned Vizzini)
IF YOU FIND ME (Emily Murdoch)
MAYA ANGELOU:“LOVE LIBERATES”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Gv7PwyeCk
LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON ON CENSORSHIP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyjMaSyQLE8
Q&A WITH THE AUTHOR
Heather: In your book Speak, you did such a good job of portraying a person who is able to distance herself completely. Was there a time when you felt alone like Melinda? How did you handle it?
A few weeks before ninth grade started, I was raped. Because my family was already struggling with a lot, I didn't tell my parents. I became isolated and very depressed. Reading kept me going; I think I read every book in my school library. Joining the swim and track teams helped, too; I think it was a combination of having fun while working out and meeting friends. But what really helped me was the decision to go into counseling and talk to a therapist. I didn't do that until I had kids of my own. Working with the therapist changed my life. I wish I had done it earlier.
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