Last Class Activity

1. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (if you haven't read this, get ready for how intense it is!)
2. Luna by Julie Anne Peters (my life between high school graduation and moving up here)
3. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (This was a pleasant read)
4. The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez (who wouldn't like this book?)
5. The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth by Alexandra (as a geek, I would hope that geeks stay in charge of the world)
6. I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak (too funny!)

I would say that once again Ender's Game would go under this. The way that it drew me in and kept me there before the climax made me feel like I was running a marathon, one that I would happily do again and again. The plot was beautifully written, just as beautiful as a Mozart piece on a lone violin.

I would go with Geeks. There were words that were difficult to read and hard to understand, and the writing was very dark.

I could see Luna becoming a movie. It may be difficult to display the amount of emotions the narrator goes through in the book, but as long as it is a good actress that can act through her heart and eyes instead of relying on others, it would defintely get some awards.

I would say Aristotle and Dante could be banned in some places. The way that it doesn't hint at things, yet shows how normal LGBT people can be. The way it was written would make certain parents upset that the "mindset" of "abnormal" people can be similiar to their own minds. It could make parents think that though their children act normal, they may turn out gay anyway. I still enjoyed the book, I would recommend it to anyone... but I may get in trouble with parents...

Aristotle and Dante was purely dialogue. It made for a quick read, but since it was dialogue, everything was told through it. The way Ari went through his inner thoughts and how he and Dante talked was the whole setting of the book.

I would say that Ender's Game was very vivid. I grew up reading science fiction and fantasy books. While reading Ender's Game, I was able to see everything very clearly and I could even imagine the sounds and smells. Others may not be able to visualize the book as clearly as me, but everyone is different.

I would say Luna could spark more than one research question. I could do a whole unit on Luna. I may even see how my students would react to cross dressing for extra credit. To make sure I wouldn't get in too much trouble (cringe), I would have them only do it for my class during one lesson (a simple movie day) and then ask them how they felt. I would even do research into the whole procedure of changing gender and could fit a lesson into what hormones and chemicals students can easily obtain to start the process.