LEAP Book Club

Think – Pair - Share What do you think about the reading from last night? Were there any significant changes or surprises in your book? Explain Did anything impact you? (That “woah!” feeling or that “aha!” feeling) Make a prediction about one aspect of the story.

List of Lit Circle Roles Summarization Character Curation Cartography Connection Word Mastering Question Creation (We can try to avoid overlap, but it does happen sometimes)

Discussion As the father is dying, he tells his son he must go on in order to "carry the fire." When the boy asks if the fire is real, the father says, "It's inside you. It was always there. I can see it". What is this fire? Why is it so crucial that they not let it die? Explain in your words what happened at the end of the story? Do you think the characters behaved properly?

Discussion Why do you think McCarthy ends the novel with the image of trout in mountain streams before the end of the world: "In the deep glens where they lived all things were older than man and they hummed of mystery". What is surprising about this ending? Does it provide closure, or does it prompt a rethinking of all that has come before? What does it suggest about what lies ahead? Does this story remind you of anything from real life / your life experience / another book or movie? Explain.

Question Creation Create your own discussion questions. Should be thought provoking. And/Or Should be related to personal lives. Should be related to society in general.

Pyongyang Can you summarize the story? What places has the author visited and what “episodes” have occurred?

Pyongyang The “Pyramid” hotel was recently completed and opened. Look up a picture online and compare the author’s drawing to the current condition. What are your thoughts on this?

Pyongyang Page 130 describe Kim Il Sung’s achievements. What do you think of this?

Pyongyang What do you think of the “Children’s Palace?”

Pyongyang What do you think of the end of the graphic novel? Is it satisfying or does it feel like it just ends? Why do you think the author chose to end this way?

Fahrenheit 451 Summarize. Characters? Prediction.

Fahrenheit 451 The characters don’t seem to be very aware of their own history. What do you think of this? Do you think it is easy or difficult for a government to change history? Does this story remind you of any other books / life experience / movies? Explain.

Shared Reading Can you summarize in your own words? What do you think of the characters/ story / setting? What do you think of the language style used? Is it interesting? Helpful? Why do you think the author chose to write his story in this way?