Class #5, December 12 Lolly on fantasy and science fiction Laurence Yep presentation Lois Lowry ~5:30 Break Lolly introduces more books Lolly on Meg Rosoff Book discussion Next week (poetry, requests)
Fantasy and Science Fiction Background info Politics of their time Allegory Variety
Laurence Yep presentation Stephen McClain Alison Ross Megan Webb
Lois Lowry
Break
More books
More authors & series
Meg Rosoff Born 1956 in Boston Princeton Studied sculpture in London NYC to finish degree Worked in publishing Moved to England; advertising Married to Englishman, one teenage daughter How I Live Now is first book (2004) Just In Case second book (2006)
Meg Rosoff web links ?authorid=58449 Interview fm?author_number=1059 Radio interview main.asp Talking Heads “Life During Wartime” lyrics
Lesson plans for The Giver Random House teacher’s guides title/#G title/#G Literary Link website From Facing History and Ourselves DownloadsSG?OpenForm DownloadsSG?OpenForm
Book discussion (five smaller groups, not four larger groups) Discuss both books—their craft as well as your responses to them. Consider conflict in each book. What kinds are represented and how? What do Jonas’s and Daisy’s responses to conflict (internal and external) tell you about them as characters?
Next week Poetry Verse novels Filling requests Writing and submitting manuscripts Favorite books ? More multicultural books, awards,…?