1. BOOK CLUB Trends, Fall 2013

2. Process  Choose a text  Kite Runner  One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest  Complete the Google survey to submit your choice by October 18  Mrs. Bannecker will assign you a book if you don’t choose  Survey Link Survey Link  Get Reading!

3. Reading Your Text  Annotate and analyze important passages that illustrate patterns relating to  Conflict  Theme  Symbolism  Motifs  Characterization  Make connections to other works we’ve read  Mark significant and problematic passages

4. Preparing for Discussion  DO NOT USE OUTSIDE SOURCES  Written Documentation  submit after discussion  Points  Passages  Questions

5. Scheduling a Time  Meeting schedule posted October 31  Sign up for a date and time by November 8  Posted on Mrs. Bannecker’s door  If you don’t choose a time, we will choose one for you!

6. Discussion Day  Arrive a few minutes early  Bring  Your book  Your preparation  Your positive energy  Feel free to bring snacks for the group! SHOW UP! MAKING THIS UP WILL BE DIFFICULT AND NO FUN!

7. The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini  “The Kite Runner was said to be the first novel written in English by an Afghan writer…The Kite Runner is the story of strained family relationships between a father and a son, and between two brothers, how they deal with guilt and forgiveness, and how they weather the political and social transformations of Afghanistan from the 1970s to 2001…The Kite Runner, a coming-of-age novel, deals with the themes of identity, loyalty, courage, and deception. As the protagonist Amir grows to adulthood, he must come to terms with his past wrongs and adjust to a new culture after leaving Afghanistan for the United States.” (from enotes.com)  Caution: language, violence, sexual content

8. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Ken Kesey  This novel is a story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially between the tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, a fun-loving new inmate who decides to oppose her. We see the struggle through the eyes of Chief Bromden, a patient who witnesses McMurphy’s heroic attempt to do battle with the powers that keep them all imprisoned.  Caution: language, violence, sexual content

9. FEEL FREE TO STOP BY MRS. BANNECKER’S ROOM TO EXPLORE THE TITLES !