Young Adult Blogger

 For my blog this week I decided to reread the first chapter. The first chapter is interesting because it gives you an insight into Marji. we learn about her dreams and how she feels about the world. I feel that there a lot of things that happen within the first chapter. 1.The veils are required in schools. 2. The Islamic revolution starts 3. Bilingual schools are shut down 4. people were separated from their friends because they were of different sexes. 5. Marji tells us her dream of being a prophet, she also decided she wanted to write her own rulebook because she didn't like the new ones. 6. She tells other people her dream and they make fun of her so she decides to lie and say she wants to be a doctor when her parents ask her. 7. she also has a couple conversations with god about her dream of being a prophet and wanting to basically make the world a better place. Most of these things that happen that change Marji's life are because of the Islamic revolution and the cultural...

       For this week's blog, we read the book, Aristotle and Dante, Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Saenz. I wanted to talk about the title of the book. Aristotle and Dante, Secrets of the Universe. If you just take the second part of the title Secrets of the universe it would mean something different to every person. It also would be a learning process. It's not something you can answer in one word. Ari had many secrets of the universe. "I parked my truck in the driveway and just sat there. Drinking my beer. I let Legs in the truck with me and she tried to lick my beer can so I had to tell her that beer wasn’t good for dogs. Probably, beer wasn’t good for boys either. But, you know, I was experimenting. You know, discovering the secrets of the universe. Not that I thought I’d find the secrets of the universe in a Budweiser" (207). This is the first time he mentions trying to find the secrets of the universe. This was when he was also growing up and becomi...

Questions:  Would there be a test or paper? If there is a paper should it be on a topic they want or would I choose what the paper is on? Would the length of the rap battle be that is appropriate for this group? Is a Current event a good idea? If I do that, what are the guidelines for it? What should it be on? Grade Level: I think the grade level would be Sophomores. They are 16 which is the age the main character is. I think it will be easier to connect with the main character as well.  I think that older would be good as well but I don't want to go that high into Junior and seniors because that becomes too close to my age and that seems weird to me. Angie Thomas recommends the book for ages 13 and up.  Goals: 9.4.3.3 - Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme 9.9.1.1 - Initiate and participate effectively In a range of...

This week we are working on a project where we create a unit plan based on the books we have read for this class. I chose On The Come Up by Angie Thomas. I think a good age group to teach this book to is Sophomores. In the book, the main character is 16. There is a certain maturity and respect that I think middle schoolers don't have. Freshmen might but they also might not understand as deeply ad a Sophomore and older will. My unit plan is some ideas I have. They might change but here are my thoughts.  Week One:  - Rap battle activity, read chapters 1-10 Week Two: - Discussion about first 10 chapters, Current event? read chapter 11-21 Week Three: - read chapters 22-end, Watch The Hate You Give   Week Four: - Talk a little bit about the author, Paper of choice? Or test?   

One quote that I really liked was "I wanted to tell the book thief many things, about beauty and brutality. But what could I tell her about those things that she didn't already know? I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race—that rarely do I ever simply estimate it. I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant"( Zusak 550).   This is at the very ending of the book but I feel it sums up the story well. Death is telling the story and that's one thing I kind of like. I like that it's narrated by someone who isn't necessarily human but an outlook. We have talked a lot about how death is human and how he doesn't understand what is happening and how humanity can be this way. I think this quote is great because it shows how proud of Lisel he is. After this quote death goes on to say "None of those things, however, came out of my mou...