ELA 9 BOOK CLUB FALL 2017 WHY READ

ELA 9 BOOK CLUB FALL 2017

WHY READ? On EACH s ticky note, write an an swer to the ques tion “Why read? ”

JOHN GREEN ON READING While you listen, make note of THREE key words or ideas https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=MSYw 502 d. JNY

TED-ED: HOW FICTION CAN CHANGE REALITY

THE HOBBIT THE DOGS THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION BUTTER ENCLAVE A MONSTER CALLS JUST DESERTS GO ASK ALICE ELA 9 BOOK CLUB CHOICES FALL 2017

THE HOBBIT JRR TOLKIEN

TO PONDER… “This is the story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. ” Have you ever found yourself in a situation that would forever change who you were?

THE HOBBIT – A TRAILER https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=n. OGs. B 9 d. ORBg

BUTTER Erin Jade Lange

TO PONDER… “If you just stop expecting perfection from everyone and everything, you might see the good stuff outweighs the bad. And then maybe someday you'll look in the mirror and see the same thing. ” Have you ever found it difficult to see the good things in your life through all of the bad? How do you respond when that happens?

BUTTER – A TRAILER

JUST DESERTS Eric Walters with Ray Zahab

TO PONDER… Rank the following from MOST challenging (1) to LEAST challenging (5) Running a marathon Hiking in a desert Completing a biathlon Overcoming addiction

JUST DESERTS – A TRAILER https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=J 3 Za. WYGYq. Lw

THE DOGS ALLAN STRATTON

TO PONDER… “Mom and I have been on the run for years. Every time he catches up with us, we move to a new place and start over. “But this place is different. “This place is full of secrets. And they won't leave me alone. ” Have you ever been haunted by something in your life or from your past that you can’t control?

THE DOGS – A TRAILER

GO ASK ALICE - ANONYMOUS Acceptance Addiction Sexuality Drugs Relationships

TO PONDER… “They have accepted me as an individual, as a personality, as an entity. I belong! I am important! I am somebody!” Everyone wants to belong and to be accepted, but are there choices that just aren’t worth it? How do you decide where to draw that line?

GO ASK ALICE – A TRAILER

A MONSTER CALLS PATRICK NESS

WHAT’S WORSE? Rank these from hardest (1) to easiest (4) to deal with q Nightmares q Being bullied q A parent dying q Guilt

A MONSTER CALLS – A TRAILER

ENCLAVE ANN AGUIRRE

TO PONDER… “I have your back. I didn't mean only when it's easy. All the time. ” Is there someone in your life that you know you can always trust, even in the most difficult situations? Are you that person to someone else?

ENCLAVE – A TRAILER

THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION Nancy Farmer

TO PONDER… “I'll tell you this: El Patrón has his good side and his bad side. Very dark indeed is his majesty when he wants to be. When he was young, he made a choice, like a tree does when it decides to grow one way or the other. He grew large and green until he shadowed over the whole forest, but most of his branches are twisted. ” How does a person decide what path to take in life? Must we choose for ourselves how we will be defined, or is that choice made for us?

THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION - A TRAILER

PAX Sara Pennypacker & Jon Klassen

TO PONDER… “The fence told him exactly what his responsibility was and wasn’t. Peter often wished that responsibility had such bright tall fences around it off the ball field, too. ” What are our responsibilities to the people and creatures in our care? How far would you be willing to go to fulfill these responsibilities?

PAX – A TRAILER

THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH Ali Benjamin

TO PONDER… “It's peculiar how no-words can be better than words. Silence can say more than noise, in the same way that a person's absence can occupy even more space than their presence did. ” Have you ever felt like your world and your mind and your relationships are too full of noise to truly appreciate things and the people that are most important to you?

THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH - A TRAILER