In their second literature circle discussion, Carleigh wonders what to infer about Dick’s “baby names” for Perry, Elise discusses how the mood goes from depressing to angry, Lauren is our “liason” between the circle and the dictionary, Erica thinks Dick is as arrogant as Odysseus from The Odyssey, and Josh notices how the book goes from making you hate the killers to having pity for them.
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In their second literature circle discussion, Alex finds a simile on page 126 (”veined with a delicate tracery of pipes for the cooling fluid, they looked like the wings of some vast dragonfly”), Chris compares Bowman of A Space Odyssey to the Bow-Man of The Odyssey, Trenton investigates Saturn with the help of www.nineplanets.org/saturn.html, Dustin wonders why Hal started to malfunction (or as Nathan points out, is he actually malfunctioning?), Brady begins to visualize the vastness of space, and Holly illustrates the plight of the astronauts (and shows the symbolism of fortune cookies!):
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In their first literature circle discussion, Livia summarizes the text, Elizabeth finds Mama’s statement “And then, Lord, when I lost that baby - little Claude…” ironic, Kalyn illustrates a key moment between Ruth and Mama (below) which Emma predicts, Mack points out the simile that compares Bennie and Walter to Mama’s beloved plant, Natalie sees a connection between Mama and Old Man and the Sea’s Santiago, and Alyssa avoids “flitting” about while explaining her vocab.
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In their first literature circle discussion, Alex investigates one of the inspirations for “2001″ (Clarke’s 1948 short story “The Sentinel”), Holly makes a connection to The Giver, Chris is far from “impracticable,” Brady wonders if our future will be this grim, Trenton finds alliteration in ”blazing beacon,” Dustin wonders about the impact the aliens will have on humanity’s future, and Nathan illustrates the dramatic moment when the moon monolith is uncovered (below).
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In their first literature circle discussion, Carleigh enlightens us with an “opulent” array of vocab, Elise finds the Bible verse “Take ye heed . . . for ye not know when the time is” an eerie example of foreshadowing as Erica notices its irony, James points out how well liked the Clutters were, Josh connects Perry’s strength to Boxer from Animal Farm, and Lauren illustrates the Clutter home complete with a white picket fence:
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In their first literature circle discussion, Jacob connects Ender to Montag in Fahrenheit 451, Chelsie has an Aha! that Ender hates that he hurts people, Alex wonders if Ender is an accurate representation of a six year-old (or the result of genetic cultivation), and Tina finds it impossible to compare the book’s future technology to our own. Tina also provides an illustration of a key moment between the Wiggins’ siblings:
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