In their second podcast, Michael wonders why Corporal Whitcomb doesn’t like the Chaplain, Amber realizes after rereading that the same Chaplain on page 202 is from the first page of the novel, Julia’s Aha is that Colonel Cathcart raises the number of missions (now up to 60) as a way of showing leadership, Trevor asks if the soldiers of today are wanting to go home as badly as the novel’s characters, and Matthew draws a picture of Nate’s talk with the old man:
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In their second podcast, Jeppe (BAM!) finds some (BAM! BAM!) onomatopia, Anastasia wonders how Ruth feels about having another child, Mike connects Travis to Michael from the tv show Good Times, Jasmine suggest the main point of the passage (and a big point of the plot) is Ruth’s pregnancy, Lauren investigates and discovers (courtesy of http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1940s.html) that $10,000 would be equivalent to about $145,000 today, Rachel tries to “assimilate” her vocabulary into the discussion, and Kayla shares a collage inspired by Benetha’s interest in Africa:
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In their second podcast, Whitney summarized the passage, Marissa connected the old man who teaches Waverly to play chess to Faber in Fahrenheit 451, Erika investigated Ed Sullivan, Lissa defined “malpractice,” Jenny wonders about the difficulty of reading a book with multiple points of view, and Sara illustrated Rose’s confrontation with her (future) mother-in-law:
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In their second podcast, Ryan points out the unfairness of Ender’s training, Reid wonders if Ender is being unfair to treat one soldier different than the others (irony, perhaps?), Chelsea “adroitly” shares some vocabulary and is tiring of the detail given to the fight scenes, Brandon compares Ender’s relationship to Bean to the way he treats his brother, and Andrew illustrates one of Ender’s simulated fights:
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In their second meeting, Collin found a simile involving hair and boot polish, Falon connected Dick and Perry’s relationship to Napoleon and Squealer from Animal Farm, Charlie wondered why Dick was so messed up even though Perry’s home life was harder, and Kelsey was “distressed” about this week’s vocabulary,
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In their first podcast, Lauren wonders how “improper” grammar affects the tone and mood of the book, Kayla compares the arguing of Ruth and Walter to Napoleon and Snowball in Animal Farm, Michael investigates the music of the 1940’s and 50’s, Rachel finds onomatopoeia, Jasmine “doggedly” decodes the text, Jeppe sees Ruth’s fainting spell as a major plot element, and Anastasia uses the play’s directions and descriptions to draw the living room (below; notice the stains below the furniture):
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In their first podcast, Anthony asks the group their opinion of the government based on the use of “monitors,” Reid captures the dangers of zero gravity (below), Chelsea is surprised at Ender’s age (and use of language), Brandon puts the book under his “scrutiny,” Andrew notices imagery of Valentine’s hair, and Niki connects the school commanders’ unfair arrangements of the rules to the pigs’ misuse of rules in Animal Farm.
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In their first podcast discussion, Jenny connects Tan’s biography to the novel’s story, Marissa discusses how June will take her mother’s place, Whitney peers through the novel’s “facade,” Erika draws the Moon Lady (see below), Maggie brings up the sexism of the characters, Lissa makes a connection with the movie Anaconda, and Sara notices a simile comparing restlessness to itchy feet.
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In their first podcast discussion, Andrew looks for the simularities and differences between Dick and Perry, Falon wonders if the book will get more interesting, Kelsey makes a connection between the book and Animal Farm, Collin assumes from the beginning that the book will be full of gruesome details (but is wrong), Dalton feels a “twang” of hunger as Angela describes the imagery of ”lattice crust,” and Charlie shares an incredible collage (below; notice details such as the cut phone cord):
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In their first podcast, Michael wonders why Yossarian is being sent to the front, Amber questions Yossarian’s sanity, Julia investigates the island of Pianosa, Matt wonders about the characters’ morality, and Trevor defines “swarthy.”
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