Dragon Booktalk: SOHS English Lit Circs

Every mother has a past, but every daughter has a future.

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In their final literature circle podcast, Whitney researched jade and fortune cookies, Erika’s Aha! is the lesson of not hiding your talent, Sara (a vegetarian) zoned out during a crab-eating moment, Jenny created a collage (below), and Marissa wondered how the group felt about the book’s ending.   Stay tuned for their upcoming book commercial!

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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 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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Sure to be a pure joy to read . . .

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