Novels and Democracy

Happy Friday, friends! 

Reminders:

1) Your GEVA 10 minute plays are due today, so please submit those. They should be submitted to youngwriters@gevatheatre.org with a title page that includes the following: name, address, phone number, and email. Again, the deadline is today. We need a copy, too. 


7th/8th: 

The moment of truth has arrived. Today you're choosing a book. It's been terrible for me to take a huge list and cut it down to five books. It almost killed me, but I think I'll be okay. You'll be glad that I used your suggestions of genre to select the books on the list, but it's not going to be so easy as just choosing one and reading it.

The list you're going to receive has the five books on it, with the authors. In the lab, you'll be searching for reviews on the selected books. Good places to check are Amazon, Good Reads, Google Books, etc. A little less easy is actually selecting things while thinking about what you'll actually want to read. 

Some ways to make informed decisions regarding books to read. Using the list of books provided, you should consider the following:

1) What kind of books do you like? What authors? What genre(s)?

2) What are your interests? Think about them when you're researching the novels selected. 

3) Ask other people what they like to read. This will help you expand your own mind. 

4) Consider the little details: how long is the book (pages)? How is the language? How/what is the subject matter? Think about yourself! Honestly evaluate whether or not a book will work for you.

5) Research all of the books. You never know what you might discover! 

6) Look out for wacky resources, they're sometimes very helpful. YouTube is full of book reviews, etc. 

The handout you've been given should be handed in by the end of class. Your responsibility is look up reviews on each book, record notes on the paper, and make a research informed decision on the novel you'd like to read. There's a poll on the side of the blog. Vote. Then we'll discuss and make a decision together.

Democracy.

'Merica.