Sunday, February 6, 2011

FOOT - Little Brother Final

     After finishing Little Brother, I can conclude that I really enjoyed the text. As a reader, I really got to watch Marcus grow up. Although the book was less about teens and more about 'taking over the system', I feel that at the same time it was a coming of age story about Marcus. He himself even says that he 'looked so young' in photographs that were only a year old, when really I am sure he did not change much physically, but emotionally and mentally.
    I also really enjoyed the VampMob and his tales about LARPing. They were hilarious and reminded me of the movie Role Models where one of the characters was LARPing throughout it. I also was able to think about several more ideas for lessons and lesson plans. I think that there is a lot you could do with the text, including maybe a co-lesson with a history teacher about the government. I think that character profiles would be fun to teach, too, since we get to watch so many of the characters change and grow throughout the novel. In conclusion, I can really get into the idea of teaching this book, and I think the students would enjoy reading it, too.

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