To what lengths would a society go to become perfect?
What types of things make society imperfect?
In the world in which Kira lives the week and the elderly are not valued
they are outcast. Kira is an orphan born
with a twisted leg that does not allow her to do a large portion of work that
is required in her community. Kira is
then summoned to the gathering hall where she is told that she has been choose
to live out the rest of her life. Along
her journey to finding out the secrets of her village and the mystery’s that surrounded
her mother’s death; Kira encounters new friends and courage with-in that she
never knew she had.
Lois Lowry is an amazing author who uses rich language to entice
children to read. The settings in Gathering Blue are so realistic that
when you open the book you are transport to a different place and time. The book also includes a reading guide that
allows any person to ponder on the depth of the story. The AR
reading level is a 7.0, I was able to use this with a mature group of readers
in 6th grade. The students
really enjoyed the book and responded well to the activities.
Be adventurous open the book and travel to the perfect society in Gathering Blue.
Lesson plans for Gathering Blue
I really liked how you described this book and I think it would be really good to read to an older group of kids.
ReplyDeleteThese types of books are really interesting to me because I love knowing what others envision as a "perfect society" and then how really messed up those societies actually are.
I think these types of books are really good to get kids to think about their own lives and society and what they think about everything around themselves.
Lois Lowry is an amazing author. I really enjoyed Number the Stars as a kid. This sounds like a wonderful story and I can't wait to read it.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your book talk, and it made me want to read it for myself. After hearing your book talk, I would agree with you and use this with middle schoolers. This would be a great book to get your students thinking.
ReplyDeleteI really look forward to reading the rest of this book now! I think this would be a great read for middle schoolers. It also goes over that sense of belonging that young teens struggle with.
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