So here I am covered with papers to grade (yes, you guys, I do read EVERYTHING you write) and I am trying to hide from them so I can read...Divergent, by Veronica Roth. This YA novel was published in 2011. Where was I? How did it take me this long to dive into this series? I have read 135 pages in one sitting and I wish I could find time to keep reading. If you are looking for a book similar to The Giver, here it is. That same question pops up: should YOU have any real choice in how YOU live YOUR life? In this world you choose (at age 16) one of five factions...or be factionless--a fate worse than death, some say. Does every person fit into one faction? Think about it...do we, in our world, only fit into one group? I certainly hope not. But what if that is the way of the world...I will read on (as soon as I finish your essays) and keep you posted. Some of you have read this book, I am sure...what do you think?
Hero. A word that is sometimes used without thinking. What does it really mean? Who qualifies as a hero? Is a hero born or made? Our classes began talking about heroes on day one and now our first FORMAL essay is due on Tuesday. What is YOUR definition of a hero? I believe each one of you has thought about the word in a new way thanks to our tour of heroes. We studied historical heroes, everyday heroes, disney and comic book heroes, global heroes and close-to-home heroes. We debated about Lance Armstrong's rise and fall and followed Carl (UP!) through the hero's journey. We read stories, articles, and poems about heroes. Our list of heroic traits got longer and longer. The Superman cape came off.
Hero. Find one. Thank one. Inspire to be one. "Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heoic makes heroes." -- Benjamin Disraeli |
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