2. Trading Card Characters Magic the Gathering Pokémon

3. Card Creation Select 6 of the characters from your packet. You will complete two a day. Take notes on the parts of the trading card and the questions. You may want to draw a diagram on a sample index card. Note: You can’t answer all portions of the card until you finish the novel. This card will help you to trace the character’s involvement in the plot, evaluate their decisions and actions, and determine the role they served in connecting to the theme of the book.

4. Online Card Creation http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom- resources/student-interactives/trading-card-creator- 30056.html?tab=3#tabs http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom- resources/student-interactives/trading-card-creator- 30056.html?tab=3#tabs Take notes from here. There are five parts with separate questions for each part. If you liked this process, then you can download an app. http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom- resources/mobile-apps/trading-cards-30922.html http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom- resources/mobile-apps/trading-cards-30922.html

5. Theme Game I need four volunteers! You need to be willing to act! After the game, create a list on the board of possible themes. Select 4 themes that you want to trace throughout the course of this novel. Divide your sheet of paper into four. Label each corner with a theme. By the end of the novel, you need to have three pictures for each theme. The pictures should relate to some event that happened in the novel or a character’s choice.

6. Rules for our Socratic Seminar Discussion is not Debate! Respect everyone’s opinion. The minute you say something inappropriate, you are out of the discussion. First, listen to the question and video. Write your initial thoughts on a piece of paper numbered by the questions. Leave extra room between questions. The extra room will be used for adding comments by other students from the discussion. Note: This paper will count as your grade for the discussion. You must answer questions and speak!

7. Discussion Questions Based on our discussion about body image, do you think our society places too much emphasis on body image? http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for- parents/boys-and-body-image-tips http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for- parents/boys-and-body-image-tips http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xnt5vm_brittany- kerr-american-idol-auditions-savannah_shortfilms http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xnt5vm_brittany- kerr-american-idol-auditions-savannah_shortfilms Based on the two videos, does your opinion change? Do you think that our society teaches us to look or act a certain way?

8. Discussion Questions cont. Do you think that boys and girls handle body image issues differently? Does the media project different images for girls and boys to emulate(copy)? Does our society give beautiful people things more freely than people who are less attractive? In the case of Brittany Kerr, did she make it onto American Idol because of her voice or her looks? Do you think that Scott Westerfeld intended to make a statement about the media’s portrayal of beauty by writing this novel?

9. PBS Link http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/whatyoucando You can use this link to investigate additional advertising resources and practice creating ads.