{"id":11716,"date":"2020-05-10T12:31:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T19:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/?page_id=11716"},"modified":"2020-05-10T19:27:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T02:27:51","slug":"the-lit-circles-that-werent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/school-in-the-time-of-corona\/language-arts-extensions\/the-lit-circles-that-werent\/","title":{"rendered":"THE LIT CIRCLES THAT WEREN&#8217;T"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below you will find the books we were going to read in small groups this term, based on your own preferences, in the alternate universe in which we were all still in the classroom together. \u00a0The rough theme running through them relates to our Key Question: the rise, fall, and development of civilizations.<\/p>\n<p>If one of these novels strikes your fancy and you are able to secure a copy, let me know and we can consider it extra credit in Language Arts. \u00a0You can read just for pleasure, you can ask me to give you some ideas of how to conduct a novel study, or, if several of you are drawn to the same book, can secure copies, and would like to read it together, I can help you get set up a virtual book club!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11717 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2020\/05\/61666.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2020\/05\/61666.jpg 296w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2020\/05\/61666-187x300.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For all those Math- and Science-nerds out there, or for anyone who just likes great writing, this Carl Sagan <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hard_science_fiction\">hard science fiction<\/a><\/strong> classic is a must-read. \u00a0Follow radio-astronomer Ellie Arroway as she receives and deciphers a prime number message from an advanced extraterrestrial civilization, and as the world comes together to build a machine that will break the boundaries of space-time and allow them to make&#8230; contact. \u00a0This is a mature read.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11718 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2020\/05\/lord-flies.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2020\/05\/lord-flies.jpg 309w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2020\/05\/lord-flies-193x300.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A plane carrying a group of English schools boys crashes during a storm, leaving the boys without adult supervision on a deserted island, where they must fight for survival and form their own civilization. \u00a0What could possibly go wrong? \u00a0Another mature read. \u00a0The Burnaby Public Library does have <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/burnaby.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/1306620002\">e-book<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/burnaby.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/1261563002?active_tab=bib_info\">audiobook<\/a><\/strong> copies. \u00a0(Mark Burnett, the producer of\u00a0<em>Survivor<\/em>, says he read this book over and over when developing the idea for the show!)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lord of the Flies (1963 uncut original) directed by Peter Brook.\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9G3B6bjwBfk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11719 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2020\/05\/the-naming-e1589135957550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"581\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the fantasy land of Pellinor, slave-girl Maerad learns she that is a Bard, with the power to shape magic in the aid of maintaining the Balance between the Light and the Dark. \u00a0The is the first book in a series of four (plus a recent prequel, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/552470\/the-bone-queen-by-alison-croggon\/\">The Bone Queen<\/a><\/strong>) that my fourteen-year-old niece (and avid reader) said were the best books she had ever read.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11721 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2020\/05\/triffids-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"430\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A cosmic display of intense light renders most of the world blind, and a recently arrived species of huge, venomous, seemingly sentient and decidedly mobile plants takes advantage. \u00a0John Wyndham writes this mature read in a very particular 1950s British style that can be an acquired taste, but this book is directly responsible for every zombie movie ever made, and it is intriguing in its depiction of how human civilization might be rebuilt after a world-wide catastrophe. \u00a0The Burnaby Public Library does have <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/burnaby.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/1303491002?active_tab=bib_info\">e-copies<\/a><\/strong> of this book and you can listen to an audio-version <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ATzMySdDX94\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11722\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2020\/05\/over-sea-under-stone.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"396\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11723\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2020\/05\/dark-rising.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"392\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The Dark Is Rising<\/em> is a classic Good vs. Evil series, set in 1960s England and Wales, that fits in brilliantly with our work exploring the ancient Celtic civilization. \u00a0The first in the series, <em>Over Sea, Under Stone<\/em>, follows Simon, Jane, and Barney Drew as they vacation with their mysterious Great-Uncle Merry in Cornwall on the southwest coast of England, site of Tintagel, castle of the legendary King Arthur. \u00a0Their adventure quest involves nothing less than finding the Holy Grail in order to save the world from being overtaken by the forces of darkness.<\/p>\n<p>The second book in the series, <em>The Dark Is Rising<\/em>, introduces Will Stanton, who on his 11th birthday discovers he is one of the Old Ones, endowed with special powers and tasked with preserving the Light.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy these two, you can continue on as the Drews and Will join forces in\u00a0<em>Greenwitch<\/em>, the Newberry Award-winning <em>The Grey King<\/em>, and <em>Silver on the Tree<\/em>. \u00a0Ancient artifacts of incredible power; Old Magic, Wild Magic, and High Magic; evil birds; telepathy and mind control; plus not one but two adorable and helpful dogs &#8211; this is a series that I can&#8217;t help but reread every ten years or so &#8211; so satisfying; so good!<\/p>\n<p>At all costs avoid the movie adaptation, but e-copies and audio-versions of both books at available through the BPL: \u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/burnaby.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/1305428002\">Over Sea, Under Stone<\/a><\/strong>; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/burnaby.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/1306232002\">The Dark is Rising<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11724 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2020\/05\/earthsea.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"358\" height=\"542\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They don&#8217;t get more classic than revered fantasy and sci-fi writer Ursula K. Le Guin&#8217;s <em>Earthsea<\/em> series: wizards, dragons, priestesses guarding the tombs of &#8220;The Nameless One,&#8221; a map on the inside cover, prophesies, and detailed physical, economic, historical and social geographies &#8211; you cannot consider yourself a fantasy novel lover until you have read at least the first book in the <em>Tales from<\/em>\u00a0<em>Earthsea<\/em>, if not the whole dang thing. \u00a0While you&#8217;re at it, why not watch the Studio Ghibli adaptation, too?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tales From Earthsea - Official Trailer\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8hxYx3Jq3kI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The BPL has <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/burnaby.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/1126174002\">audio-versions<\/a><\/strong> of all the books in the series, but sadly you&#8217;d have to find e-copies elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below you will find the books we were going to read in small groups this term, based on your own preferences, in the alternate universe in which we were all still in the classroom together. \u00a0The rough theme running through &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/school-in-the-time-of-corona\/language-arts-extensions\/the-lit-circles-that-werent\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6195,"featured_media":0,"parent":7935,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11716"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11716"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11731,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11716\/revisions\/11731"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}