Book talks have the goal of sharing books with students in hopes that they will find the book interesting and read it. Example book talk uglies by scott westerfeld youtube. It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is considered an ugly, but then turned pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery when they reach the age 16. As she once said, freedom has a way of destroying things. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Example book talk for the uglies by scott westerfeld. The original uglies series was what really got me into reading ya, and i can say with all honesty that i think scott westerfeld is a yawriting genius. How can we prevent prettyheaded behavior in our own world. Frey and rafi are inseparable but very few people have ever seen them together. A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically. It was historically used for writing documents, notes, or the pages of a book. Uglies is a 2005 science fiction novel by scott westerfeld. I sure hope its in at the library tonight when i get there. You dont have to read the uglies series first to enjoy this book, but it helps to understand some of the backstory and the cool tech.
If you havent read your new books yet, you only have a couple copies of a book to lend, or like me youre just not very comfortable with giving book talks, here are a few programs you can do with your classes to build excitement about reading. The impostors series is about dealing with the consequences of ending the pretty regime. The pretties are postsurgery uglies and are separated into a completely different environment and lifestyle. At the young age of sixteen both boys and girls receive the. I recently read uglies after my younger cousin recommended it, and i enjoyed the whole series a lot.
Designated student distributes book talk voting cards to classmates. A great book talk can make anyone want to read any book, but sometimes you need an alternative. Happily, this kind of artistry is still valued by the government, even in this digital age. Your favorite authors on scott westerfelds uglies series teen fiction. I also hold back a few copies for the later hours so they have a chance at the books, too. Impostors is the next book in the uglies series, part of a new fourpart series. Why do you think the author wrote this as a first line. Offers detailed guidance on how to develop, organize, and write a collegelevel research. Five alternatives to book talks programming librarian. And in the pretties it talk s about rudolph valentinos mansion, which is in beverly hills. Over a million stunning new images at your fingertips. This is because frey is rafis double, raised in the shadow of their rich fathers fortress. But then she befriends tally, a tricky girl who has the same birthday as her. But as i read more, i found myself getting more and more invested in the characters.
We saw in class how these children are a lot like the standard ones in cassies history textbook and although strange things happen in the book a talking cat, a. When shay runs away to the legendary smoke, where other uglies live in a rusty what we know as our world now lifestyle. Essays for uglies the uglies uglies essays are academic essays for citation. Honigman, phillips, and castle 12291237 the book the uglies surely seems to agree. It was fun and entertaining and i cant wait to read the next book in the series. Parents need to know that impostors is the first book in a spinoff to the futureset uglies quartet. In the next part of the book talk, amber talks about the book and why it appeals to her. Why do books always make it sound like you cant be happy and be yourself at the same time. In uglies, having an identity doesnt always mean youre happy about it. Ambers book talk passage includes her reading the passage.
The book talk featured here is from a student who chose a book from her familys selection. I often try to booktalk an author so they have several to choose from. Is it not good to make society full of beautiful people. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of articles which can be downloaded electronically or ordered in print. Book this book does not require a rating on the projects quality scale. Uglies discussion questions here are ten questions that i wrote to generate discussions about my book uglies. Uglies by scott westerfeld is a series of four books based in a postapocalyptic future society.
Yang yuan, quoted from the new york times, from part i there is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. The purpose of your book talk is to interest others in the book youre presenting. In lord of the flies why wont simon try anymore to talk in front of the others. Ask a question that could connect the book with other readers. Book talk assignment and rubric grade 6, 7 and 8 your book talk assignment involves delivering a 5 minute book talk to the class about the novel you have read for independent reading. Public papers of the president government book talk. Who is the protagonist main character of this story.
Uglies is a thrilling look at a utopia with an edgy undertone. Books live everywhere in my life my classroom, my home office, or by the side of my bed books are everywhere. Ugliesscott westerfeldtrailer by mimi alkarmiin a world where everyone is perfect, whats it like being an ugly. Uglies doesnt talk about comingofage changes like puberty your ugly, changing body or other natural changes in order to focus on the unnatural pretty surgery. Wikipedia books are maintained by the wikipedia community, particularly wikiproject wikipedia books. The degradation and rediscovery of touch in scott westerfelds uglies trilogy. I liked the way that the author challenges our concepts of what is ugly and what is pretty. Uglies, pretties, specials, and extras are the names of the books that westerfeld wrote. Grades 35, 68 no, ifs, ands, or buts, i love to read. Uglies is an excellent way to look into our world from a safe distance. Westerfield created two different populations, the uglies and the pretties. The object of a book talk is to convince the listener to read the book you are recommending. Why is the paper in a hersheys kiss called a niggly wiggly. At first, when i started reading it, i thought it was just a light and fun read.
The society of their world is one that takes a few of our negative aspects and magnifies them. In extras, the last book in scott westerfelds uglies series, aya tells us that when ta. It tells the story of teenager tally youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity. In the first part of the talk, amber gives the title and author of her book and shares a passage from it. Plotyour personality the real you inside was the price of beauty. Feel free to copy, adapt, distribute, and otherwise use these questions in any way you desire. Summary of uglies the story begins with an almost sixteenyearold tally youngblood who lives in a society where one is either ugly or pretty. Book talk assignment and rubric orlando science middle.
Book talks are important for students who have no knowledge of the books. Prepare for the oral book talk using the script as a talking points guide. In newspapers and academic journals, they rarely exceed words. Tally is an ugly which means she has not yet turned sixteen and undergone the required cosmetic surgery that makes people look beautiful by societys standard. This series is set in a time where looks are made extremely important. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of uglies in the uglies series by scott westerfeld. A book talk is an activity that is often used in middle school to encourage students to read more books in their spare time. Uglies by scott westerfeld book talk made for a school project.
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