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Tag: short story

Book Club: “The Sentinel” by Arthur C. Clarke

May 19, 2018 Diana_UA Leave a comment

This week we are reading the story suggested by Teacher Lee (thank you!) It’s called “The Sentinel” written by Arthur C. Clarke, an English science fiction writer. As usual, please, think about main characters, main ideas, topics, the message(s) of the story…

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Book club: “Oh, Whistle and I’ll Come to You, My Lad”, by M.R. James

April 21, 2018 Ivan Leave a comment

This week we are going to discuss a story written by a British author M. R. James It is called “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” As usual, please, think of the topics or themes, main characters, a message of the story etc.

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Book Club: “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell

April 6, 2018 Diana_UA Leave a comment

Hello, MadRookers, this week we are reading the story called “A July Of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell. As always I ask you to think of main characters, themes, messages or morals of the story. Choose your role and prepare accordingly.

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Book Club: “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes

March 24, 2018 Diana_UA Leave a comment

This week we are reading the story which has grown into a novel. This week we are reading “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes. Remember what you need to remember, i.e. your roles, think of story themes, jot down your impressions, question, thoughts…  

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Book Club: “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut

March 17, 2018 Diana_UA Leave a comment

This week we are reading the story called “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Please, read the story, pick your role, think about themes of the story, main characters, choose the passages you want to read or discuss… Please, make a copy before editing the templates: Group Discussion Leader Word Master

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Book Club: “The Other Two” by Edith Wharton

March 10, 2018 Diana_UA Leave a comment

This week we are reading the story suggested by Gerard. It is called “The Other Two” and was written by Edith Wharton. Please, read the story, pick your role, think about themes of the story, main characters, choose the passages you want to read or discuss… Please, make a copy

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Book Club: “Eve’s Diary” by Mark Twain

March 3, 2018 Diana_UA Leave a comment

This week we are reading a story of my favorite author Mark Twain. And this is not just a story, this is a woman’s diary. And the diary of not just a woman but the first woman on Earth. 🙂 Please, pick your role in our list of roles. Choose

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Book Club: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” by Francis Scott Fitzgerald

February 24, 2018 Diana_UA Leave a comment

This week we are reading the story by Francis Scott Fitzgerald called “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. I watched the movie (Brad Pitt as the main character) but I haven’t read the story yet. I am looking forward to discussing it with you. Remember about roles and themes and

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Book Club: “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving

February 17, 2018 Diana_UA Leave a comment

I think some of you have already watched the movie based on the story. I have (mainly because of Johnny Depp as a main character :)), but I’ve missed reading the story. So I am curious. I like to compare the original stories with the imaginative work of screenwriters and film

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Book Club: “To Build a Fire” by Jack London

February 10, 2018 Diana_UA Leave a comment

This week we are reading the story by Jack London called “To Build a Fire”. As usual, I ask you to think about themes, main characters of the story, something that impressed you, something that you have learned… Don’t forget to choose your role in our schedule. Please, make a copy before

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book club: “The Friday Everything Changed” by Anne Hart

January 20, 2018 Diana_UA Leave a comment

This week we are reading the story suggested by Ivan (thank you!) Its title is “The Friday Everything Changed” and it was written by Anne Hart Please,  read the story, think about main characters, themes, the moral of the story, your own questions… Don’t forget to choose your role in our schedule.

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Book Club: “Parson’s Pleasure” by Roald Dahl.

December 23, 2017 Diana_UA Leave a comment

This week we are reading the story suggested by Gerard (thank you, Gerard!) It is called “Parson’s Pleasure” by Roald Dahl (page 29 in the reader). Gerard even has an audio version of the story! Please,  read the story, think about main characters, themes, the moral of the story, your

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