2020 Class Novels

 Most of you have finished at least one of your class novels for ELA by now. Which one did you read? What did you think about it? Would you recommend this book to others to read, "just because"?

READ EBOOKS FROM HOME!

You can still read books from our four schools' library collections while "social distancing"! Just go to www.dcslib.com, choose a school, and search using the Material type - Electronic books (eBooks). Most do not require a student account and are available to everyone at once. Many also include audio! Explore and Enjoy!

New Newbery Books, compliments of the Demopolis City School Foundation Grant

THE SET IS COMPLETE!!

We are Lunartics! Are you?

The Lunar Chronicles, by Marissa Meyer. Cinder. Scarlet. Cress. Do you know these people? They and Emperor Kai, Captain Thorne and Wolf are real to us…. not just book characters! We are impatiently waiting (occasionally wailing) to find out what happens next, and what part Princess Winter will play in overthrowing Queen Levana’s evil rule.  You can visit http://thelunarchronicles.com/ for information, contests, and a chance to “Glamour Yourself.” While we wait, let’s share what we love about these books (no spoilers without warnings, please!).

What Are You Reading?

From The Hunger Games to You Wouldn't Want to Meet a Body Snatcher: Criminals and Murderers You'd Rather Avoid,  the DMS library offers a great variety of books from which to choose! 

Here's what I want to know:

What are YOU reading?

Where did you get your latest book?

Tell me all about your latest read!  It may be one that I need to check out myself!

Discussion of The Hunger Games: Setting

What makes The Hunger Games so captivating to young readers at DMS?

Did you know that the DMS library has several copies of the book as well as the other books in the series?

   If you are like me, the word "enjoy" in reference to The Hunger Games is hardly the word to describe the experience of reading the book. Do not misunderstand me: I loved the book, but even from the very beginning, I spent the majority of my time worried about the characters!  Suzanne Collins paints such a vividly clear image of oppression in her novel that I often found myself feeling as mistreated as Katniss and Peeta!

   Most of you have learned that a story's setting is very influential in establishing the mood and tone for a work of literature.  Found in the first few lines or pages of a story, authors create the scene to which their characters wander.  We should all know that setting refers to the place where the action occurs in a story, but sometimes we forget that time also plays an important role in a story's setting. The futuristic world of The Hunger Games, also known as Panem, helps create tension and complications for the characters.

First of all, let's talk about what we know about the setting from The Hunger Games.

1. The country is named Panem.
2. The story is set in the future.
3. There is 1 Capitol.
4. There are 12 Districts.
5. The main characters live in District 12.
6. The characters endure the Games at the Capitol.

With these things in mind, how do you think the author describes each of the items listed above to help create the mood of the story?  Remember, the mood of the story is the overall feeling the reader gets from the story.

How does the setting impact the mood in your opinion?

Post comments below to express how the description of the setting impacts the mood of the book.  You may want to use specific details from the book to help you.