I've been out for a while studying and writing exams. Unfortunately the blog is not a priority at the moment since I have a lot to do at uni. To some good news, I will be reading a lot of novels for the next coupple of weeks, it's included in the literature didactics course I'm takeing, so I will write a bit about those.

First one out is The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins. Personally I really like the trilogy and the first book is my favourite. This novel is really easy to adapt and use in the classroom since there are a lot to discuss and it's easy to connect to todays society as well. You can talk about democracy, human rights, utopia/ dystopia and so forth. There are several different themes in the novel suited for discussion in the classroom with many connections to the syllabus for English 5, 6 and 7. The novel itself isn't hard to understand and the langauge is fairly easy, therefore I believe it can be used from English 5. The novel might also appeal both to the boys and the girls in the class since there are characters of both genders to relate to in different ways and showing the students there are novels that aren't girly even though the main character, Katniss, is a girl.

Since The Hunger Games has been made into a film, you cna use that as well as the novel. First reading the novel and then watching the whole film or only excerpts of the film to highlight different aspects that you want to discuss. This will make it more interesting for the students and maybe even easier for them to connect everything togheter since everyone isn't good readers and everyone won't understand everything that happens between the lines in the novel. Therefore, using the film to highlight important aspects might be beneficial. As a teacher you just have to be sure to only use excerpts that are between 3-to-5 minutes long in order of compling with the copyright laws.