Friday, August 9, 2013

Feature and Follow Friday


Feature and Follow is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The purpose is to meet new people and gain more followers in the book blogging community. If this is your first time here, welcome! You are about to make some new friends and gain new followers. But you have to know, the point of this hop is to follow other blogs also. I follow you, you follow me. 

The general rules are: 
- Follow the Feature and Follow Hosts (Parajunkee and Alison Can Read)
- Follow the Featured Bloggers
- Put your Blog name and URL in the Linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts. 
-Grab the button up there and place it in a post. This post is for people to say hi and that they are now following you in your comments. 
-Follow, Follow, Follow as many as you can. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Don't just follow, comment and say hi in the post! Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don't say 'hi'
-If someone comments and says they are following you, please follow back! 

This week's question: 
Back to school. Create a reading list for the imaginary English Lit class you'll be teaching this semester. 

Hmm, that's a tough one. I guess I would like to have books that teach the students about real life issues. Which sounds silly, because doesn't every book kind of do this? But there were times we would read a book in school, and when I was done, I thought to myself, "what was the point of reading that?"


 
I could see this book not going over too well with parents because it's about a school shooting, but I really think it has some good lessons about what is going through a kid's mind when he is bullied so much. 


This one doesn't necessarily have important life lessons, though you could definitely find some, but I just adored this book. The writing was amazing and the story so magical. I would love students to read this and watch their imaginations run wild. 


Well, this should come as no surprise since I love everything about Harry Potter. Watching the friendships form and teaching the kids in the book about responsibilities is a great learning tool. Plus I want books that will make students actually enjoy reading. If they're forced to read classics, they might never pick up a book again. 


I loved this book and thought it had so many intelligent things to teach people about time. What I got out of it was that keeping track of time isn't really that important; it's what you do in that time that counts. I know there are tons of quotes about life, but this one from the book really caught my attention, and I think it's a great lesson, regardless of whether you believe in a higher power. 

"There's a reason God limits our days."
"Why?"
"To make each one precious."


32 comments :

  1. THE NIGHT CIRCUS & HARRY POTTER! I'm signing up for your class! XOXO - PJ

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    1. haha thanks! At least I'll have one student :)

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  2. LOVE the picks. I would skip the Night Circus in classes - i didn't enjoy that so much!

    Trish - my ff

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    1. Yea, I've found that it's not for everyone, but that's ok :) Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. Yay Harry Potter! I think reading some Jodi Picoult is a great idea! Thanks for stopping by my FF :)

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    1. I'm a huge Jodi Picoult fan because I love the topics that she writes about. I couldn't decide what to choose, so I just posted this, but I think The Pact or My Sister's Keeper are great as well! I actually read the Pact in my HS English class. Thanks for stopping by :)

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  4. I really need to read night circus!! I love so much harry potter love this week!

    Old follower!

    My FF + Giveaway!

    Amber @Paradise of Pages

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    1. Yes, read it! :) I'm so happy to see so many people including HP in their 'classes'!

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  5. New GFC follower- fun list I would take your course!
    katloveofbooks.blogspot.com

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  6. OMG - that's it I am coming to your class - Harry Potter and Night Circus!!!! Totally awesome and I like the sound of the Jodi Picoult book too.
    Sign me up!

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    1. hahah awesome!! So glad you like it :) If you haven't read this book (or any of Jodi Picoults) definitely check them out!! They are soooo good and deal with very powerful issues!

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  7. Really nice list. Thanks for sharing :)

    follower

    http://www.itchingforbooks.com/2013/08/feature-and-follow-59.html

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  8. Sweet list. Books that impart a social message is really good idea. I only went with books that would entertain me which in hindsight is a little shallow. Thanks for stopping by.

    New Bloglovin' follower
    Vilia @ Backchatting Books

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    1. We all need some entertainment sometimes! so having a class that's just about entertainment is wonderful :) Thanks for stopping by!

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  9. Nice mix of books. Love the quote from the Time keeper by the way, thanks for sharing it. Makes you think. New follower.

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    1. Yes, it's one of my favorite quotes, even though I'm not very religious :) Thanks for stopping by!

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  10. The Night Circus would be such a great one for imagery, in my opinion! Great list!

    Old follower!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by :) I love how the Night Circus makes my imagination go wild!

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  11. I've read the Night Circus but I've heard so many good things about it. This would be an interesting class ;)

    Thanks for stopping by and I follow via bloglovin.
    Amie @Magic of Words

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    1. Thanks! It's definitely a great book :) I highly recommend it to everyone!

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  12. I've not heard about th rest of the books apart from Harry Potter. I would attend your class just for Harry Potter ;D

    Old Follower!
    Thanks for stopping by at my FF

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    1. hahah HP is a great reason to attend! You can't go wrong with those books! Thanks for stopping by :)

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  13. I would take your class! HP for sure! I have heard a lot about Nineteen Minutes. I really need to read that one. Thanks for stopping by my FF.

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    1. I think Nineteen Minutes is amazing. And her other books are just as good! It's hard to pick just one, so if you have a chance for any of her books, definitely read it! Thanks for stopping by!

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  14. I totally agree with your comment about having kids read books that they like over the classics. The classics are good reads, only if you are interested in them otherwise they might bore one to death!

    PassionateBookworms

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    1. Yes! I wouldn't want to force classics on anyone. It might ruin them all for that person then or they might not want to pick up another book!

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  15. Thanks for the follow! Old follower though:)

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  16. Any class syllabus including HP would be a FANTASTIC course! I haven't read any of Picoult's books, but this one sounds intriguing, mostly due to the major problem of bullying in our schools today and the number of school shootings we have had just in the last 15 years.

    Thanks for visiting my blog. I'm a new Bloglovin' and GFC follower.

    Holly @ Words Fueled by Love

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    1. Yes, it has a really strong message about bullying. And it gives and inside view of not only what the kid is going through, but the parents and community as well. It really shows how it affects a whole community. For being a work of fiction, its very powerful.

      Thanks for stopping by! (:

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