Saturday, August 2, 2008

Chat Room by Kristin Butcher (2006)


Intended Audience: This book contains short chapters and is easy to read for those students who find the topic of chat rooms interesting and feel the need to be accepted by others. It applies well to middle school or younger readers between the ages of 11 to 15 years old.


Lesson: A small group activity in which students brainstorm the story events through the use of a timeline. The timeline could include pictures and students could present activity to classmates.


Annotation: This story is about teen characters that gather at a high school assembly. Linda is the shy girl, Janet is called "beastly" because of her appearance, Marc is the popular kid and Chad is the quiet kid. Chad has set up an online school website for Wellington students. Linda joins the chat under a different name and is soon known as the queen of one-liners. She then begins receiving gifts from a secret admirer who signs with the letter "C". Linda is confident about her life until " C" reveals his identity.

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