Ender+Extras


 * Together we will work towards answering these questions using the inspiration maps templates, to turn our knowledge into an essay. It is important for you to learn this skill as you will be expected to be able to write this way at college. **
 * We will break each question into parts and create a __SEE__ template to help us write. __SEE__ stands for: **
 * __Statement__- a statement about what you will be talking about in that paragraph **
 * __Explanation__- an explanation of why this is so, or why you think it is **
 * __Examples__- examples from the text/story that support your statement and explanation. **

1. What effect does the setting have on the mood of the novel? How is it significant that so much of the story takes place off of Earth? 2. Compare and contrast the ways in which the children at Battle School act like children on Earth. To what extent does the novel correctly reflect the behavior and thoughts of children? 3. How did Card draw on actual historical events in the novel and what is the overall effect of having these in the novel? 4. In what ways is Ender’s Game similar to other science fiction? In what ways is it different? 5. Is isolation important for creativity and/ or leadership? Could Ender have become as good as he was through different tactics? 6. Use either Locke’s or Demosthenes’ reasoning to argue in favor or against one of the major topics in the book (what should be done about the political division on Earth, population restriction laws, etc). 7. Compare and contrast Ender and Peter. Is there as much a difference between them as Valentine insists there is? 8. What is the role of the games (the video games, the fantasy game, the battles) in Battle School? 9. Discuss how the traditional rites accompanying a death in a particular religion are similar or different to those of Speaker for the Dead. 10. How is point of view in the novel used to control the reader’s reaction to events? How would Ender, the buggers, or other characters be seen from another’s perspective?