Ender's Game, Slides of Psychoanalysis

Download Ender's Game and more Slides Psychoanalysis in PDF only on Docsity! 1 ! ! Ender’s Game ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Fall 2012 Mrs. Riddell ! ! ! Name:______________________________________!!!Period:________! 2 ENDER’S GAME UNIT GOALS 1. You&will&identify&the&effect&of&literary(devices&within&the&text.& & 2. You&will&study&character(motivations&and&examine&the&reasons& why&characters&make&the&choices&that&they&do.& & 3. You&will&annotate&your&text&with&emphasis&on&summarizing( and(connecting.& & 4. You&will(compose&a&variety&of&written&pieces&from&various& perspectives&and&for&a&variety&of&audiences.& & 5. You&will(identify(unknown&vocabulary&within&context.&& & How you will show that you have met the goals… • Daily&reading&and&annotations&(not%just%highlighting!%Ask%questions,% make%predictions,%comments,%define%unknown%vocab,%and%find%literary% devices.)% • Reading&checks&and&quizzes& • Participation&in&pairs,&small&groups,&or&the&whole&class.& • Analysis&Writing&& & & & & 3 Section I: Character Chart-Please fill in each blank about the characters found in the novel. **Names are SYMBOLIC- guess how?! Character Characterization/" Meaning of name First Impressions Final Impressions Notable Acts/" Facts Ender * Valentine * Peter * Graff Alai * Petra * Dink Bonzo Bean * Mazer Rackham Stilson Rose the Nose Bernard Carn Carby 4 Section II: Allusions- identify the following allusions found within the text. Alexander the Great Demosthenes Napoleon & Wellington John Locke Caesar & Brutus Veni Vedi Veci Adolf Hitler Good Fairy “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” Warsaw Pact Eros 5 Section Three: Vocabulary- as tedious as words can be, you need to know these definitions to fully appreciate the text! Incredulous!(19)! ! ! ! ! Conscripts!(20)! Fodder!(20)! Persecution!(22)! !! ! Ambiguous!(22)! ! ! ! ! Assimilation!(23)! Evade!(23)! Purge!(28)! ! ! Lithe!(29)! ! ! ! ! Contempt!(31)! Scrupulously!(34)! Extricated!(45)! ! ! Pall!(46)! ! ! ! ! Emulate!(46)! Deft!(47)! Martyr!(48)! ! ! Maladroit!(48)! ! ! ! ! Sadism!(48)! Mirth!(51)! Contention!(69)! ! ! Desiccated!(69)! ! ! ! ! Malicious!(70)! Centrifugal!(71)! Stalactites!(71)! ! ! Polyglot!(75)! ! ! ! ! Magnanimous!(88)! Stolid!(93)! Polemarch!(98)! Vertigo!(103)! ! ! ! ! Stalemate!(104)! Hegemony!(111)! Ostentatiously!(112)! ! Haphazardly!(113)! ! ! ! ! ! Puerile!(124)! Pseudonyms!(134)! Entrenched!(134)! ! 8 Vocabulary Practice for Ender’s Game, chapters 3 & 4 incredulous conscripts fodder persecution ambiguous assimilation evade purge lithe contempt scrupulously Fill in the correct word for each sentence below using the word bank: 1. The pigs get very excited whenever their trough is filled with _________________. 2. Since the evidence was _________________, the jury had no excuse but to find the criminal innocent. 3. The religious followers _________________ themselves from sin. 4. Larry tried to convince Mary to date him, but she was _________________ of his intentions and said, “No.” 5. The _________________ gymnast practiced her routine daily in hopes of winning a medal. 6. School uniforms are another form of _________________; therefore, I completely despise them. I want to be unique. 7. The apathetic student always found a way to _________________ his homework. 8. The new _________________ was terrified because he was not ready for any sort of combat. 9. A judge can hold a person in _________________ of court for willful disobedience to the rules of the courtroom. 10. The parents thought _________________ before deciding their son’s punishment for disregarding curfew and staying out too late. 11. The Jews faced a tremendous amount of _________________ during World War II when Hitler dictated Germany. 9 In the examples below, decide if the words on either side of the picture are synonyms or antonyms. If the words are SYNONYMS, color the picture BLUE. If the words are ANTONYMS, color the picture RED INCREDULOUS NAÏVE CONSCRIPTS RECRUIT PERSECUTION TOLERANCE AMBIGUOUS CLEAR ASSIMILATION CONFORMITY EVADE AVOID PURGE CLEANSE LITHE FLEXIBLE CONTEMPT APPROVAL SCRUPULOUSLY CARELESSLY 10 Chapter 1: Third 1. !ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOU MAY NOTICE ABOUT THIS BOOK IS THAT IT IS PRINTED IN TWO DIFFERENT FONTS. THE SANS SERIF FONT AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY CHAPTER IS IN THE FORM OF A DIALOGUE BETWEEN TWO UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS, MOST OF WHOM YOU WILL BECOME FAMILIAR WITH AS THE BOOK CONTINUES. WE LEARN A LOT THAT ENDER DOES NOT KNOW IN THESE SECTIONS OF THE BOOK. WHAT DO WE LEARN IN THIS FIRST SECTION? 2. DISCUSS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ENDER’S MONITOR. 3. WHAT DOES IT MEAN “TO SUBMERGE HIMSELF IN SOMEONE ELSE’S WILL” (1)? 4. WHAT DO WE LEARN ABOUT ENDER’S SIBLINGS IN THIS CHAPTER? 5. WHAT IS ENDER’S ACTUAL GIVEN NAME? WHAT ARE HIS NICKNAMES (HE HAS TWO)? 6. ENDER THINKS, “SOMETIMES LIES WERE MORE DEPENDABLE THAN TRUTH” (2). EXPLAIN WHAT YOU THINK HE MEANS BY THIS. DO YOU AGREE? WHY? 7. EXAMINE ENDER’S ENCOUNTER WITH STILSON. WHAT ARE HIS MOTIVES FOR HANDLING THIS SITUATION THE WAY HE DID? WHAT ARE THE UNWRITTEN RULES OF COMBAT THAT HE BREAKS? WHY HAS HE NEVER HAD TO DO THIS BEFORE NOW? 13 ESSAY RESPONSE: WE ARE GOING TO ANALYZE THE TEXT. /20 ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION BY PROVIDING A QUOTE THAT SUPPORTS YOUR ANSWER. FIRST ADDRESS YOUR THESIS (ARGUMENT), AND THEN EXPLAIN YOUR SUPPORT (REASON) BY GIVING DETAIL AND A CLEAR EXPLANATION. (THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL INCLUDE YOUR QUOTE.) BE SURE TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOUR QUOTE MEANS AND HOW IT DEFENDS YOUR ARGUMENT. *PROMPT: WHY DOES ENDER DECIDE TO LEAVE HOME AND ATTEND BATTLE SCHOOL? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ! ! Literary!Analysis!Rubric! ! Thesis! • Cites!Author!and!Title! • Gives!Background!to!help! explain!argument! • States!Argument! _____!/6! ! Support!and!Quote! • Leads!into!quote!with!an! explanation!of!the!context! • Quotes!using!correct! punctuation! • Quotation!marks!in!correct! place! • Parenthetical!citation! • Period!after!citation! _____!/6! ! Explanation!of!Quote! • Explains!what!the! quote!means!! • Defends!the!thesis! _____!/4! ! Conclusion! • Uses!clever! transition! • Ties!back!to!thesis! ______!/4! ! 14 Chapter 4 Extension: Ethical Debate DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT? WHY? GIVE A VERY SPECIFIC EXAMPLE FROM TODAY’S SOCIETY, HISTORY, OR A MOVIE TO PROVE YOUR ARGUMENT. “Human beings are free except when humanity needs them…Individual human beings are all tools, that the others use to help us all survive” (35). ! ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 15 PALL EXTRICATED EMULATE DEFT Vocabulary Practice for Ender’s Game, chapters 5 & 6 What does the word look like to you? Draw a picture representing each picture. Jack be lithe. Jack be quick. Jack jump over the candlestick. ! What does lithe mean? 18 Chapter 5: Games 1. ENDER WORKS HARD TO EXPRESS HIS FEELINGS IN PRIVATE AND NOT SHOW HOMESICKNESS IN FRONT OF ANY OTHER PERSON. IS IT HEALTHY FOR HIM OR NOT? WHAT ARE THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SIDES OF SHOWING YOUR FEELINGS? 2. WHAT GAMES ARE BEING PLAYED IN THIS CHAPTER? 3. EXAMINE ENDER’S DEALINGS WITH BERNARD. HOW DOES HE DO IT? IS THIS AN UNUSUAL SOLUTION TO HIS PROBLEM? 4. WHAT ADVICE DOES MICK GIVE TO ENDER? 5. “HE CAN NEVER COME TO BELIEVE THAT ANYBODY WILL EVER HELP HIM OUT, EVER. IF HE ONCE THINKS THERE’S AN EASY WAY OUT, HE’S WRECKED…HE CAN HAVE FRIENDS. IT’S PARENTS HE CAN’T HAVE” (38). EXPLAIN THE PREVIOUS QUOTE. ARE PARENTS/PARENT -LIKE FIGURES NECESSARY IN A CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT? 6. WHAT ARE THE CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ENDER’S FRIENDSHIP WITH SHEN? 19 Vocabulary Practice for Ender’s Game, chapter 7 Crossword Puzzle Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalysis: Knowing the Basics !!!!!!!! 4!1! ! 2! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 3! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! 2! ! ! ! ! 4! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ACROSS' 1.!revealing!generosity!of!character! 2.!not!easily!stirred!or!moved!mentally! 3.!a!struggling!together!in!opposition! 4.!to!dry!thoroughly! DOWN' 1.!vicious!or!mischievous!in!motivation! 2.!mixture!of!languages! 3.!radiating!from!a!central!point! 4.!a!deposit!of!calcium!carbonate!hanging! from!the!inside!of!cave!walls! ! WORD!BANK! POLYGLOT! MAGNANIMOUS! CONTENTION! STOLID! !!!! MALICIOUS!!!! CENTRIFUGAL! STALACTITES! DESICCATED! ! 20 Psychoanalysis is a body of ideas developed by Austrian Physician Sigmund Freud and continued by others. It is primarily devoted to the study of human psychological functioning and behavior, although it also can be applied to societies. Psychoanalysis has three applications: 1. a method of investigation of the mind; 2. a systematized set of theories about human behavior; 3. a method of treatment of psychological or emotional illness. Freudian psychoanalysis refers to a specific type of treatment in which the "analysand" (analytic patient) verbalizes thoughts, including free associations, fantasies, and dreams, from which the analyst formulates the unconscious conflicts causing the patient's symptoms and character problems, and interprets them for the patient to create insight for resolution of the problems. The specifics of the analyst's interventions typically include confronting and clarifying the patient's pathological defenses, wishes and guilt. Through the analysis of conflicts, including those contributing to resistance and those involving transference onto the analyst of distorted reactions, psychoanalytic treatment can clarify how patients unconsciously are their own worst enemies: how unconscious, symbolic reactions that have been stimulated by experience are causing symptoms. 23 5. If you dream that your teeth are falling out, it probably means you're afraid of: a. Going to the dentist b. Getting old c. Being embarrassed d. Speaking in public 6. If you dream that you're giving money to friends and family, this probably means that you: a. Should go buy the lottery ticket tomorrow! b. Need to watch your spending more carefully c. Feel that you’ve been a scrooge to a loved one d. Are wishing to help others 7. If you dream of an elephant, this might mean you are: a. Facing a monumental task b. Forgetting something significant from your past c. Worried that you’re gaining weight d. A republican 8. You dream you've found an old key that you've never seen before. This is a good sign that: a. Someone close to you is feeling trapped and needs your help b. You’ll soon be moving to a new home c. You’re looking for new options and potential in yourself or a relationship d. You’re overlooking something that is right under your nose 9. If you lose a favorite hat in your dream, it probably represents: a. A part of yourself b. A person you love c. Warmth and security d. A hat 10. You are running, and working up a good sweat. This dream could be about: a. Fear b. Masculinity c. Health d. Any of the above 24 What Your Dreams Mean Answer Key #1: The correct answer: Have a desire to awaken lost passions Kissing another is often wish fulfillment. The wish may not be to kiss per se, but to experience the youthful energy of love. Kissing in this sense is the desire for the awakening of passion, not necessarily the passion acted out. #2: The correct answer: All of the above Water is a strong symbol in dreams, because so often it is the "exclamation point" of the feelings in the dream. If other objects in a dream are relaxing, a bubbling brook through a meadow is more relaxing. Water is often a symbol of new life, refreshment and vigor. Water in manageable amounts or controlled settings almost always conveys this sentiment to the dreamer, while still, deep water, while sometimes refreshing, may also create unease. The murkiness or uncertainty of what lies below the surface can be troubling. #3: The correct answer: Feel vulnerable and exposed Exposure in dreams is a powerful event. Oftentimes, people report dreaming they are nude or dressed only in undergarments. These dreams reveal the vulnerability that lies just below the surface of our more confident selves. This vulnerability comes from the self that we hide from others. The hiding may be conscious, such as taboo behavior, or less conscious, stemming from a general sense that if you were fully known, you would not be fully accepted. #4: The correct answer: Adventurous Most of the time, we dream of colors because we live in a colorful, visual world. However, when those colors become prevalent or unusual in the dream, they may be an interpretive object in themselves. This is especially true if an entire dream setting in is different hues of a particular color or if a significant object seems unique for its coloring. Many colors have archetypal feelings and emotions attached to them. For example, the color orange is frequently associated with feelings of adventurousness on the positive side, and disruptiveness on the negative side. Red is typically a symbol for sacrifice and sex, as well as humiliation and physical injury. Green -- fertility, renewal, wealth, greed or envy. Yellow -- enlightenment, cowardice or illness. Blue -- nobility, tranquility or depression. Purple -- personal growth, nobility or injury. Black -- power, death or mourning. White -- sacred ritual, purity or emptiness. #5: The correct answer: Being embarrassed Dreams about teeth and losing teeth are common and usually symbolize embarrassment or potentially embarrassing situations. Often the dream is troubling, although it does not contain the same fear or anxiety as a nightmare. In the dream, the teeth often are a concern only to the dreamer. Other characters in the dream either do not notice, or do not care, about the missing teeth. #6: The correct answer: Are wishing to help others Dreams about money are often really about power, control and competency. Consequently, the larger perspective of who is interacting with you around money, and what your role in the transaction is, are important features of the dream. If you see yourself as having great wealth to dole out to others, this is often a symbol of needing to convey blessings onto others. The true need is rarely financial. #7: The correct answer: Forgetting something significant from your past Most western cultures revere the elephant as powerful and possessing a strong memory. Because of our common acknowledgment that elephants have powerful memories, to dream of an elephant may be an association with the act of memory and may point to something forgotten in your life. #8: The correct answer: You’re looking for new options and potential in yourself or a relationship Keys stand for power and access. To lose one's keys in a dream is to be out of control or lack the means of access. To find your own keys is to assert your own power in a given situation. If you find a key that previously had no meaning for you, you are probably searching for new potential within yourself or in relationship to others. #9: The correct answer: A part of yourself The things we value serve as an extension of our self-awareness. A favorite hat, car or relationship reflects a part of how we feel about ourselves. Therefore, the loss of such an object in a dream is significant. #10: The correct answer: Any of the above Running is a traditional symbol of health and vitality, in addition to being a means of fleeing potential danger. Thus, running could be considered a dream of virility, as well as fear. Usually, in a dream of running, in which fear is the dominant emotion, you will find that you can either run all night and successfully escape the danger (albeit with serious emotional drain) or will continue to falter and stumble, making the object of your fear even more terrifying. In the latter case, try to relate the dream to a situation in your life where you are feeling incredible pressure. Sometimes a simple change of perspective can solve the problem. 25 Chapter 6 Predict ion Directions: After learning Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalysis, what do you anticipate Ender will dream while he is at Battle School? Draw a picture of Ender’s dream below and then psychoanalyze what his dream means. Your psychoanalysis (What does this dream mean for Ender?): __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 28 Fairyland Diagram Organizer After Ender is transferred out of his launch group to the army Salamander, he decides to plays Giant’s Drink. On pages 70-74 we are brought into this fairyland world created specifically for Ender. In the left column is a list of 10 things found in this fantasy world. Write what each symbolizes for Ender the column to the right. Ask yourself how are these images and experiences symbolic to Ender’s real life experiences? Fairyland Detail Symbolism/Significance Giant The Well “Drink Traveler” Playground Wolves River of Acid Cavern filled with jewels, food, and exotic animals Cliff overlooking terrain Cloud Castle Serpent 29 Chapter 7: Salamander 1. WHAT DID ALAI SAY TO ENDER? WHY IS THE EXCHANGE BETWEEN ALAI AND ENDER SO IMPORTANT? 2. WHO DOES ENDER MEET IN THIS CHAPTER? BRIEFLY DESCRIBE ANY CHARACTERS THAT SEEM IMPORTANT (CAN ALSO FILL IN INFORMATION ABOUT THEM IN THE GRID ON THE FIRST PAGE). 3. IN SPEAKING WITH PETRA, ENDER SILENTLY IDENTIFIES ADULTS AS ENEMIES. HOW DOES HE COME TO THIS CONCLUSION? 4. WHAT DOES ENDER LEARN ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND TACTICS FROM BONZO? HOW CAN A PERSON “LOSE FACE”? 5. FIND AN EXAMPLE OF IRONY BETWEEN ENDER AND BONZO. WRITE THE QUOTE HERE. 6. FIND AN IMPORTANT QUOTE FROM CHAPTER 7. WRITE IT IN THE SPACE BELOW AND EXPLAIN WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO ANNOTATE. DOES IT HELP WITH PLOT DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTERIZATION, OR THEME? OR DID IT SPARK A QUESTION OR PREDICTION? (PLEASE AVOID ANY LITERARY DEVICES FOR THIS RESPONSE.) 30 Vocabulary Practice for Ender’s Game, chapter 8 Fill in the chart below for each new vocabulary word. Text (with the vocabulary word underlined) *If the quote is not enough, read more from you text. Contextual Clues: What do you think the word means? Why is this word important to the storyline? Synonym (given by teacher after the assignment) “‘Why not our dear Polemarch?’ ‘Everybody knows you have him in your pocket’” (98). “…but because of their insistence on a gravity that didn’t exist, the boys became awkward when the maneuver was under, as if vertigo seized them” (103). “But I turned defeat into stalemate, all by myself” (104). 33 ESSAY RESPONSE: WE ARE GOING TO ANALYZE THE TEXT. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION BY PROVIDING A QUOTE THAT SUPPORTS YOUR ANSWER. FIRST ADDRESS YOUR THESIS (ARGUMENT), AND THEN EXPLAIN YOUR SUPPORT (REASON) BY GIVING DETAIL AND A CLEAR EXPLANATION. (THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL INCLUDE YOUR QUOTE.) BE SURE TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOUR QUOTE MEANS AND HOW IT DEFENDS YOUR ARGUMENT. *PROMPT: ENDER ENCOUNTERS A MIRROR IN FAIRYLAND: “AND IN THE MIRROR HE SAW A FACE THAT HE EASILY RECOGNIZED. IT WAS PETER, WITH BLOOD DRIPPING DOWN HIS CHIN AND A SNAKE’S TAIL PROTRUDING FROM A CORNER OF HIS MOUTH” (117). EXPLAIN WHY ENDER SEES PETER’S FACE. WHAT DOES THE BLOOD AND SNAKE’S TAIL REPRESENT? WHAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED BETWEEN ENDER AND PETER IN THE STORY THAT PROVES YOUR ARGUMENT? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Literary!Analysis!Rubric! ! Thesis! • Cites!Author!and!Title! • Gives!Background!to!help!explain! argument! • States!Argument! _____!/6! ! !Support!and!Quote! • Leads!into!quote!with!an!explanation! of!the!context! • Quotes!using!correct!punctuation! • Quotation!marks!in!correct! place! • Parenthetical!citation! • Period!after!citation! _____!/6! ! Explanation!of!Quote! • Explains!what!the!quote!means!! • Defends!the!thesis! _____!/4! ! Conclusion! • Uses!clever!transition! • Ties!back!to!thesis! _____!/4! Total:!___________!/20! 34 Vocabulary Practice for Ender’s Game, chapter 9 puerile pseudonym entrenched compliance warmonger deference nuances megalomania sequestered acquiescence scathing denunciation Fill in the missing words in this biography of King Henry VIII: Henry VIII of England has an interesting story. He had a total of six wives throughout his reign because no one could produce an heir for him. He was a ________________ and won many battles, but there were also some ________________ in his character. He was ________________ in his studies, including music, writing, hunting, and jousting. After being married to Katherine of Aragon, a faithful woman with _______________ and _______________ to the Catholic Church, he divorced her because she was incapable of giving him a son. It was ________________ and unwise since his actions were against the law. But King Henry was a ________________; he believed he was the supreme authority chosen by God. Katherine was ________________ from the castle and sent away. King Henry then married Anne Boleyn who swore ________________ to give the King an heir to the throne. Since she could not do so, he quickly found her guilty of witchcraft and made a ________________ of his wife Anne Boleyn before beheading her in public. He continued to go through four more ! 35 wives throughout his lifetime. A ________________ for this infamous King could be “The ________________ Husband.” Chapter 9 Characteristics Chart- Ender’s Game Name:_________________________________ Fill in characteristics about each person in the designated boxes. Remember, that characterization is not just about physical appearance, but it includes each character’s speech, thoughts, personality, actions, and interactions/reactions with other people. Please be as detailed as possible and then answer the following questions. Compare and contrast Locke and Peter. What characteristics do they share? How do they contrast? Compare and contrast Val and Demothenes. What characteristics do they share? How do they contrast? Why do you think that Peter chose Locke for himself and Demothenes for Valentine? What statement was he trying to make? 38 Vocabulary Practice for Ender’s Game, chapters 10-12 Fill in the four squares for each vocabulary word. Pay close attention. Some are already completed for you. NEXT PAGE WORD Ineptitude DRAW IT DEFINE IT USE IT WORD DRAW IT DEFINE IT Shocking and morally unacceptable USE IT WORD DRAW IT DEFINE IT Refusing to obey orders or submit to authority USE IT WORD DRAW IT DEFINE IT USE IT insubordinate adroitly archaic insolent ineptitude percolate unconscionable 39 WORD DRAW IT DEFINE IT Belonging or relating to a much earlier period USE IT WORD DRAW IT DEFINE IT USE IT WORD DRAW IT DEFINE IT USE IT Insolent students end up in detention. 40 Chapter'11'–'As'you'read,'stop'and'answer'the'questions'that'follow.' ' I.!What!are!the!five!ways!he!prepares!his!crew!for!their!battle!against!Rabbit!(pages!176b177)! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! II.!What!makes!the!battle!“better!than!expected”!and!a!“good!battle”!(179)?! Make!a!list!of!five!tactical!strategies!he!integrates!as!a!leader.! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1:!Immediate!action! 1:!Control!the!stars! 43 8. DO YOU BELIEVE THE GAME MEANS ANYTHING? ENDER DOESN’T, BUT DO YOU? DOES IT HAVE A TRUE PURPOSE? 9. “VENI VIDI VICI” IS THE TITLE OF THE CHAPTER. WHY IS THIS APPROPRIATE? Chapter 12: Bonzo 1. IN MANY WAYS, THIS CHAPTER IS LIKE CHAPTER ONE. HOW? 2. HOW DOES ENDER “CONTROL” THE SITUATION IN THE WASHROOM? 3. AS ENDER’S TRAINING CONTINUES, THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF THE BATTLE SCHOOL MAKE SOME SERIOUS CHANGES IN HOW THE BATTLES ARE ORGANIZED AND RUN. WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CHANGES IN THIS CHAPTER? 4. HOW SURPRISED WERE YOU TO LEARN WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO BONZO? HOW MUCH MORE SURPRISED WERE YOU TO LEARN ABOUT STILSON? WHY DID THEY KEEP THIS KNOWLEDGE FROM ENDER? 44 Vocabulary Practice for Ender’s Game, chapters 13-15 (THIS IS IT!) Provide a synonym and a drawing for each vocabulary word. Word Synonym Drawing Conciliatory Appeasing Willing Dirigibles Atrophied Vestigial Prostrate Demagogue Errant 45 Chapter 13 Group Activity Directions: In your group, respond to each question on a separate sheet of paper. Make sure everyone’s name is on the sheet because this will be collected for a grade. 1) Chapter 13 is fittingly called “Valentine”. Take a look at page 245, and discuss the comparison between Valentine and Earth. Remember back to the Fairyland game: Who did Val represent? Why does Ender spend 3 months on Earth before heading to Command School? 2) As Valentine and Ender are out on Brandt Lake, a wasp lands on the raft. How do they each react differently to the insect? What does it reveal about their personality? How might Peter have reacted? 3) Ender fears the buggers like he has always feared Peter. He declares that Peter is an “undefeated champion” (242). How does Valentine respond to convince Ender to fight the buggers? 4) What is the only thing Ender wants from Peter? 5) How do the buggers communicate? What did the I.F. build in response to the buggers’ communication skill? 6) Who is starting the Third Invasion? (Kind of fitting it is called “third”, no?) Why? How long before the war begins? Who is the commander of the fleet? 7) Why are they fighting the buggers? **Do you believe this is a valid reason to destroy and decimate a race? For number 8, only explain the moral dilemma of the specific theme assigned to your group. Please respond on your sheet of paper. Also be prepared to share your final remarks with the class. 8) Ender has been lead to believe, as Graff explains it to Val, “Humanity is on the cusp” and he is the only hope to save the world (233). It is because of this type of urgency that Ender is fighting for his life, literally. However, Ender is fighting his conscience against moral dilemmas. We are going to examine each dilemma Ender faces specifically in chapter 13. Each of these dilemmas becomes a major theme throughout the novel. What does Orson Scott Card want us to believe about each of these dilemmas? a. Empathy (page 238; 250; 253-254) b. Loss of innocence (pages 239-240; 251-252) c. Power (pages 239-240; 245) d. Survival (page 241) e. Love (page 242; 243; 245)