If kids are avoiding eye contact,they are avoiding books even more.Work by the Pew Research Center and other outfits have confirmed that few late teen-agers are reading many books.A recent summary of studies cited by ommon Sense Media indicates that American teen-agers are less likely to ...
Dystopian literature, which pits the protagonist against a totalitarian society that opposes his goals, may seem like a relatively new trend, but young adult authors were exploring this conflict long before "The Hunger Games" hit the shelves. In the early 1960s, Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle...
If kids are avoiding eye contact,they are avoiding books even more.Work by the Pew Research Center and other outfits have confirmed that few late teen-agers are reading many books.A recent summary of studies cited by ommon Sense Media indicates that American teen-agers are less likely to rea...
My thoughts: It’s sad that we are in a seeming “Hunger Games” of one community fighting another for the precious resource that is a family doctor. If only someone had warned people a crisis was coming. Oh, right. Dr. Nadia Alam, who, like others, warned that the crisis in family...
- Notable works: "The Hunger Games," "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1," "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," "Independence Day: Resurgence" Liam Hemsworth is the youngest of the Australian Hemsworth brothers. In 2010, he appeared in the film "The Last Song" with Miley Cyrus, who he ...
Suzanne Collins’s bestselling young adult trilogy,The Hunger Games,uses the three-act structure. 7. James Scott Bell’s A Disturbance and Two Doorways In his popular bookPlot and Structure, Bell introduces this concept. A Disturbanceearly in the story upsets the status quo—anything that threat...
At Common Sense, we plan to review new VR content through our Common Sense Media platform and to guide educators on safe, appropriate, and impactful applications in the classroom. We’re also committed to keeping you informed with reports, such as this one, that synthesize the most significant...