The official subreddit for the youtube channel sourcefed. A discussion of the film, harold and maude essaysharold and maude, based on a screenplay written by colin higgins, is a 1971 american dark comedy film directed by hal ashby. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions. When i started writing my book, i could feel myself going in a spiritual direction.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. A debut novel chronicling the life and loves of a headstrong, earthy, and magnetic heroine eastern oklahoma, 1928. Whether you are discussing characters and their actions, setting, theme, or images, having a guide to questions that will. Youll also find printable book club questions at the end of this post to bring to your meeting. In 1906, i was barely over fourteen years old, and it was my wedding day. Part of booked reading together, a monthlong series about book clubs. If your book offers a cultural portraitof life in another country or region of your own country, start with questions a, b, and c. Let me tell you about this book i just read trigger gbcn. The library book by susan orlean book club discussion. Download these guides now by following the links below. Harold and maude meet at one of their mutual activities, attending funerals, though with differing motivations. Harold is an only child how is beings raised by a single a parent, his mother.
The misadventures of maude march by audrey couloumbis march. As maude herself says some people get more good times than others, her good times are thin on the ground. Oct 16, 2014 one day i was just looking for a wellrated cheap book and the excerpt for maude caught my attention. Reading group choices is your resource for book recommendations, book club discussion topics, and reading group guides.
While the concept of open book discussion at your book club is easy to grasp, it is a little harder to practice. I bought the book and was in for a wonderful surprise. Dec 27, 2014 mary lou, i did a quick internet search and found the book youre talking about. The first stop was the stylists, where my hair and makeup were done. I was afraid of what id find and where id end up, but i decided to follow where the book led me. Instead, talk about your experience, how you felt as you read the book. Jump right in a live the life of maude, an orphan at a young age, talked into marriage at 15 she has two good years before her world falls apart. Dear maude the dear maude trilogy book 1 kindle edition by liebig, denise. Adult programs will be starting up again soon, and this year will be my third year leading our small but dedicated book discussion group. Jul 14, 2015 in rural oklahoma in 1928, years after losing her mother, 18yearold maud nail keeps her small household afloat while her father is off carousing, even as she falls in love and yearns to escape the narrow confines of her existence. A book discussion group is a forum where readers can come together and talk about books and the reading experience. It is a tale that will grab you by the collar, sit you down, and wont.
Maude s life not only brings to life the womans role and culture but how technology, medicine, and culture changed through time. Im trying to find discussion questions for my book club. Mauds line, by margaret verble, is the story of a young cherokee woman who lives on indian allotment land in oklahoma and yearns for a better life. Eighteenyearold maud nail lives with her rogue father and sensitive brother on one of the allotments parceled out by the u. Examine each of the following topics and evaluate its meaning to maude and its significance in her life. The idea of a 20yearold boy with an 80yearold woman just made people want to vomit. We have a standard set of questions that we use for most of our book club discussions you can find them at questions for a book club.
The theme of gwendolyn brookss sadie and maud is that going against the grain of society is perfectly acceptable. Mardo williams brings out the extraordinary in a seemingly ordinary centurys worth of experiences in his fine biography of maude. The following version of the book was used to create this guide. The big book, alcoholics anonymous some groups discuss one chapter from the big book each week. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Interesting questions for discussions in engish lessons. We are not given many details of maude allens life before she married. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dear maude the dear maude trilogy book 1. The harry potter books make excellent starting points for discussion. Home book discussion groups libguides at american library. Maude moves through 2 marriages, death of loved ones, 5 kids, 2 motherinlaws, a couple towns, the depression, and all kinds of struggles along the way.
Great supplemental information for school essays and projects. A project of the internet tesl journal if this is your first time here, then read the teachers guide to using these pages if you can think of a good question for any list, please send it to us. My older sister, helen, came to my room, took me by the hand, and sat me down on the bed. A couple weeks ago, i got a phone call from my sisterinlaw. Oct 20, 2015 a list of discussion questions that can be used with any book. Its an honest book and written in plain words, like you would use to talk to your friend over a. As a member or leader of a book club, you are likely to be reading books on a wide variety of topics, both fiction and nonfiction. Those terms arent very helpful for moving discussions forward, and they can make others feel defensive. Find resources for your book club, whether it meets in your living room or across cyberspace. Government to the cherokees when their land was confiscated for oklahomas statehood. Does the author examine economics and politics, family traditions, the arts, religious beliefs, language or food.
No matter the genre, age, notoriety, or length of the book of the moment, book club questions can kickstart or enhance your group discussion. Teachers, use these discussion questions about mauds line by margaret verble during or after students read the book. Again, it required a great deal of research on topics that dont have a great deal of material and took a lot of time. Or, write ten questions that test other students understanding of the story.
Reading group discussion questions for maude 18831993. Maude begins her answer to the first question with well. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction and nonfiction alike. Chasen hears of maude s age she demands that bridegroomtobe harold be reasonable higgins, p. Donna on this book, i only organized and filled out what my grandmother told me over the years. May 20, 2019 the misadventures of maude march by audrey couloumbis. His mother is a middleaged woman who seeks control all aspects of her sons life. It is a good idea to plan on finishing the book a little earlier than you might otherwise so that you have time to think about it and prepare before your book club meets. Maud, who follows the rules of society, and sadie, who does not allow social. Can you think of new ideas to add to the discussion. Conversation questions for the eslefl classroom iteslj. The story of harold and maude is centralized around a 20 year old man by the name of harold. But lavalle also mixes the darkness with lightness and humor, much like the older fairy. She grew up with the country, it is not the same book at all.
In october, i flew to detroit to film the teasertrailer for a movie to be made from maude, the story of my grandmothers life. Railway empire general discussions steam community. Brooks conveys this message by depicting two contrasting sisters. May 09, 2017 7 tips for leading a lively book discussion group. Delve deeper into the books making the charts, and get tips for keeping your reading group engaged. I found this book hard to read and hard to put down. Harry potter harry potter book discussion guides for. It really touches on a few ideas that i think tolstoy is trying to get us to think about. Reading group discussion questions for maude 18831993 topics to consider. Aug 08, 2019 many libraries provide meeting space for book clubs or administer one or more book discussion group.
Use specific passages from the book as evidence for your ideas. This book is one of the best books ive read in awhile. Paul oneill, a former treasury secretary who broke with george w. Join hosts maude garrett, hector navarro, and rachel heine as they discuss your favorite. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. They arent helpful in moving discussions forward, and can make others feel defensive. Seeing as i had taken a fiveplus hour flight the day before continue reading. As the book progresses we learn about another unsolved mystery from mauds past lauren. The author has created a book from the life story of her grandmother maude. Start a new discussion threads sub forums 2,693 general discussions 377 bugreportsubforum 426 featurerequest forum 46 modding. Howerver to learn about the era that people live in and how you got alon. A favorite with book discussion groups, maude has been adopted by several colleges for use as a supplemental american history text.
It is told in the first person, in the voice of maude. We have these very morally upstanding characters, who are carried away by emotion and duty and nobility and get all weepy when the emperor goes by. General book club questions for study and discussion. Reading group discussion questions for maude 18831993 topics to. Its your turn to moderatelead your book clubs discussion. The back of the book has pictures and a copy of the article where betty sue died. While her father is on the lam and her brother is ill, she enters into a romance with booker wakefield, a courtly and kind white traveling salesman. Quick start guide book discussion groups libguides at. Dear maude the dear maude trilogy book 1 kindle edition. How was she prepared for the 36 years she lived as a widow. Other groups read from the big book weekly and discuss each chapter as they go along. It is ranked number 45 on the american film institute. I didnt think anyone outside of the family would read it, but the world has really taken her to their hearts.
I cant really say why this ones dark without giving away the plot, but just trust me, its messed up. Sign in or create your guardian account to join the discussion. Youll quickly work out that you need a wide variety of books to keep the interest level high, stopping people from dropping. Harold acts like he really is suicidal, driving recklessly along the clifftop in the jaguar. How well are you speaking about the topics you are given. Nonfiction book club questions add these questions to your standard book club list. A new teacher named miss gordon comes to the local school, replacing the previous teacher who turned out to be quite unsatisfactory. Study questions, project ideas and discussion topics based on important themes running throughout goblin market by christina rossetti. In a way, my grandmother is still taking care of me. Harold and maudes lifestyles intersect through funeralgoing, which they both enjoy.
Its an honest book and written in plain words, like you would use to talk to your friend over a cup of coffee. Oct 21, 2010 where good ideas come from is a book that requires some investment from the reader because of the complex nature of idea creation and evolution, and the fact that johnson digs deep into it. Chasen and uncle victor by faking maude s death by drowning. How to write discussion questions for your novel jordan. Our ideas can help you lead a discussion, find helpful resources, and be a smart participant. To book a powerpoint program, contact calliope press.
This page provides general information about book groups, including with one book programs, some resources for guiding book groups, references for specific types of book groups, and an anonymously contributed guide to establishing and running. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration, died saturday. Find discussion books, contests, and reading lists. Readings from as bill sees it can inspire sharing on discussion topics. Mauds grandfather has very chauvanistic ideas about women in professions. After reading an informational book, make a scrapbook about the topics. The line at the end is a fascinating line, that i could probably write a lot on. How did i create this list of book club discussion. Includes a brief but perceptive discussion of maud. Maude is 80 and also obsessed with death, but unlike harold, she is also very much in love with life, and is certainly the most lively and different person that harold has ever met.
Maude by donna mabry was one of the most interesting entries in top 20. Maud is a smart, sensible, and plucky heroine of mixed white and cherokee heritage who reads all the books she can get her hands on. I spent much of my childhood under her care and during my time with her she told me the stories ofmore maude is the true story of my grandmothers life. Recently i went to an ancestral lineage healing intensive, and im going to another this summer. Discussion questions for educated the new york times. Here are some tips and insights about what has worked well for me. Use our litlovers resources below to help you with specific questions. She opened her mouth to say something, but then her face flushed, and she turned her head to look out the window. Over the next few months, they become close friends, and then despite the. These guides outline a host of ideas for discussions and other activities that can be used in the classroom, in a reading group or at home.
Aug 21, 2017 ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. I am quite enamored of this book and think it will be appreciated by the readers who are enjoying both the other manhattan stories and maude. By some weird turn of events, betty sues body ended up in the backseat of the car that hit her and the dude driving thought she was alive just chilling out back there. Donna mabry maude is the true story of my grandmothers life.
Since it was only 99 cents, i thought it was book written by someone who threw it together and pawned it off on her neighbors, but it was really a great book. Colony by anne rivers siddons book club discussion. After a second, she squeezed my hand and looked back in my eyes. Maude by donna foley mabry reading guidebook club discussion. On the back cover of the book, maude is described as an ordinary woman. Twenty years ago this week, maude faced the dilemma of an unplanned pregnancy and an estimated 65 million people tuned in. If youve never seen this before, sometimes a book will include five to ten questions at the end to prompt and guide discussions of the novel. How do you think her childhood might have prepared her for life as an adult. Write ten chat roomstyle questions that could be used to start an online discussion about the book.
Book discussion group maus maus, by art spiegelman wednesday, april 29 1pm2pm pst the pulitzer prizewinning maus tells the story of vladek spiegelman, a jewish survivor of hitlers europe, and his son, a cartoonist coming to terms with his fathers story. The interlocutor focuses on your global achievement. These questions can help facilitate a class discussion on the book s plot, structure, and themes. Book lists and recommendations for primary school curriculum topics. There are adult groups, studentled groups, motherdaughter groups, fatherson groups, and parentchild groups, to. Come into the garden maude by alfred lord tennyson is an exquisitely composed and crafted love poem. These groups can be organized in a variety of ways. In what table talk does steve say hold on, we all wash our clothes in the same water. If you get to pick the book, here are some recommendations for engaging books that are likely to promote discussion. Maud, who follows the rules of society, and sadie, who does not allow social expectations to dictate her life. Again, it required a great deal of research on topics that dont have a.
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