Genre - Fiction
Rating - 5/5
Age group recommendation - Grades 9-12
The Scoop - "Zits" has been in and out of foster homes and in and out of trouble, but when he experiences life from different points in history, he learns about what is really important.
The Story - Once again Sherman Alexie takes a completely heartbreaking story and turns it into a funny, irreverent, honest exploration of abandonment, violence, self-awareness and historic injustices. This is a book to read in one sitting, but the amount of issues explored make it a novel that could be discussed at great length. Students will appreciate Zits' honesty and struggle through adolescence. Without preaching, Alexie presents a good lesson on what can happen to unchecked self-loathing, anger and the consequences of giving up hope.
Educational applications
Rating - 5/5
Age group recommendation - Grades 9-12
The Scoop - "Zits" has been in and out of foster homes and in and out of trouble, but when he experiences life from different points in history, he learns about what is really important.
The Story - Once again Sherman Alexie takes a completely heartbreaking story and turns it into a funny, irreverent, honest exploration of abandonment, violence, self-awareness and historic injustices. This is a book to read in one sitting, but the amount of issues explored make it a novel that could be discussed at great length. Students will appreciate Zits' honesty and struggle through adolescence. Without preaching, Alexie presents a good lesson on what can happen to unchecked self-loathing, anger and the consequences of giving up hope.
Educational applications
Georgia Performance Standards
SSUSH12 The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth.
ELA9RL1 The student demonstrates comprehension by identifying evidence (i.e., examples of diction, imagery, point of view, figurative language, symbolism, plot events and main ideas) in a variety of texts representative of different genres (i.e., poetry, prose [short story, novel, essay, editorial, biography], and drama) and using this evidence as the basis for interpretation.
ELA9RL3 The student deepens understanding of literary works by relating them to contemporary context or historical background.
ELA9RC4 The student establishes a context for information acquired by reading across subject areas.
ELA9W1 The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and signals closure.
ELA9RL1 The student demonstrates comprehension by identifying evidence (i.e., examples of diction, imagery, point of view, figurative language, symbolism, plot events and main ideas) in a variety of texts representative of different genres (i.e., poetry, prose [short story, novel, essay, editorial, biography], and drama) and using this evidence as the basis for interpretation.
ELA9RL3 The student deepens understanding of literary works by relating them to contemporary context or historical background.
ELA9RC4 The student establishes a context for information acquired by reading across subject areas.
ELA9W1 The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and signals closure.
Students will choose one of the time periods Zits travels to and write a letter from the person Zits visits to Zits. Students will explore what Alexie intends to convey to the reader by sending Zits to each of these historical times.
Flight by Sherman Alexie
New York : Black Cat : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2007
Copy from Atlanta Fulton County Library
Flight by Sherman Alexie
New York : Black Cat : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2007
Copy from Atlanta Fulton County Library
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