Imagine if your students could create a machine that would use the internet to do their homework for them. In this book, one student does just that, and a group of students use it to complete these assignments daily.
I use this book to talk about moral dilemmas. Students, and many teachers, don't like homework. Is it okay to let a machine do it?
If you are studying this book in class either as a read aloud or as a whole group, it would be a good book to collect evidence from the text to support a statement. Students could state their opinions about having a homework machine and find reasons and events from the book that support their idea.
Update November 2015: Click here to download a graphic organizer for students to collect evidence from the book and other texts supporting their opinion of a homework machine.
I often read this book at the beginning of the year to establish teacher/student roles.
This post is a part of my series: Four Reasons Why I Read Aloud.
Just became a new follower...Thanks for joining my blog. I have not read this book and will add it to my list...Thanks!
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DeleteI enjoy reading and sharing favorite books both inside and outside the classroom.
I love Dan Gutman! Thanks for sharing this book. I have't read this one.
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You're welcome!
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