Feed Detective Notebook
In order to help us prepare for class discussions while
we are reading at home, we are going to record our observations in our “Feed
Detective Notebooks.” Please divide your
notebook into six sections, and label it with the headings below. Always include page numbers with
entries. Do not lose your notebook and
please remember to use it. It will be
graded at the end of the unit.
Slang Decoder
Some of the words that Titus and his friends use are
slang words that the author made up for the book. Help yourself and your classmates decode the
way the characters talk by pairing “Feed slang” to slang words that you and
your friends use today.
English-to-English Wordbook
Violet and her Father use some pretty big words. You could sit and wonder what in the world
they are talking about if you like, but you might as well look the words up in
the dictionary. Record your definitions
here.
Déjà-vu
Ever experience déjà-vu
while reading? If there is a theme,
topic, or situation that keeps occurring, record it in this section.
Suspicious Predictions
We’ve all had the experience of predicting the ending of
a movie because someone said something suspicious early on. If you get those suspicions while reading,
record them here. The author might be
dropping you a hint in order to foreshadow or predict what will happen next.
Hints of Disaster
Quite a few strange things have happened to humans
and the environment in Feed. List
any hints you find about the condition of the environment or the condition of
humanity here.
Real-World Connector Cable
Many authors use fictional ideas, items, or situations to
make a real commentary about the current world around them. M.T. Anderson said that Feed is “a novel that
uses images from an imagined future in an almost allegorical way.” What fictional ideas, items or situations
from this novel could have direct connections to things in our world today? Record those fictional things and their possible
realistic equivalents here.
You can post your
observations so that the whole class can see them by logging on to www.nicenet.org . Create a username, and join the class with
the key number 47CB86W49. You should
post no less than 5 comments to the discussion board. Your comments will provide discussion
material for class.