In Gordon Korman's Island we follow six teenagers that are placed on boat for the purposes of character building experience. They face the shipwreck and fortunately manage to get to an unknown island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. The writing in the novel is very suspenseful and it quickly drew me in.
The novel seems to be teaching the reader about sailing and the author does it at the same time as the couple of the characters are learning. The whole story represents sailing-learning experience for the children and it includes some good life lessons. The characters are developed to truly represent their age. The joke they make at the First Mate's expense is typical of children of their age. The overall story line is very interesting and the ending made me interested in other novels of the same series. This novel would be good for teenagers who love adventure, excitement, exotic places.
The very idea of teenagers being in secluded island far in the sea would probably seem appealing to children.
The novel can also serve the purpose of teaching responsibility.
In order to teach this novel I would first explore some facts about sailing and present it to the classroom. Then I would have all the classroom discuss several topics in the novel, maturation of the characters, sailing, possible predictions of the events, survival.
On the wall I would have posters of boats. We would also learn about its important parts.
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