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Discussion Questions – Chapters 7 & 8. Ender’s Game. Chapter 7. Chapter 7. Who does Ender meet in this chapter? And why do you think they are important?. Chapter 7. What are the key events in this chapter?. Chapter 7.
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Discussion Questions – Chapters 7 & 8 Ender’s Game
Chapter 7 • Who does Ender meet in this chapter? • And why do you think they are important?
Chapter 7 • What are the key events in this chapter?
Chapter 7 • Speaking with Petra, Ender silently identifies the adults in charge as the “enemy” (p. 85). • Is this a logical conclusion for him to have drawn?
Chapter 7 • What does Ender learn about leadership from Bonzo?
Chapter 8 • Define the following terms: • Xenophobia • Genocide
XENOPHOBIA • Xenophobia is a dislike and/or fear of that which is unknown or different from oneself. The term is typically used to describe a fear or dislike of foreigners or of people significantly different from oneself, usually in the context of visibly differentiated minorities. “Xenophobia.” Wikipedia. Apr 28th 2010. Web. April 21st 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia>
GENOCIDE "any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: killing members of the group; causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life, calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; [and] forcibly transferring children of the group to another group." Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Chapter 8 "Fairness is a wonderful attribute. it has nothing to do with war" (p. 97). Do you agree or disagree with Graff?
Chapter 8 Describe the different leadership styles Ender has encountered through… • Bonzo • Rose • Dink
Chapter 8 “Battle school doesn’t create anything. It just destroys” (Card, p.109).
Chapter 8 The face in the mirror represents a personal crisis for Ender. Whose face is it and why is this Ender’s biggest fear?