Love, Simon

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

A project on

Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda

by Becky Albertalli

Please turn your attention to the back of the book. 

What vocab do you expect?

Let's discuss the following vocab.

sexuality

gender

LGBTQIA+ community

coming out

closet case

comfort zone

phobia

So, what do we do?

* we'll discuss topics related to the book

* we'll read the book and learn new vocab

* we'll write an informal e-mail to the author and I send it to her ( I have her e-mail address)

* we'll write a formal e-mail on the topic of the LGBTQ+community

Vocab from Love, Simon

In Teams, you can find an assignment called Wordfile on Love, Simon. 

Words that are completely new to you go there with their wordform and meaning. 

Let's go to Teams now and practice this a little.

So, now let's read. While reading, write down words you don't know. Limit yourself to one per two pages. After each chapter, fill in the grid in Teams Assignments. 

Chapter Catch Up - 1&2

* Our protagonist is being blackmailed. Who by and what with? What is Martin's reason for blackmailing Simon?

* What do we learn about Blue?

* Who are the most important people around Simon?

* What do Simon and Blue discuss in their emails?

Chapter Catch Up - 3&4

* Simon mentions that he and Blue don't talk about things that define them, so they can remain anonymous. Why is it an advantage of not talking about things that define you?

* What made Blue's post on Creeksecrets so special for Simon?

Chapter Catch Up - 5&6

* Why does Simon feel comfortable hanging out with Abby?

* Simon's friends and classmates so far: Nick, Leah, Abby, Martin, Taylor and Cal. The last one is important. Why?

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* Simon says he's sorry about some of the stuff he wrote about in the emails. Why is he sorry?

Chapter Catch Up - 7&8

* It's Gender Bender day at Creekwood High. What does that mean?

Why is a day like Gender Bender day difficult or strange for Simon?

* Why does Simon want to go to the football game? 

* Martin asks Abby to homecoming dance. What is her answer and why is Simon afraid of the consequences?

* Simon and Blue's emails change over time. In what way?

Chapter Catch Up - 9 through 14

* Why are oreos a large part of the story?

* What are ways Simon and Blue use to identify one another at school?

* Blue writes about coming out and getting it over with. Why do you think he phrases it like that? 'Getting it over with'

* Blue's dad buys him a book called 'Casanova'. What is the irony in that?

Chapter Catch Up - 15 through 

*Chaper 15 sees Simon come out to Abby. Why do you think he chose her over, for instance, Leah or Nick?

* '...I made it into a bigger deal than it needed to be'. Can you explain this quote?

* Why does Simon believe Cal is Blue?

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