The 2nd best post ever!! (#6)

I predict that later in the book, Ender will make a lot of friends because he can beat the older kids in fighting, and the games. I think that he will be the smartest kid in the school and that all the teachers will begin to like him, but also that would mean some kid would hate him and give him trouble because all the teachers would like him, and he has awesome skills!! I personally believe that there is a lot of pressure on Ender now because he is known for being tough and has to continue to be or his reputation would be ruined. I would not want to be in that situation.

My 5th amazing post

Now in the book, Ender is starting to regret coming to Battle School. He misses his family, and is lonely, because he is younger than the other people there. Then, one day Ender was watching the "games" that the older kids get to play. The games are like simulations and give the player real life situations. You have to try to survive as long as you can. Ender is then challenged by an older kid who is confident he can beat Ender. After hours of observing the games, Ender knows what the main goal of the game is. He is at first unfamiliar with the controls, but eventually beats him 2 out of 3 rounds. Now, Ender is confident that he belongs in Battle School. He even starts to make some friends in the process. A text to world is that there are games that are similar to the one that Ender was playing. A text to self connection is that sometimes I play video games too. A text to text connection is to Fat Boy Chronicles. In the book the main character was very good at video games.

4th Epic Post

I just found out that Ender is 6 YEARS OLD!!!!! He is strong enough though to beat up older kids and is tough enough to not cry when his brother makes fun of him for being a Third, or third child. He is a tough little cookie. I wish I could be like Ender because he can basically outsmart older people, that would be awesome! I think that Ender will be a very successful general in the future. I think he will probably be the best student at the Battle School.

3rd Post

In Ender's Game, Ender arrived to Battle School. He got into some trouble with some kids and got in a fight. The other boy made a mistake by bothering Ender, and during the fight, Ender broke the other boy's arm. Now Ender is known for being "vicious" and dangerous. He is having trouble finding friends and met with an older kid who he doesn't really like. A text to self connection is that sometimes when it is the first day of school, it can be hard to find people to hang out with. A text to world connection is that some kids struggle to find new friends when they move to a new school. A text to text connection could be Fat Boy Chronicles. In the book, Jimmy moves to a new city away from his friends, he is bullied and has a hard time. I predict that Ender will become a popular kid because he will do very well in Battle School.

2nd post

In the book Ender's Game, they also call him Andrew. I don't know if Ender is just a nickname for Andrew, but only his family calls him Andrew and some of his teachers, but other people call him Ender. Now, Ender is sent off to Battle School and is only 6 years old. In his society, the government tries to prevent people from having more than 2 children, and Ender is the 3rd child in his family. So Ender is treated differently than other kids because he is a 3rd child. Ender's siblings, Peter and Valentine, were ideal choices for Battle School placement, but they had flaws. So, the government wanted his parents to have a 3rd child so that he could have both of the good traits his siblings had, so he could be the perfect choice for the Battle School training. After reading this, I wonder, even though the government wants people to only have 2 children, they would avoid their own rules to allow people to have the "perfect" child.

1st Post

          The book I am talking about is Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card. This book is about Ender Wiggins, a young boy, who is put in Battle School because he shows great potential of being a future military leader. He has to go through simulations to prepare for real life combat. I can make a connection with the world because some parents send their kids off to military school, usually to improve their behavior and manners. Another connection I made is a text to text connection with the movie Over the Top. In the movie, the main character's son was in military school. I also made a text to self connection when Peter(his brother) was annoying Ender by making fun of him. I can relate because my siblings sometimes annoy me a lot. One prediction that I have is that Ender will become a great military leader in the future. One thing that I am questioning is why are they putting young people through this kind of training so young in life? Can't they wait until they are older and wiser, and more capable of making life changing decisions?