The House of the Scorpion
The House of the Scorpion is thrilling novel written by Nancy Farmer about a young boy Matteo (Matt) and his journey through life as a clone of a drug lord, El Patron who's intends to use Matt's organs for himself. El Patron is 148 years old and is ill. Matt falls in love with Maria but, is forced to leave his home in Opium (Mexico) when El Patron dies of a heart attack and is treated as an outcast by the rest of the Alacran family. Matt joins a group after his departure where he is eventually welcomed and regarded as a leader.
The House of the Scorpion is a Science Fiction novel because it includes futuristic outcomes to scientific principles and physical laws.
*Motivational Activities*
Think about the idea of cloning someone in your own image and creating "eejits" (humans with computer chips implanted in their brains)
- Recreate either a clone of yourself or an eejit using computer enhanced pictures or drawing them yourself.
Reader Response Questions
- How close do you think today's scientist are to recreating clones?
- Do you think that computer chips used to control human function exist?
- Gather ideas about the book such as the main characters, genre, storyline summary and conclusion.
- Include pictures that you think represent the main characters and major events in the story.
- Present your presentation to your fellow classmates
- What did you enjoy most about The House of the Scorpion? Why?
- What questions about the book do you think that the author left unanswered?
Nancy Farmer is an American children's and young adult author. She wrote three Newbery Award wining books and has won the U.S. National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature for The House of the Scorpion.
The sequel entitled The Lord of Opium may be a reader's next choice from this author.
References
Farmer, N. (2004). The house of the scorpion. New York: Simon Pulse.
Nancy Farmer. (2014, April 10). Retrieved September 30, 2014.
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