This is an Online Internet Book Club on The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman. Discuss this book, share your thoughts, make comments, ask questions, offer responses...
Description
Doing homework becomes a thing of the past!Meet the D Squad, a foursome of fifth graders at the Grand Canyon School made up of a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker. They are bound together by one very big secret: the homework machine. Because the machine, code-named Belch, is doing their homework for them, they start spending a lot of time together, attracting a lot of attention. And attention is exactly what you don't want when you are keeping a secret.
Before long, things start to get out of control, and Belch becomes much more powerful than they ever imagined. Now the kids are in a race against their own creation, and the loser could end up in jail...or worse!
Book Club Questions for The Homework Machine (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for The Homework Machine (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on The Homework Machine:
- Did Dan Gutman emphasize any specific themes throughout The Homework Machine? What do you think Dan Gutman is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of The Homework Machine and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout The Homework Machine? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does The Homework Machine reveal Dan Gutman's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Dan Gutman is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of The Homework Machine affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Dan Gutman's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for The Homework Machine (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for The Homework Machine (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on The Homework Machine:
- Did Dan Gutman make persuasive arguments in The Homework Machine? Did The Homework Machine change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from The Homework Machine?
- How does Dan Gutman present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Dan Gutman biased within The Homework Machine? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does The Homework Machine make you want to read next? Why?
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