What are the important character traits of a good military leader? Individuals ponder this question before reading Orson Scott Card's science fiction novel, Ender's Game. After individuals rank a series of qualities, groups meet, compare their rankings, and then share their compilations with the class.

Concepts

ender's game, leadership

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a master list of leadership qualities and the classes' rankings and post this list to use as a reference while reading the novel

Classroom Considerations

• Repeat the exercise but ask kids to consider and rank the qualities important for political leaders

Pros

• A great way to introduce one of the key themes in the novel

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.5.1.a SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.9-10.1.a