Life as we knew it evaluation

Jacob Strawsine

Mrs. West

Ap Lang 6^th Hour

February 27, 2012

FCA's
1.  Identify a position (5)
2.  Explain your criteria, application, reasoning for your position with quoted evidence as support. Please indicate the page number of your quote in parenthesis following the quote. (10)
3.  Explain the position of the opposition and provide counterargument.  (10)

Life as we knew it Evaluation

The decision to have Life as we knew it as our “one book one school” program was a rather good choice, because it offered several different factors that represented solid writing. Susan Beth Pfeffer wrote well towards here directed audience, as it not only could be for teenagers, but the average scientific fanatic. The book demonstrated good educational value which made it an excellent choice for the program, as it contained many moral values that everyone should know. For example when Pfeffer says “Just in case the world ends tomorrow," "We might as well enjoy today.” This represents how people should live their day to day life and not just wait around for things to happen, but embrace each moment. Other factors that make this a good book are how she was satirical, and that this had created an identifiable tone throughout it. She also tried to give a sense of change through her writing, for instance when she says “I have no privacy. But I feel so alone.”  The author meant that someone could have all the friends in the world, but feel also isolated at the same time. Other interpreters of the book may view this writing as unnecessary, because it scares readers that these events are in fact possible and may lead to fear in some people. Other then that I believe the book is superb and is by far one of the best in previous years, because of the imagery and sense of reality it contains.