Eleanor+Sci+Fi

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Writing by Eleanor

Science Fiction Independent Project Grade 6 Humanities Part 1

Verso: Ender Wiggin is the genius among geniuses. He learned Arithmetic when he was three, and is currently six years old. He is the target for whom the controllers of Battle School want to fight the mysterious invading buggers, fighting to cut out the human race. It’s either the buggers, or the humans. Who will win when Ender is all trained in battle school, and is ready to fight them. Ender needs to go through the hard journey of Battle School, and then a yet higher level of School called commander school. I mean, no pain no game, right? Science/Technology Theme: In Battle School, there is the luxury of null gravity, or zero gravity. Everybody has a “desk” which is more like a computer with advanced technology. The main thing of the book is the games, which are where you would use null gravity, which is advanced technology, making it part of the science fiction theme. The other part is the aliens, which are called “buggers”, and are also science fiction. Main character’s central problem: Ender’s main problem is facing the buggers and training hard enough to defeat them. He also needs to face the emotional challenges of Battle School such as being homesick, feeling like a tool, and feeling cheated and used by the controllers of Battle School.